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Seminary Convocation 2012: A National Gathering of Rectors
Monday, January 30, 2012 to Wednesday, February 1, 2012
Category: General Events
| Event Information |
| Location: | San Antonio, Texas |
| Hotel: | Oblate Renewal Center |
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Schedule
Registration ends Friday, January 13, 2012. Cost is $175 and includes room and board, except for Tuesday evening, when dinner is on your own. Contact Kathy for a registration form or more information: 800 711-6232 or seminary@ncea.org.
Theologate and college rectors and other seminary leaders are invited to gather with host Msgr. Jeremiah McCarthy, executive director of the NCEA Seminary Department, for a national conversation on important issues related to the education and formation of seminarians. Special guests Father Shawn McKnight of the USCCB Clergy, Consecrated Life and Vocations Committee will be on hand to gather input for the next Program for Priestly Formation, and Dale Aleshire of the Association of Theological Schools will speak on the issues impacting theological education in the U.S. today.
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| Monday, January 30 |
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Arrive and settle in
3:00 Registration/check-in begins
5:00 Social Hour
6:00 Supper
7:00 Welcome
7:30 Overview of CCLV Activities - Rev. Shawn McKnight
9:00 Night Prayer
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Tuesday, January 31
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8:00 am Breakfast
8:30 Morning Prayer
8:45 Issues and Challenges Facing Roman Catholic Seminaries - Dr. Dan Aleshire,
Association of Theological Schools"
9:45 Break
10:00 Report on USCCB/ CARA survey to rectors - TBA, USCCB staff
11:00 Break
11:15 Mass - Bishop Cantu, auxiliary bishop of San Antonio, presider
12 Noon Lunch
1:15 Small group discussion session (Theologate Rectors/College Seminary Rectors)
2:15 Reports from small groups to large group
2:30 Break
2:45 Implications from John Jay Study and Overview of national trends - Sr. Katarina
Schuth, St. Paul Seminary and School of Divinity
3:45 Break
4:00 Time for further discussion and an opportunity to raise issues of interest
5:00 Evening Prayer
Adjourn for evening in San Antonio; bus will depart/return twice each way
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| Wednesday, February 1 |
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7:15 am Mass- Fr. McKnight, presiding, Msgr. McCarthy, preaching
Music provided by David Kauffman, composer of Mass of Renewal
(www.goodforthesoulmusic.com)
8:00 Breakfast
8:45 Report from NCEA's Parresia Project on international priests and seminarians
Discussion
9:45 Break
10:15 Discussion of possible merger of MATS and East Coast Rectors
Brief addresses from representatives from MATS and East Coast Rectors
Wrap-up of discussions and decisions
11:30 Wrap-up and evaluations
12 Noon Lunch/departure
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| Contact Information |
| Msgr. Jeremiah McCarthy |
| Kathy Schmitt |
| 1005 N. Glebe Road |
| Suite 525 |
| Arlington, VA22201 |
| Phone: 800 711-6232 |
| Fax: 703 243-0025 |
| E-mail: seminary@ncea.org |
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