Schedule of Events: 47th Biennial Clergy-Laity Congress - Clergy-Laity
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schedule of Events
47th Biennial Clergy-Laity Congress
Schedule of Events
June 30-July 4, 2024
Sheraton San Diego, San Diego, CA
In Christ, We Are One!
Saturday, June 29, 2024
6:00 AM
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1:00 PM
Set-up Exhibit Hall/Exhibitors Move-in
4:00 PM
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9:00 PM
Clergy-Laity Congress Registration
Sunday, June 30, 2024
8:00 AM
12:00 PM
Exhibitor move in continued
8:00 AM
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9:30 AM
Orthros
Join His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros and the members of the Holy Eparchial Synod at Saint Spyridon Greek Orthodox Church in San Diego for an uplifting service featuring choral accompaniment by the members of the National Forum of Church Musicians.
9:30 AM
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12:00 PM
Divine Liturgy
1:00 PM
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7:00 PM
Clergy Laity Congress Registration
4:00 PM
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4:15 PM
Exhibit Hall Opening Ceremony
4:15 PM
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9:00 PM
Exhibit Hall Open
5:30 PM
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7:30 PM
National Forum of Church Musicians Reception
6:00 PM
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8:00 PM
National Sisterhood of Presvyteres (NSP) Board Meeting
Monday, July 1, 2024
8:00 AM
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9:00 AM
Orthros
9:00 AM
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5:00 PM
Clergy-Laity Congress Registration
9:00 AM
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5:00 PM
National Sisterhood of Presvyteres Meeting
9:00 AM
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5:00 PM
Health Care Screenings by Ygeia Nutrition
9:00 AM
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9:00 PM
Congress Exhibit Hall Open
10:00 AM
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12:00 PM
Joint Clergy-Laity Congress and National Philoptochos Convention Official Opening
11:00 AM
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5:00 PM
National Forum of Church Musicians Meeting
1:30 PM
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3:30 PM
Audit Committee Meeting
1:30 PM
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3:30 PM
Youth Committee Meeting
1:30 PM
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3:30 PM
Stewardship Committee Meeting
1:30 PM
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3:30 PM
Communications Committee Meeting
3:30 PM
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5:00 PM
Finance Committee Meeting
3:30 PM
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5:30 PM
Greek Education Committee Meeting
3:30 PM
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5:30 PM
Marriage & Family Committee Meeting
3:30 PM
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5:30 PM
Technology Committee Meeting
3:30 PM
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5:30 PM
Religious Education Committee Meeting
4:45 PM
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5:45 PM
Hellenic College Holy Cross Reception
6:00 PM
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10:00 PM
Moonlight on the USS Midway Welcome Dinner
10:00 PM
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2:00 AM
Holy Vigil in honor of the Deposition of the Precious Robe of the Theotokos in Vlachernae
Tuesday, July 2, 2024
9:00 AM
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10:00 AM
Workshop – Securing our Parish Communities: Physical Security and Cyber Safety
9:00 AM
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10:00 AM
Workshop – Creating a Singing Parish: Congregations and Beyond
9:00 AM
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10:00 AM
Workshop – ‘And all the People’: The Liturgical Ministry of the Laity in St. Maximos the Confessor’s Ecclesiastical Mystagogy
9:00 AM
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10:30 AM
Ministry Panel #1 – Educating the Faithful for The Great Commission
9:00 AM
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5:00 PM
Monastic Synaxis
9:00 AM
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5:00 PM
Clergy-Laity Congress Registration
9:00 AM
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5:00 PM
Health Care Screenings by Ygeia Nutrition
9:00 AM
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9:00 PM
Congress Exhibit Hall Open
10:00 AM
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12:00 PM
Military Chaplains Meeting
10:00 AM
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1:00 PM
Administration Committee Meeting
10:30 AM
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11:30 AM
Workshop – Who is the Psaltis?
10:30 AM
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11:30 AM
Workshop – How to Get Started in Prison Ministry with Orthodox Christian Prison Ministry
11:00 AM
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12:30 PM
Ministry Panel #2 - Artificial Intelligence In Our Parishes
11:00 AM
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2:30 PM
National Sisterhood of Presvyteres Meeting
11:00 AM
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3:00 PM
Finance Committee Meeting
11:00 AM
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5:00 PM
National Forum of Church Musicians
12:00 PM
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2:00 PM
Institutional Chaplains Meeting
1:00 PM
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2:30 PM
Ministry Panel #3 – Women In Orthodoxy: Past, Present and Future
1:00 PM
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4:00 PM
Chancellors Meeting
1:00 PM
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4:00 PM
Retired Clergy Association - General Assembly
2:00 PM
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3:00 PM
Workshop – The Saint Anastasia Fellowship – Addictions Ministry and Support Group
2:00 PM
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3:00 PM
Workshop – Ecumenical Families: A Pastoral, Theological and Canonical Approach
3:00 PM
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4:30 PM
Ministry Panel #4 – Engaging the Youth in the Body of Christ
3:00 PM
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5:00 PM
Panel Discussion on the 50th Anniversary of the Cypriot Invasion
3:30 PM
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4:30 PM
Workshop – The Assembly of Bishops’ Mental Health Ministries
3:30 PM
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4:30 PM
Workshop – Inter-Parish Associations – A Futuristic Vision
4:00 PM
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5:00 PM
Youth Safety Workshop
5:00 PM
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6:00 PM
Vespers
6:30 PM
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9:00 PM
Clergy Family Dinner
Wednesday, July 3, 2022
7:15 AM
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8:15 AM
Orthros
8:30 AM
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10:30 AM
Hierarchical Divine Liturgy
10:30 AM
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5:00 PM
Health Care Screenings by Ygeia Nutrition
10:30 AM
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5:00 PM
Congress Exhibit Hall Open
10:30 AM
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12:30 PM
National Sisterhood of Presvyteres
10:30 AM
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12:30 PM
National Forum of Church Musicians
11:00 AM
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12:30 PM
Ministry Panel #5 – Orthodoxy in America: The Role of the Assembly of Bishops
11:00 AM
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5:00 PM
American Red Cross Blood Drive
12:00 PM
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1:00 PM
Workshop – HCHC Outbound: Nurturing Orthodox Christians through Accessible Education, Publications, and Spiritual Formation
1:00 PM
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2:00 PM
Workshop – Orthodox Christian Unity: Witnessing Christ in the World
1:00 PM
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2:30 PM
Ministry Panel #6 - Fully Human: Toward Full Participation of People with Disabilities in the Orthodox Church
1:30 PM
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2:30 PM
Workshop – A Proactive Lifespan Development Model for Clergy Health and Well-Being
1:30 PM
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2:30 PM
Workshop - Live Launch! MIND. BODY. SOUL. Sessions
2:30 PM
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3:30 PM
Workshop – Saint Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church and National Shrine's Impact and Ministries
2:30 PM
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5:30 PM
PLENARY SESSION #1
3:30 PM
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5:00 PM
National Sisterhood of Presvyteres Meeting
5:00 PM
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6:00 PM
Vespers
5:00 PM
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7:00 PM
Archons of the Ecumenical Patriarchate Reception
7:30 PM
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10:00 PM
Cyprus- Land of Embrace Concert
Thursday, July 4, 2024
7:00 AM
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8:00 AM
Orthros
8:00 AM
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10:00 AM
Clergy Breakfast with Archbishop Elpidophoros and the Holy Eparchial Synod
9:00 AM
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10:00 AM
Workshop – Creating Vibrant Family Ministries
9:00 AM
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10:00 AM
Workshop – Connect, Learn, and Go Forth with Internet Ministries
9:00 AM
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10:30 AM
Ministry Panel #7- Developing Parish Leaders: Effective Succession Planning and Equipping Parish Council for Ministry
9:00 AM
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12:00 PM
National Sisterhood of Presvyteres
9:00 AM
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5:00 PM
Congress Exhibit Hall Open
9:00 AM
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5:00 PM
Health Care Screenings by Ygeia Nutrition
10:30 AM
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11:30 AM
Workshop – Preserving Greek Heritage: The Role of the Greek Education Department in Fostering Cultural Identity and Community Cohesion
10:30 AM
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11:30 AM
Workshop – Establishing and Growing Marriage Ministry in Your Parish
10:30 AM
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12:30 PM
Workshop – Clergy/Presvytera Wellness Workshop
11:00 AM
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12:30 PM
Ministry Panel #8 – Youth and Young Adults in the Church
1:30 PM
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4:30 PM
PLENARY SESSION #2
4:00 PM
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5:00 PM
National Sisterhood of Presvyteres Meeting
6:15 PM
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7:00 PM
Cocktail Hour
7:00 PM
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7:30 PM
Clergy-Laity Congress Closing
7:30 PM
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11:00 AM
Grand Banquet followed by Fourth of July Fireworks