The National Symposium on Adolescent Catechesis
Maritime Institute & Conference Center, Linthicum Heights, Md
November 5-8, 2008
*Sessions that will be broadcast via the Virtual Symposiums
Wednesday, November 5, 2008:
1-4:00 Symposium registration
4 pm Opening Mass
5:00 Welcome and Social
5:45 Dinner
6:30 Session 1: Overview of Process*
7:00 Session 2: Opening Address: Where We Are in Adolescent Faith
Formation*
9:00 Social
Thursday – November 6, 2008
7-8:15 Breakfast
8:30 Morning Prayer
8:45 Session 3: Summary of Key Insights and Considerations from Session 2*
9:00 Session 4: Panel: Analysis of the Adolescent Territory*
10:00 Session 5: Fishbowl Dialogue: Focus on Adolescent Territory*
10:45 Break
11:00 Session 6: Mixed Cohort Dialogues – The Critical Cultural Realities for Adolescent Catechesis
Noon Daily Mass
12:45 Lunch and Break
2:30 Session 7: Summary of Insights from Session 6*
2:45 Session 8: Bishop’s Presentation: The Well Formed Adolescent*
3:15 Session 9: Fishbowl: Reflecting Back on Adolescent Catechesis*
4:00 Break
4:15 Session 10: Large Group Presentation: The Church Speaks: Outcomes
for Effective Catechesis*
4:30 Session 11: Mixed Cohort Table Discussion - Desired Outcomes for
Effective Adolescent Catechesis
5:30 Social
6:00 Dinner
7:30 Session 12: Fishbowl Dialogue: The Formators of Faith*
8:00 Session 13: Same Cohort Table Discussions: What Does the Formative
Community Look Like?
9:00 Evening Social
Friday – November 7, 2008
7-8:30 Breakfast
8:45 Morning Prayer
9:00 Session 14: Summary of Desired Outcomes & Qualities from Session 13*
9:15 Session 15: Presentation: Getting There from Here: What’s Stopping
Us?*
9:30 Session 16: Mixed Cohort Table Groups: Analyzing the System
10:30 Session 17: Mixed Cohort Table Groups: Emerging Directions
11:30 Break
11:45 Daily Mass
2:30 Session 18: Summary of Session 17 highlights*
3:00 Session 19: Open Mic: Thinking Out Loud
4:30 Social
5:30 Dinner
6:45 Optional Off-Site Activities
Saturday – November 8, 2008:
7-8:45 Breakfast
9:00 Morning Prayer
9:15 Session 20: Presentation: Next Steps for the Future*
9:45 Session 21A: Task Groups: Creating a Plan for Action
11:00 Break
11:15 Session 21B: Task Groups Continue
Noon Daily Mass
12:45 Lunch
1:45 Session 22: Reporting of Preliminary Results of Work Groups
2:45 Closing Blessing/Commissioning
3:00 Depart