Step Up Men's Conference

The Step Up Men's Conference will give men the tools needed to grow in holiness in their everyday lives.  

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Saturday, August 10, 2024
St. Edward the Confessor Church, Clifton Park

Schedule of Events:

8:15 to 9 AM – Check-in / Registration / Reconciliation 

                Coffee / Tea / Water

9 AM – Welcome / Mass

10 AM – 10:20 AM – Break with snacks

10:20 AM – 11:00 AM - First Morning Presentation

Topic:  The Biblical Vision of Manhood - Mike Gormley

11:00 AM – 11:20 AM – Break

11:20 AM – 12:15 PM –  Second Morning Presentation

Topic:  “What do you want me to do for you?”  (Luke 18:41-42) - †Bishop Edward B. Scharfenberger 

12:15 PM – 1:15 PM – Lunch (Box Lunch & Water Included) 

  • Reconciliation 
  • Small Group Connections

1:15 to 2 PM – Afternoon Presentation

Topic:   The Bonds of Brotherhood - Mike Gormley 

2 PM to 2:20 PM – Break

2:20 PM – 3:20 PM – Adoration / Rosary / Sacrament of Reconciliation

3:30 PM:  Closing Comments & Departure

Keynote Speakers

†Bishop Edward B. Scharfenberger

  • https://www.rcda.org/about-us/bishop-edward-b-scharfenberger  
  • Named by Pope Francis as the tenth Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Albany in 2014
  • Bishop Scharfenberger serves as a Consultor to the Pontifical Commission for Religious Relations with the Jews
  • He also serves on the following committees and councils of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops: 
    • National Advisory Council, Ecumenical and Interreligious Affairs, Administrative Committee, Committee on Priorities and Plans, and Subcommittee on the Church Africa.

Michael "Gomer" Gormley

 

Early Registration: $50 per person until July 31.

Regular Registration: $55 per person from August 1 to 9.

Day of Registration: $60 per person on-site.

College age and younger men are FREE, but need to register.

To register for the conference, click here 

Questions? Contact: Tom Cronin at Thomas.Cronin@rcda.org