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
- Mission Evangelist for Paradisus Dei
- Hosts two podcasts: Every Knee Shall Bow and Catching Foxes
- Theology on Tap presenter
- Steubenville Conference Speaker and Ave Maria Conference Host
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.
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Questions? Contact: Tom Cronin at Thomas.Cronin@rcda.org