2025 Catholic Men’s Conference
February 22 @ 8:30 am - 4:00 pm
Date: Saturday, Feb. 22, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.; Bishop Patrick Neary will celebrate Mass at 4:00 p.m. and attend the conference.
Location: St. John’s University in Collegeville.
Keynote speaker: Father Scott Traynor, JCL, a priest in the Diocese of Sioux Falls, South Dakota. He is the Vicar for Lay and Clergy Formation. Various Workshops will be available, including topics for young adults ages 15 and up.
Cost: $40 or $35/each for groups of 5, includes morning refreshments and lunch
Cost for young adults ages 15 – 22: $10, scholarships available for the first 50 registrants
Registration deadline: Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025, extended to Tuesday, February 18, 2025
Registration Link: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/2025CMC
For more information: Contact Jan at 320-258-7615 or jan.zylla@gw.stcdio.org
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Keynote – Fr. Scott Traynor, JCL
Keynote 1: Men of Hope: Awakening desire, strengthening trust
The demographics of despair have exploded in the last five years. In this conference we will explore the baptismal gift of hope and its indispensable role in our lives as Catholic men. Christian hope is a powerful gift from God and greatly needed in our day. How can we live as men of hope and help others to do the same?
Keynote 2: Men of Prayer: Apart from me you can do nothing, remain in my Love
Do you have a personal relationship with God? Are you growing in your lived experience of His presence, power and love in your daily life? Hope leads us to pray, and prayer strengthens our hope. We will look at practical habits to deepen our “yes” to the daily adventure of growing in relationship with the Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
Presentation
- Jim Otremba – Healing Wounds in the Body of Christ
Workshop Speakers & Topics
- Ralph Van Beck – REC, Residents Encountering Christ: History, Testimonies
- Scott Frieler – Spiritual Temperaments
- Fr. Tom Knoblach – Connection of the Sacraments of Marriage and the Eucharist
- Joel Nathe – Journey through Lent
- Dan Pfannenstein – Trusting in times of need
- Jason Prigge – Prodigal Son story
- Jon Ruis – Agents of Change
- Dcn Rick Scheierl – Finding God in the Wilderness
- Philip Shefveland – Dating, Anxiety, and being confident in who you are
Schedule
8:30 – Check In/Registration
9:00 – Welcome, Opening Prayer
9:15 – Keynote 1, Fr. Scott Traynor, JCL
10:15 – Break
10:30 – Workshop 1
11:30 – Workshop 2
12:30 – Lunch, Rosary, Reconciliation
1:45 – Presentation by Jim Otremba
2:30 – Keynote 2, Fr. Scott Traynor, JCL
3:30 – Closing Prayer
4:00 – Mass
Event Sponsors
MN State Knights of Columbus
Catholic United Financial
REC – Residents Encountering Christ
K-Yes
Catholic Foundation
