Equip Your Parish Team to Lead with Hope & Purpose
4th Annual Parish Engagement Conference
Bring your parish staff, leadership teams, clergy, pastoral councils, finance councils, ministry leaders, and parish volunteers for a one-day formation experience focused on deepening discipleship, strengthening stewardship, communicating more effectively, and building a more engaged parish community.
Workshops available in English, Spanish, and Vietnamese.
Register Today - Just $10 | Free for Clergy
Why This Matters
Parish life needs more than management. It needs a mission.
This conference offers:
- Practical strategies to increase parishioner engagement
- Tools to foster collaboration across ministries
- A renewed vision of stewardship rooted in faith and hope
Our 2025 Theme:
Pilgrims of Hope, Stewards of Gifts
“Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and decay destroy, and thieves break in and steal. But store up treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor decay destroys, nor thieves break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there also will your heart be.” -Matthew 6:19-2
Conference Highlights
- 20+ workshops in English, Spanish, and Vietnamese
- Insights from Catholic leaders with real-world parish experience
- Strategies for communications, ministry engagement, and stewardship
- Opportunities for formation, collaboration, and spiritual renewal
Simple Steps to Join the Journey
- Step 1 - Register today for just $10, including lunch (clergy attend free)
- Step 2 - Get others from your parish to join you, so you don't miss any of the information
- Step 3 - Attend the conference on Saturday, July 19
- Step 4 - Return to your parish renewed with tools, vision, and hope!
WHAT PAST ATTENDEES ARE SAYING:
"[The conference] really exceeded my expectations. I felt there was something for everyone. I wish more people from my parish had attended."
"The facilities, speakers, volunteers, and overall program were excellent. I think this is an OUTSTANDING way to make learning on stewardship, communication and engagement available to the local Church."
"I loved the opportunity to visit with members of parish staffs across the city. Those conversations are always validating and fruitful and most importantly, encouraging!"
"As a parish council member, it gave me insight on how to work with the parish staff to effectively motivate the people in our pews."
"As a young priest, it was extremely beneficial to hear ideas and insights on how to best reach our parishioners and lead them into a more full participation in the life of the parish."
Ready to Renew Parish Life?
Bring your team. Walk in hope. Steward your parish's gifts well.
Conference Sponsors
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Brought to you by the Archdiocesan Development Office and the Office of Communications
For more information:
Sean O'Driscoll
Office of Communications
713-652-8227
Rhonda Bean
Development Office
713-652-8217