National Conference on Catholic Youth Ministry
New Orleans • December 9-12, 2010
Prayer and Worship
At NCCYM, conference participants experience dynamic, deep, and creative liturgical experiences that enliven and refresh. A spiritual thread is intentionally woven through all aspects of this conference from daily public and private prayer opportunities to our enjoyable Café Soul, dedicated to providing spiritual food (and fair trade coffee/tea) for the hungry soul.
Mass Schedule
Mass will be celebrated daily in Grand Salon A/B at the Riverside Hilton as follows:
- Wednesday,
Feast of the Immaculate Conception
December 8, 6:00 p.m. - Thursday Daily Liturgy
December 9, 8 a.m. (Music by OCP artists) - Friday Opening Liturgy
December 10, 9:00 am (General Session, Conv. Center)
Presider: Fr. Larry Richard (music by NCCYM House Band) - Saturday Daily Liturgy - Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe
December 11, 7:30 a.m. (music by GIA artists) - Saturday Early Traveler’s Mass
December 11, 5:45 pm (music by WLP artists) - Sunday Closing Liturgy
December 12, 9:30 am
Presider: Archbishop Gregory Aymond (Music by NCCYM House Band and the Archdiocese of New Orleans Youth and Young Adult Gospel Choir)
Sponsored by LifeTeen
Reconciliation
Individual Reconciliation will be celebrated Saturday, December 11, 1:00-2:15 pm in the Prayer Area (La Louisiane Ballroom A).
Priests will be available for individual confession. Priests interested in assisting can sign up at the Archdiocese of New Orleans Booth in the Convention Center Lobby.
Prayer Chapel with Blessed Sacrament
La Louisiana Ballroom A
The Prayer Room will be a haven, a comfortable sacred space for visitors to connect with God’s presence. The room will provide an area for visits with Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament and resources for praying God’s word, personal discernment, Marian devotion, intercessory prayer, and creating one’s personal prayer beads. The Prayer Room, located in the La Louisiane Ballroom next to the Resource Expo, is open:
- Thursday, December 9
1:00-6:00 pm - Friday, December 10
8:30 am-6:00 pm - Saturday, December 11
8:30 am-6:00 pm
Sponsored by Maryknoll Fathers and Brothers, GIA and Salesian Missions
Holy Hour with Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament
Hilton Riverside (Grand Salon A/B)
Thursday, December 9
10:00-11:00 pm
Sponsored by LifeTeen
Praise and Worship Music
Attendees will want to be sure they are in their seats 30 minutes before every general session to join with nationally known musicians who will lead us in Praise and Worship music.
- Thursday, 7 p.m.
Opening Procession beginning at Hilton Hotel - Friday, 8:15 a.m.
Jacob and Matthew Band (sponsored by WLP) - Friday, 4 p.m.
Peter Claver Gospel Choir, St. Peter Claver, New Orleans - Saturday, 8:30 a.m.
ValLimar Jansen, Andy Andino and Curtis Stephen (sponsored by SpiritandSong.com, a division of OCP) - Saturday, 8:30 p.m.
House Band Jam also featuring Oddwalk and Paul Melley (sponsored by GIA) - Sunday, 8:45 a.m.
House Band with John Angotti
Café Soul: Providing Spiritual Food to Nourish the Hungry Soul
La Louisiana Ballroom B
Need a shot of espres-soul to wake up your spirit in new ways? Café Soul is open Friday and Saturday from 10:30 am to 4:30 pm in La Louisiane Ballroom B. Serving CRS fair trade coffee and tea and offering opportunities for dialogue with guest speakers on specified topics. In addition, local spiritual directors will be on hand to recommend helpful resources and next steps for ones spiritual growth.
- Friday 1:00 to 1:30 p.m. - Sr. Edith Prendergast on "Spiritual Direction".
Explore this rich tradition practiced regularly by those who seek to March with the Saints. - Friday 1:45-2:15 p.m. - Steve Angrisano on "The Language of the Heart".
Discover new ways to enrich your personal and communal prayer through music. - Saturday 1:00 to 1:30 p.m. - Sr. Edith Prendergast on "Group Spiritual Direction".
Discern your spiritual journey with companions and a director. - Saturday 1:45-2:15 p.m. - Cindee Case on "Get a Break with God".
Discover and share online prayer resources that can help you March with the Saints.
Sponsored by Salesian Youth Ministry and CRS
Prayer Labyrinth: A Pathway to God
La Louisiana Ballroom A
The contemporary search for meaning and spiritual longing is as pervasive as the human spirit itself. There is good news for those who long to find their way.
Our Catholic spiritual and mystical traditions offer many satisfying signs and symbols. One such tradition is the labyrinth, a meditative walk and spiritual metaphor for our common journey to God who is at the center of our lives.
Sponsored by Maryknoll Fathers and Brothers, GIA and Salesian Missions