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Tuesday July 5th

 8am–6pm

DignityUSA Board of Directors Meeting

Commonwealth Hall A

Wednesday July 6th

 8am–6pm

DignityUSA Board of Directors Meeting

Commonwealth Hall A

 4pm–8pm

Registration/Hospitality

Commonwealth Hall General Area

Thursday July 7th

 7am–9pm

Registration/Hospitality

Commonwealth Hall General Area

 7:30am–3pm

DignityUSA Pre Convention Function
*You must sign up for this program on your registration application to attend.

Commonwealth Hall A and B

 3:15pm–4:30pm

Peaceful Witness

Gather in front of Millennium Hall

 4:45pm–5:15pm

Parade of Banners Rehearsal

Millennium Hall

 4:45pm–6:30pm

Choir Rehearsal

Millennium Hall

Opening Night

 7pm–8pm

Opening Ceremonies

Millennium Hall

 8pm–9pm

Reception

Millennium Hall Foyer

 9pm–10pm

Special concert – Jason and deMarco

Millennium Hall

Friday July 8th

 7am–7pm

Registration/Hospitality

Commonwealth Hall General Area

 9am–4pm

Exhibit Hall

Commonwealth D and General Area

 7am–7:45am

Early Convention Activities

AM Yoga

Commonwealth A2

Friends of Bill W

Anthony

Defenders Liturgy

Chapel Washington A

 8am–9:15am

Workshop I

Can the Church Be Wrong? A Look at Dissent and Homosexuality – Bob McClory

Commonwealth A1

Keeping Spirituality in Your Relationship – Jason and DeMarco

Commonwealth B

A Special Conversation with Sr. Jeannine Gramick – Part I (movie)

Commonwealth C

Fortunate Families – Mary Ellen and Casey Lopata

Tubman

Reaching Out to Young Adults – Claire Noonan

Anthony

When Civil Marriage Comes Calling: The Massachusetts Experience

Adams

 9:30am–10:45pm

Workshop II

A Special Conversation with Sr. Jeannine Gramick – Part II (talk)

Commonwealth A1

Gay Catholic Autobiographies as Sacred Text – Dugan McGinley

Commonwealth A2

A Journey with John McNeill

Commonwealth B

Alternate Channels: A History of “Queer” Images on Television – Steve Capsuto

Commonwealth C

The Shower of Stoles Project – Martha Juillerat

Washington Rm – Chapel

Having a Baby Changes Everything – Marianne and Becky Duddy-Burke

Adams

Beyond The Da Vinci Code: Reconciliation of the Sacred Masculine and the Sacred Feminine – Dr. Tom Legere

 11am–12pm

Keynote Address by Chrissy Gephardt

Millennium Hall

 12pm–2pm

Lunch – Sponsored by Dignity Philadelphia
This special lunch is being offered and sponsored by the Philadelphia Chapter in association with the William Way Community Center

 1pm–2pm

Choir Rehearsal

Millennium Hall

 2pm–3:15pm

Workshop III

Can the Church Be Wrong? A Look at Dissent and Homosexuality – Bob McClory

Commonwealth A1

Estate Planning – Mario Torrigino

Commonwealth A2

Alternate Channels: A History of “Queer” Images on Television – Steve Capsuto

Commonwealth B

A Special Conversation with Sr. Jeannine Gramick – Part I (movie)

Commonwealth C

Fortunate Families – Mary Ellen and Casey Lopata

Tubman

Reaching Out to Young Adults – Claire Noonan

Anthony

When Civil Marriage Comes Calling: The Massachusetts Experience

Adams

 3:30pm–4:45pm

Workshop IV

Beyond The Da Vinci Code: Reconciliation of the Sacred Masculine and the Sacred Feminine – Dr. Tom Legere

Commonwealth A1

A Story of Truth – Phil Hart

Commonwealth A2

Whom God Has Called Together: Same Sex Marriage, a Global Witness of Communion and Compassion – Brendan Fay (movie and talk)

Commonwealth B

A Special Conversation with Sr. Jeannine Gramick – Part II (talk)

Commonwealth C

Body, Spirit, Church: Developing a New Integration – Tom Fox

Tubman

Transgender Workshop – Karen Loran

Anthony

Addictions in the Gay/Lesbian/Bisexual/Trans Community – Julie Phillips

Adams

 5pm–5:45pm

Friday Liturgy

Millennium Hall

 5:45pm

Dinner on our own

Please visit our sponsors

 7pm–8pm

Membership Caucuses

Cultivating a Pipeline of Leadership – Mark Matson

Commonwealth A1

Next Generation – Future Generation – Boston Youth Group

Commonwealth B

The following rooms are open for meetings.

To schedule sessions visit the registration desk.

Commonwealth C / Tubman / Anthony / Adams

Saturday July 9th

 7am–12noon

Registration/Hospitality

Commonwealth Hall General Area

 7am–7:45am

Early Convention Activities

Stretch Class

Commonwealth A2

Friends of Bill W

Anthony

Courage...To Speak Our Truth: A Feminist Liturgy sponsored by Women’s Concerns

Chapel Washington A

 9am–3am

Exhibit Hall

Commonwealth D and General Area

 8am–10am

DignityUSA Membership Meeting

A special video of DignityUSA History will be shown at the beginning of the membership meeting.

 10:15am–11:30am

Special Panel Discussion with Chrissy Gephardt, Rev. V. Gene Robinson, HRC and Tom Fox

 11:45am–1:30pm

DignityUSA Major Donor Luncheon by invitation only or lunch on your own

The Terrace and Howe Rooms

 1:45pm–3pm

Workshop V

Gay Catholic Autobiographies as Sacred Text – Dugan McGinley

Commonwealth A1

How to Network with Other GLBT Liberal Catholics – local members of COR

Commonwealth A2

Interfaith Workshop – Ric Ben-Sefid and his partner Bill Clossey

Commonwealth B

A Journey with John McNeill

Commonwealth C

Where Did That Come From? Exploring Your Family Genogram – Rev. Truman Brooks

Tubman

A Story of Truth – Phil Hart

Anthony

Ministry with GLBTQ Youth and Young Adults – J. Montoya

Adams

The Shower of Stoles Project – Martha Juillerat

Washington Rm. – Chapel

 1:45pm–3pm

Choir Rehearsal

Regency Ballroom

 3:15pm

Main Liturgy

Regency Ballroom

 Following Liturgy

Choir Rehearsal

Regency Ballroom

 7pm–8pm

Cocktail Reception

Regency Foyer

 8pm–11pm

Dinner Dance

Regency Ballroom

Sunday July 10th

 8:15am–9:30am

Membership Caucuses

Chapter Leadership Forum

Commonwealth A1

Open

Washington Room

Defenders Forum

Commonwealth A2

 10am

Closing Ceremonies – Exodus Liturgy and Brunch

Commonwealth B through D