Registration form for SCP 7th Annual Conference ~ A Sabbath Year: The Heart of Catholicity
Wednesday, October 7, 2015, through Saturday, October 10, 2015.

The Seventh Annual Provincial Conference will take place on October 7 - October 10 in Denver, Colorado. We are grateful to St. John's Cathedral in Denver and the emerging chapter for hosting us.

Being our Seventh Conference, we are seeing this as a Sabbath Year Conference with a retreat like atmosphere undergirded by deep and provocative meditations about our life and mission as clergy, vowed religious, seminarians, and a Society as a whole. The Cathedral in Denver is underwriting roughly a third of Conference Costs—meaning a lower registration cost for everyone involved. The Cathedral is also assisting with the underwriting seven travel scholarships (requests should be directed to the Treasurer, Fr. Ryan Whitley, at treasurer@theSCP.org). Part of the retreat-like atmosphere is further reflected in more time given over to learning from each other and networking in a more casual way.

We'll end the evening of the 9th, with opportunity to explore Denver that evening before leaving the following morning, Saturday, October 10.

As always, we are once more inviting non-members of the Society, both lay and ordained to attend. Simply register below as a Guest. We are also any spouses/partners of member who would like to attend the lectures and meals to register at a Reduced Spouse/Partner Rate, as indicated below.
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Conference Schedule
The conference begins on Wednesday, October 7th, from 3:00-5:00 with registration and social hour followed by our Opening Mass at 5:30pm.

Wednesday 10/7
3:00-5:00      Registration and Social Hour
5:00              Evening Prayer
5:30              Opening Mass
6:30              Dinner (Provided)
7:30              Welcome & Orientation, Mother Takacs, Society Convener
8:30              Compline & Benediction

Thursday 10/8
8:30              Morning Prayer
9:00              Opening Keynote: "Emergent Catholicity from a Cranky Lutheran," Pastor Bolz-Weber
10:30            Response & Conversation with Pastor Bolz-Weber
11:30            Break
Noon            Angelus & Lunch (Provided)
1:00              1st Meditation - "Why the SCP?," Bishop Frank Griswold
2:00              Discussion in Small Groups
2:45              Break
3:00              2nd Meditation - "Católicos Latinos," Father Cutié
4:00              Response & Conversation w/ Father Cutié
5:00              Evening Prayer
5:30              Drinks in Dagwell / Free Time
6:30              Pontifical High Mass with Induction of New Members
8:00              Dinner (Provided)
9:00              Sung Compline
9:30              Affinity Group Gatherings (Optional)

Friday 10/9
8:30              Morning Prayer
9:00              Time for Reflection and Prayer
10:00            Panel Discussion: Catholic Implications of Same-Sex Marriage in the Church in North America
11:30            Low Mass in Chapel
Noon            Angelus, Lunch (Provided), Society Business Meeting in Dagwell
2:00              Open Time for Spiritual Direction & Confession
5:00              Concluding Conversation - "Where Do We Go?," by Mtr. Takacs
6:30              Evensong & Benediction
7:00              Evening Free to Explore Denver

Saturday 10/10
8:30              Morning Prayer
9:00              Low Mass
Conference Speakers
KEYNOTE FROM...

The Rev. Nadia Bolz-Weber
Pastor Nadia Bolz-Weber is the founding pastor of House for All Sinners and Saints, an ELCA mission church in Denver, Colorado. She’s a leading voice in the emerging church movement and her writing can be found in The Christian Century and Jim Wallis’ God’s Politics blog. She is author of Salvation on the Small Screen? 24 Hours of Christian Television (Seabury 2008) and the Sarcastic Lutheran blog.

MEDITATIONS FROM...

The Most Rev. Frank Griswold, 25th Presiding Bishop and Primate of the Episcopal Church
Bishop Griswold was the 25th Presiding Bishop and Primate of the Episcopal Church. Bishop Griswold was co-chair of the Anglican-Roman Catholic International Commission from 1998 to 2003. He was a member of the standing committee for the 1998 Lambeth Conference. He has also served on diocesan, national and international committees for liturgy, worship and ecumenism. He is also a member of the Fellowship of the Society of St. John the Evangelist and broadly identifies himself as being in Anglo-Catholic tradition. He is interested in interfaith dialogue and currently sits on the Board of World Religious Leaders for the Elijah Interfaith Institute.

The Rev. Alberto Cutié
Father Albert Cutié was originally ordained a priest in the Roman Catholic Church in the Archdiocese of Miami on May 13, 1995 and was officially received as a priest of The Episcopal Church on May 29, 2010 by Bishop Leo Frade in the Diocese of Southeast Florida. In October of 1998, Father Albert became the first member of the clergy to host a daily talk-show as part of a major network on international secular television. His advice columns have been distributed throughout all of Latin America and the United States. He is presently serving as Rector at St. Benedict's Episcopal Church in Plantation, FL.

The Very Rev. Patrick Malloy
A former Roman Catholic, Dean Malloy became an Episcopalian in 1991, the same year he earned his doctorate at Notre Dame. His doctoral dissertation was centered on Roman Catholics in England when they were forbidden by law to gather for worship, and the devotional books they utilized from the 16th to 19th century. He was ordained an Episcopal priest ten years later and served on the faculty of The General Theological Seminary. He now serves as Interim Dean of St. John's Cathedral in Denver.

Panelists for the Discussion on Catholic Implications of Same-Sex Marriage in North American Anglicanism:
  • Bishop Dan Martins, Signatory to the Minority Report "Salt Lake City Statement" on Same-Sex Marriage
  • Father Keith Voets, Associate Rector of St. Barnabas in Irvington, NY, Episcopal Priest Engaged to his Partner
  • Dean Patrick Malloy, Interim Dean of St. John's Cathedral in Denver, Co, Contributor to TEC's blessing liturgy
Conference Logistics
Conference Fee Includes
Your registration fee for the Conference includes dinner on Wednesday and Thursday evenings as well as lunch on Thursday and Friday, costs for presenters, and other administrative costs associated with the Conference.

If you have any dietary restrictions, please be sure to note that in the registration form.

Lodging
The Conference Hotel is the Warwick at 1776 Grant Street, about a fifteen minute walk from the Cathedral. There are both double and single king rooms available at a special rate of $189. Suites are available for $249. The hotel is also giving free-wifi to Conference attendees, along with discounted Valet parking ($22 per day) for those who would like it.

To get this rate, you must call the hotel at 800-525-2888 or at 303-861-2000, and identify yourself as part of the Society of Catholic Priests (SCP). The reservation deadline in September 22, but the room block is VERY LIMITED, so you want to make your reservation early.

If you would like to find a roommate, we commend the Society listserv as a resource. If you are not already on the listserv, you can contact our Communications Director, the Very Rev. Jared C Cramer (communications@theSCP.org) for assistance.

Travel to Denver
Most attendees will fly into Denver International Airport (DEN), roughly 26 miles away. From there, you can take a bus into downtown Denver (approximate fare $11) or a taxi (approximate fare $60).

Some may prefer to fly into Colorado Springs Airport (COS), roughly 82 miles away. From there, you can take a Super Shuttle into downtown (approximate cost $22, reservations recommended). A regular bus would cost roughly $75 and a taxi would cost $180.

Those traveling by rail will arrive at Amtrak Union Station. From there, you are only two miles from the Cathedral.

Financial Assistance with Registration Fee
For those clergy or seminarians for whom the registration fee would be prohibitive, there are limited funds available to assist. There are also a limited amount of scholarships available to cover travel costs for those who don't have funds for such. Please send those requests or any other questions regarding registration to the Society's Treasurer, the Rev. Ryan Whitley at treasurer@theSCP.org.
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