CATHOLICISM IN THE PUBLIC SQUARE
Monday 8 July to Friday 12 July, 2019
Melbourne, Victoria
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Deluxe accommodation
Residential registration includes four nights accommodation at Taylors Lake Hotel, a modern and comfortable four star facility a few minutes drive from our conference venue. Your booking includes buffet breakfast each morning.
Beautiful worship
As always, Sacred Liturgy is central to this year’s conference, and we are fortunate to have at our disposal the beautiful parish church of St Mary MacKillop, Keilor Downs. The Australian Sacred Music Association will again furnish a schola for the finest liturgical accompaniment.
Excellent facilities
Conference presentations and meals each day will be held in the recently refurbished parish and school facilities adjacent to St Mary MacKillop Church. The parish will also host convivium each evening.
Fine dining
This year’s Conference Dinner will be held at Witchmount Estate winery and cellar, about 20 minutes from our conference venue. A coach will transport us to and from the vineyard’s Avanti Restaurant, which is acclaimed for its classical Italian menu.
Early bird special
Book before Monday 20 May to receive a $50 early bird discount (residential registration only). This deduction is automatically calculated when you book online.
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MONDAY 8 JULY 2019 (This and all following schedules are in draft form, and subject to change.)
2:00pm Hotel Check-in | Taylor’s Lakes Hotel
3:00pm ACCC Executive Meeting | The “Red Room”, Second Level of Toilet Block adjacent to Convivium Room
4:00pm – 6:00pm ACCC Conference Registration | Lecture Hall Corridor
6:00pm Solemn Vespers (Feria) | St Mary MacKillop Church
7:00pm Dinner | Staff Dining Room
9:00pm Convivium | Convivium Hall (Clergy only)
TUESDAY 9 JULY 2019
6:30am – 8:00am Breakfast | Taylor’s Lakes Hotel
6:30am & 7:15am Masses sine populo | St Mary MacKillop Church
8:30am Solemn Lauds (Feria) | St Mary MacKillop Church
9:00am Anti-discrimination laws: consequences for religious freedom | Patrick Byrne | Conference Room
10:30am Morning Tea | Conference Room
11:00am Euthanasia & Pastoral Care of the Sick, Dying & Deceased | Dr Colin Patterson | Conference Room
12:30pm Concelebrated Mass (Votive BVM Mother of the Church) | St Mary MacKillop Church
1:30pm Lunch (Light Meal) | Staff Dining Room
5:00pm Holy Hour with Vespers (Feria) and Benediction | St Mary MacKillop Church
7:00pm Dinner (Main Meal) | Staff Dining Room
9:00pm Convivium | Convivium Hall (Clergy only)
WEDNESDAY 10 JULY 2019
6:30am – 8:00am Breakfast | Taylor’s Lakes Hotel
6:30am & 7:15am Masses sine populo | St Mary MacKillop Church
8:30am Solemn Lauds (Feria) | St Mary MacKillop Church
9:00am Concelebrated Mass (Votive of Jesus Christ the High Priest) | St Mary MacKillop Church
10:30am Morning Tea | Conference Room
11:00am Research into re-evangelising Catholic school families | Dr Gerard O’Shea | Conference Room
12:30pm Lunch (Main Meal) | Dining Room
5:00pm Holy Hour with Vespers (Feria) and Benediction | St Mary MacKillop Church
6:00pm Dinner (Light Meal) | Staff Dining Room
7:30pm Public Lecture: Religious Freedom | Monica Doumit | St Mary MacKillop Church or Conference Room
9:00pm Convivium | Convivium Hall (Clergy only)
THURSDAY 11 JULY 2019
6:30am – 8:00am Breakfast | Taylor’s Lakes Hotel
6:30am & 7:15am Masses sine populo | St Mary MacKillop Church
8:15am Concelebrated Mass (Memorial of St Benedict) | St Mary MacKillop Church
9:00am Solemn Lauds (Memorial of St Benedict) | St Mary MacKillop Church
9:30am Practical Advice: Confessional Seal in the Modern World | Fr Julian Wellspring | Conference Room
11:00am Morning Tea | Conference Room
11:30am Presentation from conference sponsors | Conference Room
11:40am Pastoral Care of People with Same-Sex Attraction | Fr Daniel McCaughn | Conference Room
1:00pm Lunch (Light Meal) | Staff Dining Room
3:00pm ACCC Annual General Meeting | Conference Room
5:00pm Extraordinary Form Requiem Mass for Deceased ACCC Members | St Mary MacKillop Church
7:00pm Depart by bus for Conference Dinner | Departure Venue TBC
7:30pm ACCC Conference Dinner | Witchmount Estate Winery
9:30pm Convivium | Convivium Hall (Seminarians welcome)
FRIDAY 12 JULY 2019
6:30am – 8:00am Breakfast | Taylor’s Lakes Hotel
9:00am Concelebrated Mass (Votive of St John Vianney) | St Mary MacKillop Church
11:00am Hotel Check-out | Taylor’s Lakes Hotel