2017 USCCB Convocation Participants Guidebook and Journal | Page 4

CONTENTS
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Key Questions to Be Considered. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Schedule of the Convocation:
The Daily Themes and Key Moments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Foundation, Motivation, and
Context of the Convocation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Foundation: The Call to Missionary Discipleship. . . . . . . . . . 8
Motivation and Context: Pope Francis’s
Evangelii Gaudium and the
Bishops of the United States . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Who’s Who at the Convocation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Bishops at the Convocation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Delegation Leaders at the Convocation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
A Team Approach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
The Call to Missionary Discipleship in America:
A Deeper Understanding of the Landscape and Needs. . . . .
Landscape of Catholic Life Today. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
The Peripheries in the United States. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
The Role of the Leader in the
Mission Territory Today . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Preparation for the Convocation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Praying, Thinking, Acting as a Team. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Spiritual and Strategic Preparation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Practical Preparation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
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Participation at the Convocation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Convocation Masses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Convocation 101: Engaging the Vision. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Plenary Sessions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Breakout Sessions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
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