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25th Anniversary Conference Featuring

Joan Chittister, OSB Conference Highlights

View the FULL SCHEDULE and read more about our presenters at c4wr.org or download our app:

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Tues., Oct. 1 Registration — 4-6 p.m. New Member Orientation — 5:30 p.m. Welcome Reception — 7 p.m.

Wed., Oct. 2 Mass Welcome/Opening Prayer— 8:30 a.m. The Time Is Now— Joan Chittister, OSB Joan Chittister, OSB, book signing Conversations at the World Café — Collaborative Dialogue Social Media Beyond the Social — Jessica Bahr Crisis Communication: Navigating the Abuse Crisis Evening Out — Goldfield Ghost Town

Thurs., Oct. 3 Mass Opening Prayer — 8:30 a.m. Nuns & Nones — Katie Gordon CWR Strategic Plan 2020-2022 Workshops:

Podcasting — Katie Gordon Blogging — Susan Wolf, SND Storytelling and SEO — Charish Badzinski Analytics — Jessica Bahr

Evening on Your Own — Continuous Shuttle Service

Fri., Oct. 4 Breakfast — 7:30 a.m. Unique Communications Strategies — Lee Morrow, NETWORK Spirituality of Communications — Gary Loncki Closing Prayer — 10:45 a.m.

25TH ANNUAL CWR CONFERENCE MESA, ARIZONA We are celebrating CWR’s 25th anniversary with a prestigious lineup of speakers and informative presentations that support the work of all those who communicate the Gospel missions of Catholic sisters. Expand your horizons and gain new insights to amplify the prophetic voices of women religious who call out injustices and proclaim God’s love. Join old friends and make new ones—all who work to advance the mission of Catholic sisters. Help us celebrate as we honor the past, connect in the present, and plant seeds for the future.

FEATURING JOAN CHITTISTER, OSBJoan Chittister, OSB, is an articulate social analyst and influential religious leader of this age. For over 40 years she has dedicated herself to advo-cating for universal recognition of the critical questions impacting the global community. Courageous, passionate and charged with energy, she is a much-sought after speaker, commentator and clear voice across all religions. She is the author of more than 60 books and has received national recognition, including 16 Catholic Press Association awards, for her work for justice, peace, and equality, especially for women in church and in society. Sister Joan received her Doctorate from Penn State University in Speech Communications Theory and was an Elected Fellow and Von Hugel lecturer of St. Edmund’s College, Cambridge University.We can’t wait to see you!

The Time Is Now: A Call to Uncommon Courage Joan Chittister, OSBIn a world in flux we have many choices. One of those choices demands great courage. It is more

committed to the Word of God than to false claims of such; it is more committed to new questions than to old answers; it is more committed to faith in God than to a system and it is full of hope in the future rather than in fear of the present. Sister Joan finds, in the prophetic tradition of the Hebrew Scriptures, a new way of living for God that will enflame our hearts to change the world.

Conversations at the World Café DiscussionWe are wiser together than we are alone. This session features guided conversations that engage attendees with each other on topics that matter most to them.

Adapted from the World Café process, participants gather informally in small groups, like at a street café. A host poses a question for conversation. Through three mini-sessions, participants move to new tables for new topical conversations. A creative process that includes doodling, drawing and written notes is used to record key insights and share collective discoveries with the whole Café group.

Social Media Beyond the Social Jessica BahrJess Bahr is an award-winning marketer who leads growth for NS1. She takes a data-driven and process-focused approach in all the work she does, building

sustainable and scalable marketing practices for organizations of all sizes. Jess will discuss how to harness the power of analytics and A/B testing (without a statistics degree) to reach the right audience at the right time with the right messaging. This session will cover must-know metrics and easy-to-implement techniques to ensure the time you’re spending on social media will have the greatest impact.

Unique Communications Strategies Lee Morrow, NETWORKLee Morrow is Press Secretary at NETWORK Lobby for Catholic Social Justice and Nuns on the Bus. Prior to NETWORK, Lee was Communications Manager at

Families for Excellent Schools, Campaign Manager for Massachusetts State Senator Eric Lesser, and an Associate on John Connolly’s 2013 Boston Mayoral campaign. Lee will present how NETWORK developed the concept of nationwide bus tours, how the communications strategy for the bus has changed over the last six trips, and how this type of strategy can be used to break through the media noise.

Podcasting Workshop Katie GordonIn this session, Katie Gordon will share insights from her media experience. From radio to podcasting, Katie has always used audio storytelling as a tool in

her interfaith work, in her interest in spirituality and conversation, and in collaboration with Catholic Sisters. From public radio to community radio, and start-up podcasts like Ministry of Ideas to well-established programs like On Being with Krista Tippett, Katie has gotten to work with various aspects of this new media landscape. After showing the variety of ways in which podcasts can be utilized in ministry contexts, there will then be interactive time of trying out some interview tools and techniques.

Blogging: A Communication Ministry Susan Wolf, SNDSusan Wolf, SND, is a Sister of Notre Dame (Chardon, Ohio) and founder of Catholic Web Solutions, where she provides community-building,

faith-based content for parish and ministry websites, Facebook pages and blogs. In this workshop, Sister Susan will offer insights on using the tool of blogging to advance the mission and ministries of a religious community. She will offer practical tips on how communication professionals can promote and support blogs for and/or by the religious women they serve.

Amplifying Powerful Storytelling with SEO Charish BadzinskiCharish Badzinski helps clients scale communications mountains, including content strategy and creation,

SEO, speechwriting, and crisis communications. All great marketing is rooted in powerful storytelling, and there’s no question about it, Catholic women religious have powerful stories to tell. But if the audiences we want to reach can’t find those stories, it’s a lost opportunity. That’s why Search Engine Optimization (SEO) is a necessary implement in your content strategy toolbox. Charish is here to help you amplify the powerful stories of Catholic women religious through simple, but effective SEO strategies.

Analytics for All Jessica BahrA hands-on session covering how to set up, track, and optimize your social media efforts across a range of platforms. We’ll walk through how to

benchmark performance, surface top performing practices to elevate, and identify opportunities for improvement.

PRESENTATIONS PRESENTATIONS THURSDAY BREAKOUT SESSIONS

Crisis Communication: Navigating the Abuse Crisis Panel In the face of increased awareness and attention focused

on allegations of abuse involving women religious, communicators have a vital need for strategies, information and resources of value in navigating abuse crisis communication. Alice Black (Director of Mission Advancement & Communications, Dominican Sisters of Peace), Sister Anne Lythgoe, OP (Leadership Team, Dominican Sisters of Peace), and Anne-Marie Welsh (Communications Director, Diocese of Erie, Pennsylvania) will share their experiences in communicating during such crises and address key issues including preparing and carrying out a crisis communication plan, the importance of transparency and the need for effective collaboration between leadership and communicators. Sister Maxine Kollasch, IHM (Co-Founder & Executive Director, A Nun’s Life) will facilitate this panel.

Nuns & Nones Katie GordonKatie Gordon, a national organizer with Nuns & Nones, has a Master of Theological Studies from Harvard Divinity School, a Master of Interfaith Action from Claremont

Lincoln University, and a Bachelor of Arts in Religious Studies and Political Science from Alma College. This session will explore Nuns & Nones, a growing national movement of Catholic Sisters and spiritually diverse millennials. Since December 2016, these two groups have gathered, centered in their stories and questions for one another, across the United States. Now, the movement is exploring what deeper collaboration can look like—going beyond conversations, and asking how we can steward each other’s sacred spaces, and sacred stories, for the future. As one of the leaders of this organization, Katie will share what they’ve learned so far, and how this spirit-led initiative is unfolding.

The Gifts of God for the People of God: A Spirituality of Communications Gary LonckiGary Loncki, regional communications director for the Sisters of Mercy Community of New York, Pennsylvania,

Pacific West, has more than 40 years of experience as a communications professional. He is an award-winning journalist and editor whose career includes television, radio and serving as communications director and editor for the Diocese of Erie. Gary is a licensed lay preacher in the Episcopal church and a certified spiritual director. He has taught homiletics and public speaking, and he facilitates spiritual groups and guided meditations aimed at helping people heal and become their authentic selves. Gary will encourage us to live our truth as placed in our hearts by God in order to become more authentic. In doing so, our lives and communication skills will come from a more inspired place.

October 1-4, 2019 | For full schedule and to register, visit c4wr.orgCWR is a 501(c)(3) organization funded in part through a generous grant from the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation.

Wed., Oct. 2In the 1890s, Goldfield boasted three saloons, a boarding house, general store, blacksmith shop, brewery, meat market and a schoolhouse. But when the vein faulted and the grade of ore dropped, the town died a slow, painful death. Today, travelers from all over the world still visit this gold mining town located on the historic Apache Trail. Explore the shops, historic buildings,

and the museum which has a collection of artifacts, maps and pottery from the

mountains and surrounding area. Enjoy your choice of an underground, guided mine tour or a ride on the Superstition Scenic Railroad, Arizona’s only narrow

gauge train. Top the evening off with a chuck wagon style steak dinner on the

patio of the Mammoth Steak House and Saloon while enjoying fantastic views of the Superstition Mountains.

OnlineVisit c4wr.org to register!

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Goldfield Ghost Town