2017 Conference Schedule

TUESDAY, MAY 16 / Yale Divinity School (409 Prospect Street, New Haven CT 06511)

3:15 PM               First shuttle leaves Courtyard Marriott (30 Whalley Avenue, New Haven CT) for Yale Divinity School

3-4:30 PM            Conference Registration Open (Sarah Smith Gallery)

3:45 PM               Second shuttle leaves Courtyard Marriott (30 Whalley Avenue, New Haven CT) for Yale Divinity School

4:30-6:00 PM       Welcome & Orientation by David Mahan

                PLENARY #1: Mary Karr, Sinners Welcome: Ignatian Spirituality for “Eejits” (Marquand Chapel)

6:00-7:00 PM       Dinner Reception (Common Room)

7:15-8:15 PM       Evening Worship coordinated by Maggi Dawn, Preaching by Donyelle McCray (Marquand Chapel)

8:30 PM               First shuttle leaves Yale Divinity for Courtyard Marriott and downtown locations

9:00 PM               Second shuttle leaves Yale Divinity for Courtyard Marriott and downtown locations

 

 

WEDNESDAY, MAY 17 / Yale Divinity School (409 Prospect Street, New Haven CT 06511)

8:15 AM              First shuttle leaves Courtyard Marriott Hotel for Yale Divinity School

8:30-9 AM           Continental Breakfast (Common Room)

8:45 AM              Second shuttle leaves Courtyard Marriott for Yale Divinity School

9:15–10 AM        Guided Meditation led by Janet Ruffing (Marquand Chapel)

10-10:30 AM       Coffee Break (Common Room)

10:30-12 PM       WORKSHOPS #1 (Danielle Chapman, Peter Hawkins + Karin Coonrod, Kenyon Adams, John Hare, David Mahan)

12:15-1:15 PM     Lunch (Common Room)

1:30-3 PM            WORKSHOPS #2 (Austin Rivera, Anthony Domestico, Kayla Beth Moore, Janet Ruffing, Peter Hawkins + Karin Coonrod)

3–3:25 PM           Coffee Break (Common Room)

3:30–5 PM           WORKSHOPS #3 (James Shivers, David Mahan, Maggi Dawn, Austin Rivera)

*During this workshop session, Nouwen Chapel will open for personal meditation. Conference attendees are also encourage to visit the YDS Student Book Supply and to peruse the current art exhibition The Complexities of Unity in the Sarah Smith Gallery and the first floor.

5:15 PM             First shuttle leaves Yale Divinity for Courtyard Marriott and downtown locations

5:45 PM             Second shuttle leaves Yale Divinity for Courtyard Marriott and downtown locations

5-7:30 PM          Free time for dinner. For restaurant recommendations, see http://www.infonewhaven.com 

6:45 PM             First shuttle leaves Courtyard Marriott for Yale Divinity School

7:15 PM             Second shuttle leaves Courtyard Marriott for Yale Divinity School

7:30-9 PM          POETRY SALON: An Evening of Vine & Verse (ISM Great Hall)

9:15 PM             First shuttle leaves Yale Divinity for Courtyard Marriott and downtown locations

9:45 PM             Second shuttle leaves Yale Divinity for Courtyard Marriott and downtown locations

 

 

THURSDAY, MAY 18 / St. Thomas More Center (268 Park Street, New Haven CT 06511)

9–9:30 AM          Continental Breakfast  (STM Courtyard)

9:30-10:30 AM    PLENARY #2: Christian Wiman “Hammer is the Prayer”: Poetry and the Language of Faith (STM Lecture Hall)

10:30-10:45 AM  Coffee Break (STM Courtyard)

10:45-11:25 AM   PLENARY #3: Panel Discussion - Spirit & Muse: An Open Conversation: David Mahan [Moderator]; Peter Hawkins, Chris Wiman, Maggi Dawn, and Anthony Domestico [Panelists] (STM Lecture Hall)

11:25–11:30 AM   Closing (STM Lecture Hall)