Evangelize Now 2024: Conference Recap
October 19, 2024
“I have come to set the earth on fire, and how I wish it were already blazing!” (Luke 12:49)
An encounter with Jesus sets HEARTS ABLAZE! Join us to meet Him again – or for the first time – at Evangelize Now 2024: HEARTS ABLAZE, our annual evangelization event of the year. The goal is to inspire and equip attendees with necessary tools to share the Good News with others! Join us Saturday, October 19 at Christ Cathedral.
At Hearts Ablaze three big things will happen: We will meet Jesus in the power of the Gospel. He will set our hearts ablaze. We will be sent to set the world afire with His love.
This is a FREE event hosted by the Lumen Christi Institute of the Diocese of Orange. Register at the link below!
SPEAKERS
FR. JUAN NAVARRO
Fr. Juan Navarro, a renowned theologian from the Diocese of Orange, graduated from the Pontifical Bolivarian University of Medellín with a specialization in Pastoral Theology and Evangelization. He spent three years as a professor at the Major Seminary of the Vincentian Fathers and has served as a Consultant to the Office of the Bishop on Evangelization and Faith Formation, and more. He is currently the Parochial Vicar of Christ Cathedral Parish.
DAN DEMATTE
Dan DeMatte is a Catholic speaker, retreat leader, and youth minister who founded and serves as executive director of the Damascus Catholic Mission Campus, the home of Catholic Youth Summer Camp where he previously served as director of evangelization.
bishop thanh thai nguyen
Bishop Nguyen, born in Nha Trang, Vietnam in 1953, attended Catholic schools and entered St. Joseph Seminary in 1966. His studies were interrupted by the communist takeover in 1975, forcing him into hard labor. In 1979, after religious persecution, he and 26 family members escaped by boat, enduring 18 days at sea before reaching the Philippines. They moved to Beaumont, Texas in 1980. Bishop Nguyen continued his education, earning a BA from Merrimack College and graduating Cum Laude. He joined the La Salette Order, took his first vows in 1987, and was ordained in 1991. He later served in the Diocese of St. Augustine, Florida, and is now the Auxiliary Bishop of Orange, known for his love of music and tennis.
FR. VINCENT PHAM
Fr. Vincent Hung Pham is pastor of St. Bonaventure Church in Huntington Beach. He was previously the pastor at the Vietnamese Catholic Center and La Purisima Parish. As a teenager, Fr. Pham fled Vietnam in 1984 in a life and death journey across the ocean. After some time time in refugee camps, he eventually reached Santa Ana, California where he attended Santa Ana Valley High School and then St. John’s seminary college in Camarillo. He was ordained a priest for the Diocese of Orange in 1997.
SCHEDULE
8:30AM – 9:30AM | Opening Mass
Our event begins in Christ Cathedral for the celebration of Mass with Bishop Kevin Vann.
10:00AM – 10:30AM | Session 1: ENCOUNTER!
How have you met Jesus in your life? This is your opportunity to meet Jesus again and grow a deeper relationship with Him.
10:30AM – 11:30AM | Session 2: IMPACT!
Encounter Christ along with the Woman at the Well (John 4), and recognize Him as stranger, Lord, prophet, and Messiah.
11:30AM – 12:30PM | Session 3: Eucharistic Adoration & Confession
Encounter Jesus in the healing sacrament of Reconciliation and in His Eucharistic Presence.
12:30PM – 1:30PM | Lunch
A variety of Food Trucks will be available for lunch. Adoration and Confession will still be available throughout lunch.
1:30PM – 2:15PM | Session 4: TRANSFORMATION!
Be transformed by you encounter with Christ along with the Man Born Blind (John 9), and see anew through eyes of faith.
2:15PM – 3:00PM | Session 5: NEW LIFE!
Experience new life with Christ by reflecting on the Raising of Lazarus (John 9).
3:00PM – 3:45PM | Session 6: EMPOWERED FOR MISSION!
Christ sends us the Holy Spirit to empower us in sharing the Good News with others!
3:45PM – 4:15PM | SENT! Closing Send Off
Pray with us for empowerment in the Holy Spirit as we are sent off on mission to share Christ with others!
Hearts Ablaze is a FREE event hosted by the Lumen Christi Institute of the Diocese of Orange. Register at the link below!