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CWR CONFERENCE 2026

SCHEDULE

NOTE: Schedule subject to change as additional details are finalized

Tuesday, October 13

Registration: 4-6 p.m.

Conference Kickstart: 5:30-6:30 p.m.
A structured networking event to help you kickstart your conference with information and new relationships.

Welcome Reception Presented by Congregation of St. Joseph: 7-9 p.m.
Meet friends old and new and celebrate the start of our conference in style as we learn what is fun and unique about our host city. In addition, CWR members celebrating membership milestones will be recognized during the reception.

Photo: CWR

Wednesday, October 14

7:00–7:30 a.m.  Mass

7:15–8:15 a.m.  Breakfast • Exhibitors

8:30–9 a.m.  Opening Prayer • Welcome from Archdiocese of Baltimore representative

9–10:15 a.m.  Keynote sponsored by Sisters of St. Joseph of Peace: Kimberly Mazyck “Harboring Hope: Journeying Together with Synodality, Solidarity, and Subsidiarity” 

10:15–10:35 a.m.  Coffee Break Sponsored by Sisters of St. Joseph of Boston • Exhibitors

10:35–11:15 a.m.  Facilitated Table Discussion

11:15–Noon   CWR Business

Noon–1:15 p.m.  Lunch • Exhibitors

1:15–2:15 p.m. Workshop Sessions 1: Framing the Big Picture for the Journey

  • Guarding the Flame: Preserving the Legacy of Women Religious for the Future
  • Mission Advancement as an Act of Justice

2:15–2:35 p.m.  Coffee Break Sponsored by the Poor Handmaids of Jesus Christ • Exhibitors

2:35–3:35 p.m. Workshop Sessions 2: Practical Tools for the Journey

  • Documenting Operating Procedures
  • Communicating Financial Need with Clarity, Confidence, and Dignity
  • Why Notable Catholic Sisters Need Wikipedia Pages and How to Get Them

5:00–8:00 p.m.  Optional Evening Out sponsored by the Felician Sisters of North America: “The Great Harbor Hunt”

Thursday, October 15

7:00–7:30 a.m.  Mass

7:15–8:15 a.m.  Breakfast • Exhibitors

8:30–8:50 a.m. Opening Prayer • Announcements

8:50–10:05 a.m.  Plenary Session: Plenary: Dan & Krista Stockman “Safe Harbor in a Crisis”

10:05–10:20 a.m. CWR Business • Awards

10:10–10:30 a.m.  Coffee Break Sponsored by School Sisters of Notre Dame • Exhibitors

10:40–11:40 a.m. Workshop Sessions 3: Collaboration as a Super Tool

  • So the Stories May be Told: Collaboration between Archivists & Communicators in the Completion Era
  • Permission to Simplify: Mission Advancement Myths & What Actually Works
  • Stronger Together: Cross-Congregation Justice & Communications Projects

11:40 a.m.–12:55 p.m.  Lunch • Exhibitors

12:55 a.m.–1:10 p.m.  CWR Business • Awards

1:10–2:25 p.m.  Plenary Session: Team Presentation “Building an AI Policy: Considerations & Frameworks”

2:25–2:45 p.m.  Coffee Break Sponsored by Religious Communicators Council • Exhibitors

2:45–3:45 p.m. Workshop Sessions 4: Innovations to Move Us Forward

  • Digital Asset Management
  • Ministry of the Arts Case Study
  • Charism in Motion: Translating Founding Vision into Contemporary Storytelling

3:45–5:00 p.m. Open Space Tables for Innovators and Collaborators

Friday, October 16

7:15–8:15 a.m.  Breakfast • Exhibitors

8:30–8:50 a.m.  Opening Prayer • Announcements

8:50–9:40 a.m. Bringing the Open Space Table Discussion back to the Whole

9:40–10:00 a.m. Coffee Break sponsored by Holy Union Sisters

10:00–10:45 a.m.  Closing Plenary: Speaker TBD:  “Leaving the Harbor and Carrying the Story Forward with Courage”

10:40–10:50 p.m. Closing Announcements