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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. (Maryland Suites Foyer)

Conference Kickstart: 5:30-6:30 p.m. (Maryland Suites: Baltimore-Annapolis-Frederick sections)
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., (Pisces Room)
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 Mass (optional)
(Chesapeake A)

7:00–8:30 a.m.  Breakfast
(Harborview Room)

8:00 – 4:00 p.m  Exhibitors
(Maryland Suites)

8:30–9 a.m.  Opening Prayer • Welcome from Archdiocese of Baltimore representative
(Maryland Suites: Baltimore-Annapolis-Frederick section)

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”
(Maryland Suites: Baltimore-Annapolis-Frederick sections) 

10:15–10:35 a.m.  Coffee Break Sponsored by Sisters of St. Joseph of Boston • Exhibitors
(Maryland Suites Foyer)

10:35–11:15 a.m.  Facilitated Table Discussion
(Maryland Suites)

11:15–Noon   CWR Business
(Maryland Suites)

Noon–1:15 p.m.  Lunch • Exhibitors
(Harborview Room)

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 (Maryland Suites)
  • Mission Advancement as an Act of Justice (Pratt/Calvert)

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

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

  • Documenting Operating Procedures (Maryland Suites)
  • Communicating Financial Need with Clarity, Confidence, and Dignity (CANCELLED)
  • Why Notable Catholic Sisters Need Wikipedia Pages and How to Get Them (Pratt/Calvert)

5:00–8:00 p.m.  Optional Evening Out sponsored by the Felician Sisters of North America: “The Great Harbor Hunt” (Maryland Suites).  Light snacks and refreshments provided post “hunt” in the Maryland Suites Foyer. 

Thursday, October 15

7:00 a.m.  Mass (optional)
(Chesapeake A)

7:00–8:30 a.m.  Breakfast
(Harborview Room)

8:00 – 4:00 p.m  Exhibitors
(Maryland Suites)

8:30–8:50 a.m. Opening Prayer • Announcements
(Maryland Suites)

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
(Maryland Suites)

10:20–10:40 a.m.  Coffee Break Sponsored by School Sisters of Notre Dame • Exhibitors
(Maryland Suites Foyer)

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 (Maryland Suites)
  • Permission to Simplify: Mission Advancement Myths & What Actually Works (Camden/Lombard)
  • Stronger Together: Cross-Congregation Justice & Communications Projects (Pratt/Calvert)

11:40 a.m.–12:55 p.m.  Lunch • Exhibitors
(Harborview Room)

12:55 a.m.–1:10 p.m.  CWR Business • Awards
(Maryland Suites)

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

2:25–2:45 p.m.  Coffee Break Sponsored by Religion Communicators Council • Exhibitors
(Maryland Suites Foyer)

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

  • Digital Asset Management (Pratt/Calvert)
  • Ministry of the Arts Case Study (Camden/Lombard)
  • Charism in Motion: Translating Founding Vision into Contemporary Storytelling (Maryland Suites)

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

Friday, October 16

7:00–8:30 a.m.  Breakfast 
(Harborview Room)

8:00–11:00 a.m.  Exhibitors
(Maryland Suites)

8:30–8:50 a.m.  Opening Prayer • Announcements
(Maryland Suites)

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

9:40–10:00 a.m. Coffee Break sponsored by Holy Union Sisters
(Maryland Suites Foyer)

10:00–10:45 a.m.  Closing Plenary: Sr. Marcia Hall, Superior General, Oblate Sisters of Providence:  “Leaving the Harbor and Carrying the Story Forward with Courage”
(Maryland Suites)

10:40–10:50 p.m. Closing Announcements
(Maryland Suites)