NASPA 2026 Convention
We invite you to join us for our Annual Convention being held this year at the Mother Cabrini Shrine in Golden, CO, September 13 - 16.
Under the theme Sacred Heights: Renewed in Spirit and United
in Mission, this year’s gathering invites participants to step away, reconnect and be renewed. Through prayer, fellowship and shared learning, we will strengthen one another in our vocation as stewards of sacred places and as missionary disciples serving our Lord Jesus Christ.
Schedule
NASPA Annual Convention 2026 “Sacred Heights: Renewed in Spirit and United in Mission"
Tentative Schedule
Day 1 Sunday, September 13 ​​​​
4:00 p.m. Convention Check-In
5:00 p.m. Evening Prayer or Vespers
5:30 p.m. Welcome - Keynote: Welcoming All Cultures: Cultural Competency, Hospitality, and Belonging with Bishop Jorge Rodriquez , PH. D. - Auxiliary Bishop to the Archdiocese of Denver
6:30 p.m. Reception - heavy hors d'oeuvres
Day 2 Monday, September 14
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8:00 a.m. - 8:45 a.m. - Breakfast & Vendor Showcase in Shrine Cafeteria
9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. - Shrine Tour
10:00 a.m. - BREAK
10:15 a.m. - 11:15 a.m. - Session 1: Encountering God in Nature with Bo Brustkern - Creatio organization - Executive Director
11:30 a.m. - MASS
12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. - Lunch & Vendor Showcase in Shrine Cafeteria
1:45 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. - Session 2: Finding the Seekers with Curtis Martin Founder of FOCUS
2:45 p.m. - BREAK
3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. - Session 3: Continuing the Pilgrimage - From Visitor to Pilgrim: Designing a Transformative Shrine Experience with Br. Robert Chiulli - Prior Provincial, North American Province of St. Elias
5:30 p.m. - Dinner departure
6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. - Dinner at The Buffalo Rose
Day 3 Tuesday, September 15​
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8:00 a.m. - 8:45 a.m. - Breakfast & Vendor Showcase in the Shrine Cafeteria
9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. - Session 4 - Mission-Driven Shrines: Evangelization, Partnership, and the Wider Church with Rebecca Simmons - Executive Director of El Camino de San Antonio Missions
10:00 a.m. - BREAK
10:15 a.m. - 11:15 a.m. - Session 5
11:30 a.m. - MASS
12:30p.m - 1:30 p.m. - Lunch & Vendor Showcase in Shrine Cafeteria
1:45 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. - Session 6: Marketing, Money, and Visibility: Sustainable Growth for Shrines with Miguel Mireles, JoAnn Seaman, and Julia Attaway
2:45 p.m. Break
3:00 p.m. - Depart for Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception tour: Sacred Spaces & Design with Adam Hermanson -Integration Design Group
5:00 p.m. - Return to Origin Hotel & Shrine
6:00 p.m. - Dinner On Own
Day 4 Wednesday September 16
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8:00 a.m. - 8:45 a.m. Breakfast & Vendor Showcase in Shrine Cafeteria
9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. Mass
10:00 a.m. - Guest check-out at the Shrine
10:30 a.m. - NASPA Business Meeting
12:00 p.m. - Lunch/Departures Lunch or Box Lunch
