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Annual Convention

Don't miss the NASPA Convention this year!

Each year, NASPA members gather at a Shrine or Pilgrimage site location to build community and discuss the successes, challenges, and ministry of being a Shrine or Pilgrimage Apostolate!

Upcoming Conventions

Past Conventions

  • NASPA 2024 Annual Convention
    NASPA 2024 Annual Convention
    St. Augustine
    Nov 06, 2024, 3:00 PM EST – Nov 08, 2024, 1:00 PM EST
    St. Augustine, 101 San Marco Ave, St. Augustine, FL 32084, USA
    This year the convention will be at the National Shrine of Our Lady of La Leche in St. Augustine, FL
  • NASPA 2023 Annual Convention
    NASPA 2023 Annual Convention
    Basilica of Our Lady of San Juan
    Sep 19, 2023, 3:00 PM – 5:05 PM EDT
    Basilica of Our Lady of San Juan, 400 Virgen de San Juan Blvd, San Juan, TX 78589, USA
    This year the Convention will be at the Basilica of the National Shrine of Our Lady of San Juan del Valle in San Juan, Texas.
  • NASPA 2022 Annual Convention
    NASPA 2022 Annual Convention
    Washington Retreat House
    Sep 20, 2022, 7:00 PM EDT – Sep 22, 2022, 2:00 PM EDT
    Washington Retreat House, 4000 Harewood Rd NE, Washington, DC 20017, USA
    This year the Convention returns to Washington DC in person. This year's Theme is "What Shrines Do Best" Attendees must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 per the Washington Retreat House's Covid policy.
  • NASPA 2021 Annual Convention
    NASPA 2021 Annual Convention
    Virtual
    Sep 28, 2021, 12:00 PM EDT – Sep 29, 2021, 5:00 PM EDT
    Virtual
    Catholic Shrines: Centers of Eucharistic Revival September 28-29
  • MOMENTUM '21 CMN Conference
    MOMENTUM '21 CMN Conference
    Renaissance Schaumburg Convention Center
    Jul 27, 2021, 9:00 AM – 5:30 PM CDT
    Renaissance Schaumburg Convention Center, 1551 Thoreau Dr N, Schaumburg, IL 60173, USA
    Experience valuable "best practice" sessions in the morning, an inspiring luncheon with an international speaker, afternoon content strategically prepared for shrines, and shopping for your shrine in the expo hall till 8PM.
  • Ready to Welcome: Stewardship Strategies for Shrines
    Ready to Welcome: Stewardship Strategies for Shrines
    Webinar
    May 04, 2021, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM EDT
    Webinar
    Join the NASPA team for a stewardship-focused webinar on Tuesday, May 4, 2021 at 4 PM EST to for a conversation on fundraising strategies and tactics featuring Patrick Diener, CFRE, Director of Charitable Giving for the Knights of Columbus.
  • To Serve the New Evangelization: 2020 Annual NASPA Convention
    To Serve the New Evangelization: 2020 Annual NASPA Convention
    Virtual Conference
    Sep 28, 2020, 11:00 AM EDT – Sep 30, 2020, 5:00 PM EDT
    Virtual Conference
    Join other shrine members, prospective partners and directors of discipleship and evangelization from throughout the United States at our annual meeting. Online, open to all and free of charge!
  • 2019 Annual NASPA Convention
    2019 Annual NASPA Convention
    Washington, DC
    Nov 04, 2019, 12:00 PM – Nov 07, 2019, 10:00 AM
    Washington, DC
    Gather in the Nation's Capital with visits including the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, the Saint John Paul II National Shrine, a day trip to Baltimore, and other locations.
  • 2018 Annual NASPA Retreat
    2018 Annual NASPA Retreat
    Shrine of The Most Blessed Sacrament
    Nov 05, 2018, 12:00 PM – Nov 07, 2018, 1:00 AM
    Shrine of The Most Blessed Sacrament, 3222 Co Rd 548, Hanceville, AL 35077, USA
    Gather in Alabama with the NASPA members as we visit the Shrine of the Most Blessed Sacrament and EWTN!

2017 Convention

In November 2017, we gathered in Belleville, Illinois at Our Lady of the Snows Shrine. During the week, we visited the Cathedral Basilica of Saint Louis, and met with His Excellency, the Most Reverend Edward Braxton, Bishop of Belleville.

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