By infusing music with the Gospel, we can propose Christ using a language that people of the 21st century understand, especially youth. Explore how we can use music to showcase our faith, establish relationships and atmosphere, and ultimately, proclaim Christ.

Is it possible or necessary to create new liturgically sensitive Catholic music for evangelisation? Yes and yes! Explore the principles of new Catholic music that can reach a wide contemporary audience and how to use this music in liturgy and prayer.

Do we really understand the laity and their mission in the Church? Explore the identity, mission and spirituality of the laity by visiting some of the writings of the Church and discover the great responsibility and challenge the laity have in the New Evangelisation.

Cecilia Figueroa is member of the Marian Community of Reconciliation (The Fraternas). The Fraternas are lay consecrated women who have consecrated their lives to God in order to serve others in the world. Their apostolate is concentrated in four areas: evangelisation of culture, youth, the most needy and families. Cecilia is an Officer Evangeliser at the UNSW Catholic Chaplaincy.

This workshop deals with the spiritual equipment we need in order to evangelise: to proclaim the Good News. There is more to it than meets the eye!

Sr Margaret Scully is a Sister of Charity of some 58 years. In 1986 She received a miraculous physical healing before the blessed Eucharist and after 25 years of teaching moved into a fulltime ministry of healing prayer within the Catholic Charismatic Renewal.

This workshop will ask participants to consider their particular strengths and weaknesses and social concerns, in the light of real life situations, and then how to best utilise these to work for political and social change.

The Saint Thomas More Centre draws together young people in order to deepen their knowledge and strengthen the practise of their faith, and to explore political and social problems in accordance with Catholic teaching.

God is glorified when men are fully alive!” (St Ireneaus) How can we form men to realise their full potency and life so that they make a difference in the world and Church. Who will stand and be called a man of God?

In 2003 Robert co

-founded menALIVE: a national Catholic ministry to men. In this mission he has helped to present and run more than 65 events in 18 dioceses in Australia and NZ to more than 4500 men. Robert has been married for 27 years to Alicia and has 4 children (Isaac, Matthias, Chiara & Shem). He is a full time volunteer worker in the area of mission in the Catholic Church.

How can we cut through the expectations of others to be authentic women who live life with passion and dignity? Together we can explore a New Feminism that celebrates the gift of womanhood and what it means to be a Woman of Grace.

Marita Winters, Director of the National Office for Evangelisation, is passionate about encouraging women to live their faith life to the full. She holds a Grad Dip in Marriage and Family (JPII Institute). Marita is married and has one young daughter.

We are part of a Church that can sometimes be very hard to understand and we live in a world that seems to be going a bit crazy. If Christianity is all about Jesus, why do Catholics always say that church is so important, and why is the Pope suggesting that the Church might just be the answer to all the world’s problems?

Fr David Callaghan has been a member of the Missionaries of God's Love since 2000. He was ordained to the priesthood in 2008 and holds a Masters of Theological Studies. He has worked in parish and youth ministry and spent a year working in Darwin at the St Martin de Porres community; the base for the aboriginal chaplaincy conducted by the MGLs.

Your mission, should you chose to accept it... YOU have a unique purpose in life which no one else can carry out. Who are you, and what is YOUR vocation? Hear stories and advice from a panel of priests, religious, married and single people. You will have the chance to direct questions anonymously to the panel. This Gospel message will not self destruct.

The Vocation Centre is an agency of the Archdiocese of Sydney and assists young people to discern their vocation by providing spiritual direction, retreats, educational and spiritual material and other resources.  We assist parishes, schools and religious congregations to promote, support, educate and create a “culture of vocations” by providing print and multimedia resources, offering workshops and collaborating on events.  The Vocation Centre works closely with Catholic media and groups to raise public awareness of vocations.

In a society where we communicate in bite-sized pieces, how do we get young people to stay long enough to listen to the real answers found in Scripture? Explore how to help young people have a true encounter with Christ through Scripture and personal evangelisation.

Julie Rodgers is a member of the Manchester, England based Marian Community of Reconciliation (The Fraternas). The Fraternas are lay consecrated women who have consecrated their lives to God in order to serve others in the world. She recently graduated from Regis University in the United States with a BA. Science & Nursing. She has been involved in ministry with university athletes but now she helps coordinate Convivio which is a Catholic youth congress for young adults.