Halle, Halle, Halle

It was with both sadness and joy that we closed our NACC 2012 National Conference in Milwaukee.  Each day, our attendees rejoiced with Halle, Halle, Halle by John Bell.  Here in this video are some final moments with this glorious sound of rejoicing!

Archbishop Paul Coakley, STL, DD at Closing Eucharist

Tuesday, May 22, 2012 Closing Celebration of the Eucharist

On Tuesday, May 22, 2012 the NACC National Conference closed with our final Celebration of the Eucharist.  Our celebrant was NACC Board Member and Episcopal Liaison Archbishop Paul Coakley, STL, DD, Archbishop of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.  At this Liturgy, we moved quite literally from a time of mourning to a time of dancing.  After Archbishop Coakley's homily, the names of the members of the NACC who had passed away in the last year and were honored with a candle and flower.  It was very moving for our attendees and symbolized how fragile our lives are.  We concluded our celebration with the song "I Danced in the Morning" by Sydney Carter and said goodbye to our friends and colleagues.  Deacon Thomas Berna, BCC is pictured with Archbishop Coakley.  The candles and flowers honoring our deceased friends are also pictured in this photo.

Plenary Speakers Share A Moment Together

Speakers John Dear, SJ and C. Vanessa White, D.Min. at the Tuesday morning Plenary session at the NACC 2012 Conference

NACC Conference Charity

Our NACC Conference Charity this year was the Dominican Center for Women Inc.   Located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the Dominican Center for Women partners with the community to maintain and enhance a beautiful, stable, healthy and safe neighborhood consisting of residents who are community-minded and are striving to be meaningfully educated and employed. At our Sunday evening banquet, co-founder Sr. Ann Halloran, OP (pictured) and Kathleen Callan Brady, Director of Development, joined us for dinner and a short presentation.  The Center's website is http://www.dominican-center.com. We are happy to report we collected $3183.75 at the banquet as a donation for the Dominican Center for Women, Inc. Thank you to all of our generous conference attendees!

Fr. Cyprian and NACC member Jane Smith

NACC member Jane Smith speaking with Fr. Cyprian

Welcome message from David Lichter