Rise Up (conference)
Eucharistic adoration at Rise Up 2011
Rise Up is an annual conference run by Catholic Christian Outreach. It is the largest Catholic conference for youth in Canada, and drew 850 participants to the 2013 conference in Ottawa.[1]
Rise Up takes place every year from December 27 to January 1. It includes presentations, workshops, live worship, adoration, reconciliation, and a New Year's banquet and dance.[2] It is designed to deepen students' spiritual life and to motivate them to share their faith with others.[3]
Locations
Rise Up takes place in a different Canadian city each year.
| Year | City | Theme |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Vancouver, British Columbia | |
| 2001 | Ottawa, Ontario | |
| 2002 | Edmonton, Alberta | World Youth Day: A Call to Respond[4] |
| 2003 | Saskatoon, Saskatchewan | Next Generation Leaders[5] |
| 2004 | Toronto, Ontario | Apostles for the New Millennium: Igniting the JPII Generation[6] |
| 2005 | Vancouver, British Columbia | The Cry of the Gospel[7] |
| 2006 | Quebec City, Quebec | Jesus: Our Heritage and our Hope[8][9] |
| 2007 | Calgary, Alberta | Renaissance of Hope[10] |
| 2008 | Toronto, Ontario | Jesus: Yesterday, Today, and Forever (Hebrews 13:8)[11] |
| 2009 | Winnipeg, Manitoba | The Word became flesh and dwelt among us (John 1:14)[12] |
| 2010 | Montreal, Quebec | I am only a man, just like you[13] |
| 2011 | Vancouver, British Columbia | JPII: Inspired by his legacy[14] |
| 2012 | Saskatoon, Saskatchewan and Halifax, Nova Scotia | Fiat: A Yes can Change the World[2] |
| 2013 | Ottawa, Ontario | All that matters... (Phil 1:18)[15] |
| 2014 | Calgary, Alberta | Revive This Generation[16] |
| 2015 | Montreal, Quebec | Made for Greatness |
| 2016 | Vancouver, British Columbia | |
References
- ↑ Gyapong, Deborah (8 January 2014). "Nun's witness sends students scrambling to confessionals". Western Catholic Reporter. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
- 1 2 Brown, Emma (14 December 2012). "Youth ‘Rise Up’ to party in two cities". The Catholic Register. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
- ↑ Yaworski, Kiply Lukan (14 January 2013). "Young Catholics 'Rise Up' in two locations". The B.C. Catholic. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
- ↑ Girodat, Gillian (Summer 2003). "Hundreds of students respond to World Youth Day". The Grapevine (Catholic Christian Outreach). Retrieved 15 January 2016.
- ↑ Yaworski, Kiply Lukan (Spring 2004). "Rise Up 2003 captures the hearts of many students". The Grapevine (Catholic Christian Outreach).
- ↑ Hall, Michael (Spring 2005). "Agents of Change". The Grapevine (Catholic Christian Outreach).
- ↑ "Anyone want to hear George Weigel?". Letters From a Young Catholic. 23 November 2005. Retrieved 4 July 2015.
- ↑ "Rise Up in Quebec brings Hope to Canada". Catholic Christian Outreach. 10 January 2007. Retrieved 4 July 2015.
- ↑ de Souza, Raymond J. (4 January 2007). "Canada's youthful missionaries". National Post. Retrieved 4 July 2015.
- ↑ Loftson, Sara (Winter 2008). "A New Renaissance Begins". The Grapevine (Catholic Christian Outreach). Retrieved 4 July 2015.
- ↑ Loughheed, Marlena (Spring 2009). "Resolving to Witness: Rise Up 2008". The Grapevine (Catholic Christian Outreach). Retrieved 4 July 2015.
- ↑ Loughheed, Marlena (1 February 2010). "Students ‘Rise Up’ in praise and worship" (PDF). The New Wine Press (Archdiocese of Winnipeg). Retrieved 4 July 2015.
- ↑ Gyapong, Deborah (4 January 2011). "Saint Brother Andre’s words inspire Montreal youth". The B.C. Catholic. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
- ↑ Hii, Eunice (18 January 2012). "Finding fellowship at the Rise Up conference". The Catholic Register. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
- ↑ Bolzon, Julia (16 November 2013). "All that matters". Catholic Insight. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
- ↑ Krawczynski, Agnieszka (19 January 2015). "Young adults gather to 'Revive This Generation'". Retrieved 4 July 2015.
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