You won't want to miss this event!

This is a must for anyone involved in or just interested in learning about Catholic New Media. SQPN is hosting the Third Annual Catholic New Media Conference in Boston this year and if you live in this area (or even if you don't), BE SURE and attend. This is part of the new evangelization that Pope John Paul II spoke about. The internet is such a powerful tool for spreading the Gospel through podcasts, blogs, videos and music. Here is more information:

SQPN ANNOUNCES 3RD CATHOLIC NEW MEDIA CELEBRATION
Registration Opens, as Keynote Speakers and Program are
Unveiled for Annual Conference

Roswell, GA, April 29, 2010: The Star Quest Production Network (SQPN) announces the
third annual Catholic New Media Celebration, to be held in Boston, Massachusetts on
August 7, 2010, answering the Catholic Church’s call for a new evangelization and
Benedict XVI’s recent message that God’s Love “must be expressed in the digital world… as
something concrete, present and engaging.”

The Catholic New Media Celebration (CNMC) is a festive, educational, and international
conference focused on evangelization and building community through new media. This
event is designed to inform and inspire how interactive new media platforms, such as
blogging, podcasting, and social media are created, shared, and implemented. Within
an atmosphere of Christian community, attendees will learn how to effectively create and
share powerful, unique content for the benefit of the universal Catholic Church.

"This year's CNMC will focus particularly on three things," says Fr. Roderick Vonhögen,
CEO of SQPN. "We will be exploring the best practices for creating quality content; how
authentic catechesis and spirituality are incorporated; and, how a true sense of mission is
instilled in those who consume this media and become a part of our online communities," he
says.

Registration is now open at http://celebration.sqpn.com. All interested in New Media are
invited, including young adults (18+), ministry leaders, and priests and religious, to whom
Pope Benedict appealed in his 2010 World Communications Day message, to “become an
ever more pastoral presence on the web.”

SQPN gratefully acknowledges the Archdiocese of Boston for hosting the CNMC on August
7th at the Pastoral Center in Braintree, MA. A pre-event reception will take place on August
6th at the Omni Parker House Hotel in Boston.

SPECIAL GUESTS
Keynote speakers for the Catholic New Media Celebration are Fr. Robert Reed and Mr.
Lino Rulli.

FATHER ROBERT REED, Director of the ever-growing CatholicTV® Network, promotes the
dynamic use of television and new media for effective and entertaining Catholic
programming. A priest of the Archdiocese of Boston, Father Reed prepared for the
priesthood at the Pontifical North American College in Rome, and studied Broadcast
Administration at Boston University's School of Communication.

LINO RULLI currently produces Lino at Large, a radio program/podcast sponsored by the
United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, syndicated on college radio stations, and
affiliated with SQPN. He is host of The Catholic Guy radio show airing on The Catholic
Channel of Sirius/XM Satellite Radio. Lino Rulli has a Bachelor of Arts Degree in
Communications and a Master's Degree in Theology.

PROGRAM
In addition to the keynote presentations by Fr. Reed and Mr. Rulli, the CNMC program will
include three breakout tracks.

Podcasting Track - The Podcasting Track, hosted by Fr. Roderick Vonhögen leading a
team of SQPN podcasters, will focus on the necessary elements for creating a high quality
and authentically Catholic show. Both instructional and inspirational, this track will conclude
with a live recording of SQPN's flagship program, "The Break with Fr. Roderick."

Blogging Track - New this year, the Blogging Track presents Thomas Peters (American
Papist at CatholicVoteAction.org) and Sarah Reinhard (Just Another Day of Catholic
Pondering at SnoringScholar.com) sharing their varied expertise and insights about Catholic
blogging. Also, blogger and author Rachel Balducci (Testosterhome,
FaithAndFamilyLive.com, How Do You Tuck In a Superhero?) will lead a panel discussion
with guest bloggers.

Children's Track – This new family-friendly track led by Allyson Sweeney from SQPN's
Catholic Family show will introduce youngsters to the fun of creating their own
podcasts. Lisa Mladinich of AmazingCatechists.com will demonstrate children’s catechesis
with Bible-based puppet shows and more. (Space and age limitations apply, see registration
details.)

NEW MEDIA GALLERY
The New Media Gallery is an opportunity for bloggers, podcasters, and other producers of
new media to exhibit their expertise. Gallery contributors may display their best practices,
innovations, and creative endeavors in an exhibit area, plus interact with conference
attendees at designated times. For details, see the Call for Presentations at
http://celebration.sqpn.com.

TIME & LOCATIONS
The Archdiocese of Boston is host to the CNMC on Saturday, August 7, 2010 at the Pastoral
Center of the Archdiocese, 66 Brooks Drive, Braintree, MA 02184. The CNMC begins at 9:00
am and ends at 5:00 pm.

A pre-event Meet-and-Greet reception, sponsored by the Catholic Company, will be held
Friday, August 6th, from 6:00-8:00 pm, at the Omni Parker House Hotel, the official hotel of
the CNMC, located at 60 School Street, Boston, MA 02108.

ABOUT SQPN
SQPN, the Star Quest Production Network, is a non-profit Catholic apostolate dedicated to
evangelization and formation through new media. SQPN creates engaging multi-media,
specializing in audio and video productions (known as podcasts) faithful to the teachings of
the Roman Catholic Church. Its mission responds to the Church’s call to use the media for
religious information, evangelization and catechesis, and formation and education.
SQPN.com is a portal for a select number of affiliated Catholic podcasters that share the
vision and media strategy of SQPN.

“Star Quest” refers to the star of Bethlehem that emerged and caught the attention of three
Magi from foreign cultures. The Magi’s quest led to the discovery of the newborn Savior.
The programs of SQPN tap into popular culture inviting people to journey together and
discover their own encounter with Christ.



Go to www.sqpn.com for more information.

Join our prayer community on Facebook

I've just set up a new page on Facebook called the Sung Rosary/Marian Cenacle Rosary Podcast page. Here you can listen to sample podcasts where I lead the rosary in song and recitation, modeled after the cenacle of the Marian Movement of Priests, founded by Fr. Stefano Gobbi. In this cenacle format, we pray the rosary, offer prayers for the Pope, listen to a reading from Fr. Gobbi's book, and consecrate ourselves to the Blessed Mother who exists only to lead us all to Jesus, her Son.

I have created this page as an extension of my http://www.sungrosary.com/ website. Here on this page we can share prayer requests and pray for each other. We can also share stories of blessings received from answered prayers. We can create a prayerful community on Facebook!

You can set up a badge like this one to invite others to join us:

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I look forward to seeing you there!

Article about my husband's ordination to the Diaconate

The official magazine for the Melkite Church (Eastern Catholic), Sophia, ran this article about my husband Rich and his faith journey. Thought you'd like to see it.

A Journey of Faith
Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church – Worcester, MA

On September 27th, 2009 Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church
in Worcester, MA celebrated the ordination of Richard Bailey as
Deacon Elias at the hands of His Grace Archbishop Cyril. His ordination was witnessed by the parishioners, gathered family members and friends, aswell as fellow candidates from the St
Gregory’s Deacon Training Program.

Deacon Elias has had an interesting faith journey leading to this moment. He recalls the first time he came to Our Lady of Perpetual Help as part of a field trip with Confirmation candidates from his former Roman Catholic parish of St Luke the Evangelist in Westborough, MA. Pastor Father Paul G. Frechette had given the group a brief description of the church itself as well as the Melkite church in general. This visit left a lasting impression on him, culminating in a year or so of discernment about joining the parish, which involved much prayer and research.

After joining the parish, Deacon Elias made the commitment to immerse himself in these ways that were totally new to him. He is thankful to all of the parishioners who helped him along in his journey.

Even before joining Our Lady of Perpetual Help, he had considered the idea of becoming a deacon and had been encouraged to do so by many of his friends in the clergy over the years. He had been active in liturgical activities since he was a teenager as a lector and musician as well as being involved in youth and adult ministry. He felt the calling again in this new parish but decided to spend a year or so praying over the idea and seeking the counsel of Fr. Paul, Deacon Dennis McCarthy, and of course his wife Susan.

He recalls the 4 years in the Deacon Training Program as a very rewarding and intense learning and spiritual experience. He found the other deacon candidates to be of great help and support. This time together was the beginning of lifelong friendships for them all.

He is often asked about the why he chose Elias as his deacon name. He initially wasn’t interested in taking a deacon name, as some candidates do. He gives two reasons for the name. It was half way through the program when he served at the funeral of Elias Tembenis, who had died at the age of 7 due to a seizure associated with his autism, which had a profound effect on him. Even though Deacon Elias didn’t know the boy personally, he always says that he learned more about being a deacon from this than from anything else and has taken his name in memory of him.

His commitment to supporting St Elias’ church in Woonsocket, RI with Fr. Paul over the years has also inspired him. He is very inspired by this small parish and wants to continueto support them as they do to him.

Members from St Elias’ parish as well as Elias Tembenis’ family were also in attendance at the ordination. God Grant Deacon Elias many years! †

A CD worth waiting for and worth buying

I was really excited to hear that Michael Howard was putting together a new CD to support a foundation called Footprints in Faith. Among the many albums I reviewed for GrapeVine, his debut CD, "Build the House" was one of my all time favorites. I am eagerly looking forward to his new one.

Here's a video Michael put together about Footprints in Faith and his new CD project. You can can find out more at www.michaelhowardmusic.com.


Michael Howard - The Footprints of Faith Foundation from Michael Howard Music on Vimeo.

Oops!

It came to my attention that the most recent podcast I posted with the Sorrowful Mysteries was missing the opening prayers! Mea culpa. I have reloaded the podcast, corrected, and if you subscribe via iTunes, you can download it again. You can listen to the podcast here.

Special devotions for Holy Week

I've just posted the Sorrowful Mysteries of the Rosary with the Marian Cenacle Rosary Podcast. There are 2 readings from Fr. Gobbi's book to meditate on (one in the form of a song called "Mother of Sorrows." Visit the Marian Cenacle Rosary Podcast page to listen to the podcast on the player, and pray the special consecration to Mary.

Pray the Sorrowful Mysteries through song and video - one video for each mystery, each video lasting around 5 minutes. A quick and easy way to walk through Holy Week with our Lord. You can find the videos here.

Here's a sample video:


There are 2 Stations of the Cross videos available on my website as well, meditating on the stations. These are also geared for busy people on the go.

Here's one of them:


May you have a blessed Holy Week.

Listen to a portion of my concert in DE

Remember that interview with Deacon Dave McDowell that I posted last week about an upcoming concert featuring myself and Sharmane at Mary, Mother of Peace Church in Millsboro, DE? Well, now you can listen to the entire live concert that I gave and see a video of the first song. Just click on the player on "Advent Concert" to listen. You'll hear some new songs that I've recorded.



And here's the video of the first song from that concert, "Lord, Send Out Your Spirit":