The Knock conference has moved out east
We have moved our annual conference from Knock to Glendalough Co. Wicklow. Come and listen to a panel of four speakers who will speak about religious vocations.
Dates: Friday 29th September to Sunday 1st October 2023
Location: Laragh, Glendalough, County Wicklow. (The venue previously used in Knock is no longer available.)
Child-minding will be offered free of charge on the Saturday on site.
Register now
€30 if you book beforehand; €40 if you register at the door.
Watch the keynote address from the Knock conference in 2022 here.
2023 schedule
Friday 29 September
19.00 Traditional Irish music & social – Brockagh Resource Centre
21.20 Gather in front of the conference centre
21.30 Candlelit Rosary Procession
Saturday 30 September
9.00 Low Mass – Brockagh Resource Centre
9.45 Breakfast (provided) – Brockagh Resource Centre
10.30 Conference begins – Brockagh Resource Centre
10.35 Fr Robert Brucciani: Opening Address
10.45 Mr John Smeaton: The Family - Bedrock of Vocations
11.40 Fr Patrick Abbet: Fostering Religious Vocations
12.30 Break for lunch (provided) - Brockagh Resource Centre
14.10 Religious Sister : The Consecrated Life
15.15 Break for tea
16.00 Mrs Aoibheann Kelly: Purpose, Progress & Perfection
16.40 Fr Patrick Kimball: Final Word
17.00 Break for supper (BYO)
19.00 Rosary – St Kevin's Church
19.30 Trivia Night – Brockagh Resource Centre
Sunday 1 October
10.00 Sung Mass – Brockagh Resource Centre OR St Saviour's Priory ruins (weather permitting)
12.00 Refreshments and Q&A with speakers – Brockagh Resource Centre