2024 National Assembly

About

This year’s theme focuses on the significant changes that are affecting religious life and draws on the long-standing practice of religious to rely on the Holy Spirit to navigate through changes.

Although it is widely recognized that male religious are living and ministering in a much-altered context from even 20 years ago, the pace and amount of these changes can seem overwhelming, as can what to do about them. This year’s Assembly is designed to prompt discussions around a series of key topics affecting the life and ministry of male religious, including mutual relations, safeguarding, and larger social and cultural shifts.

In addition to these conversations, Praesidium will present their revised Standards for an endorsement vote by CMSM members.

Join us in Atlanta, GA, to engage with these topics, converse with fellow leaders, and reflect on the changes impacting male religious life!

Monday, July 29: Pre-Assembly "The Role of Leadership in Vocation Ministry"
Tuesday, July 30 - Thursday, August 1: National Assembly
Thursday, August 1 (afternoon): Post-Assembly "Communal and Ministerial Planning"

Details

Registration:

Assembly Registration closes on Monday, July 1, 2024, at 5:00 pm ET.
Once you have registered for the Assembly, make sure to book your hotel room(s) at the Atlanta Airport Marriott Gateway.
Early Bird pricing closed on Friday, May 3, 2024. Standard pricing takes effect on Saturday, May 4, 2024.

Are you having additional members of your council join you at the National Assembly? If so, their registration is discounted by $100.

Exhibitors: Do not register here, please contact Chris Pierno for your registration details.

Lodging:

Lodging has been arranged at the Atlanta Airport Marriott Gateway (2020 Convention Center Concourse, Atlanta, Georgia 30337). Click here for the CMSM booking link.

Hotel check-in: 3:00 pm ET
Hotel check-out: 11:00 am ET

Arrival/Departure:

Arrival: If you are not attending the Pre-Assembly on Monday, July 29, we recommend arriving anytime after 4:00 pm ET on Monday. There is a Welcome Reception at 5:30 pm on Monday, July 29. The Assembly programming will begin at 8:00 am ET on Tuesday, July 30.
Departure: Assembly programming will conclude after lunch (at 1:00 pm ET) on Thursday, August 1. The Post-Assembly will take place directly after lunch on Thursday, August 1 and conclude at 5:00 pm ET.

Airport: Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL)

ATL Skytrain:

The ATL Skytrain will take you directly from the airport terminal to the Atlanta Airport Marriott Gateway.
- From the domestic baggage claim area of Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, at any time of the day or night, you can hop on a train to Gateway Center—absolutely free of charge, no ticket or pass required. The ATL SkyTrain arrives every two minutes and takes passengers on a swift five-minute loop.
- Once you’ve collected your baggage, the SkyTrain building is just outside the glass double-doors. Look for the overhead signs directing you there.
  - If you’re coming from the South terminal baggage claim, exit through the doors marked W2. Follow the crosswalk to the SkyTrain building.
  - If you’re coming from the North terminal baggage claim, exit through the doors marked W1. Follow the crosswalk to the SkyTrain building
More details are available on the ATL Skytrain website.

Ground Transportation:

Please read the information about the ATL Skytrain above. Unless you need to rent a car, you can get to the hotel straight from the airport via the Skytrain.
Information about rental cars and rideshare can be accessed on the ATL Ground Transportation website.

Parking at the Hotel: At the Marriott, self-parking is available for a daily rate of $32.

We look forward to seeing you in Atlanta, GA! If you have any logistical questions about the Assembly, please contact Greta David, Director of Communications, at [email protected] or (240) 394-1851.

Recording

The CMSM National Assembly may be recorded, and/or photos of the event may be taken for use by CMSM. By attending, you consent to be recorded, for that recording to be shared with others in religious leadership for their training, and for CMSM to use photos from the event on its website or other promotional channels.

Registration

National Assembly Registration

Add-Ons (choose one, all, or none):

Pre-Assembly (The Role of Leadership in Vocation Ministry) ($115.00)
This is a full-day program, taking place on Monday, July 29.

Vocations was named by CMSM members as a key concern in last year’s member survey. While seeking and nurturing new vocations continues to be an important focus for religious communities, there are larger issues which also are essential to discuss, such as the changing nature of who is joining communities, the readiness of communities for candidates, and the role of leadership in vocations ministry. This pre-assembly, in partnership with the National Religious Vocation Conference, will help leaders and those in vocations ministry reflect on these issues.

Join us for presentations by Fr. Tom Gaunt, SJ on who is joining religious life, examining key statistics that impact vocations; best practices on vocational accompaniment, discernment, screening, and admissions with the National Religious Vocation Conference’s Sr. Deborah Borneman, SSCM; and a panel of current CMSM members discussing key aspects of the role leaders play in vocations ministry.
Post-Assembly (Communal and Ministerial Planning) ($85.00)
This is a half-day program, taking place during the afternoon on Thursday, August 1.

As communities face fewer members in their communities, significant and careful planning efforts are needed to ensure the viability of ministries and personnel assignments. Matthew Manion, of Villanova’s Center for Church Management, will lead this Post-Assembly session, designed to help attendees learn best practices as well as red flags in their communal and ministerial planning, and give them an opportunity to discuss with others in leadership how to best enact plans in areas they have control over (such as personnel assignments) and respond to situations they don’t have control over (such as the sudden closure of a long-standing ministry by a diocese).

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