SQPN.com's Catholic New Media Celebration

Sunday, June 22, 2008
Georgia International Convention Center
http://celebration.sqpn.com/

Come for the Eucharistic Congress...Stay for the Catholic New Media Celebration!

On June 22, 2008, the Star Quest Production Network (SQPN.com) will host the first Catholic New Media Celebration. This festive event will be held in conjunction with the Eucharistic Congress that takes place the day before in Atlanta, Georgia. Both events are free! Complete details are available at http://celebration.sqpn.com

The Catholic New Media Celebration is going to be an unprecedented event in the history of Catholic media. The CNMC is a day to Learn, Share, and Explore how New Media can help the Catholic Church in the New Evangelization.

From podcasts to video, blogs to websites, the Catholic New Media Celebration will teach you, both as a media producer as well as simply someone who enjoys Catholic New Media, how to get involved in the exciting media revolution that is opening up so many new opportunities for the Church to spread the message of Jesus, the Bread of Life.

Confirmed Guests

The following guests are confirmed as of May 15, 2008 (check http://celebration.sqpn.com/special-guests/ for the most recent list):

Podcasters

Mac and Katherine Barron - Hosts of Catholic in a Small Town
Dr. Paul Camarata - Host of the SaintCast
Chris Cash - Host of Catholic Spotlight
Lisa Hendey - Host of Catholic Moments and Catholic Blogger from CatholicMom.com
Zina Gomez-Liss - Host of Catholic City with Zina
Joshua LeBlanc - Co-host of Catholic Underground podcast
Scott Maentz - Host of Sweatcast.tv
Joe McClane - Host of The Catholic Hack
Steve Nelson - Host of On The U
Javier and Aneesa Plumey - Hosts of Hands and Feet Show
Marc Smith - Host of Catholic Vocations Podcast
David Sweeney - Co-host of Catholic Family Podcast
Kathryn Sweeney - Co-host of Catholic Family Kids Podcast
Jeff Vista - Host of Pray Station Portable
Rob and Kristen Williams - Hosts of Tupelo Catholic
Greg and Jennifer Willits - Hosts of That Catholic Show and the Rosary Army Catholic Podcast

Bloggers

Rachel Balducci - Catholic Blogger, Columnist for Diocese of Savannah Catholic newspaper
Rebecca Christian - Catholic Blogger, Catholic in Film School
Clayton Emmer - Catholic Blogger and Podcaster, Weight of Glory and RCIA Hollywood
Pat Gohn - Catholic Blogger, writer, Write In Between Blog
Jeff Miller - Catholic Blogger, The Curt Jester Blog
Heidi H. Saxton - Catholic Blogger, writer, and editor of Canticle magazine
Mark Shea - Catholic Blogger, writer, senior content editor of Catholic Exchange
Amy Welborn (tentative)* - Catholic Blogger and Author

Priests in Attendance (Either as speakers, panelists, or attendees)

Fr. Seraphim Beshoner - Host of Catholic Under the Hood
Fr. Jay Finelli - Host of iPadre
Fr. Bill Kessler - Host of Technopriest and Technochurch
Fr. Leo Patalinghug - Host Grace Before Meals
Fr. Robert Reed - Host of This is the Day
Fr. Roderick Vonhögen - Host of the Daily Breakfast and Catholic Insider

Additional Performers, Speakers, and Attendees

Popple (Dan Harms and Kyle Heimann)
Vinicius Adamo - from the Cancao Nova (New Song) website
Susan Gerdvil- CatholicsComeHome.org
Maria Johnson - Co-host of the Secrets of Harry Potter and writer of That Catholic Show
Capt. Jeff Nielsen - SQPN Store
Lino Rulli - Host of The Catholic Guy on Sirius Satellite’s Catholic Channel
Lisa Wheeler - Maximus Media

*Denotes tentatively scheduled to attend

Why Should You Attend?

The Catholic New Media Celebration is a festive, educational, and spiritual one-day event to help all Catholics live out the “great relaunching” of evangelization called for by Pope John Paul II.

In the spirit of the Holy Father’s writings regarding the New Evangelization, the CNMC is a day of sharing the latest technologies and techniques used by both religious and laypeople to creatively and effectively invite others to grow in the Catholic faith through new and modern ways, not only in parishes and dioceses, but throughout the whole world.

New media includes podcasts and online video, games and software, websites and blogs, mobile technology and all things interactive. The Catholic New Media Celebration is a gathering of today’s new media producers within the Catholic Church, as well as of those who simply enjoy and have a desire to learn more about new media content, to grow as a community in an effort to more effectively create and share powerful and unique content for the benefit of the universal Catholic Church.

It’s going to be big: it’s the biggest Catholic New Media event ever organized!
It’s a celebration: there will be a lot of fun, some exciting surprises and great performances!
It’s a reunion: meet all your friends, podcasters and fellow listeners that you’ve met online!
It’s a training seminar: we will show you how you can make your own podcast, video, or even a live internet radio and television station!
It’s Catholic: the Eucharist will be the heart of the celebration!
It’s what the Pope encourages: “The new media – telecommunications and internet in particular – are changing the very face of communication; perhaps this is a valuable opportunity to reshape it!” - Pope Benedict XVI, message for the 42nd World Communications Day

The event is FREE, easily accessible, and hotels and transportation are readily available.

Come to the Eucharistic Congress on Saturday and stay for the Catholic New Media Celebration on Sunday. It will be a weekend you will never forget!

Register Today for this Free Event!

Space is limited, so visit http://celebration.sqpn.com and register today (it’s free). And please help us spread the word about this event by telling your friends and family about it. We will keep you informed about the celebration on http://celebration.sqpn.com.

This event is endorsed by the Archdiocese of Atlanta.

Page last modified: May 19, 2008