44th Annual Chesterton Conference - Sponsorship - Society of Gilbert Keith Chesterton
The Society of G.K. Chesterton

– JOIN US FOR THE 44TH ANNUAL CHESTERTON CONFERENCE –

GKC Comes to the Big EASY!

The Saints Go Marching In

July 24-26, 2025 | New Orleans, LA

The InterContinental New Orleans

Sponsorship Options

Thank you for your interest in sponsoring the 44th Annual Chesterton Conference!

Below you will find a list of all sponsorship options with links to pay online. If you prefer to pay by check, please make check payable to Society of Gilbert Keith Chesterton and mail to the following address:

The Society of Gilbert Keith Chesterton
1320 Mainstreet
Hopkins, MN 55343

Questions? Please contact [email protected] or call 612-504-0637.

SCHEDULE OVERVIEW:

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Thursday, July 24

2:00 PM – Registration opens

4:30 PM – Rosary †

5:00 PM – Opening Mass †

6:30 PM – Dinner

7:30 PM – Opening Plenary Sessions
   – Dale Ahlquist
   – David Deavel

9:30 PM – Night Prayer

9:45 PM – Afterglow

FRIDAY, JULY 25

7:15 AM – Daily Mass (Extraordinary Form) †

8:00 AM – Daily Mass (Ordinary Form) †

7:30 – 9:00 AM – Breakfast

9:30 AM – Morning Sessions
   – Nikola Bolsec
   – Dr. Amy Fahey

11:45 AM – 2:45 PM – Afternoon Break:
   – Lunch buffet at hotel
   – Lunch “on your own” for “explorers”
   – Time to visit city, vendors
   – Optional afternoon workshop
   – Optional Rosary

3:00 PM – Afternoon Sessions
   – David Fagerberg
   – Marc Barnes

5:30 PM – Dinner

7:00 PM – Evening Sessions
   – Cy Kellett
   – The Troubadours

9:30 PM – Night Prayer

9:45 PM – Afterglow

SATURDAY, JULY 26

7:15 AM – Daily Mass (Extraordinary Form) †

7:30 – 9:00 AM – Breakfast

9:00 AM – Morning Sessions
   – Theresa Martin
   – Christopher Check
   – Joseph Pearce

12:00 PM – Lunch

1:00 PM – Parallel Sessions #1
   – (A) Ted Janiszewski
   – (B) Robert Moore-Jumonville
   – (C) Robert Gil

2:00 PM – Parallel Sessions #2
   – (A) Julian Ahlquist
   – (B) Don Flanagan
   – (C) Emily de Rotstein

3:00 PM – Confessions available

5:00 PM – Rosary †

5:30 PM – Closing Mass (Anticipatory Mass for Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time) †

7:00 PM – Closing Banquet

 9:30 PM – Afterglow

† Events off-site at nearby Saint Patrick Church.

Hotel Venue

This year’s conference will take place at the beautiful Intercontinental New Orleans. Book online or call the hotel at +1 888-424-6835. Mention the Chesterton Society for discounted rates for conference attendees – just $129/night!

InterContinental New Orleans | 444 St Charles Ave, New Orleans, LA 70130

The saints, the most exalted of human figures, were also the most local.

- G.K. Chesterton

Questions?

For more information or assistance, contact the Society of Gilbert Keith Chesterton toll free at 1-800-343-2425. See you at the conference!