Conference Schedule
Please Note: This schedule is Preliminary and Subject to Change
Thursday, September 17, 2026
7:00 pm – 9:00 pm Check-in & Registration, Mixer
Friday, September 18, 2026
7:00 am – 8:30 am Check-in, Continental Breakfast
8:30 am – 8:45 am Opening remarks, Agenda, Expectations – Melissa Ochoa, Conference Chair
8:45 am – 8:50 am Opening Prayer, Gospel Luke 8:4-15
8:50 am – 9:10 am Speaker Founder of ACTS
9:10 am – 9:40 am Speaker & Discussion (Adoration)
10:00 am – 10:15 am Break, vendor tables open
10:15 am – 10:55 am Workshop 1 Session 1:
- English
- Spanish
- YA & Teens
10:55 am – 11:05 am Transition/Break
11:05 am – 11:45 am Workshop 1 Session 2,
- English
- Spanish
- YA & Teens
11:45 am – 11:55 am Transition/Break
11:55 am – 12:35 pm Workshop 1 Session 3:
- English
- Spanish
- YA & Teens
12:35 pm – 1:00 pm Lunch, vendor tables open
1:00 pm – 2:00 pm Speaker & Discussion (Community)
2:15 pm – 3:55 pm Workshop 2 Session 1:
- English
- Spanish
- YA & Teens
3:55 pm – 4:05 pm Transition/Break
4:05 pm – 4:55 pm Workshop 2 Session 2:
- English
- Spanish
- YA & Teens
4:55 pm – 5:05 pm Transition/Break
5:05 pm – 5:45 pm Workshop 2 Session 3:
- English
- Spanish
- YA & Teens
5:45 pm – 6:00 pm Closing remarks, Roland Garcia, Board President
6:00 pm – 9:00 pm Concert with David Kauffman
Saturday, September 19, 2026
7:00 am – 8:30 am Continental Breakfast
8:30 am – 8:45 am Opening remarks – Melissa Ochoa, Conference Chair
8:45 am – 8:50 am Opening Prayer
8:50 am – 9:20 am Speaker & Discussion (Theology)
9:30 am – 10:10 am Workshop 3 Session 1:
- English
- Spanish
- YA & Teens
10:10 am – 10:20 Transition/Break
10:20 am – 11:00 am Workshop 3 Session 2:
- English
- Spanish
- YA & Teens
11:00 am – 11:10 am Transition/Break
11:10 am – 11:50 am Workshop 3 Session 3:
- English
- Spanish
- YA & Teens
11:50 am – 1:00 pm Lunch, Vendor tables open
1:00 pm – 1:30 pm Speaker & Discussion (Service)
1:30 pm – 2:00 pm Workshop 4, Session 1:
- English
- Spanish
- YA & Teens
2:00 pm – 2:10 pm Transition/Break
2:10 pm – 2:40 pm Workshop 4 Session 2:
- English
- Spanish
- YA & Teens
2:40 pm – 3:00 pm Closing Remarks, Deborah Alaniz, ACTS Missions Executive Director
3:00 pm – 4:00 pm Prepare for Vigil Mass
4:00 pm – 5:00 pm Vigil Mass, Celebrant: Bishop Gary Janak, Archdiocese of San Antonio, con-celebrant: Rev. Victor Valdez, Pastor, St. Rose of Lima