Schedule 2026
Thursday, October 29, 2026
| 11:30 am – 12:45 pm | Registration |
| 1:00 pm | Opening Gathering |
| 1:30 pm | Archbishop Susai Jesu, O.M.I. Living the Ministry of Wholeness: From Cross-Cultural Roots to Committed Action |
| 2:45 pm | Break |
| 3:00 pm | Dr. James MacMillan Living Well and Dying Well – Palliative Care Stories and Opportunities |
| 4:15 pm | Transition to Chapel |
| 4:30 pm | Eucharist Presiding: Bishop Ken Thorson O.M.I. and Preaching: Archbishop Susai Jesu O.M.I. |
| 5:15 pm | Transition to Banquet |
| 5:30 pm | Banquet and Awards and Honorary Membership |
| 6:40 pm | Transition to Chapel for evening presentation |
| 7:00 pm | Ryan Straschnitzki Mindset: What Resilience Actually Takes |
| 8:30 pm | Social |
Friday, October 30, 2026
| 8:00 am | Breakfast Provided by the Knights of Columbus |
| 8:45 am | Carrie Dornstauder, RN and Lecina Hicke, BA, CFRE Called to See and Respond: Social Medicine – a current approach to the Healing Ministry |
| 10:00 am | Health Break |
| 10:15 am (90 mins) | Breakout Sessions Tour of Mont St. Joseph Care Home (full 90 minutes) Dr. Mary Heilman Constructing Human-Centred Health Care in the Age of Artificial Intelligence Michael MacFadden, MN-NP(PHC), CHPCN(C), CHE What Makes a Good Last Chapter? |
| 11:45 am | Lunch |
| 12:30 pm | Dr. Brian Chartier Pathways to Presence: Supporting Those Who Grieve |
| 1:45 pm | Health Break |
| 2:00 pm | Dr. Christine Taylor Moved with Compassion: Taking the Convention Home |
| 2:45 pm | Blessing of the CHAS Board Thanks and Farewell. See you next year! |
