Ignite Catholic Men's Conference
Saturday, March 20, 2021
All men are invited to the 13th Annual IGNITE Catholic Men’s Conference on Saturday, March 20, 2021. As usual there are 3 tremendous speakers that will challenge all who attend. The conference will be hybrid this year. You may either attend in person with other men at our satellite location (Holy Cross) or from home via live-stream link. Check out the schedule below. You can register for the IGNITE 2021 Catholic Men's Conference here or contact our parish captain Anthony Grasso at anthonyjgrasso@yahoo.com if you have any questions.
COST
Registration is only $10 per person and includes light breakfast and refreshments (if attending at Holy Cross).
Register here – (If attending with us at Holy Cross be sure to select “Satellite Location” and then “Syracuse Area” dropdown and then “Holy Cross - Dewitt”
Schedule
7:15 AM - Satellite Parish Log On
7:30 AM - Rosary
8:00 AM - Mass
8:45 AM - Break/Food
9:00 AM - First Speaker: Fr. Jason Hage
9:50 AM - Second Speaker: Chris Greisen
10:30 AM - Break
10:45 AM - Third Speaker: Steve Ray
12:00 PM - Close
12:15 - Sacrament of Reconciliation Available
Speakers
Steve Ray
Steve Ray is a convert to the Catholic Church and the author of three best-selling Ignatius Press books (Crossing the Tiber, Upon this Rock, and St. John’s Gospel). He speaks at conferences around the world. He is a regular guest on The Journey Home and has appeared on many other radio and TV programs, including Fox News. He is writer, producer and host of the 10-part video/DVD series The Footprints of God: the Story of Salvation from Abraham to Augustine filmed entirely on location in the Holy Land and surrounding countries. Steve and his wife Janet and are certified guides to the Holy Land and lead pilgrimages throughout the Middle East and Rome. He and Janet live in Michigan. They have four children and ten grandchildren
Chris Greisen
Former NFL quarterback. Christ Greisen was drafted by the Arizona Cardinals in the seventh round of the 1999 draft. He played college football at Northwest Missouri State. Chris earned a degree in physical education with a minor in mathematics from Northwest Missouri State. He teaches at Notre Dame Academy (Green Bay, WI). He also runs the Chris Greisen Quarterback Academy during the season at Texas Stadium and through the offseason in Green Bay, Wisconsin. Chris is a convert to the Catholic Church from Lutheranism. Chris and his wife, Shannon, have four children
Fr Jason Hage
Father Jason Hage grew up in Brockport, NY and was a serious hockey player in high school, winning the New York State title his junior year. He attended Xavier University in Cincinnati and earned his Bachelor’s in Philosophy. Upon graduation from Xavier, he entered St. Mary’s Seminary & University in Baltimore, MD and earned his Master’s of Divinity as well as his Sacred Bachelor’s in Theology. Fr. Hage spent the first three years of his priestly ministry at Holy Family Church in Syracuse, where he worked intensely with the youth and young adult ministry programs. In 2015, Bishop Cunningham appointed Fr. Hage the coordinator of “Fisherman’s Club”, the diocesan outreach to college-age men discerning the priesthood. In 2017, Fr. Hage was appointed pastor of St. Mary’s Church in Hamilton, St. Joan of Arc Mission in Morrisville, with sacramental responsibilities at Colgate University’s Newman Community. Bishop Lucia appointed Father Hage the Director of the Office of Vocation Promotion on October 1, 2019.