Don’t worry- We’re still bringing you our full lineup of great talks and workshops- most notably- Dr. Karen King of Harvard University to speak on Mystery and Secrecy in the Apocryphon of John
What we’re changing is the cost. We’ve reworked the costs and venue to make it easier to attend and more manageable for those with both difficult schedules and difficult budgets.
Here’s how it works-
Lodging is not included and is the responsibility of the attendee
Full Conclave Registration- $300 (includes all talks, lunch and/or dinner as scheduled each day)
Weekend Pass- $100 (includes Saturday talks, Saturday lunch, Saturday steak dinner, Sunday dinner)
Saturday only- $60 (includes talks, saturday lunch and steak dinner in the evening)
All other days- $50 each (including scheduled talks, meals as noted on schedule)
Except as noted on the schedule- all liturgies, talks and meals will be held at:
The Theosophical Society
21 Maple Street
Arlington, MA 02476
Our lineup of activities-
Thursday, May 12th
- Arrivals – The Theosophical Hall will be open to participants from 9:00 a.m. The address is 21 Maple St., Arlington, MA. Located behind the Senior Centre.
- 3:00 – 5:00 Meet and Greet – St. Sarah’s Parish at the Theosophical Society-Boston
- 5:00 – 6:00 Inaugural Mass with The Primate of the U.S.A. and Fr. Donald Donato
- 6:00 – 8:00 Inaugural Dinner
Friday, May 13th
- 9:00 – 9:30 Morning Devotionals
- 10:00 – 11:45 The Cabala: From Messianic Theological Speculations to Utopianism, Secret Societies, and Political Intrigue with Greg Kaminsky
- Catered Lunch
- 1:30 – 2:45 Digging under the Temple Mount: Speculations on the Medieval Johannite Mythos with Patriarch Iohannes IV
- 3:00 – 4:15 Temple Theology with Dr. Timothy Mansfield, Bishop of New South Wales
- 4:30 – 5:45 Eleusinian Mystery Cult Symbolism in Christianity with Clark Aitkins
- 6:00 Potluck Dinner with St. Sarah’s Parish
Saturday, May 14th
- 9:00 – 11:30 Pontifical Liturgy of the Apostolic Johannite Church with the Patriarch of the Apostolic Johannite Church
- Catered Lunch
- Mystery and Secrecy in the Apocryphon of John with Dr. Karen L. King
- Secrecy in Esotericism with Dr. William Behun, Primate of the United States
- Dinner at Tango Steakhouse (included)
Sunday, May 15th
- Free Morning (No Lunch)
- 4:30 – 5:45 Come and See: Metaphors and Representations of Sight and Motion in Gnostic and Thelemic Sacred Texts with Dr. Mike Estell
- 6:00 Catered Dinner
Monday, May 16th
- 9:00 – 9:30 Morning Devotionals
- 9:45 – 11:00 The Sacrament of Holy Orders with Dr. William Behun, Primate of the United States
- 11:00 – 12:15 Hildegard of Bingen with Dr. Juliana Eimer
- 12:30 Catered Lunch
- 1:30 – 2:45 Round Table: The Communion of Saints with Iohannes IV, Patriarch of the Apostolic Johannite Church
- 3:00 – 4:00 Finding Your Inner-Divinity Through Meditative Collage with Elizabeth Colburn-Moraites
- 4:00 – 5:00 Spiritual Practice Workshop with Dr. Timothy Mansfield, Bishop of New South Wales
- 5:00 – 6:00 Annual General Meeting of the Apostolic Johannite Church
- 6:00 Catered Dinner
- 7:00 Annual General Meeting of the Apostolic Johannite Church continued (if needed)
Tuesday, May 17th
- 9:00 – 9:30 Morning Devotionals
- 10 – 11:30 Spiritual Practice Workshop II with Dr. Timothy Mansfield, Bishop of New South Wales
- 12:00 Catered Lunch
- 1:30 Closing Mass of Conclave 2016
We hope you’ll be as excited about these changes as we are, and we look forward to seeing you there!
You can check out all the details and our speakers at https://www.johannite.org/conclave2016/