Los Angeles Religious Education Congress

The Los Angeles Religious Education Congress is the largest annual gathering of its kind in the world. The four-day event is held at the Anaheim (Calif.) Convention Center and is sponsored by the Los Angeles Office of Religious Education, a department of the Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles. Begun in 1956 as an "institute" for religious education teachers in the Confraternity of Christian Doctrine program (popularly known as CCD), RECongress has grown to include people of all vocations and different faiths. In 1970 the event made its move from various places around the archdiocese to the Anaheim Convention Center.

Youth Day (Thursday) – RECongress opens on Thursday with a day-long event for high school youth. This is an opportunity for students – not only from the Los Angeles Archdiocese but throughout California and the western states – to come together and share in Liturgy, workshops, entertainment and to experience the energy of a Youth Day Rally.

Congress days (Friday-Sunday) – The remaining three-day weekend is open to adults and young adults and offers more than 200 speakers presenting over 300 workshops, in addition to lunchtime entertainment, evening concerts, over a dozen Liturgies in a variety of characters, the Exhibit Hall and much more.

Free Exhibits (open to Registrants only) – One of the perks of Congress is the Exhibit Hall – held Friday through Sunday – showcasing over 200 companies ranging from religious art to music, and from publishing houses to educational institutions, in addition to our own represented Archdiocesan ministries.

See our site, www.RECongress.org, for more information, pricing and registration.