January 3, 2002

                                                            NEWS RELEASE
                                                                                                         FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
                                                                                                         For More Information, Contact:
                                                                                                         Bud Bunce (503) 233-8373
                                                                                                         bbunce@archdpdx.org

HIGH SCHOOL AGED YOUTH INVITED TO CONFERENCE

        The high school aged youth of the Archdiocese are invited to attend the
Archdiocesan Youth Conference. Sponsored by the Archdiocesan Office of Youth and
Young Adult Ministry, the conference will be held on February 1 - 3, 2002 in Eugene.
The conference will begin Friday at 8:30 p.m., and conclude with a liturgy at 11:30 a.m.
on Sunday. The Youth Conference will be a weekend fest for high school students and
their chaperones. It will feature live music, dynamic multimedia presentations,
impacting skits and dramas, powerful keynote addresses and witness talks, wacky
games and more. Cultivation Ministries of St. Charles, IL will present the weekend.

        High school students and their chaperones should contact their parish for specific
registration material. The cost of the conference is $60 per person, youth or adult. It
will be held at the Doubletree Inn in Eugene. Hotel rooms are available for $58 (plus
tax) per night.
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