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The 5th Annual National Catholic Prayer Breakfast
April 17 & 18, 2008
Washington, D.C.
Schedule of Events
Thursday April 17, 2008
5:30 PM Mass at St. Matthew’s Cathedral
7:00 PM Speaker’s Reception, Army and Navy Club (all are welcome, to buy tickets CLICK HERE)
Friday April 18, 2008 (all events at Hilton Washington)
6:00 AM Doors open
7:15 AM Rosary
7:45 AM Breakfast is served
8:00 AM EWTN broadcast begins
8:30 AM Breakfast program begins
Keynote speaker, Bishop Robert Finn of Kansas City
Special political guest star to be announced later
9:30 AM Breakfast program ends
9:30 AM Dedicated time to visit Exhibit Tables
10:00 AM Educational Program Begins
10:00 AM Live broadcast of Pope Benedict’s Address to the UN General Assembly
10:45 AM Michael Novak, noted author, lecturer, winner of Templeton Prize
11:45 AM Marcus Grodi, star of EWTN, noted lecturer and author
1:00 PM Educational Program ends
Ticket Prices
One seat: $60
One table (ten seats) $600
Ticket to speaker’s reception: $55 in advance, $65 at the door
Display booths in lobby: $400
Sponsorships:
Sponsor, $1000
Benefits: One table at breakfast (ten seats), announced from stage during pre-breakfast program, listed in program booklet.
Patron, $5000
Benefits: One table at breakfast (ten seats each), four tickets to speaker’s reception, announced from stage during pre-breakfast program and during live stage show, listed in program booklet, featured in pre-breakfast slide show, display booth in lobby.
Benefactor, $10,000
Benefits: Two tables at breakfast (ten seats each), six tickets to speaker’s reception, announced from stage during pre-breakfast program and during live stage show, featured in program booklet, featured in pre-breakfast slide show, display booth in lobby.
CHECKS MAY BE SENT TO:
NATIONAL CATHOLIC PRAYER BREAKFAST
666 11TH STREET NW
SUITE 450
WASHINGTON DC 20001
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL 866-989-6272
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News coverage of last year's breakfast
April 14, 2007
The Washington Times
Jon Ward and Natasha Altamirano
FUNDING URGED FOR CATHOLIC SCHOOLS
President Bush yesterday said he will try to prevent an increasing number of inner-city Catholic parochial schools from closing by adding funding for them in the upcoming renewal of the No Child Left Behind law.
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April 13, 2007
The Associated Press
BUSH DEFENDS, PROMOTES 'CULTURE OF LIFE'
President Bush, at the national Catholic prayer breakfast, stressed his opposition to easing restrictions on federally funded embryonic stem cell research, a reference to a bill he's threatened to veto.
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April 13, 2007
Religion News Service
Daniel Burke
BUSH CALLS FOR 'CULTURE OF LIFE'
President Bush preached to the choir at the National Catholic Prayer breakfast Friday, promoting the "dignity of life," and stressing his opposition to easing restrictions on federally funded embryonic stem cell research — a reference to a bill he's threatened to veto.
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Click here to view the article as a pdf.
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