Rise Up (conference)
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Annual Catholic Christian Outreach conference
Rise Up is an annual conference run by Catholic Christian Outreach. It is the second-largest Catholic conference for youth in Canada (behind Steubenville Toronto),[1] and drew 1300 participants to the 2019 five-day conference in Toronto.[2] In 2018, the conference attracted delegates from 79 of Canada's 96 universities.[3]
Rise Up takes place annually from December 29 to January 1. It includes presentations, workshops, mass, live worship, adoration, reconciliation, and a New Year's banquet and dance.[4] It is designed to deepen students' spiritual lives and to motivate them to share the faith with others.[5]
Rise Up takes place in a different Canadian city each year.
| Year | City | Theme | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Vancouver, British Columbia | ||
| 2001 | Ottawa, Ontario | ||
| 2002 | Edmonton, Alberta | World Youth Day: A Call to Respond[6] | |
| 2003 | Saskatoon, Saskatchewan | Next Generation Leaders[7] | |
| 2004 | Toronto, Ontario | Apostles for the New Millennium: Igniting the JPII Generation[8] | |
| 2005 | Vancouver, British Columbia | The Cry of the Gospel[9] | |
| 2006 | Quebec City, Quebec | Jesus: Our Heritage and our Hope[10][11] | |
| 2007 | Calgary, Alberta | Renaissance of Hope[12] | |
| 2008 | Toronto, Ontario | Jesus: Yesterday, Today, and Forever (Hebrews 13:8)[13] | |
| 2009 | Winnipeg, Manitoba | The Word became flesh and dwelt among us (John 1:14)[14] | |
| 2010 | Montreal, Quebec | I am only a man, just like you[15] | |
| 2011 | Vancouver, British Columbia | JPII: Inspired by his legacy[16] | |
| 2012 | Saskatoon, Saskatchewan and Halifax, Nova Scotia | Fiat: A Yes can Change the World[4] | |
| 2013 | Ottawa, Ontario | All that matters... (Phil 1:18)[17] | |
| 2014 | Calgary, Alberta | Revive This Generation[18] | |
| 2015 | Montreal, Quebec | Made for Greatness[19] | |
| 2016 | Vancouver, British Columbia | Called by Name (Isaiah 49)[20] | |
| 2017 | Ottawa, Ontario | Dominion from Sea to Sea | |
| 2018 | Calgary, Alberta | Come and See (John 1:39) | |
| 2019 | Toronto, Ontario | Anchored (Heb 6:19) | |
| 2020 | Online | Verso l’Alto or “To the Heights”[21] | |
| 2023 | Ottawa, Ontario | Rise Up | |
| 2024 | Calgary, Alberta | Take Courage [22] | |
| 2025 | Montreal, Quebec | A New Generation[23] |
References
- ↑ Remy, Ruane (2014-07-09). "Steubenville rocks Toronto". The Catholic Register. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
- ↑ Callan, Emilie. "Anchored - Rise Up 2019". Salt and Light Media. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
- ↑ Swan, Michael (March 22, 2019). "Catholic Christian Outreach taking its work off campus". The B.C. Catholic.
- 1 2 Brown, Emma (14 December 2012). "Youth 'Rise Up' to party in two cities". The Catholic Register. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
- ↑ Yaworski, Kiply Lukan (14 January 2013). "Young Catholics 'Rise Up' in two locations". The B.C. Catholic. Archived from the original on 13 December 2014. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
- ↑ Girodat, Gillian (Summer 2003). "Hundreds of students respond to World Youth Day". The Grapevine. Catholic Christian Outreach. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
- ↑ Yaworski, Kiply Lukan (Spring 2004). "Rise Up 2003 captures the hearts of many students". The Grapevine. Catholic Christian Outreach.
- ↑ Hall, Michael (Spring 2005). "Agents of Change". The Grapevine. Catholic Christian Outreach.
- ↑ "Anyone want to hear George Weigel?". Letters From a Young Catholic. 23 November 2005. Retrieved 4 July 2015.
- ↑ "Rise Up in Quebec brings Hope to Canada". Catholic Christian Outreach. 10 January 2007. Archived from the original on 16 August 2007. Retrieved 4 July 2015.
- ↑ de Souza, Raymond J. (4 January 2007). "Canada's youthful missionaries". National Post. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 4 July 2015.
- ↑ Loftson, Sara (Winter 2008). "A New Renaissance Begins". The Grapevine. Catholic Christian Outreach. Retrieved 4 July 2015.
- ↑ Loughheed, Marlena (Spring 2009). "Resolving to Witness: Rise Up 2008". The Grapevine. Catholic Christian Outreach. Retrieved 4 July 2015.
- ↑ Loughheed, Marlena (1 February 2010). "Students 'Rise Up' in praise and worship" (PDF). The New Wine Press. Archdiocese of Winnipeg. Retrieved 4 July 2015.
- ↑ Gyapong, Deborah (4 January 2011). "Saint Brother Andre's words inspire Montreal youth". The B.C. Catholic. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
- ↑ Hii, Eunice (18 January 2012). "Finding fellowship at the Rise Up conference". The Catholic Register. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
- ↑ Bolzon, Julia (16 November 2013). "All that matters". Catholic Insight. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
- ↑ Krawczynski, Agnieszka (19 January 2015). "Young adults gather to 'Revive This Generation'". The B.C. Catholic. Retrieved 4 July 2015.
- ↑ Hustak, Alan (29 December 2015). "Rise Up 2015: CCO campus mission meets in Montreal". Ville Marie Online. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
- ↑ Rise Up - Vancouver 2016: Called by Name. 12 September 2016. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
- ↑ "Rise Up 2020 reaches for the heights | Salt + Light Media". slmedia.org. Retrieved 2025-11-14.
- ↑ "Young adults find courage and connection at CCO's Rise Up conference – Catholic Saskatoon News". news.rcdos.ca. Retrieved 2025-11-14.
- ↑ Molyneux, Cary. "Rise Up 2025 Program". CCO | Catholic Christian Outreach. Retrieved 2025-12-17.
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