November Meeting / Road trip

At the last meeting of the St. Sebastian Chesterton Society, the voting members present decided to hold the November meeting at the Lyceum event on November 12 at 7:30 PM (details in this flyer. If you are interested in attending, please email me (mattwyszynski1{at}gmail{dot}com)by October 19 so that I can arrange for tickets.

This Just In....

Dale Ahlquist announces:

Attention!

The 31st Annual G.K. Chesterton Conference will be Aug. 2-4, 2012, at the Silver Legacy Hotel (and Casino) in Reno, Nevada.

It will be the 100th anniversary of Chesterton’s novel, Manalive.

To celebrate, we will be showing the world premiere of the movie, “Manalive”, directed by Joey Odendahl and starring Mark Shea and Kevin O’Brien.

Featured speakers are Dale Ahlquist and Joseph Pearce

And also: Mark Shea and Kevin O’Brien. And Joey Odendahl himself.

We will also have Jason Jones, the producer of the movie “Bella”.

Julian Ahlquist will be speaking on “Chesterton and Aristotle”

Ralph Wood of Baylor University will be speaking on his new book “Chesterton and The Nightmare Goodness of God.”

The theme of the conference will be a pivotal line from Manalive: “Break the Conventions. Keep the Commandments.”

Playing a major role in the hosting duties will be the Chesterton Society of Nevada, led by Sharon Parker. We’re hoping to have the Bishop of Reno say Mass for us at the Cathedral, which is only two blocks from the hotel in downtown Reno. The area features lots of wonderful things to see and do, including beautiful Lake Tahoe, historic Virginia City, a variety of art galleries, family friendly activities (safari zoo, water park, Exploratorium), and a monastery and a convent. That’s right. What did you think you’d find in Reno?

It will be the best conference we’ve ever had.

We’re going to establish the schedule very early and make registration available very early and publicize the event very heavily for the coming year. But let’s start getting the word out right now.

Dale Ahlquist

President, American Chesterton Society

Dale Alquist in NE Ohio

I just received word that Dale Alquist will be in the area on Saturday, November 12. More information is on this flyer.