Schedule
annual meeting
General Events
All-member Meeting
Year in review update from our Executive Council. Learn about all the great programs our Order and Western Lieutenancy have accomplished during the year.
Saturday Dinner Event
Dinner Party “Top Gun Night” — San Diego is the birthplace of the original Top Gun program, and this year’s Saturday dinner celebrates that heritage. Dress in character, claim your call sign, and get ready for a night of great food and fun activities.
Grand Ball
All members come together to close out the Annual Meeting with our Grand Ball. Preceded by the Investiture Mass and the opportunity for professional formal portraits, the Grand Ball is an opportunity to culminate the weekend in celebration of member Investitures and Promotions, in consolidation of our objectives for the year, and in camaraderie developed over the previous few days. Formal wear is the dress attire for this year’s Grand Ball. Please click here for Dress Guidelines.
Ministry Fair & Vendor Events
Running in tandem with many of the hospitality and registration events, a hall will be opened to members of ministries to celebrate the many ways in which they have furthered their service to the Church and Christians of the Holy Land through the intervention of EOHSJ. Additionally, the Order is blessed with a myriad of service providers and product merchants who provide benefits to members themed around pilgrimages, the Holy Land, the Church and EOHSJ. Please take some time to browse the tables and connect with these ministries and vendors, and learn about what has been accomplished and what more we can do.
The Most Reverend
George Leo
Thomas, Ph.D.
Seven Signposts
Archbishop George Leo Thomas will further explore the seven distinctive signposts from his publication, Seven Signposts: Inspired by Vatican II and Pope Francis, discussing how they can enrich our spiritual journey as members of the Order.
In Seven Signposts, Archbishop Thomas draws on the pastoral vision of the Second Vatican Council — energized by the pontificate of Pope Francis — to identify seven mile markers that orient the life of the Church: the universal call to holiness, shared responsibility and synodality, the primacy of Word and Sacrament, the inseparability of worship and justice, and more. Members are encouraged to attend this talk ahead of the Investiture Mass as a final reflection on our calling as Knights and Dames of the Order.
The Most Reverend George Leo Thomas, Ph.D. is the first Archbishop of Las Vegas, appointed by Pope Francis on May 30, 2023, when the Diocese of Las Vegas was elevated to a Metropolitan Archdiocese.
A Montana native, Archbishop Thomas was ordained a priest for the Archdiocese of Seattle in 1976 and went on to earn a Ph.D. along with graduate degrees in divinity and counseling. He served as chancellor and vicar general under three successive Archbishops of Seattle over nearly three decades, was appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Seattle by Pope John Paul II in 1999, and served as Bishop of Helena, Montana, from 2004 to 2018 before Pope Francis appointed him to Las Vegas.
He leads one of the fastest-growing archdioceses in the United States, serving more than 620,000 Catholics across 58 language communities.
Masses & Ceremonies
Liturgies
Friday-Monday
Adoration Chapel
Members are encouraged to spend time accompanying Our Lord exposed for Adoration during specific times Friday through Sunday. Please refer to your schedule for exposition and adoration times.
Friday 4PM
Monday 8AM
Traveler’s Mass
In order to support our calling to a deepen daily in our spiritual life, Mass is also provided on days where a solemn ceremony is not programmed.
Friday Evening
Retreats
Retreats are a way to prepare mind and soul to deepen in spirituality and grow in our calling to the Order. Investees, Promotees and Members are served with different retreats at separate locations. Please refer to your schedule for details and shuttle times.
Saturday morning
Promotions & Memorial Mass
Please refer to your schedule for details.
Sunday afternoon
Investiture Mass
Please refer to your schedule for details.
Friday 7pm-Sunday 8:15am
Confessions
Priests of the Order will be available at scheduled times to provide the sacrament of Confession for members. You are highly encouraged to take advantage of their availability. Please refer to your schedule for details.
Annual Meeting 2026
Register Now
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