Summerfest

Keynote Speaker

JD Flynn is co-founder and editor-in-chief of The Pillar, a Catholic media project of “committed and informed Catholics who love the Church.” He previously served as editor-in-chief of the Catholic News Agency, Chancellor of the Archdiocese of Denver, and senior advisor to the Bishop of the Diocese of Lincoln. He holds degrees from the Catholic University of America and the Franciscan University of Steubenville. He is widely published, from the Washington Post to First Things, and has served on the National Advisory Council to the USCCB.

2026 Summerfest Schedule

Sunday, July 12

4:00 – 6:00 PM — Check-in (Roers Hall)

7:00 – 10:00 PM — Dinner available in the Crow’s Nest (Crow's Nest Campus Restaurant)

Monday, July 13

(The Crow’s Nest is open for breakfast, lunch, and dinner, 7:00 AM–10:00 PM.)

9:00 AM (tee-off) — Golf Scramble (Riverwood Golf Course)
Green fees will be paid by the University of Mary.

10:00 AM – 4:00 PM — Cornhole, Pickleball, and/or Fitness Center (Fieldhouse)

10:00 AM – 4:00 PM — Movie at Grand Theaters (Grand Theaters, 1486 Interstate Loop)
Compliments of the University of Mary.

10:00 AM – 4:00 PM — Tour of the State Capitol and Heritage Center (612 E. Boulevard Ave)

4:30 PM — Mass with Bishop Kagan (Our Lady of the Annunciation Chapel) 
Chasubles are provided. Please bring an alb; deacons are warmly invited to vest in choir and asked to please bring an alb and white stole.

5:15 PM — Group Photo (Our Lady of the Annunciation Chapel)

5:30 PM — Social & Festive Dinner (Harold Schafer Leadership Center)

7:30 PM — Social & Pinochle Tournament (President’s Residence)
All are welcome to the social.

Tuesday, July 14

(The Crow’s Nest is open for breakfast, lunch, and dinner, 7:00 AM – 10:00 PM.)

9:00 AM – 12:00 noon — Educational Session with JD Flynn (Butler Hall, Gary Tharaldson School of Business)

12:15 PM — Closing Mass (Our Lady of the Word Chapel)