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National Conventions and Meetings

Friends of the Creche holds an annual meeting every year.  On odd-numbered years, the annual meeting is incorporated into a national convention.  

Mark your calendar for November 1 - 3, 2024 and join us at

Mary and Joseph Retreat Center in Rancho Palos Verdes, California. 

 

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Planning is underway for the 2025 Convention in Cleveland, Ohio.  It is currently scheduled for December 2-4, 2025, and more information will be coming!

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2023 Convention in Washington, D. C.

The 2023 convention in Washington D. C. was a great success.  Hosted at the Mayflower Hotel, one half mile north of the White House, the attendees enjoyed a wide range of exciting activities, including:

  • Franciscan Monastery of the Holy Land of America tour and nativity collection

  • Festival of Lights display and nativity collection

  • Washington National Cathedral tour and nativity collection 

  • Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception tour

  • Museum of the Bible trip

  • Monuments by Moonlight tour

  • FOTC annual meeting and banquet

Read more about past gatherings in our Archive.

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