20 YEARS OF YES
Conference Information

Conference Schedule

Below is our schedule for the Conference. All events will take take place in two venues: 

Element Hotel: 109 E 7th St, Austin, TX, 78701

Saint Elias Antiochian Orthodox Church: 408 E 11th ST, Austin, TX 78701

To stay in the updated during the conference, please text ‘@yes-20’ to 81010 to join our text chain!

Friday

  • 5:00 – 9:00 PM: Conference Registration in Hotel Event Room off of the Lobby (3rd Floor)
    • Dinner on your own. Click the button below for a list of suggested local restaurants!
  • 8:00 – 10:00 PM: Social Time in Element Hotel Lobby (3rd Floor)
  • 10:00 PM – 12:00 AM: Upstairs at Caroline’s Bar and Game Area is open to all (2nd Floor)

Saturday

  • Breakfast at hotel
  • Walk/Shuttle to St. Elias – 408 E 11th St, Austin, TX
    • *Shuttle from the Hotel to the Church: 8:45 AM, 9:00 AM, 9:15 AM
  • 9:30-10am: Welcome and Introductions in the Sanctuary of St. Elias
  • 10am-11am: Workshop 1 at St. Elias
  • 11-11:30am: Break
  • 11:30am-12:30pm: Workshop 2 at St. Elias
  • 12:30- 1:30pm: Catered Lunch at St. Elias
  • 1:30-2:30pm: Workshop 3 at St. Elias
    • Brief and assemble Blessing Bags / Head out into the town for Outreach
    • 2:30 PM: Shuttle for those who aren’t able to walk and/or participate in the Outreach Activity 
  • Free Time 
    • *Vespers/Banquet Shuttle: Shuttle will be available every 15 minutes from 4:45 – 6:15 PM 
  • 5:00 PM: Vespers at St. Elias
  • 6:30-9:30pm: Banquet Dinner at St. Elias following Vespers
    • *Shuttle will begin running back to the hotel at 9:00 PM until all participants return to the hotel

Sunday

  • 9:30 AM Divine Liturgy at St. Elias
  • Coffee Hour Meal and Farewell
    • Walk, Carpool, or rideshare to church because no shuttle available

*If you are unable to make a shuttle time, the hotel is a 12 minute walk away from the church.*

Map of Austin

Prayer Walk

If you are interested in seeing the city in a different light, click the button below to access the prayer walk of the State Capital Building monuments. 

You are able to learn more about the story of the city and the experiences of the people residing in Austin. During this tour, you will not only get to know Austin, but we will be able to do our first and greatest ministry for the city – to pray for it. Try and keep a prayerful atmosphere as you walk around the monuments within the grounds of the Capital Building. After each stop, you will have the opportunity to pray for the city. There is no specific prayer to pray, whatever words you use are just fine. 

If you have any questions, please message Wadeed Fakhoury, 571-274-1933