Event Details
When:
July 24-25, 2025
Where:
St. Raymond Catholic Church
11555 Shannon Avenue
Dublin, California 94568
Hotel Information:
Courtesy block hotel recommendations are offered below.
Please note that registrants will be responsible for transportation from their chosen accommodations and to the event itself.
Hotel/Accommodations
DoubleTree by Hilton Pleasanton at The Club
7050 Johnson Drive, Pleasanton, CA 94588
Rate: $149/night + taxes/fees;
July 23, 2025 is available for $209/night + taxes/fees
Nights available: July 23-26, 2025
Click here to reserve by June 22, 2025
Please note that registrants will be responsible for transportation from their chosen accommodations and to the event itself.
Southwest Airlines Flight Discount Code
Southwest Airlines is pleased to offer NPM On the Road Oakland attendees discounted fares. To utilize the discount, book via SWABIZ® using this link.
Discount valid for travel 7/19/2025 to 7/31/2025.
Eligible Arrival Airports: OAK, SFO, SJC
Pricing
The first 40 registrants in each city will receive a free gift!
Early Bird Pricing (through April 2, 2025)
NPM members: $100
non-NPM members: $125*
*Includes a 6-month NPM membership from the date of the event
Regular Pricing (after April 2, 2025)
NPM members: $125
non-NPM members: $150*
*Includes a 6-month NPM membership from the date of the event
On the Road – Oakland: Schedule of Events
As of January 30, 2025: Schedule is subject to change in the coming weeks, but should follow the structure as a whole:
July 24 – Day 1:
3:00 pm Registration
4:15 pm Welcome
4:30 pm Keynote, Part 1
5:45 pm Evening Prayer
6:30 pm Concert, followed by reception
July 25 – Day 2:
8:00 am Morning Prayer
8:30 am Breakfast (included)
9:00 am Welcome
9:15 am Keynote, Part 2
10:15 am Break
10:30 am Workshops
12:00 pm Lunch (included)
1:00 pm Reading Session
2:30 pm Workshops
4:00 pm Closing Mass with recommitment/blessing
The Extra Beat: Tour of Mission San Jose
Early participants of NPM On the Road: Oakland are invited to join a tour of the historic Mission San Jose located in nearby Fremont. After this morning tour, participants will be given recommendations on what to sightsee, where to eat, and what to explore in the area for the rest of the day.
This optional experience is available before the start of our 2-day event and has limited spots available.
Keynote: Hope on the Road in the Journey of Faith (Presented by Diana Macalintal)
Diana Macalintal is the cofounder and codirector of Team Initiation and of Liturgy.life and is a widely-recognized leader in the areas of the catechumenate and Catholic liturgy and music. With a Master of Arts in Theology from Saint John’s University in Collegeville, Minnesota, she served in campus, parish, and diocesan ministries for over 30 years. She is an author, speaker, and published liturgical composer. On Holy Thursday 2024, she and her husband, Nick Wagner, moved to Oakland, California, to be closer to their parish of St. Columba, one of the country’s premier Black Catholic communities, where the parishioners teach them every day what hope in Christ looks like.
Workshops
The Cantor’s Call: The Servant’s Song
(Karenlynne Bradley and JaNet Hancock)
Hands and Hearts: Mastering Conducting Techniques for Diverse Church Choirs
(Henry Torres)
Introducing the Liturgy of the Hours at your Parish
(Janèt Sullivan Whitaker)
Liturgy in a Culturally Diverse Community: A Two-Part Workshop for Both New and Seasoned Pastoral Musicians (Rufino Zaragoza, OFM)
Concert: Many Voices: One Spirit
Inspired by 1 Corinthians 12, this multicultural concert will feature Oakland-area musicians and the many ways – and stories – from which we worship and sing God’s praises.