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Rise Up is an annual conference run by
Catholic Christian Outreach Catholic Christian Outreach Canada (CCO) is a Catholic missionary organization that is present at several Canadian universities. It seeks to bring students into a personal relationship with Jesus Christ, equip them to live in the fullness of the ...
. It is the second-largest
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conference for
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in
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(behind Steubenville Toronto), and drew 1300 participants to the 2019 five-day conference in
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. In 2018, the conference attracted delegates from 79 of Canada’s 96 universities. Rise Up takes place every year from December 27 to January 1. It includes presentations, workshops, live worship, adoration, reconciliation, and a New Year's banquet and dance. It is designed to deepen students' spiritual lives and to motivate them to share the faith with others.


Locations

Rise Up takes place in a different Canadian city each year.


References

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