9TH ANNUAL CATHOLIC MEN’S CONFERENCE will be held in St. Mary Church, 19 Cherry Tree Rd., Middletown from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. This year’s theme will be “Merciful Like the Father.” Bishop David M. O’Connell, C.M., will celebrate Mass and serve as the homilist during the day-long event, which will feature a young men’s track in partnership with Catholic Athletes for Christ. Guest speakers will include Brian J. Gail, a former CEO and author of the novel “Fatherless ” Kellen Clemens, a former college football star at the University of Oregon who has played in the NFL for the New York Jets and San Diego Chargers, and Peter Herbeck, the vice president of Renewal Ministries and host of the EWTN weekly television program “The Choices We Face.” Tickets are $25 for pre-registered attendees, $30 at the door, and $10 for students. For more, visit www.CatholicMenforJesusChrist.org