CO-WORKERS IN THE VINEYARD OF THE LORD –

CALLED TO COMMUNION, CALLED TO MISSION: A ROME SEMINAR

 

24 June - 29 June 2008

Tentative Program Agenda 

Tuesday, June 24

9:30 am            Celebration of Sung Lauds

10:00 am          Welcome & Opening Lecture: "Baptism - The Foundation of Our Vocation"

                        Dr. Donna Orsuto

                        Professor of Theology, Pontifical Gregorian University

            Director, The Lay Centre at Foyer Unitas

11:00 am          Guided Visit to the Baptistery of St John Lateran

                        Robert White

                        Assistant Director, The Lay Centre at Foyer Unitas

12:30 pm          Opening Lunch at the Lay Centre

                        Luncheon Presentation

                        Gerard O'Connell

                        Journalist with Asia News

2:00 pm            Discussion and Guided Reflection

                        Dr. Rick McCord

                        Executive Director

                        U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops Secretariat for Laity, Marriage, Family Life

                        & Youth

3:15 pm            Celebration of the Eucharist at the Baptistery of St John Lateran

                        Rev. Msgr. Liam Bergin

                        Rector, The Pontifical Irish College

 

Wednesday, June 25
9:00 am            Celebration of the Eucharist at the Passionist Monastery

                        His Eminence John Patrick Cardinal Foley (USA)

                        Pro-Grand Master of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem and

                        President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for Social Communications

10:00 am           Morning Conference: “Co-Workers called to Communion and Mission”

Keynote Speaker:         

                        Dr. Rick McCord (USA)

            Executive Director

            U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops Secretariat for Laity, Marriage, Family Life

            & Youth

International Panel of Ecclesial Lay Ministers, including:

                        Ms. Emer McCarthy (Ireland)

                        Journalist with Vatican Radio

                        Dr. Miriam Diez i Bosch (Spain)

                        Professor of Social Communications at the Pontifical Gregorian University

                        Dr. Andreu Rocha Scarpetta (Spain)

                        Director, Ecumenical and Interreligious Program

                        Pontifical Regina Apostolorum University

1:00 pm            Lunch at the Passionist Monastery

4:00 pm            Guided Visit to the Basilica of San Clemente

                        “Laity in the Early Church of Rome”

                        Robert White

Free evening

 

Thursday, June 26

9:30 am             Departure from Hotel Lancelot on foot

10:00 am           Guided Visits to the Basilica of Santa Maria Nova & the Monastery of Tor

                         de’ Specchi “A Paradigm of Laity in Medieval Rome”

             Robert White

Afternoon break

4:30 pm            Coffee & tea break at the Lay Centre

5:00 pm            Presentation: “Pastoral Institutes in Africa and Asia: Models of Formation

                        for Ministry from Around the World”

                        Rev. Paul Steffen, SVD

                        Professor of Theology at the Pontifical Urbanianum University

6:00 pm            Celebration of the Eucharist at the Lay Centre

                        Rev. Paul Steffen, SVD

Free evening

 

Friday, June 27

9:30 am            Sung Lauds at the Lay Centre
10:00 am           Presentation: “The Fraternal Embrace of Peter and Paul and Its

                        Implication for Our Call to Communion”

                        Rev. William Henn, OFM Cap

                        Professor of Ecclesiology, Pontifical Gregorian University

11:00 am          Discussion and Guided Reflection

12:00 pm          Celebration of the Eucharist at the Lay Centre

                        Rev. William Henn, OFM Cap

Afternoon break

3:45 pm            Departure for the Palazzo of San Callisto in Trastevere

4:30 pm            The Work and Mission of the Pontifical Council for the Laity

                        Dr. Rocio Maria Figueroa

                        Section for Women, Pontifical Council for the Laity

7:30 pm            Meeting the Sant’Egidio Community

8:30 pm            Sung Vespers with the Sant’Egidio Community at S. Maria in Trastevere

 

Saturday, June 28 

8:00 am            Celebration of the Eucharist at the Lay Centre

8:45 am            Departure for the Basilica of St Peter from the Lay Centre

9:30 am            Guided Visit to The Basilica of St Peter

            “Uncovering a Baroque Perspective on the Laity”

                        Dr. Elizabeth Lev

                        Professor of Art History at Duquesne University and John Cabot University

16:00                Departure from Lancelot Hotel for St Paul Outside the Walls

19:00                Sung Vespers at St Paul Outside the Walls with Pope Benedict XVI

 

Sunday, June 29

7:30 am            Depature from Lancelot Hotel for St Peter’s Square

10:30 am          Celebration of the Eucharist in St. Peter’s Square with Pope Benedict XVI
Afternoon break
5:00 pm            Discussion and Concluding Reflections at the Lay Centre

6:30 pm            Sung Vespers
7:30 pm            Closing Dinner at the Lay Centre

 

Monday, 30 June 2008

Departures from Rome

 

PROGRAM FEES

 

This program is offered at a discounted participation fee, because of the generosity of benefactors who have helped to underwrite expenses.

 

The fee of this course us $550.00 (400 €) .

 

A non-refundable deposit of $150.00 (110 €)  is due upon registration.

 

The tuition fee includes:

All lectures and handouts

In-depth site visits by experts

Transportation to and from the sites

Two lunches and one dinner

Coffee breaks

 

The tuition fee does not include:

Airfare and all other transportation not involved the site visits

Hotel accommodations: visit our lodging suggestions.

Travel insurance is left to the discretion of each participant

Meals other than those indicated in the schedule

REGISTRATION

Advanced registration is required. 

To register, simply:
1. Send us an email or fax with your (a) name, (b) address, (c) telephone number.
2. Payment of $150 (110 €) is due to secure your reservation. 
3. Please send this before May 31, 2008.

Cancellation Policy
If for any reason the participant cancels his or her participation in the course, he or she forfeits the deposit paid.

Payment may be done in several ways:

Check in US Dollars
Payments may also be made in the USA via checks in US dollars.
These should be made out to "The Lay Centre at Foyer Unitas" and sent to:
The Lay Centre at Foyer Unitas
c/o Mr. James T. Cavanaugh, III
Cavanaugh Capital Management
501 Fairmont Avenue, Suite 300
Baltimore , MD 21286 , USA

Bank Transfer
Payments by bank transfer can be wired to:
The Lay Centre at Foyer Unitas Institute
Unicredit Xelion Banca
Via Pompeo Magno
00192 Roma
ITALY
tel. +39 06 3265 8045

For international transfers
SWIFT/BIC: UNCRIT2B (receiver) / ELIOTMM (sender)
IBAN: IT 77 W0321401600000008040777
For transfers within Italy
BBAN: W 03214 01600 000008040777

For transfers within Italy:
SWIFT/BIC: UNCRIT2B
BBAN: M 02008 03399 000003945222

Check in Euro
Payments made via checks in Euro should be made out to "The Lay Centre at Foyer Unitas" and sent to: The Lay Centre at Foyer Unitas Institute, Via SS. Quattro 7, 00184 Roma ITALY

Contact Information

Robert White, Assistant Director

The Lay Centre at Foyer Unitas

Via SS. Quattro 7 • 00184 Roma, ITALY
tel +39 06 772 6761 • fax: +39 06 772 676 235
info@laycentre.org

FOR LODGING SUGGESTIONS

For directions When arriving in Rome by plane

FOR DIRECTIONS WHEN ARRIVING IN ROME BY TRAIN

FOR DIRECTIONS WHEN ARRIVING IN ROME BY CAR

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