ST PAUL THE APOSTLE FOR TODAY: A PRAYERFUL STUDY PROGRAM IN ROME
14 April - 19 April, 2009
Tentative Program Agenda

Tuesday, 14 April
Arrivals in Rome
4:00 pm Welcome & Participant Introductions
5:00 pm Opening
Lecture: “The Apostle
Paul: His Living Witness to Christ in Rome”
Abbot Edmund Power, OSB
Benedictine Monastery of St Paul Outside the
Walls
5:45 pm
Discussion and Guided Reflection
6:30 pm Celebration of the Eucharist at The Lay Centre
7:00 pm Opening Dinner at The Lay Centre
Wednesday, 15 April
Free morning, with the option of:
8:00 am Departure from Hotel Lancelot
10:00 am Wednesday General Audience with Pope Benedict
XVI in St Peter’s
Square (tentative
according to the Holy Father’s schedule)
2:30 pm Departure for the Basilica of Saint Paul Outside
the Walls
3:00 pm Afternoon Lecture: “It Is Christ Who Lives in
Me: Paul’s Spirituality”
Abbot Edmund Power, OSB
4:00 pm Guided Visit to the Basilica of Saint Paul
Outside the Walls
Robert White
Adjunct Professor of Theology, St John’s
University
Assistant Director, The Lay Centre at Foyer
Unitas
5:00 pm Celebration of Sung Vespers with the
Benedictine Monks of St Paul
Outside the Walls
Thursday, 16 April
9:30 am Sung Lauds at the Lay Centre
10:00 am Morning Lecture: “The Last of the
Apostles: Key Elements of Paul’s Life”
Rev. Donald Senior, CP
President, Catholic Theological Union
Member of the Pontifical Biblical Commission
11:00 am Discussion and Guided Reflection
12:00 pm Celebration of the Eucharist at the Lay Centre
Afternoon break
3:30 pm Departure for the Basilicas of Saint Praxedes and
Saint Prudenziana
4:00 pm “Two of Paul’s Co-Workers in Rome”
Guided Visit to the Basilicas of Saint Praxedes and Saint
Prudenziana
Robert White
Free evening
Friday, 17 April
9:30 am Sung Lauds at the Lay Centre
10:00 am Morning Lecture: “Justified By God: Key
Elements of Paul’s Theology”
Rev. Donald Senior, CP
11:00 am Discussion and Guided Reflection
12:00 pm Celebration of the Eucharist at the Lay
Centre
Afternoon break
3:30 pm Departure for the Abbey of Tre Fontane by minibus
4:30 pm “Baptized into Christ’s Death in Order to
Live”
Guided Visit to the Church of the Martyrdom of St Paul: Tre Fontane
Robert White
Free evening
Saturday, 18 April
9:30 am Sung Lauds at the Lay Centre
10:00 am Morning Lecture: “A Living Sacrifice: Key
Elements of Paul’s Ministry”
Rev. Donald Senior, CP
11:00 am Discussion and Guided Reflection
12:00 pm Celebration of the Eucharist at the Lay
Centre
Afternoon break
3.30 pm Departure from Hotel Lancelot on foot
4:00 pm “Hope in Chains”
Guided Visit to the Forum and Mamertine Prison
Robert White
5:30 pm Discussion and Concluding Reflections at the
Lay Centre
6:30 pm Sung Vespers
7:30 pm Closing Dinner at the Lay Centre
Sunday, 19 April
Departures from Rome
OR
Optional Day Trip in the Footsteps of Paul for Those Who Do Not
Have to Depart from Rome
PROGRAM FEES
The
fee of this course us $950.00 (650 €) .
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
March 15, 2009.
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
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LODGING SUGGESTIONS
For directions
When arriving in Rome by plane
FOR DIRECTIONS WHEN ARRIVING IN ROME BY TRAIN
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