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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

3:00 pm            Welcome at the Lay Centre

3:30 pm            Opening Lecture: “The Apostle Paul: His Living Witness to Christ in Rome”

                        Rt. Rev. Edmund Power, OSB

                        Abbot of the Benedictine Monastery of St Paul Outside the Walls

4:30 pm            Coffee break at the Lay Centre

4:45 pm            Discussion and Guided Reflection at the Lay Centre
5:30 pm            Participant Introductions
6:00 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         General Audience with Pope Benedict XVI in St Peter’s Square

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
6:00 pm            Celebration of the Eucharist at the Basilica of St Paul Outside the Walls
                        
Abbot Edmund Power, OSB

 

Thursday, 16 April

9:30 am            Sung Lauds at the Lay Centre
10:00 am           Morning Lecture: “Paul: Called and Converted. Two Biblical Portrayals of Paul's
                        Inaugural Experience of Christian Discipleship”

                        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

2:30 pm            Departure from Hotel Lancelot on foot

3:00 pm            “Hope in Chains”

            Guided Visit to the Forum and Mamertine Prison

            Dr. Elizabeth Lev

                        Professor of Art History, Dusquesne University
Free evening

                       

Friday, 17 April

9:30 am            Sung Lauds at the Lay Centre
10:00 am           Morning Lecture: “Paul: Ambassador of Reconciliation. The Meaning of Truly
                        Being a Community 'in Christ'”

             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: “Paul and the Mystery of Suffering and Hope”

                        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 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

6:30 pm            Discussion and Concluding Reflections at the Lay Centre

7:15 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 to Ostia Antica with Rev. Edmund Ditton, OP, Professor of Theology at the Pontifical University of St Thomas Aquinas (including the celebration of the Sunday Eucharist, a visit to the ancient port city's excavations and lunch).

 

PROGRAM FEES

 

The fee of this course us $950.00 (730 €) .

 

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 Banca di Roma
Piazza Navona 46/48
00186 Roma, ITALY
tel. +39 06 6830 7413

For all transfers:In the name of: The Lay Centre at Foyer Unitas Institute
IBAN: IT 26 C 03002 05311 000003945222
BIC (swiftcode): BROMITRDXXX

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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