Women believers at the service of life, dignity and of the common good

WUCWO / UMOFC
In cooperation with the
Latin  Patriarchate of  Jerusalem and the International Forum of Catholic Action

PROJECT 2013  women believers at the service of LIFE, DIGNITY and  COMMON GOOD 24th  – 27th  October  2013  Amman (Jordan) – Rosary Sisters, Visitation Home,

provisional program (August 21st )

theme: Women believers at the service of life, dignity  and of the common good

Venue  : Rosary Sisters Convent Visitation House,  Amman Jordan   Website: www.rosaryvh.com

date :  October 24th – 27th 2013

Wednesday 23rd and Thursday 24th morning arrivals

Thursday  24th

Afternoon  h  4.00 pm   :

Opening prayer chaired by H. B. Mgr Fouad TWAL, Patriarch of Jerusalem

Welcome and Presentation of delegations (WUCWO President General)

Lecture : “the contribution of women to the life of the Church and of the society in the Middle East” in the light of the Apostolical Exhortation “Ecclesia in Middle East”  H.B. Mgr Fouad TWAL  Patriarch of Jerusalem

6.30pm  Holy Mass  (officiated by   H.E. Mgr Giorgio Lingua Apostolic Nuncio in Iraq and Jordan)

Dinner

After dinner  : “Who we are” mutual listening for  comprehension of the reality

Friday  25th

8.00  Holy Mass  (officiated by Fr Whelan, WUCWO Ecclesiastical Assistant)

breakfast

10.00 am  welcome of WUCWO President

Greeting from H.E. Mgr Maroun LAHHAM  Auxiliary Bishop  of Amman

Greeting from H.E. Mgr Giorgio Lingua, Apostolic Nuncio  in Iraq and Jordan

“Women in action” witnesses

In the world : WUCWO Vice Regional Presidents

In Middle East : 1. Vera BABOUN  2. Caritas Amman  3. Pascale WARDA

Introduces and coordinates Bassima  Sam’an

 

Lunch buffet

4.00 pm  at Rosary Sisters Convent

lecture “Women who meet God”  lecturer Dr Stella Morra , professor at the Pontifical Gregorian University, ROME

– Small  working  groups

 

Plenary

 

Evening prayer

 

dinner

Social evening

 

Saturday 26th

 

6.30 Holy Mass

breakfast

8.00 am  leaving for Mount Nebo   –  prayer

10.00 am  American University Madaba (AUM)

 “on the footsteps of Mary, woman of faith” : ecumenical and interreligious  meeting

Mary in the Koran –

Mary in the Bible –

Steps to continue  the dialogue

Introduces and coordinates  Bassima  Sam’an

Lunch buffet

 

4.30 pm  at Rosary Sisters Convent

Short introduction

Working groups about specific themes (family, youth, education, work, environment, justice and peace, ecumenical and interreligious dialogue…)

Marian prayer (Rosary)

dinner

 

Sunday 27th

 

7.00 am breakfast

8.00 am  conclusive session

19.00 leaving for the parish

 

10.30 am Holy Mass in a parish

(officiated by Mgr Maroun Lahham)

 

Lunch

departures