European Vocations Service

Annual Conference: Zadar 2007-28-06 - 2007-07-01

Jurka Biankinija

Family, Space Of Vocation      

Thursday 28/06
Morning Preparatory work continues, transfer to the place of congress
before 15.00 Arrival of delegates. Possibility to celebrate Mass.
15.00 Registration, etc...
16.30 Opening of conference, words of welcome: P. Jean-Pierre LEROY,
Mgr. Wojciech POLAK, Mgr. Ivan PRENÐA
Short presentation of each national centre: "Our development since last year's meeting" (In connection to the goals fixed in Leuven).
19.30 Vespers (Portugal)
20.00 Evening meal, opportunity for informal socialising and refreshments

Friday 29/06
08.00 Morning Prayer (Portugal)
08.30 Breakfast
09.30 Address of Marie Hendrickx
"Family, Space Of Inner Reflection"
10.30 Coffee
11.00 Language groups:
Reaction and answers of participants to the presentation of Marie Hendrickx
11.45 Plenary session: sharing of our reflexions with M. Hendrickx
12.30 Silent prayer
13.00 Lunch
15.00 Departure for visiting Zadar
19.00 Ordinations in the cathedral
till 22.00 Evening meal, meeting with the diocese

Saturday 30/06
08.00 Morning Prayer (Portugal)
08.30 Breakfast
09.30 Address of Marie Hendrickx
"Family, Space of Mission"
10.30 Coffee
11.00 Language groups:
Reaction and answers of participants to the presentation of Marie Hendrickx
11.45 Plenary session: sharing of our reflexions with M. Hendrickx
12.30 Silent prayer
13.00 Lunch
14.30 Witnesses, Exchange
16.00 Departure
16.30 Eucharist with the Franciscans of Karloba (Croatia)
18.00 Cruising, Evening meal

Sunday 01/07
08.00 Morning Prayer (Portugal)
08.30 Breakfast
09.30 Financial report (Kurt Schmidl)
09.45 Some delegates share their impressions of the conference
10.15 Reading (for approval) of the concluding press release
10.30 Coffee
11.00 Next meeting in Porto 2008: Suggestions of themes.
Presentation of Porto (Jorge Madureira);
Conclusion (Jean-Pierre Leroy)
11.30 Eucharist celebrated by Mgr. Wojciech Polak (president of EVS)
12.30 Lunch
14.00 Departure