Caring for our home

"CARING FOR OUR HOME: REFLECTIONS ON 'LAUDATO SI' ' AND ITS IMPLICATIONS ON RELIGIOUS LIFE AND MINISTRY IN SOUTH SUDAN"

Juba, Wed 27 – Sat 30 April 2016

Dates:

26 April, Tuesday: Arrival

27-29 April: Conference and Workshop

30 April: RSASS Annual Assembly (Everybody is invited to participate to the RSASS Ass.)

01 May, Sunday: Departure

(some may need to stay till Monday morning because the airport is likely to be closed on week-ends)

Venue: OASIS CAMP JUBA HOTEL (port area: at the Konyo-konyo round-about near mosque, turn left towards port; before reaching the port, turn left and go one extra block; its small entrance is to your right)

Expected Participants: approx. total: 76 (1 or 2 participant each congregation from outside Juba) (free number for participants from Juba for self-accommodation in their community houses)

Provisional Theme: "CARING FOR OUR HOME: REFLECTIONS ON 'LAUDATO SI' ' AND ITS IMPLICATIONS ON RELIGIOUS LIFE AND MINISTRY IN SOUTH SUDAN".

Speakers: Fr. Peter Knox (Principal of Hekima College, Nairobi) and Sr. Rosemary Oduol of Wau, Tim Galvin / John Skinnader as possible reactors.

Workshop Facilitator: Fr. Manny Ginete CM,

Proposed Schedule:

26 April, Tuesday: arrival in the hotel for those staying there

27 April, Wednesday: DAY 1

9:00 Opening Eucharist and Welcome

9:45 Preliminaries

10:15 Break

10:45 Session I: First Talk – Fr. Peter Knox

11:30 Small-group discussion

13:00 Lunch, rest

14:30 Reaction: Sr. Rosemary Oduol

14:45 Reports from small groups

16:00 Break

16:30 Reflections from speaker, followed by open forum

17:30 End of the day

19:00 Supper

28 April, Thursday: DAY 2

8:30 Eucharist

9:15 Recap of Day 1, Preliminaries

9:30 Session 2: Second Talk: Fr. Peter Knox

10:15 Break

10:45 Small-group discussion

12:00 Reports from small groups; group photo

13:00 Lunch, rest

14:30 Reaction: Tim Galvin / John Skinnader

14:45 Reflections from speaker, followed by open forum

16:00 Break

16:30 Workshop 1: by dioceses

17:30 End of the day

19:00 Supper

29 April, Friday, DAY 3

8:30 Morning Prayer

8:45 Recap of Day 2, Preliminaries

9:00 Workshop 2

10:15 Break

10:45 Workshop 2, continuation

11:30 Reports from small workshop groups

12:15 Presentation of Lines of Action for RSASS

13:00 Lunch, rest

15:00 Visit to Kit Center; Mass there

18:00 Return, Supper

30 April, Saturday, DAY 4 – RSASS ASSEMBLY AND ELECTIONS

8:30 Sung Morning Prayers

9:00 Preliminaries

9:15 Reports

10:15 Break

10:45 Reports, continuation

13:00 Lunch, rest

14:30 Elections

16:30 Break

17:00 Closing EUCHARIST

18:00 Supper, Socials

01 May, Sunday: departure

Sub-Committees:

• Registration/Communication: Fr. Mario with help from Sr. Anne

• Flight Bookings: each one is responsible; for exceptions, see Sr. Annette

• Accommodation, Food, Conference Room: Sr. Amala and team

• Transportation to and from Venue: Fr. Marcelin MMI and team

• Liaison with Hotel and Reservation: Fr. Manny

• Program and Schedule: Fr. Manny

• Secretariat and Minutes: Fr. Federico

• Finance: Br. Bill Firman

• Liturgy: Sr. Georgina SHS and team

• Ice-Breaker and Socials: Salesians / DMI young Sisters

• Banners: Sr. Amala (short version of theme in the banner)

• Name-tags: c/o Solidarity