12 March – Friday |
12.00 | Opening of the Convention:
Zofia Dietl, Chairwoman of
the Convention’s Organisational CommitteeGreetings: Abp
Henryk Muszyński, metropolita gnieźnieński Opening:
Card. Józef Glemp,
Metropolitan Archbishop of Warsaw, the Primate of Poland
Abp. Jeremiasz, Orthodox Archbishop of Wrocław, President of the Polish
Ecumenical Councilj |
12.30 | Message from the Holy
Father John Paul II: presented by abp.
Stanisław Ryłko, President of the Pontifical Council for the Laity |
12.50 | What Can Poland Bring into
the European Union?: prof. Danuta Hübner,
Polish Minister for European Affairs |
| Part I: Sources of Rebirth for Europe presided over by Dr. Piotr M. A. Cywiński,
President of the Council of Saint Adalbert’s Forum |
13.10 | The Charism of Unity, the
Charism of Europe: Chiara Lubich,
Founder of the Focolare movement |
14.00 | Peace as the Basis of the
European Order: prof. Andrea Riccardi,
Founder of St. Egidio’s Community
– discussion |
14.50 | New Forms of Monastic Life
as a Source of Rebirth for Europe?
Fr. Marie-Dominique Philippe,
Founder of the Community of St. John
– discussion |
15.20 | break |
| Part II:
Being a Christian in the United Europe
presided over by Michał
Drozdek ,
President of Ignacy Paderewski Institute |
16.00 | Panel discussion: Polish
Christians and Their Responsibility for Europe
- Rev. Tadeusz
Isakowicz-Zaleski, Founder and President of Brother Albert’s
Foundation,
- Krzysztof Jankowiak,Spokesman
of the Light-Life Movement,
- Radosław Krawczyk,
Vice President of the Council of the Families of Nazareth Movement,
- Andrzej Kuźma,
The Orthodox Church in Poland,
- Dr. Jacek Romankow, The Evangelical-Augsburg Church
in Poland,
- Fr. Adam Schulz SJ,
President of the Polish Council of Catholic Movements,
- Piotr Wojciechowski,
The Alliance of Families, President of the Association of Polish
Writers,
- Moderator: Marcin
Przeciszewski, Editor-in-chief of the Catholic Information Agency |
17.00 | break |
17.15 | Panel discussion: A
Christian and Money
- Prof. Leo Andringa,
former Director of the National Bank of the Netherlands, a
representative of the „Economy and Communion” project of the Focolare
movement,
- Michel Camdessus,
former Chairman of the International Monetary Fund,
- Prof. Hanna
Gronkiewicz-Waltz, Deputy President of the European Bank for
Reconstruction and Development, former President of the National Bank
of Poland,
- Moderator: dr Jan
Orgelbrand, Ignacy Paderewski Institute |
18.15 | supper |
20.00 | The ecumenical Way of the
Cross along the streets of Gniezno led by the Primate of Poland, Cardinal
Józef Glemp and representatives of the Churches belonging to the
Polish Ecumenical Council |
13 March – Saturday |
| Part I:
Sources of Unity presided over by Marcin Przeciszewski,
Editor-in-chief of the Catholic Information Agency |
8.30 | The Concern for Life as a
Basic Task
Dr.
Paweł Wosicki, President of The Polish Federation of Pro-Life
Movements |
9.00 | The Weak and the
Handicapped as a Call for UnityTheatre of persons with mental handicaps „Klamra” (pantomime) |
10.00 | The Beauty that Will Save
the World
Kiko Argüello and Carmen Hernandez, Founders of the Neocatechumenal
Way with Fr. Mario Pezzi– discussion |
11.10 | break |
| Part II:
Community of Faith, Community of Love presided over by Danuta Baszkowska,
President of the ecumenical Effatha Association |
11.40 | The Community of Faith and
the Unity of Churches
Fr. Laurent Fabre, Founder
of the Chemin Neuf community |
12.20 | How to Integrate
Spirituality of the West and the East? – a testimony
Andriej and Karina Chernyak,
Hosanna Community, Moscow– discussion |
| Part III:
Unity of Europe, Unity of the Church presided over Krzysztof Dorosz,
Editor-in-chief of „Jednota” monthly review |
12.40 | The Richness of the East
Benedict Ioanno (Swiss) –
delegate of Metropolitan Emmanuel, Representative of the Orthodox
Church at the European Union |
13.10 | Europe as a Common Task
for Christians
Rev. Dr. Keith Clements,
General Secretary of the Conference of European Churches, Geneva |
13.45 | lunch |
15.00 | Round Table Groups: 1. Family in
Contemporary Europe
- Bp. Władysław Blin,
Bishop of Vitebsk, Belarus,
- Irena and Jerzy
Grzybowski, Founders of „Encounters of Married Couples” in
Central-Eastern Europe,
- Emilia Klepacka,
Director, World Youth Alliance
- Prof. Piotr Kryczka,
sociologist,
Catholic University of Lublin,
- Dr. Maria
Smereczyńska, former Plenipotentiary of Poland’s Government for
Family Affairs,
- Dr. Paweł Wosicki,
President of The Polish Federation of Pro-Life Movements,
- moderator: Maria Rogaczewska
2. The New
Feminism of John Paul II
- Dr. Elżbieta Adamiak,
theologian, Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznań,
- Ewa Kowalewska,
Director of Human Life International, President of the Forum of Polish
Women,
- Rev. prof. Ireneusz
Mroczkowski, theologian, Catholic University of Lublin,
- Dr. Inka Słodkowska,
sociologist, member of the editorial board of „Więź” monthly review,
- Maria Wilczek,
President of the Polish Association of Catholic Women,
- S. prof. Zofia Zdybicka,
philosopher, Catholic University of Lublin.
- Moderator: Maria
Rogaczewska. 3. Conscious
Christianity and Conscious Citizenship
- Prof. Jerzy Buzek,
former Prime Minister of Poland,
- Tadeusz Mazowiecki,
former Prime Minister of Poland,
- Bp
Tadeusz Pieronek, Rector of the Pontifical Theological Academy in
Cracow,
- Krzysztof Piesiewicz,
Member of Senate, barrister, screenwriter,
- Fr. Maciej Zięba OP,
Provincial of the Dominican Order in Poland,
- Moderator: Dr. Piotr M.
A. Cywiński, President of the Club of Catholic Intellectuals in
Warsaw
4. The School
of Dialogue
- Rev. Jerzy Below,
Editor-in-chief of the evangelical biweekly „Zwiastun”,
- Anna Bieńkowska,
responsible for the Chemin Neuf community in Poland,
- Prof. Jan Grosfeld, University of Carinal Stefan
Wyszyński, Warsaw
- Rev. Jerzy Kojło,
Director of the „Orthodoxia” Radio, Białystok,
- Ryszard Montusiewicz,
missionary of the Neocatechumenal Way in Israel,
- moderator: Zdzisław
Bielecki, Co-Chairman of the Common Council of Catholics and
Muslims, Chairman of the D.O.M. Foundation
5. Europeans
Responsible for the World
- Prof. Krzysztof Byrski,
former Ambassador of Poland in India, University of Warsaw, Club of
Catholic Intellectuals,
- Dr. Marek A. Cichocki,
Director of the Centre for International Studies,
- Friedrich Kronenberg,President
of Maximilian-Kolbe-Werk,
- Dr. Jan Kułakowski,
former Polish Government’s chief negotiator for the integration with
the EU,
- Fr. Bogusław Trzeciak SJ,
responsible for the Warsaw branch of the Catholic Office for
Information and European Initiatives – OCIPE,
- Edmund Wittbrodt,
Member of Senate, Poland’s delegate to the European Union Convention,
former Minister of Education,
- moderator: Michał Drozdek,
President of Ignacy Paderewski Institute
6. A Christian
vis-á-vis Market and Unemployment
- Prof. Leo Andringa,
former Director of the National Bank of the Netherlands, Focolare,
- Prof. Aniela Dylus,
ethicist, Stefan Cardinal Wyszyński University, Warsaw, member of
Studium Generale Europa,
- Mira Jankowska,
President of the „Labor” Association,
- Roman Kluska,
businessman, Founder of the Optimus company, Director of the Prodoks
company,
- Fr. Krzysztof Mądel SJ,
expert in the field of Catholic social doctrine,
- Dr. Krzysztof Pawłowski,
Rector of the Higher School of Business in Nowy Sącz,
- Stefan Wilkanowicz,
Chairman of the Foundation of Christian Culture „Znak”, Deputy Chairman
of the International Auschwitz Council,
- moderator: Róża Thun,
President of the Polish Robert Schumann Foundation. 7. Mission of
Persons with Disabilities and Handicaps in Creating Unity within
Society and Church
- Rev. Tadeusz
Isakowicz-Zaleski, Founder and President of Brother Albert’s
Foundation,
- Rev. Stanisław Jurczuk,
Chairman of the Catholic Association of the Disabled,
- Marie-Hélene Mathieu,
Founder of the Faith and Light communities,
- Piotr Pawłowski,
Founder and Chairman of „Integracja” association and monthly review,
- Bp. Jan Szarek, The
Evangelical-Augsburg Church in Poland,
- moderator: Piotr
Wierzchosławski, former Editor-in-chief of the review „Light and
Shadows”, |
17.00 | end of discussion |
17.15 | Ecumenical meditation
leading by brother from Taizé Community |
18.25 | The rosary with John Paul
II within the limits of the Second European Day of Universities. |
19.45 | Liturgy of light leading
by brothers from Taizé Community |
20.30 | supper (up to 21.30) |
14 March – Sunday |
| Part I:
European Community of Spirit presided over by Prof.
Aleksander Mikołajczak, Scientific Director of the European College
in Gniezno |
8.30 | Panel discussion: The
Exchange of Gifts: East-West
- Bp Joseph Homeyer,
Chairman of COMECE – Commission of the Bishops’
Conferences of the European Community
- Abp. Tadeusz
Kondrusiewicz, Metropolitan Archbishop of the Mother Of God diocese
in Moscow,
- Card. Karl Lehmann,
Bishop of Mainz, Chairman of the German Bishops’ Conference,
- Abp. Henryk Muszyński,
Metropolitan Archbishop of Gniezno,
- Card. Miloslav Vlk,
Metropolitan Archbishop of Prague,
- Moderator: Tomasz Królak (Deputy Editor-in-chief of
the Catholic Information Agency |
9.40 | John Paul II’s Vision of
Europe
Prof. Stanisław Grygiel,
philosopher, Lateran University, Rome– dyskusja |
10.05 | break |
| Part II: Europe – the Common Good
presided over by Dr. Henning Tewes,
President of Konrad Adenauer Foundation in Poland |
10.35 | Speech by Aleksander Kwaśniewski,
the President of Poland |
11.00 | Panel discussion: Being a
Politician in the United Europe
- Elmar Brok, European Parliament, European People’s
Party
- Prof. Rocco
Buttiglione, Italian Minister for European Affairs,
- Emil Constantinescu,
former Prime Minister of Romania,
- Tadeusz Mazowiecki,
former Prime Minister of Poland,
- moderator: Zbigniew
Nosowski, Editor-in-chief of „Więź” monthly review, Consultor of
the Pontifical Council for the Laity. |
12.00 | Presentaion and
corfmitation the final version of the proclamation to the
European people. |
13.00 | The Holy Mass in the
cathedral of Gniezno
The final message from the participants of the Convention to the
Christians of Europe |