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Each venue is easily accessible by public transport. Participants are responsible for their own accommodation. The Ibis Hotels (Budget and Styles) have offered 10% discount for SOEF25 participants.

Friday May 9:

09.00 European Studies Day, Collegium Bobolanum: Rakowiecka 61, 02-532 Warszawa, Poland

• 09.00 -11.00    Prof. Wojciech Gajewski, Jeff Fountain & Dr Włodzimierz Tasak: the Gospel & the making of Europe
• 11.30 -13.00    Prof. Piotr Mazurkiewicz & Prof. Zbigniew Krysiack: the Gospel & European integration

15.00 Prayer Walks through Warsaw: The Jewish ghetto and Warsaw Uprising.

19.30 75th Commemoration of the Schuman Declaration, Holy Trinity Church : plac Stanisława Małachowskiego 1, 02-062 Warszawa, Poland – public commemoration open to all
How the Schuman Declaration shaped our lives.

19.30-21.30 PUBLIC COMMEMORATION OF THE SCHUMAN DECLARATION 

Introduction [with presentation of speakers] – Rev. Sławomir Pawłowski 

Welcome and a few words about the Holy Trinity Church – Rev. Piotr Ga

Why 9 May? Why this Forum? – Jeff Fountain

• Piano piece (J.S. Bach): Paulina Stateczna – piano; Kasia Kurzawska – vocal

Christian greeting and prayer: Fr. Sławomir Pawłowski

Bible reading (Acts 13,1-4; 16,9-10 in Polish)

Hope in turbulent times – sermon by Bishop Dr Marek Kamiński :

• Song ‘Surrounded by Your Good Power, Lord’

Reflections: Why the Schuman Declaration was important then… and now:

• Values that changed the world – Dr Margriet Krijtenburg 

• Values to guide the world now – Zbigniew Nosowski

• Values for the public square – Dr Gudrun Kugler

• Song Godzien.

Invitation to pray in groups: Pastor Andrzej Nędzusiak; prayer in groups

Lord’s Prayer (each in their own language) and blessing: Rev. Sławomir Pawłowski, Rev. Piotr Gaś and Pastor Andrzej Nędzusi

Announcements

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Saturday May 10: 

9.00-17.30 Full-day Forum: The Christian Theological Academy of Warsaw: Władysława Broniewskiego 48, 01-771 Warszawa,

Three plenary sessions will be interspersed with two breakout seminar sessions on eight topics (see below).

Registration fee €35, includes a light lunch and refreshments.

9.00  Plenary I. Europe Now!

• Introduction – Where we are now?  Jeff Fountain NL (moderator)
• Forgotten Lessons from the Polish road to liberty – Rev. Andrzej Nędzusiak PL
• Never again?! Lessons from Auschwitz – Rev. Dr Manfred Deselaer DE/PL

Coffee

10.45  Seminars 1-4

1. Christian-Jewish dialogue/anti-semitism– Rev. dr Andrzej Tulej PL & Joshua Turnil FR

2.  Islam in Europe: challenges? opportunities? – Prof Agata Skowron-Nalborczyk PL(Polish)

3. The Spirituality of the Schuman Declaration – Dr Margriet Krijtenburg NL

4.  Transform Ukraine – Mykhaylo Khariy UA

12.15  Plenary II.  Respond How?

• How we can respond? Adrian Petrice RO  (moderator)

• Lutheran perspectives Prof. Jerzy Sojka PL
• Catholic perspectives    Prof. Sławomir Sowiński PL
• Evangelical perspectives  Julia Doxat-Purser UK

Lunch

14.30  Seminars 5-8

5.The practice of multiculturalism in an ecumenical aspect – Marta Titaniec PL

6. Spiritual inspiration for human rights – The Sisters of the Sacred Heart – Violetta Zając PL

7. Values and virtues in the public square: Adrian Petrice RO, Julia Doxat-Purser UK

8. Help for Ukraine: Agnieszka Jelinek Diakonia of the Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession PL

16.00  Plenary III.What Now?

• What have we learned? What will we do? How can we pray?

17.00  END

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