X WORLD ASSEMBLY OF FAMILIES

AND XIV ICCFM GENERAL ASSEMBLY

 

July 25 - 29, 2007

 

 

The Legacy of Fatima to the Family: Spirituality and Sacrifice

 

 

Wednesday, July 25

 

All Day              Registration

 

16.30                              Official Opening of the Congress

Parade of Nations and Playing of the ICCFM HYMN

Welcome Address by ICCFM representatives

Welcome Address by Civil and Ecclesiastical Authorities

Keynote Speech on the Theme of the Assembly

 

20.00               Welcome Dinner with Honoured Guests

 

 

Thursday, July 26

 

08.30               Holy Mass (Portuguese)

 

 

09.30               Panel A: Prayer as God’s Presence in the Family (North America)

·         The Essence of Prayer

·         Religion as the Main Source of Family Strength:  “The Family that prays together stays together” and “The family that stays together prays together”

·         The Family Modelled on the Eucharistic Banquet

 

 

10.15-10,45     Coffee Break

 

10,45-11,45     Workshops on Panel A Topic

 

11.45               First Set of Country Reports

                        General Comments

 

12.45               Group Photo

 

13.00               Lunch

 

16.00               Panel B: Mary’s Family and Her role in our Family (Asia and Oceania)

·         Mary’s Role as Wife and Mother

·         Mary as the First Disciple of Christ

·         Mary and Families in Exile (Immigrants)

16.45               Open Forum Panel B Topic

 

 

17-17.30          Coffee Break

 

17.30               Panel C: Marriage as Total Self-Giving (Europe)

·         Finding Self-Fulfilment in Marriage as Opposed to Egoism

·         Total Self-Giving Between Husband and Wife

·         Total Self-Giving in the Family in Post Modern Society   

 

18.15-19.30     Workshops on Panel C Topic

 

20.00               Dinner

 

 

Friday, July 27

 

08.30               Holy Mass (English)

 

 

09.30               Panel D: Value of the Youth to Family, Church and Society (Latin America)

·         The Youth in Self-Encounter: Autonomy and Loss of Identity

·         The Youth in Family and Peer Encounter

·         The Youth Caught Between Hope and Indifference

 

10.15-10.30    Open Forum on Panel D Topic

 

10.30-11.00     Coffee Break

 

11.00               Panel E: Sin as the Root of Social Evil (Portugal)

·         Dehumanization of Society and the Weakening of the Family

·         Secular Society and the Media as a Threat to the Family

·         Hope and Salvation for the Family in the Interaction of Generations 

 

11.45-12.45     Workshops on Panel E Topic

 

13.00               Lunch

 

16.00               Visit to the Little Shepherds’ houses at Aljustrel

 

19,30               Dinner

 

21.00              Via Crucis at Valinhos

 

 

Saturday, July 28

 

08.30               Holy Mass (Spanish)

 

 

09.30               Second Set of Country Reports 

                        General Comments

 

10.15               “The importance of Rosary in Family” – Mons. Biro (Hungary)

10.45               Presentation of “FIRES” Movement (Hungary)

 

11:15-11:45    Coffee Break

 

11.45               Conclusion and Approval of Resolutions

 

13.00               Lunch

 

 

                        ICCFM GENERAL ASSEMBLY

 

 

16.00               Opening of ICCFM General Assembly

Report of the Presidential Team (Presidents, Chaplain, Vice-Presidents)

Introduction of ICCFM Officers and Brief Remarks (Past Presidents, Special Representatives, Secretaries, Treasurers)

Other Reports

·         Representatives to the Vatican

·         Representatives to the UN in Vienna and New York

 

                        Special Presentation on the Mission of Monsignor Joaquim Alves Bras

 

17.45               Coffee Break

 

18.15                              Continental Reports

·         Africa

·         Asia

·         Europe

·         Latin America

·         North America

·         Oceania

(15 to 20 minutes each)

 

 

20.00               Dinner

 

21.30               Candle Procession at the Fatima Shrine

 

 

 

Sunday, July 29

 

 

08.30              Election of New Presidents

Address by New Presidents

Presentation of Cardijn Award

                        Presentation of Continental Awards

Remembrance of Departed CFM Members

                        Selection of Site of 2010 World Assembly

                        Appreciation and Acknowledgements

 

10.15                              Departure for Fatima Shrine for Holy Mass

 

13.00               Lunch