SCHEDULE
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One Online Pre-Conference Session: two weeks prior to the Conference defining the various issues that will be covered and the list of presenters.
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Six Days of residential encounters in Assisi and One Day in Rome.
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Two Post-Conference Online Sessions: one session three weeks after the Conference and one session four weeks after the Conference with an inspiring document outlining the collective actions to be done by the Networks engaged in the S&S Conference.
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Optional: a monthly “refresher” session on zoom after the S&S Conference.
9:00am – 9:30am Meditation & Mindfulness
9:30am – 11:00am Plenary w/ guest speakers
11:00am – 11:30 Coffee Break
11:30am – 12:30pm Breakout Sessions & Small Working groups
12:30pm - Lunch
2:30pm – 5:30pm Transformative Experiences. Visiting sacred places, bioregions. Case Studies of Action for societal transformation
September 21st
Arrival in Fiumicino Airport in Rome
Arrival in Fiumicino Airport in Rome. Departure at noon via private motorcoach to Assisi. Personal Introductions with discussion of the work of the days to follow.
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Presentation: Virtual Presentation by Joe Holland, PhD., “The Sacred Land of St. Francis and Saint Clare.”
Lessons From a Business Pioneer
September 22th
The inner Transformation
of consciousness
Healing from personal, collective and planetary trauma through practices that connect us with nature’s life and beauty.
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The Therapeutic Gardens of Mother Teresa of Calcutta in Padua, Italy.
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Afternoon: Temple of Minerva; Church of Santa Chiara; San Damiano & Porziuncola.
September 23rd
Evolutionary Narratives.
Thomas Berry’s prophetic vision; The Story of the Universe; The New Consciousness as Cosmological Beings; The Unitive Narrative.
Afternoon Session.
Guided Pilgrimage: Saint Francis Basilica
with important examples of the Gothic style and frescos by Cimabue and Giotto
September 24th
The Economy of St. Francis
Regenerative agriculture, CSA and best practices.
Land & energy.
Economics & Sustainable development.
Afternoon Session. Case study: Virtual Encounter with the Florida Bioregion & the phasing out of fossil fuels through the work done by Contextually Engaged Theological Education Foundation of South Florida (CETE.org) and the Florida Network.
September 25th
Education for Ecological Civilizations in the post- petroleum era.
China & The Earth Charter’s Planetary Wisdom.​
A roundtable discussion.
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Afternoon Session. Case Study – Nigeria:
An Encounter with a Restored Bioregion.
Young World Leaders of the 21st Century.
Intergenerational Dialogues coordinated by Sam King.
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September 26th
Interreligious & Intergenerational Dialogues.
The Laudato Si’ Movement and its work in Assisi.
Tomas Insua, Coordinator, Laudato Si’ in Assisi.
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A culture of Peace.
Afternoon: Guided Pilgrimage to Mount Subasio where St. Francis prayed.
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September 27th
The Jubilee year & The Vatican
Presentation by Monsignor Terence E. Hogan, S.L.D
The Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development.
Tour of St. Peter’s Basilica & Highlights of Rome
Laudato Si’ Earth Mass in the Vatican Gardens with
Fr. Josh, PhD.
Departure from Hotel at 6:45am for Fiumicino Airport via private motorcoach
September 28th
“Experiences, connections and networks that will change your life!”
Sharon Joy Kleitsch.