12th Assembly of European Christian Environmental Network
On the way to economic and ecological justice – ‘To give you a future with hope’ (Jeremiah 29:11) A gathering to share stories and experiences for our future Friday 5 October
Saturday October
6
Sunday 7 October
Monday 8 October
Tuesday 9 October Morning prayer
8.45 - 9.00
Wednesday 10 October Morning prayer
Climate justice - is it achievable?
9.00 - 10.30
Worship service
10.30 - 11.00
Walk in Katowice Mining Museum
Jukka Uosukainen, Director of the UN Environment Climate Technology Centre and Network Response: Henrik Grape (WCC) & Martyn Goss (Church of England) Coffee / Tea
Functioning economy and climate justice. Can they work hand in hand? Situation in Poland Arrival of Assembly participants ECEN LT Lunch
14.00 - 15.00 15.00 - 15.30
15.30 - 16.30 16.30 - 16.45 ECEN LT 17.00 - 18.00 18.00 - 20.00
Dinner
Future of ecumenical cooperation in addressing environmetnal challenges Fr. Heikki Huttunen, CEC General Secretary Dinner
Bishop Nicolas Holtam (Church of England), Prof. Mikael Fortelius (University Helsinki)
Thomasz Chruszczow Counsellor to the Minister of Environment
Coffee / Tea
Coffee / Tea
Coffee / Tea
Roman Juriga Award Presentation of the awarded projects Discussion
Where do we go from now?
The role of environmental education in church schools – an experience from Hungary
Break
Break
Discussion in thematic groups
Discussion in thematic groups
Dinner
Dinner
Welcome in Poland in Poland, followed by the discussion on
20.00 - 21.00
Challenges in addressing ecological justice in Poland and Europe Jerzy Buzek, MEP and former President of the European Parliament
On the way to economic and ecological justice and a future with hope Initiatives of churches in different countries
Final plenary Conclusions
Eszter Kodacsy, Lutheran Church in Hungary Plenary discussion
Dinner
Care of creation and response to climate change in Poland
Welcome by the Ecumenical Council of Churches ECEN LT
Lunch
Implementation of Paris agreement - perspectives and vision of government of Poland
Bishop Markus Dröge (EKD) &
Plenary discussion
On the way to COP 24 Plenary discussion incl. pilgrimage witness
Ethics and climate change - the challenge for churches and faith communities
Case studies: Churches’ contribution to the discussion on closing of coal mines in Germany Opening ECEN Activity 2016 - 2018
Coffee / Tea
Departures
Arrival ECEN LT
11.00 - 12.30 12.30 - 14.00
Prof.Elzbieta Lorek & Dr.Malgorzata Lorek, University Katovice Response: Prof. Hans Diefenbacher (EKD) & Adrian Shaw (Church of Scotland)
Discussion in thematic groups
Care of creation in European churches Open forum
Panel discussion with Zygmund Łukaszczyk – head of local government of Silesia from 2007-14 Rev.Dr.Witold Kania – Roman Catholic priest, ass. prof.at the Faculty of Theology of the University of Silesia in Katowice Rev.Prof.Dr.Marek Jerzy Uglorz – pastor of the Lutheran Church, prof.at the Christian Theological Academy in Warsaw
Festive evening