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 6 October
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?
followed by the guided city tour
10.30 - 11.00
Katowice old and new
Economy and climate justice - a Global Framework for Energy Consumption
Arrival of Assembly participants Meeting of ECEN Leadership team 11.00 - 12.30 Lunch
Arrival ECEN LT
12.30 - 14.00
Ethics and climate change - the challenge for churches and faith communities
14.00 - 15.00 15.00 - 15.30 Welcome of participants Registration Coffee/Tea
Opening of the Assembly ECEN Activity 2016 - 2018 ECEN 20th anniversary Plenary discussion
15.30 - 16.30 16.30 - 16.45
ECEN LT 16.45 - 18.00 18.00 - 20.00
Dinner
Future of ecumenical cooperation in addressing environmetnal challenges Fr. Heikki Huttunen CEC General Secretary Dinner
Coffee / Tea
Discussion in thematic groups
Coffee / Tea
On the way to COP 24
Prof. Dariusz Pieńkowski, Un. in Poznan & Prof. Elzbieta Lorek, Un. Katowice Response: Prof. Hans Diefenbacher (EKD) & Adrian Shaw (Church of Scotland)
Plenary discussion incl. pilgrimage witness
Lunch
Lunch
Implementation of Paris agreement - perspectives and vision of government of Poland
On the way to economic and ecological justice and a future with hope
Bishop Nicholas Holtam (Church of England), Prof. Mikael Fortelius (University Helsinki)
Thomasz Chruszczow Counsellor to the Minister of Environment, COP24 Special Envoy for Climate Change
Coffee / Tea
Coffee / Tea
Coffee / Tea
Roman Juriga Award Presentation of the awarded projects Discussion
Where do we go from now? Final plenary Conclusions
Case studies: Churches’ contribution to the discussion on closing of coal mines in Germany Bishop Markus Dröge (EKD) &
The role of environmental education in church schools – an experience from Hungary
Initiatives of churches in different countries
Eszter Kodacsy, Lutheran Church in Hungary Plenary discussion Break
Break
Discussion in thematic groups
Discussion in thematic groups
Dinner
Dinner
Care of creation and response to climate change in Poland
ECEN LT
Welcome in Poland Welcome by the Ecumenical Council of Churches in Poland
20.00 - 21.00
Locations:
School Church Hotel Katowice
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, Faculty of Theology, University of Silesia in Katowice Rev.Prof.Dr.Marek Jerzy Uglorz, Christian Theological Academy in Warsaw Dr. Agnieszka Sobol, Economic University, Katowice
Festive evening
Departures
Worship service
9.00 - 10.30
Jukka Uosukainen, Director of the UN Environment Climate Technology Centre and Network Response: Henrik Grape (WCC) & Martyn Goss (Church of England)