Churches contribution to a sustainable society -Between hope and despair: What can be done, and how do we do it? A conference arranged in cooperation between the Church of Norway and the European Christian Environmental Network Time 08.00 – 08.45 08.45 – 09.00 09.00 – 09.30 09.30 – 10.30
Saturday 25. May Arrival of participants at Rønningen Folkehøyskole https://ronningen.fhs.no/omskolen/information-in-english/
10.30 – 11.00 11.00 – 12.00 12.00 – 13.00 13.00 – 14.30 14.30 - 15.00
15.00 – 15.30 15.30 – 18.00
18.00 – 19.00 19.00 – 20.00 20.00 – 22.00
Lunch Opening session: Welcome to Norway and to Oslo. The Norwegian context: blessed or cursed with oil and wealth? Cultural and historical highlights. Greetings from CEC / ECEN, WCC and others. Challenges and possibilities for church and society. Coffee- /Tea-break The Church in the Public Space (LWF). Laudato Si: between worship and war. The Sustainable Development Goals as a common action plan for diakonia. Economic growth and theology. Break / free time Dinner Cultural event
Sunday 26. May Breakfast Engagement in care for creation from the CoN Departure for Sunday service Climate-pilgrim-walk (5,5 km)
Monday 27. May Breakfast Morning prayer The Sami indigenous people, their view on creation -and environmental challenges in the artic. Coffee- /Tea-break Sunday service in a local ECEN: Engagement in care for creation church, including tea/coffee from European churches. afterwards Lunch Engagement in care for creation from Alternative field trips: European churches. Cont. 1. Hike in the forest to a A. “Bridge to the B. Cooperation wiew-point / possibly future”, among different with a bike. cooperating with faith societies. 2. Boat-trip to “Hovedøya” trade unions and (30 min) visiting the ruins env. organisations of the cistercienserCoffee- /Tea-break monastery. 3. Bus to Fredrikstad (1 hr) Engagement in care for creation from to visit the workshop of Norwegian congregations and mission the “Hope cathedral”. organizations. Different visits.
Dinner Social free-time
Dinner in “Oslo bispegård” Cultural event. Back to Rønningen
Tuesday 28. May Breakfast Morn. prayer Closing session Departure for participants
Planning time for ECEN LT Lunch Departure for ECEN LT