Churches contribution to a sustainable society -Between despair and hope: 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
Saturday 25. May Arrival of participants at Rønningen Folkehøyskole https://ronningen.fhs.no/omskolen/information-in-english/
09.30 – 10.30 10.30 – 11.00 11.00 – 12.00 12.00 – 13.00 13.00 – 14.00
Sunday 26. May
Monday 27. May Breakfast Breakfast Morning prayer Engagement in care for What is Green Faith? creation from the CoN What is ECEN? Departure for Sunday service ECEN: Care for creation initiatives from Climate-pilgrim-walk (5,5 km) European churches Coffee- /Tea-break Creation day service in Care for creation initiatives from Maridalen church, including European churches tea/coffee afterwards. Lunch
18.00 – 19.00
Lunch Opening session: Welcome to Norway and to Oslo. Alternative field trips: Greetings and cultural highlights. The 1. Hike in the forest to a Norwegian context and the challenge of wiew-point / possibly climate justice; the global perspective with a bike. end the inter-generational perspective 2. Boat-trip to “Hovedøya” (30 min) visiting the ruins Coffee- /Tea-break of the cistercienserThe Church in the Public Space (LWF). monastery. Laudato Si. Degrowth and Christian faith. 3. Bus to Fredrikstad (1 hr) The Sustainable Development Goals. to visit the workshop of Roadmap for Congregations, the “Hope cathedral”. Communities and Churches Break / free time
19.00 – 20.00 20.00 – 22.00
Dinner Cultural event
14.00 – 14.45
14.45 – 15.15 15.15 – 18.00
Dinner Social free-time
Carbon footprint from the church. Challenges and possibilities A. “Bridge to the B. Cooperation future”, among different cooperating with faith societies. trade unions and env. organisations Care for creation initiatives from Norwegian congregations and mission organizations. Different visits. Coffee- /Tea- break included Welcome from Oslo bishop, cultural event with music Dinner in “Oslo bispegård” Back to Rønningen
Tuesday 28. May Breakfast Closing session Departure for participants Coffee- /Tea-break Planning time for ECEN LT Lunch Departure for ECEN LT