Dear Ladies and Gentlemen, dear Sisters and Brothers,
herewith we would like to invite you to the IRCA-EUROPE Congress in Sibiu/Hermannstadt, Romania. The conference will take place on 8-11 June 2020 in the Lutheran Academy of Transylvania. The meetings of IRCA-EUROPE take place every four years between the worldwide IRCA conferences, based on the same time rhythm.
The biblical image of the sourdough will be the theme and main motivation for the gathering in Sibiu. As Christians we carry the responsability not just for our own families, our direct environment and our communities in which we are active, but also far beyond these.
Accordingly to that, we want to value the days in Sibiu by informing about the activities of the European Rural Churches, listen to a presentation about the contribution of churches for a sustainable Europe and also place on our agenda the engagement of the Orthodox Church in Romania upon the preservation of the forests. At an appointment in Rășinari we will get an inside view in the illegal logging of the forests and the local mayor will speak about the sustainable alpine pasture in this area.
As you can see, our programme is embedded in morning and evening prayers, in listening to the word of God and in the praise and gratitude for Him keeping us alive until now.
IRCA-EUROPE CONFERENCE Sibiu/Hermannstadt, ROMANIA
8-11 JunE 2020
„sourdough FOR THE LAND“
MonDAY, 8 JUNE 2020
18:00: Welcome of the participants and dinner
Tuesday, 09 JunE 2020
09:00 – 11:00: “Sourdough for the land” – The activities of the Congress of the European Churches for the rural area; Speaker: Petr Pavlovic (CEC Brussels)
11:00 – 13:00: The contributions of the churches for a sustainable Europe; Speaker: Councillor of the highest administrative body of the Protestant Church Dr. Matthias Kreplin (Lutheran Oberkirchenrat Karlsruhe)
13:00 – 15:00 Uhr: Lunch
15:00 – 15:30 Uhr: Coffee break
15: 30 – 17: 00 Uhr: The role of the church in a pluralist Europe-a perspective from U.K.; Speaker: Ann Wright
18:00 Uhr: Dinner
20:00 Uhr: Welcome at the Orthodox Theological Institute of the Romanian Orthodox Churches
Wednesday, 10 JunE 2020
09:00 -10:30: The contribution of the Romanian Orthodox Churches for the preservation of the forests; Speaker: Prof. Dr. Daniel Buda, Sibiu
11:30: Between the deprivation and the replanting of the forests. Challenges in Romania; Speaker: Adrian Cretu, director of the forestry office Rășinari; chairman of the national federation of the private forest owners
13:00 Uhr: Lunch with Bogdan Bucur, mayor of Rășinari; sustainable development of romanian mountain villages based on the example of Rășinari, a traditional mountain village; followed by a guided tour
15:30 – 16:30: The adoption of the final declaration
16:30 – 17:00: The evaluation of the conference
17:00 – 18:30: IRCA-Europe board elections
19:00 – 20:00: Final worship with supper
20:00 Uhr: Dinner with enjoyable completion
Thursday, 11 JunE 2020
Breakfast
10:00: Guided tour through Sibiu/alternatively visit of the the ASTRA Museum of Folkloric Traditional Civilization in Romania (Registration and a small cost contribution for the trips are possible during the conference)
* Journey home
(Programme modifications reserved)
Informations on registration:
Lutheran Academy of Baden, Astrid Haupt
Blumenstr. 1-7, 76133 Karlsruhe
e-mail: Astrid.haupt@ekiba.de
Phone +49-721 9175-352, Fax +49-721 9175-25-352
Only written registrations by e-mail until 31 March 2020
Accommodation and meals in the Lutheran Academy of Transylvania
(total Price, without travel expenses): 250,- € per person
Grants for the conference can be requested at the Lutheran Academy of Baden
Please specify if you need a single room!
Payment:
After the reservation and registration please pay in accordance with your invoice at the
Evangelischen Bank eG Kassel, payment note: 522064441617 Sibiu
BIC GENODEF1EK1 IBAN DE07 5206 0410 0000 5000 11
Office in Romania:
Lutheran Academy of Transylvania, Livezii, 55 RO – 550042 Sibiu
Phone: +4(0) 269 21 99 14
e-mail: eas@neppendorf.de