European Synodal
Continental Assembly
200
Participants in the Synodal Stage
156
delegates of the Episcopal Conferences of Europe
44
guest invited directly by the CEE Presidency, as representatives of the most representative ecclesial realities at the European level
390
Participants in the Synodal Stage
in hybrid form
10
delegates chosen by each of the 39
Episcopal Conferences of Europe
Schedule
Sunday 5 February
Arrivals
18:30
Depart for Holy Mass from the hotel
19:00
Opening Holy Mass with Vespers in the Premonstratensian Church
Presider: H.E. Msgr. Jan Graubner, Archbishop of Prague
20:30
Dinner at the hotel
Monday 6 February
07:30
Holy Mass with Lauds – Main Hall
Presider: H.Em. Card. Jean-Claude Hollerich, General Rapporteur of the Synod
08:15
Breakfast
09:00
Opening of the Assembly – Main Hall
Moderator: Rev. Antonio Ammirati, CCEE Vice-Secretary & Spokesperson
Adsummus prayer
Greetings from
H.E. Msgr. Jan Graubner, Archbishop of Prague
H.E. Msgr. Gintaras Grušas, Archbishop of Vilnius and CCEE President
H.Em. Card. Mario Grech, General Secretary of the Synod
09:30
Working methodology during the Assembly
Dr. Mauricio Lopez Oropeza, Task Force for the General Secretariat of the Synod
10:00
Spiritual introduction to the Assembly
Prof. Msgr. Tomáš Halík, Charles University Prague
10:30
Coffee break
11:00
I Working session – Main Hall
Moderator: Rev. Antonio Ammirati
13 addresses by the National delegations: two delegates from each Bishops’ Conference on the questions from the Document for the Continental Stage – DCS (6’ total)
All interventions must be written and delivered to the Secretariat
After every 4 participant addresses a meditative pause/prayer for 3’
12:30
End of working session
12:45
Lunch
15:00
Group work – 1st DCS question
14 groups composed of 12 delegates divided by: language, nation and marital status
Method of spiritual conversation
Groups will be the same for the duration of the Assembly
16:30
Coffee break
17:00
I Working session – Main Hall
Moderator: Rev. Antonio Ammirati
Plenary sharing of group work (4’ each), free dialogue (3’) and addresses from the guests (3’)
Summaries of the group work should be handed in to the Secretariat
After every 5 participant addresses a meditative pause/prayer for 3’
19:00
Prayer guided by brothers of the Taizé Community
19:45
Dinner at the hotel
Tuesday 7 February
07:30
Holy Mass – Main Hall
Presider: H.Em. Card. Marc Ouellet, Prefect of the Congregation for Bishops
08:15
Breakfast
09:00
II Working session – Main Hall
Moderator: Dr. Mauricio Lopez Oropeza, Task Force for the General Secretariat of the Synod
13 addresses by the National delegations: two delegates from each Bishops’ Conference on DCS questions (6’ total)
All interventions must be written and delivered to the Secretariat
After every 4 participant addresses a meditative pause/prayer for 3’
10:30
Coffee break
11:00
Group – 2nd DCS question
14 groups composed of 12 delegates divided by: language, nation and marital status
Method of spiritual conversation
Groups will be the same for the duration of the Assembly
12:30
End of working session
12:45
Lunch
15:00
II Working session – Main Hall
Moderator: Dr. Mauricio Lopez Oropeza
Plenary sharing of group work (4’ each), free dialogue (3’) and addresses from the guests (3’)
Summaries of the group work should be handed in to the Secretariat
After every 5 participant addresses a meditative pause/prayer for 3’
16:30
Coffee break
17:00
III Working session – Main Hall
Moderator: Dr. Beate Gilles, General Secretary of the German Bishops’ Conference
13 addresses by the National delegations: two delegates from each Bishops’ Conference on DCS questions (6’ total)
All interventions must be written and delivered to the Secretariat Free dialogue (3’) and addresses from the guests (3’)
After every 4 participant addresses a meditative pause/prayer for 3’
19:00
Prayer guided by representatives of the Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church
19:45
Dinner at the hotel
Wednesday 8 February
Breakfast
08:30
Prayer guided by representatives of the Conference of European Churches
09:00
Group work – 3rd DCS Question
14 groups composed of 12 delegates divided by: language, nation and marital status
Method of spiritual conversation
Groups will be the same for the duration of the Assembly
10:30
Coffee break
11:00
III Working session – Main Hall
Moderator: Dr. Beate Gilles
Plenary sharing of group work (4’ each), free dialogue (3’) and addresses from the guests (3’)
Summaries of the group work should be handed in to the Secretariat
After every 5 participant addresses a meditative pause/prayer for 3’
12:30
End of working session
12:45
Lunch
15:00
IV Working session – Main Hall
Moderator: Dr. Mauricio Lopez Oropeza
Summary of online group work and free dialogue (4’)
Summaries of the group work should be handed in to the Secretariat
17:00
Coffee break
17:20
Depart for Holy Mass
18:00
Holy Mass in Prague Cathedral
Delegates from the national synodal phase in the Czech Republic will participate
Presider: H.Em. Card. Mario Grech, General Secretary of the Synod
20:00
Dinner at the hotel
Thursday 9 February
Friday 10 February
MEETING OF THE PRESIDENTS OF THE BISHOPS’S CONFERENCES
Breakfast
09:00
Lauds in the Main Hall
Presider: H.Em. Card. Juan José Omella Omella, President of the Spanish Bishops’ Conference
09:30
I Working session – Main Hall
Moderator: H.E. Msgr. Ladislav Nemet, CCEE Vice-President
Addresses by the Presidents to collectively review the synodal experience starting from the Assembly’s Final Document
11:00
Coffee break
11:30
Working session – Main Hall
Addresses by the Presidents to collectively review the synodal experience starting from the Assembly’s Final Document
12:45
Lunch
15:00
Group work (4)
16:45
End of work
17:15
Depart for Holy Mass
18:00
Holy Mass with Vespers in the Benedictine Abbey Břevnov
Presider: H.E. Msgr. Ladislav Nemet
20:00
Dinner at the hotel
Saturday 11 February
Breakfast
09:00
Lauds in the Main Hall
Presider: H.Em. Card. Matteo Zuppi, President of the Italian Bishops’ Conference
09:30
Working session – Main Hall
Moderator: H.Em. Card. Jean-Claude Hollerich, CCEE Vice-President
Plenary sharing of group work and discussion
11:00
Coffee break
11:30
II Working session – Main Hall
Plenary sharing of group work
12:45
Lunch
15:00
Concluding session – Main Hall
Presentation and approval of the commentary on the Final Document
17:15
Conclusions
H.E. Msgr. Gintaras Grušas, CCEE President
17:30
Depart for Holy Mass
18:00
Holy Mass with Vespers in the Church of All Saints
Presider: H.E. Msgr. Gintaras Grušas
19:30
Reception at the Archbishop’s residence
Sunday 12 February
Breakfast
Possibility of Holy Mass in the various churches of Prague
12:00
Lunch at the hotel
Departures
