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International Camp in Brno / CZ 19. - 29. 07. 2019 Program – Booklet
CONTENT
Preamble 3 Welcoming 5 Map of Europe 6 Czech Republic (interesting facts) 7 BRNO ‒ city in the middle of Europe 13 Prayer for Europe 15 Daily motos 16 The Prayer „Our father” in languages 17 AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY IN THE CAMP 18 INFORMATIONS 19 Rules in the camp 20 Workshops 21 BRNO – ROUTE TO MASARYKŮV DOMOV 24 BRNO – city map 25 Final agape for poor people 26 PROGRAM 28 Tips for visiting Brno 33 Notes / contacts 36
2 PREAMBLE
Dear young participants and reader of this program, for 25 years now young people are engaged on the way of „go4peace“. Spark of this peace- acting was the Bal- kan war from 1992- 1995. After this war – in 1996 – the first „pioneers” started going this way with the motto „hands for peace – give peace hands” to start reconstruction first in northern Bosnia, later in Sarajevo with young Europeans. Guiding theme for this were words right from the heart of the LORD: „Don’t stop giving” or „Be Family!” From this divided life, the youth cen- tre in Sarajevo named „Ivan Pavao II” was established where we came together in remembrance of the start of World War I 100 years ago last year. There, we sent out a peace message out to the world while performing with the arts group Gen- Rosso the musical „streetlight” with about 180 young Europe- ans. Our Pope Francis visited the youth centre in Sarajevo on June 6th 2015 and encouraged them to live together vividly and peacefully with the following statement: „You have an im- portant mission: to never build walls, but bridges!” Then it was clear: This way will go on! After the go4peace camp in
3 Kamen, Germany in 2015, where young adults from 27 dif- ferent nations participated and the camps in Shkodra 2017 and Koszalin 2018 we are happy to be in Brno this year.
With more than 100 participants from Europe and the entire world, we can set a living example at the go4peace camp 2019 in Brno – in the heart of Europe – against fighting and images of the „enemy”. There is no place for such things in our hearts. With good will and hope we want to stand up for viewing strangers as brothers and sisters. I want to thank all those who invested much time, energy, money and prayers for this camp. A special „Thank you” goes out to all Teenagers and students from Brno, who made the camp possible due to their unstoppable dedication for it. You are the living hope for Europe! May we all be enriched with the message from young, devoted adults – arriving from 15 different nations – pictured at the „go4peace-Agape” in Brno on July 27th with all our homeless brothers and sisters from Brno. Together we impersonate the motto „Let’s go4peace!“
Many greetings to all of you
Fr. Meinolf Wacker initiator of „go4peace”
4 WELCOME IN THE DIOCESE OF BRNO
My dear young friends,
it is a huge joy for me to welcome you all here in our diocese of Brno.
You have decided to go to Interna- tional youth camp go4peace in Brno, where you want to build bridges of understanding between different people. You will do it in different ways of love that you will live in our city. Let it help you in your growth, so when you leave you can say: they know us about fruits, fruit that is good. As Jesus says: Likewise, every good tree bears good fruit, … (Matthew 7:17). The fruit that you will bring to your home and fruit that will grow in Brno thanks to you.
I wish you a blessed summer and a lot of en- ergy to building bridges.
Be sure that I am going to pray for each one of you!
Mgr. Roman Kubin
5 MAP OF EUROPE (participating countries)
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1. Albania 8. Hungary 2. Austria 9. Kosovo 3. Bosnia 10. Lithuania 4. Croatia 11. Norway 5. Czechia 12. Poland 6. Estonia 13. Slovenia 7. Germany 14. Ukraine
6 CZECH REPUBLIC - INTERESTING FACTS
Great Moravia – in 863 a. d., christianity was „brought” to the area of Great Moravia by sts. Cyril and Methodius, co-patrons of Europe.
Czechoslovakia - in 1918 the inde- pendent state was born after fall of the empire of Aus- tria-Hungary.
The situation today - on 1st of January 1993 were proclaimed the new nations of the Czech Republic and Slovakia as independ- ent states.
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1. Czechoslovakia president – Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk (from 1918 – 1935)
Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia – The Nazi occupation during WW 2 (1938 – 1945)
Communism – a time of strong oppression and closure against the out- side world and religious persecution (1948 – 1989).
The velvet revolution - November 1989 – fall of communism and begin- ning of free- dom of our country.
8 Czech Republic – established in 1. 1. 1993
Václav Havel – the last Czechoslo- vakia (1989 – 1992) and the first Czech president (1993 – 2003)
EU – Czech Republic was accepted in 1999 into NATO, and in 2004 be- came a mem- ber of EU and since 2007 we have been in Schengen area.
Neighbouring countries - Germany, Poland, Slovakia, Austria.
9 3 territorial units - Bohe- mia, Mora- via, Silesia.
Population - ca 10, 7 mil- lion.
Current president - Miloš Zeman (2013 – nowadays).
Religion - 34, 5 % without religion, 10, 4 % Roman Catholic church, 9, 1 % other religion, Moravia is more religious than Bohemia.
Currency - Czech crown = 1 EUR = ca 25,- CZK
Nation of BEER - 20 million hectolitres of beer is produced annually in the Czech Repub- lic, 134 litres of beer per person is consumed annually, which means 1st place in consump- tion, second place is Irish, the most famous Czech beer is „Pilsen” (Pilsner Urquell).
Nation of books - Czech Republic has the densest libraries network of the world (5, 1 libraries for 10.000 people – in EU it is 1, 3 libraries)
10 Hockey na- tion - the most famous ice hockey player is Jaromír Jágr (n. 68)
Sugar cube – it was invented in Czech town Dačice in 1843
Eminent monarch - Charles IV. – Czech and German king (1346 – 1378), Roman emperor (since 1355)
National saints - Sst. Václav, st. Cyril a Methodius
11 Czech church personali- ties - Miloslav Vlk (cardinal, died in 2017),
Dominik Duka – Czech primate and cardinal
“It is characteristic of the youth that they want to develop, grow and mature; young people want to become personalities, they are looking for their identity. I would wish them to find their true identity as an image of the Triune God.” Miroslav Vlk
12 BRNO - city in the middle of Europe
Brno is a city in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Re- public. At the confluence of the Svitava and Svratka rivers. Brno has about 400 000 inhabitants. It is the seat of the Con- stitutional Court, the Supreme Court, the Supreme Adminis- trative Court, and the Supreme Public Prosecutor's Office. Brno is also an important centre of higher education, with 33 faculties belonging to 13 institutes of higher learning. Brno Exhibition Centre, opened in 1928, ranks among the largest exhibition centres in Europe. Brno hosts motorbike and other races on the Masaryk Circuit, a tradition established in 1930, in which the Road Racing World Championship Grand Prix is one of the most prestigious races. Another cul- tural tradition is an international fireworks competition, Ignis Brunensis, that attracts tens of thousands of daily visitors. The most visited sights of the city include the Špilberk castle and fortress and the Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul on
13 Petrov hill, two medieval buildings that dominate the city- scape. The other large preserved castle near the city is Veveří Castle by Brno Reservoir. Another architectural monument of Brno is the functionalist Villa Tugendhat which has been in- cluded on the UNESCO list of World Heritage Sites.
1. Main railway station 8. Mendel’s square 2. The Liberty square 9. Moravian square 3. Petrinum 10. Grand hotel bus station 4. Petrov cathedral 11. Main bus station + rail- 5. Špilberk castle way station „Dolní nádraží” 6. St. James’s church 7. Česká street
14 PRAYER FOR EUROPE
Father of man- kind, Lord of History. Look upon this continent to which you sent philosophers, lawgivers and people endowed with wisdom, precursors of that faith in your Son, fallen and risen. Look at these people evangelised by Peter and Paul, by prophets, monks and saints. Look at these regions drenched in the blood of martyrs, moved by the voice of reformers. Look at these people linked by so many bonds and ties, yet divided by hatred and war. Assist us in committing ourselves to a Europe of the Spirit, founded not just on economic treaties, but, also on values which are human and eternal; a Europe capable of ethnic and ecumenical reconciliation, quick to wel- come the stranger, respectful of human dignity. Give us confidence to see it as our duty to encourage and promote un- derstanding between peoples, which provides for all continents justice and bread, liberty and peace. AMEN Carlo Maria Cardinal MARTINI (1927-2012)
DAILY MOTOS Date Daily Gospel Motto Friday, Mt 12,1-8 19.07.2019 Saturday, Mt 12,14-21 20.07.2019 St. Margareta Sunday, Lk 10,38-42 21.07.2019 Monday, John 20,1-2 22.07.2019 and 11-18 St. Maria Magdalena Tuesday, John 15,1-8 23.07.2019 St. Birgitta of Sweden Wednesday, Mt 10,28-33 24.07.2019 St. Christopherus Thursday, Mt 20,20-28 25.07.2019 St. Jakob Friday, Mt 13,18-23 26.07.2019 St. Joachim + St. Anna Saturday, Mt 13,24-30 27.07.2019 Sunday, Lk 11,1-13 28.07.2019 Monday, John 11,19- 29.07.2019 27 St. Marta of Betania
16 PRAYER „OUR FATHER” in languages
ENGLISH Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name; thy kingdom come, thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day, our daily bread; and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. Amen.
CZECH Otče náš, jenž jsi na nebesích, posvěť se jméno tvé, př ijď království tvé, buď vůle tvá, jako v nebi tak i na zemi. Chléb náš vezdejší dej nám dnes, a odpusť nám naše viny, jako i my odpouštíme naším viníkům, a neuveď nás v pokušení ale zbav nás od zlého. Amen.
17 AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY IN THE CAMP
NAME + PHONE COMPETENCE
Fr. Meinolf Wacker General Direction (+491725638432)
Fr. Bernhard Nake Financial Management (+491731969070) Catering
Fr. Heinrich Oest Photo + Video (+491756084849)
Fr. Tomáš Žižkovský Liturgy + Logistics + (+420731159219) any problems
Mája Ambrozková Workshops + Camp office (+420775613787) + any problems
Hanka Veverková Accommodation + Cater- (+420606918658) ing + Bar sr. Zora Staňková + First Aid (+420777945189)
Anežka Fadrná Camp office (+420702059297)
Fr. Tomáš Žižkovský Nightly cases of Emergency (+420731159219)
18 INFORMATIONS
ACCOMMODATION:
PETRINUM Veveř í 15, Brno open 7:00 – 23:30
CAMP OFFICE: ground floor room nr. 11 service 24 hours
DINING ROOM
MASARYKŮV breakfast 7:45 – 8:30 Cihlář ská 21, Brno DOMOV dinner 18:30 – 19:15
SERVICE AT NIGHT
Fr. Tomáš Žižkovský + Camp office +420 731 159 219 Czech team
INTERNET
the WIFI internet is all over the house
DRINKING WATER
The tap water in the Petrinum is drinkable! In addition, you will find on every floor water in self-service barrels - please use your go4peace water bottle!
BAR (non-alcoholic)
Hanka Veverková basement open 21:00 – 23:30 (+420606918658)
CAFÉ TEA ROOM ground floor room nr. 30 open 16:00 – 17:45
19 RULES IN THE CAMP
1. It is obligatory to take part in the morning-impulse and the organization-meeting. It is voluntary to take part in the even- ing-meeting for sharing and the celebration of the holy mass.
2. We want to have our meals together and start with a short prayer of thanksgiving.
3. Please respect the night's rest beginning at midnight (24:00 h).
4. If you leave the camp during your free time, you'll have to report this to the leading-team. If you want to visit the city, it is possible to do it only in groups of three persons. Mi- nors are not permitted to leave the camp after 20:00 h, while those of age are permitted, reporting it to the leading- team.
5. We want to abstain from excessive drinking.
6. Smoking in the houses and areas is strictly forbidden.
7. Who seriously violates the important rules will have to return home on his own expense immediately.
20 WORKSHOPS
1. Youtube - camp 4 days 4 people Making videos about the camp. For participants who are pas- sionate about making videos or want to learn it.
2. Youtube - experiences 4 days 4 people Collecting experiences of the participants. For participants who are passionate about making videos or want to learn it.
3. Senior home Podpěrova 4 days 10 people Work in the garden - painting fence and benches, clearing out and adjusting the garden storehouse. Helping on an event for clients (grilling), walks with immobile clients (on wheelchair), presentation of your country.
4. Union of the Deaf 4 days 5 people About the organisation: The aim of the Union is that all deaf people are self-confident and independent people. They are for example raising awareness about different aids and gadgets among deaf people. They also run a café which is adjusted for the deaf. Catering and preparing snacks in a café for deaf peo- ple, presenting your country (which will then be interpreted in sign language). You will also learn some basics of sign language.
5. Diaconia of the Church of Brethren 4 days 7 people About the organisation: Besides other activities of the diaconia, they want to build a food bank storehouse for people in need. Clearing out and painting a basement, laying pallets. Unload- ing, sorting and preparation of food aid.
6. Diaconia of the Evangelical Church 4 days 5 people About the organisation: The diaconia is running a care service, day care centre and sheltered housing for people in life emer- gency or after returning from psychiatric hospitalization. Work in the garden, adjusting terrain and working with clients. Paint- ing a sheltered housing apartment. Activation techniques -
21 cooking, baking with clients. Walks around the neighborhood with clients.
7. Kociánka centre 4 days up to 20 people About the organisation: Centre Kociánka is a „green island” of- fering a big spectrum of social services for children and young people with mental or physical handicap. Cleaning and enhanc- ing the vast site. Assistance at hippotherapy (therapy with horses). Walks with clients in the garden or city. Music and art activities with clients.
8. Klára pomáhá (Clare helps) 4 days 10 people About the organisation: The organisation helps survivors whose relatives or friends died or committed a suicide and families which take care of their relatives. Clearing out, painting and laying a covering in a warehouse for aids. Constructing shelves. On friday: packing toys for marginal families.
9. The Municipal Police 4 days 3 people Help on the traffic playground for children and its minor maintenance.
10. Senior house Sokolnice 4 days 10 people Building a therapeutic walkway with different types of surface. Planting herb beds. Carrying clients into the neighborhood (on wheelchairs). Creating suitable sport activities for the elderly on a Sports day.
11. Senior house Věstonická 4 days 10 people Clearing out, painting and tidying warehouses. Painting benches in the garden. Walks with immobile clients (on wheel- chair) in the garden.
12. Senior house Holásecká 4 days 5 people Manual work in the garden. Outdoor activities on an inter-gen- erational playground. Activation games with clients, help on a Sports day.
22 13. Senior house Koniklecová 4 days 5 people Work in a garden. Painting and decorating an activation room. Walks with clients in the garden.
14. Dance workshop with Martha 2 days 8 people Workshop for everyone, who would like to find herself/himself and get to know even more about her/him as an artist and move- ment. It will also be a training how to tell a story.
15. Research among participants 2 days 2-3 people How to go ahead with go4peace.
16. Tiny houses 1 day 10-18 people Bettina Kleeschulte, a german architect, will inform about tiny houses. And she is going to develop with the participants of the workshop an idea for the new Spiritual Centre „go4peace” in Kamen.
17. Preparing lunch 1 day 5 people Preparing meal for Go4peace-agape event, which will be held on Saturday.
18. go4peace-agape: Program 1 day 5 people Preparing program for Go4peace-agape event. E.g. music or in- terviews.
19. Peace sticks + go4peace manifesto 1 day 5 people Making peace sticks and collecting „rules”, inspirations, ideas, spirit in order to live go4peace after the camp.
20. Successful Communication 2 days 10 people A very experienced former Austrian Teacher is going to show us how successful communication can happen. This workshop in- cludes interactive forms of discussion.
23 21. Go4peace-agape: Logistics 1 day 10 people Workshop to prepare the agape for the poor peaple of Brno.
22. Cleaning team 4 days 4 people Our heroes who are going to clean the mess we did.
BRNO – ROUTE TO MASARYKŮV DOMOV (FOOD – breakfast and din- ner) Adress: Masarykův domov mládeže, Cihlářská 21, Brno
24 BRNO CITY MAP
25 FINAL AGAPE FOR POOR PEOPLE Saturday 27. 7. 2019 terrace in front of L´Eau Vive restaurant 12:00 – 14:30
At the end of the camp we will provide a lunch and meeting with poor people. They are very different from each other – social back- ground, age, life story, homeless people. Some of them have dogs to be their trouble partner and we will provide an agape and accompa- nying program.
It is not about how good we are that we do something like this, but we want to realize the worth of each person and it doesn’t de- pend on what a problem they have. We believe that the gathering is going to be a mutual enrichment.
26 The commu- nity Sant´ Egidio will help us with organi- zation because they have great experience with this type of event – once per week food for poor people and sometimes even a picnic in a park. The background is provided by nuns of L´Eau Vive community. They have a restaurant in front of the public terrace
on which the gathering is going to be.
27 PROGRAM
Friday 19.7. all day arrival of participants, accommodation 19:00 dinner (Petrinum) 20:00 welcoming, information, go4peace info (chapel) 21:00 meeting small team (2. floor, team room, 226)
Saturday 20.7. 8:00 breakfast (Petrinum) 9:00 impuls + break + mass (chapel) 10:00 getting-to-know games 11:30 rules, information (accommodation, schedule) 12:00 lunch (Petrinum) 14:00 guided tour in Brno (3 hours) 17:00 Swimming pool Riviéra 19:30 dinner (Petrinum) 20:30 sharing experiences (chapel) 21:15 meeting small team (2. floor, team room, 226)
Sunday 21.7. 8:00 breakfast (Petrinum) 9:00 holy mass (chapel) + presentation go4peace 10:30 Tour on Brno region 12:00 Boat 13:00 lunch (on Brno region) 13:30 Sports, Games 19:00 dinner (Petrinum) 20:00 sharing experiences (chapel) 20:45 meeting small team (2. floor, team room, 226)
28 Monday 22.7. 7:45 leaving for breakfast 8:00 breakfast (Masarykův domov) 9:00 impuls (chapel) 10:00 Evokation - Presentation Prezi knowledge game in teams 12:15 leaving for lunch 12:30 lunch (Masarykův domov) 14:00 Topics of Europe (Petrinum garden – to 18:00) 18:00 holy mass (chapel) 19:00 dinner (Petrinum) 20:00 meeting with workshop leaders 20:10 inform meeting for workshops presentation of workshops leaders schedule, meeting point, workshop leaders speak with their group (what to get, meeting point, tram/bus...) 21:00 sharing experiences (chapel) 21:30 meeting small team (2. floor, team room, 226)
Tuesday 23.7. 7:30 leaving for breakfast (Masarykův domov) 7:45 breakfast (Masarykův domov) 8:45 Impuls + animation (chapel) 9:30 - 16:00 workshops (Brno) 17:00 meeting of workshops leaders (2. floor, team room, 226) 17:45 information meeting workshops for all (chapel) 18:15 leaving for dinner (Masarykův domov) 18:30 dinner (Masarykův domov) 19:30 holy mass (chapel) 20:30 sharing experiences (chapel) 21:00 meeting small team (2. floor, team room, 226)
29 Wednesday 24.7. 7:30 leaving for breakfast (Masarykův domov) 7:45 breakfast (Masarykův domov) 8:45 Impuls + animation (chapel) 9:30 - 16:00 workshops (Brno) 17:00 meeting of workshops leaders (2. floor, team room, 226) 17:45 information meeting workshops for all (chapel) /18:00 - 19:30/ help with dinner for poor people Sant’Egidio (invitation for agape!) 10 people + priests 18:15 leaving for dinner (Masarykův domov) 18:30 dinner (Masarykův domov) 19:30 holy mass (chapel) 20:30 sharing experiences (chapel) 21:00 meeting small team (2. floor, team room, 226)
Thursday 25.7. 7:30 leaving for breakfast (Masarykův domov) 7:45 breakfast (Masarykův domov) 8:45 Impuls + animation (chapel) 9:30 - 16:00 workshops (Brno) 17:00 meeting of workshops leaders (2. floor, team room, 226) 17:45 information meeting workshops for all (chapel) 18:15 leaving for dinner (Masarykův domov) 18:30 dinner (Masarykův domov) 19:30 holy mass (chapel) 20:30 sharing experiences (chapel) /21:00-22:00/ offer small Worship evenings with czech youth friends in chapel 21:00 meeting small team (2. floor, team room, 226)
30 Friday 26.7. 7:30 leaving for breakfast (Masarykův domov) 7:45 breakfast (Masarykův domov) 8:45 Impuls + animation (chapel) 9:30 - 16:00 workshops (Brno) 17:00 meeting of workshops leaders (2. floor, team room, 226) 17:45 information meeting workshops for all (chapel) 18:15 leaving for dinner (Masarykův domov) 18:30 dinner (Masarykův domov) 19:30 holy mass (chapel) 20:30 sharing experiences (chapel) 21:00 meeting small team (2. floor, team room, 226)
Saturday 27.7. 8:00 breakfast (Petrinum) 8:45 Impuls + animation + announcement about agape workshops (who is where) 9:30 Go4peace Agape workshops (meal, logistics, program, presents, message of peace) 12:00 - 14:30 Go4peace Agape (capuchin terraces) 18:00 dinner (Petrinum) 19:00 holy mass + sharing experiences (cathedral) 20:00 - 21:00 worship (cathedral) 21:15 meeting small team
Sunday 28.7. 9:00 breakfast (Petrinum) 10:00 - 11:30 reflection + sharing experiences (chapel/gar- den) 12:00 holy mass + final message (chapel/garden) 13:00 lunch (Petrinum)
31 free afternoon 18:00 barbecue (bonfire)
Monday 29.7. all day depends on departures 7:00 breakfast (Petrinum) + possibility of preparing a snack for the way home
32 TIPS FOR VISITING BRNO
Špilberk Fortress
The land- mark of Brno is Špilberk Fortress, which is lo- cated on Špilberk hill. The short walk up to the fortress is a must for a Brno trip. From the top you can enjoy a great view of Brno, however, our favourite look- out point is actually someplace else … keep reading to find out where!
Tower of the Old Town Hall
In our opinion, the most beautiful view over Brno is from the 63m high tower of the Old Town Hall („Stará radnice”). An interesting staircase will bring you up to the top of the tower, where you can see in all direc- tions from above. Being in the mid- dle of the centre, you are also pretty close to the impressive St. Peter and Paul Cathedral. Our tip: Visit the
33 tower just before sunset if possible, when the sun casts the best light and glow over the city.
Farmers Market at Krautmarkt
Sounds strange, but this beautiful place in the town centre really is called Krautmarkt. In- stead of once a week, this Farmer’s Market is open every day – except Mon- days. Local farmers gather and sell their goods, including fruit, vegetables, honey, cider and flowers. Unlike in other cities, this market gave us a very authentic and local impression.
Towers of St. Peter and Paul Cathedral
The Cathedral of St. Peter and Paul is not only the most important church in Brno, but also one of the most important buildings in the city. The impressive cathedral dominates the cityscape of Brno next to the fortress – and all the more so being built upon Petrov hill. What’s worth seeing is the stylish, not so crowded church in- terior and more importantly, the 84m high towers. However, we have to disappoint those who might be expecting a large wide-viewing platform. It is the opposite here: both towers
34 have a tiny window opening thus the view is rather limited view. Nevertheless, we would still recommend the climb.
Trdelník
You simply cannot leave the Czech Republic without eating these de- licious pastry rolled delights. Although they are not originally from the Czech Republic, but actually Slovakia, it is still widely seen in the city. The „Trdelník”, as it is called here, is a pastry baked on a long cylinder and then rolled into sugar – they taste best when freshly made and still warm. We prefer the traditional coating with just sugar and cinnamon, although there are also many adventurous, and some partially filled va- rieties.
35 NOTES / CONTACTS
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