07-09 August 2019 What do you think God is asking of us in Australia at this time? ACU Leadership Centre, Elizabeth Street, Brisbane, Queensland Fr Stephen Bliss OFM 2019 Conference Priest in Residence and liturgical guide. Daniel P. Horan, OFM A Franciscan friar of Holy Name Province (NY), assistant professor of systematic theology and spirituality at Catholic Theological Union in Chicago, columnist for National Catholic Reporter, and the author of twelve books, including Reading, Praying, Living Pope Francis’s Rejoice and Be Glad (2019) and All God’s Creatures: A Theology of Creation (2018). He is the author of numerous popular and scholarly articles; is a frequent lecturer and retreat director around the United States and abroad; and has previously taught at Siena College, St. Bonaventure University, and in the School of Theology and Ministry of Boston College. Dr Edmund Chia B.A. (Lewis), M.A. (UMCP), M.A. (CUA), Ph.D (Nijmegen) Co-director, Centre for Interreligious Dialogue, Senior Lecturer in the School of Theology, Australian Catholic University Dr. Edmund Kee-Fook Chia is originally from Malaysia. He served from 1996-2004 as executive secretary of interreligious dialogue for the Federation of Asian Bishops' Conferences. He then joined Catholic Theological Union in Chicago. Since 2011 he has been on the faculty of the Australian Catholic University in Melbourne, where he teaches theology and coordinates the Interreligious Dialogue Network. He has a Certificate in Education (Malaysia), a B.A. in Psychology (USA), an M.A. in Human Development (USA), an M.A. in Religion (USA) and a Ph.D. in Intercultural Theology (Netherlands). Registration Registrations will be accepted electronically until Friday 26 July 2019. Please visit the FSA website and follow the prompts: https://www.fsa.asn.au/ FULL registration, including meals, workshop encounters and all conference materials = $585.00. DAY conference packages are available. Day 1 Wednesday 07 August 2019 including peace action at City Hall = $ 225.00 Day 2 Thursday 08 August 2019 including conference dinner = $295.00 Day 2 Thursday 08 August 2019 (NO dinner) = $225.00 Day 3 Friday 09 August 2019 = $200.00 PLEASE NOTE: Accommodation is NOT included in the above conference cost. are provided below. The Manor Apartment Boutique Hotel – 289 Queen Street, Brisbane [180 mts or 2-minute walk from ACU Leadership Centre] – highly recommended. Booking Instructions: 1. Please visit website to make a reservation. 2. Enter the dates on the top right corner of the page. 3. Enter Discount Code FSA19 just under the dates field and press Book Now. 4. The Discounted rates will appear on the next page and you can complete the booking thereafter by selecting the room category. Rooms: o One Bedroom apartment [40m2] including daily European style continental breakfast served in breakfast room / full kitchen and laundry /separate living & dining area / Unlimited high-speed Wi-Fi (multiple devices) $175.50 per night | Premium 1 bedroom = $185.50 o Two Bedroom apartment [85m2] as above with two separate bedrooms = $239.50 per night The Adina Apartment Hotel – Anzac Square, Brisbane [650 mts or 9-minute walk from ACU Leadership Centre] either click the link: Book Now or go to website www.TFEhotels.com enter dates then the PROMO CODE: 6257800 o One Bedroom apartment [45m2] including breakfast / kitchenette / in room laundry / living & dining area / complimentary late check-out 12pm / Make changes or cancel by 2pm one day before arrival = $219.00 per night o Two Bedroom apartment [75m2] as above with two separate bedrooms = $388.00 per night The Sebel Brisbane – 95 Charlotte Street, Brisbane [350 mts or 6-minute walk from ACU Leadership Centre] Delegates please call directly on 07 3224 3500 or email Angie Reservations and quote the PROMO CODE: ACUL0819 to receive a discounted rate of 15% off the best available room rate. Overview of Program Travel to Conference DAY 1: WEDNESDAY 07 AUGUST 2019 THEME: Encounter 8:15am – REGISTRATION at ACU Leadership Centre, Level 3, Cathedral House, 8:50am 229 Elizabeth Street, Brisbane Qld 9:00am – GATHERING RITE: “We Are Instruments of Peace” 9:30am Welcome to the 2019 conference; Welcome to Country; Opening Prayer Introduction to Gathering Discourse Gathering Discourse= Friar Daniel Horan OFM 9:35am – Franciscan Response to Racism, White Privilege 10:35am and Fear of the Other A discussion about living the Gospel authentically in the busyness of changing educational and societal landscapes. 10:35 -10:40am Delegate Response to Gathering Discourse and Speaker 1 10:45am -11:10am MORNING TEA SERVED 11:15am – Trade Tables and Service Ministries Presentations 11:30am Encounters – choose one option 1. Franciscan Response to the morning discourse especially for educators – Friar Daniel Horan OFM 11:30am - 12:40pm 2. Cultivating contemplation for peace – Urban Bliss –Nicola Bone “Peace be 3. Using the Labyrinth for peacemaking – Tony Robertson with you.” (John 20:21) 4. Finding sacred spaces in the everyday with a FSA leader on the Cathedral grounds 5. Pilgrimages to Peace – Franciscan Pilgrimages Australia 12:45pm -1:45pm LUNCH SERVED 1:45pm Introduction to World Religion Address 1:55pm – World Religions Address= Dr Edmund Chia 2:55pm World Christianity Encounters The Other – the encounter is blessing. 2:55 -3:00pm Delegate Response to World Religions Plenary Speaker = “3, 2 1” 3:00pm -3:30pm AFTERNOON TEA SERVED 3:30pm – Community-based collaborative symbol making project for PEACE 4:30pm 4:45pm – Preparation for Ecumenical Thirsting for Peace Action, Brisbane City Hall. 5:15pm 5:30pm – Ecumenical Thirsting for Peace Action, Brisbane City Hall. 7:00pm Reflecting on and celebrating the 800 years since the encounter between the Muslim Sultan of Egypt and Francis of Assisi, we gather to pray for world peace. Francis of Assisi FSA has invited communities of other world religions to gather and pray for the was certainly sake of world peace. As Franciscans we continue to stand with our Sisters and skilled at Brothers of all faith traditions as we choose peace. building Hospitality shared and hosted by FSA delegates after peace action. peace. PROUDLY SPONSORED BY Franciscan Friars of the Holy Spirit Province; MFIC Sisters; ACU; Mount Alvernia College; Padua College and St Anthony’s School, Kedron. 7:00pm Continue to reflect and discuss ways to live our Franciscan call to action and onwards peacemaking over dinner and drinks with other conference delegates and guests at the myriad of eating places in Brisbane city. [at own expense] DAY 2: THURSDAY 08 AUGUST 2019 THEME: Peacemaking Coffee available for purchase at cart outside of ACU Visit the St Stephen’s Chapel prior to morning prayer. Morning Prayer - Saint Mary MacKillop Feast Day 9.15am – Explanation of our movement into Liturgy of the Word – 9.30am Fr Stephen Bliss OFM Introduction to Franciscan Plenary Speaker Day 2 9:40 am – 11:00am Franciscan Discourse = Friar Daniel Horan OFM “Franciscan Wisdom for a Planet in Peril.” 11:05 -11:10pm Delegate Response to Franciscan Plenary Day 2 = “3, 2 1” 11:10am – 11:40am MORNING TEA SERVED Introduction to World Religions Address Day 2 11:45 am – 12:45pm World Religions Address = Dr Edmund Chia “Encounter - interfaith education in catholic schools.” 12:45 -12:50pm Delegate Response to World Religions Plenary Day 2 = “3, 2 1” 12:50pm – 1:30pm LUNCH SERVED GROUP A delegates will travel by coach to visit the Holland Park Mosque 1:45pm GROUP B delegates will travel by coach to Mount Alvernia College, Padua College and St Anthony’s School communities for experiential learning. GROUP A = Holland Park Mosque (Islam) Join Dr Chia and the Muslim community at Holland Park Mosque - the oldest and the only mosque which has not closed its doors for over 100 years - to explore the sacred wisdom of our Muslim brothers and sisters, then travel onto Kedron Parish in time for Mass. (Imam Uzair) 2:30pm – 4:00pm GROUP B Option 1 Padua College = Uncle Joe Kirk, The Muslim, Wakka Wakka man Waterhole Ceremony = an immersive, participatory experience in which the Franciscan Uncle Joe walks delegates through pre-contact, colonization, resistance and and ongoing impacts to build understanding of the shared history as First Nations and non-First Nations peoples in Australia. The First Nations Peoples. GROUP B Option 2 Mount Alvernia College = Inspired Building– How Franciscan spirituality inspired the remodeling of a school campus? Join members of the Mount Alvernia College community as they share their story about the transformation of the built environment to articulate Franciscan spirituality. 4:30pm – “Our source and summit” - Eucharist at St Therese of Lisieux and 5:15pm St Anthony of Padua Parish in Kedron La Foresta Dinner in the rooftop garden 5:30 - 7:45pm at Mount Alvernia College, Kedron 8:00pm Depart Mount Alvernia College for return to city hotels. DAY 3: FRIDAY 09 AUGUST 2019 THEME: Educating for and Living Peace 9.00am Notices and Morning Prayer – Living Peace Explanation of our movement into Reflection after Communion and 9:15am Concluding Rites – Fr Stephen Bliss Actively Bringing Peace to Life Workshop Options 9:20pm GROUP B delegates will travel by coach to visit with our Muslim Brothers and Sisters at the Holland Park Mosque then return in time for morning tea. GROUP A delegates will stay at ACU Leadership Centre for workshop options. 1. Fight Slavery with ACRATH - Sr Janine Bliss fmm – although we try to ignore it slavery is not something from another time. 2. Gen Z Voices of Justice and Peace – a group of students and staff from secondary schools in the Franciscan tradition share their experiences of living peace and advocating for justice. 9.25am – 10:45pm 3. Peace in the Franciscan Tradition: Peace on the World Stage – Catherine White MFIC will open a space for a theologically informed conversation about peace in our tradition against peace on the world stage.