The 13th International Meeting for Leaders of Peace Centres and Medjugorje Prayer, Pilgrim and Charity groups

The 13th International Meeting for Leaders of Peace Centres and Medjugorje Prayer, Pilgrim and Charity groups will take place in the New Hall in Medjugorje from March 5 to 9, 2006. The theme of this encounter is: “You shall be my witnesses until the ends of the world” (Acts 1,8)

Sunday, 5. 03. 2006.
14:00 - Registration
17:00 - Evening Prayer Program in Church

Monday, 6. 03. 2006.
09,00 - Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament
09,30 - Lecture, sharing - dr. Fr. Ante Vuckovic, ofm
10,30 - Intermission
11,00 - Meeting and discussion with the lecturer
15,00 - Meeting with the Franciscans
17,00 - Evening Prayer Program in Church

Tuesday, 7. 03. 2006.
09,00 - Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament
09,30 - Lecture, sharing – Fr. Mario Knezovic, ofm
10,15 - Intermission
10,45 - Meeting and Discussion and sharing between guides
11,30 - “Humanitarian Activities Linked to the Apparitions of Medjugorje” – Fr. Ivan Landeka
Meeting and discussion with the lecturer about humanitarian activities
15,00 - Rosary on Apparition Hill
17,00 - Evening Prayer Program in Church
20,30 - Meeting of the participants with the Parish priest

Wednesday, 8. 03. 2006.
Day of Prayer: Fr. Ljubo Kurtovic
9,00 - Prayer, lectures, sharing…
12,00 - Lunch for all the participants (bread and water)
14,00 - Way of the Cross on Krizevac (Cross Mountain)
17,00 - Evening Prayer Program in Church
21,00 - 22,00 - Adoration

Thursday, 9. 03. 2006.
9,00 - Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament
9,30 - Experiences of the Participants
11,00 - Holy Mass
Lunch for all the participants

Lecturers:
Dr. Fr. Ante Vuckovic, OFM, was born in 1958 in Sinj (Croatia). He is member of the Franciscan Province of the Holy Redeemer. He attended the little seminary and the classical college at Sinj, completed his studies of theology in Makarska and Zagreb, then was ordained a priest in 1983. He made specialized studies in philosophy at Muenchen and in Rome, taught philosophy in Rome, at the pontifical University Antonianum, and at the Franciscan Theology in Makarska. He is teaching now at the Catholic Faculty of Theology of the University of Split. He is leading retreats, seminars and spiritual recollections. He published several books in spiritual matters and is collaborating in several specialized and popular reviews.
Fr. Mario Knezovic, OFM, was born in 1973. in Posusje. He attended the seminary in Dubrovnik, Visoko and Sinj. He entered in the Franciscan order in 1993, completed his studies of philosophy and theology in Zagreb in 1999, was ordained a deacon in 1999 in Detroit (Canada) and a priest in 2000 in Chicago (the USA). He spent its year of deaconate in New York, then he worked during one year in St. Peter and Paul parish at Mostar. As a student in Zagreb, he was a redactor of a newspaper of students. From 2000 to 2004, he was a secretary of the Conference of the major religious superiors of Bosnia-Herzegovina. Currently, he is director of the Information center “Mir” Medjugorje, chief editor of Radio “Mir” Medjugorje and collaborator of several media in the country and abroad.

The 13th International Meeting for Leaders of Peace Centres and Medjugorje Prayer, Pilgrim and Charity groups will take place in the New Hall in Medjugorje from March 5 to 9, 2006.
The number of places is limited, and the number of participants is increasing from year to year. This is why we ask you kindly to make your registration as soon as possible, at the latest by the end of November 2005. You can send your registrations by fax + 387 36 651 999 (for Marija Dugandzic), or by e-mail: seminar.marija@medjugorje.hr ..
Simultaneous translation is available for all language groups. This is why we ask you kindly to take with you a small FM radio with headphones.
The price of the seminar is 60 € per person. This includes all the fees for the organization and running of the seminar (lecturers, translations of texts, simultaneous translation and lunch the last day). When you register and pay at the beginning of the seminar, you will receive a badge, which will allow you to participate in the seminar. We ask you kindly to organize personally your accommodation in Medjugorje. We believe that this is not a problem for you, because you have come to Medjugorje for many years now and have friends and acquaintances here.
We are looking forward to your reservations and to welcoming you at this meeting!

Source: Mejdugorje information centre