NORSKE KIRKEAKADEMIER

Programme for Rifat Kassis and Nuha Khoury

Norway visit 29.October - 4.November
(Programme updated 17.10.2011)

Saturday 29. – Monday 31.October: Stavanger

Host: Catholic Forum in Stavanger. Contact person:  Anne Marie Gjølme, Cell phone: + 47 900 75 746

E-mail: anne.marie.gjoelme@gmail.com

Programme:

Sunday 30^th October

11.00                                                     Ecumenical service in  Stavanger domkirke (Rifat Kassis  to participate)

19.00-21.00                                         Living Stones. Challenges from Palestinian Christians 

St. Svithun Catholic  Church, Entrance from St. Olavsgate. (Arranged by Catholic  forum in Stavanger, The Church City Mission Rogaland, The Stavanger city committee of Norwegian Church Aid)

Introduction by seminar leader Odd Kristian Reme

Rifat Kassis: The current situation for Palestinian Christians and the Kairos document.
Nuha Kuhry: How to work to improve the situation for the people and how to change the society, through arts and educational projects.

Respondents: Kjetil Aano (Church of Norway Council on Ecumenical and International Relations), Astrid Nåvik Braut (Norwegian Church Aid, Ecumenical Accompaniment Programme), Anndi L. Jakobsen (chairman of the NGO organization The Nablus society, with close relations with the twin town project of Stavanger and Nablus).   Syng hjerte. Musical performance: Vocalist Liv Runedatter 

Open discussion

Monday 31.October

11.00–13.40                                        Visit inThe private university MHS – School of Mission and Theology

11.00                                                    Morning Service in the Chapel of MHS      

11.30                                                    Lunch  with Dr. Gerd Marie Ådna  of MHS

12.00–13.40                                        Rifat Kassis: The current situation and conditions of the Christians in Palestine/ The Middle East and present The Kairos Palestine Document

Session with open discussion & question   

Nuha Khoruy:How can Christians on local level and international level work as to improve the situations of the Palestinian people?,  How may it be possible to work towards changes in the society?How to build/ shape/ redefine identity by means of art and educational projects, and what are the roles of the Church in this efforts?.

                                                               Session with open discussion & question

Participants: Dr. Gerd Marie Ådna  and NMS master students of The Global studies, 1. Year students of Intercultural communication and Global partnerships

Monday 31.October – Wednesday 2.November: Ålesund

Host: BorgundChurchAcademy and Volda/Orsta Church Academy

Contact person: Oddvar Bjorge

Cell phone: +47 917 29177

E.mail: oddvar.bjorge@gmail.com

Program:

Monday, 19:30, EllingsøyChurch:                                                                Meeting (for detailed program contact Bjørge)

Tuesday, evening, VoldaUniversityCollege:                                              Meeting (for detailed program contact Astrid Hunnes: astri.hunnes@tussa.com

Wednesday 2.November – Thursday 3.November: Lillehammer

Host: ØyerChurchAcademy

Contact person:   Øyvind Sagedal,

Cell phone: +47 950 23 848

E-mail: Oyvind.Sagedal@kirkekontoret.no

Program:

18:30     Øyer church, Gregorian evensong with Schola Gregoriana
19:30     Meeting in “Øyer Prestegård” (Øyer rectory/vicarage) in cooperation with the Palestine

Committee: “Living Stones. Challenges from the Christian Palestinians”.

Rifat Kassis: The current situation and conditions of the Christians in Palestine/ The Middle

East and present The Kairos Palestine Document

Nuha Khoruy:How can Christians on local level and international level work as to improve the

situation of the Palestinian people? How may it be possible to work towards changes in the

society?How to build/ shape/ redefine identity by means of art and educational projects,

and what are the roles of the Church in these efforts?

Thursday  3.November – Friday 4. November: Oslo

Host: NordreAkerChurchAcademy, The OrthodoxChurchAcademy in Oslo, Norwegian Church Academies

Contact person:  Margunn Sandal
Cell phone: +4748006601
Work:     +4723081450

E-mail:   margunn.sandal@kirkeakademiene.no

Program:

19.00 – 21.30      Just Peace in the Middle East.. Seminar at Litteraturhuset, Wergelandsveien 29, Oslo

Introduction
                Rifat Kassis: The current situation for Palestinian Christians and the Kairos document.
Nuha Kuhry: How to work to improve the situation for the people and how to change the society, through arts and educational projects.

Open discussion

Friday  4. November:      Departure