12-13 April 2008, in Tuscany a two-day "different" Christians for Christians
12-13 April 2008 in Tuscany will take place A two days in which homosexual believers, and not, from different paths and churches will meet to get to know each other, confront and discuss their experience of faith because "the stone discarded by the manufacturers has become corner head". An initiative of the volunteers of the REFO of Florence, Gionata.org and Amarecolcuoredidio. The theologian Elisabeth Green, priests, shepherds and believers from all over Italy will speak. What are you doing? You are of ours! We are waiting for you.
Event: "The stone discarded by the manufacturers became corner head". Ecumenical encounter for "different" Christians
When: Saturday 12 April - Sunday 13 April
Where: at Casa Cares in Regello (Florence), visited on www.casacares.it, a villa immersed in the nature of Valdarno a few km from the monastery of Vallombrosa.
How to get: Cares house It is located 35 km from Florence and is easily reachable from the engraved exit of the Rome Management.
With who: the volunteers of gionata.org, Of Refo of Florence (Evangelical network faith and homosexuality), of the mailing list amarecolcuoredidio.
The initiative: A two days in which believers from several paths and churches (Waldensians, Catholics, Veterocathians, Battisti, etc ...), homosexual and non -homosexuals, will meet to get to know each other, confront and discuss their experience of faith and their journey in their churches so that it happens that "The stone discarded by the manufacturers became corner head".
Will open the meeting Elisabeth Green, Pastora Battista of Grosseto, with a reflection Sultema, will then follow the discussion in restricted groups to encourage mutual knowledge and confrontation. In addition, both in the evening and on Sunday morning there will be some moments of common prayer curated by the various Catholic shepherds and priests present.
This two days wants to be a joyful opportunity to meet and confront each other in mutual differences and in the many individual paths because "a three -iteing rope does not break so early".
PROGRAM
Saturday 12 April
2.00 pm Arrival and accommodation participants
3.00 pm Opening of the two days
3.30 pm Tour of presentations between the participants
4.00 pm Reflection of Elisabeth Green
4.30 pm Common discussion on the proposed reflection
5.00 pm division and discussion in small groups
20.00 Community dinner
9.30 pm moment of prayer
Sunday 13 April
8.30 am Community breakfast
9.30 am Ecumenical Cult
11.00 General sharing
1.00 pm Community lunch
3.00 pm the sums are drawn
5.00 pm Greetings and end of the two days
The costs to participate
- 60 euros To the person including overnight, the Saturday dinner plus breakfast and Sunday lunch.
- 15 euros To person for a single meal (Saturday dinner and/or Sunday lunch) without overnight stay. Both meals are 30 EUR.
- Those who do not overnight or do not take advantage of meals can participate in the meetings (up to availability) just give a free offer.
To all those who want to participate is required (for logistical reasons) of communicate one's adhesion by March 30, 2008.
How to book:
To stay overnight it is mandatory to book as soon as possible because the beds (double and multiple rooms) are limited.
After checking (by email or cell phone) the availability of the rooms, an advance of 20 euros is required to book the bed. The remaining 40 euros must be paid at the beginning of the meeting.
The advance (which will not be returned in case of cancellation) must be paid on one Postepay card and can be carried out at any office of Poste Italiane. The identification number of the card on which to pay will be sent to those who book the bed for the relative advance. We always recommend to keep the receipt and it is mandatory Idopo having made the payment communicate to us: the amount (in case of multiple payments), the date and the city in which it was carried out so that the crediting in real time can be verified. It is not required no advance for meals, but it is mandatory to book them.
For information and reservations: You can contact the Refo of Florence at the email address refre.firenze@gmail.com