Peninsular Malaysia Conference on Ecumenical and Interreligious Ministry October 10 & 11, 2009

10th October Saturday

 

8.00 am            Registration

 

9.00 am            Welcome and Introductions

                        Opening and Keynote by Bishop Selva

                        Briefing on Logistics

 

9.30 am            Session 1: Interreligious Dialogue, Cultural Dialogue (Indigenous spiritualities), Ecumenism in the Malaysian Context

                        Panel:   Rev. Fr. Michael Chua (Interreligious Dialogue)

                                    Rev. Fr. Jojo Fung S.J. (Intercultural Dialogue / Indigenous spiritualities)

                                    Dr. Sherman Kuek (Ecumenism)

 

10.30 am           Teabreak

 

11.00 am           Session 1 – Continuation of Panel Presentation

                        Q & A sessions

 

12.15 pm          Group Photoshoot

 

12.30 pm          Lunch

 

1.30 pm            Session 2: Understanding Multiculturalism in Malaysia

                        Speaker: Dr. Asma Abdullah

 

3.00 pm            Tea Break

 

3.30 pm            Session 3: Comparative Case Studies: (Panel Discussion)

a) Religious Pluralism in America: The Case of multicultural diversity in Detroit.

                        Speakers: Dr. Claude F Jacobs

                                        Mr. William McNeece

                        b) Interreligious Dialogue/ Christian-Muslim Dialogue in Philippines

                        Speaker:  Rev. Fr. Bill Larousse

 

5.30 pm            Break – Exhibition  - Pluralism Project (Multireligious diversity in Detroit)

 

7.00 pm            Dinner

 

8.00 pm            Session 4: Diocesan Reports on Activities and Programmes, ONENET presentation, and Dialogue with Bishops of the Church in Peninsular Malaysia

 

9.30 pm            Conclusion of Day 1


11th October

 

7.00 am            Eucharistic Celebration

 

8.00 am            Breakfast

 

9.00 am            Session 5: Islamisation and the Church’s response

                        Speaker: Dr. Patricia Martinez

 

10.30 am           Tea Break

 

11.00 am           Session 6: Breakout sessions – action plans, programmes and direction

 

12.00 pm          Plenary reporting and Final Recommendations and Action Plan

 

12.45 pm          Closing Comments by Fr. Bill Larousse, Secretary of OIED

 

1.00 pm            Lunch

 

          Farewell

 
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