The 16th International Meeting for Leaders

«...Speak, LORD, for your servant is listening.» (1 Sm 3, 9)

PROGRAM

Sunday, 1. 03. 2009

14.00 Registration of participants

17.00 Evening Prayer Program in the Church

Monday, 2. 03. 2009

9.00 Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament of the Altar

9.30 Lecture, sharing: fr. Petar Ljubičić

Intermission

11.00 Meeting and discussion with the lecturer

15.00 Work in language groups

17.00 Evening Prayer Program in the Church

Tuesday, 3. 03. 2009

9.00 Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament of the Altar

9.30 Lecture, sharing: fr. Miro Šego

Intermission

11.00 Meeting and discussion with the lecturer

15.00 Prayer on Apparition Hill

17.00 Evening Prayer Program in the Church

20.30 Meeting with the Parish priest

Wednesday, 4. 03. 2009

Day of Prayer: fr. Ljubo Kurtović

9.00 Prayer, lectures, sharing...

12.00 Lunch for all the participants (bread and water)

14.00 Prayer on Cross Mountain

17.00 Evening Prayer Program in the Church

21.00 Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament of the Altar

Thursday, 5. 03. 2009

9.00 Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament of the Altar

Prayer, Closing Holy Mass

... Lunch for all the participants

Lecturers at this year's seminar are:

Fr Petar Ljubičić - was born in 1946 in Prisoje, Tomislavgrad. In 1967 he joined the Franciscan Order in the Hercegovina Franciscan province, and in 1972 he was ordained a priest. He studied theology in Sarajevo and Königstein. He served as a parish chaplain in Tomislav grad, Vitina, Tihaljina and Seonica, and from 1984 to 1995 in Međugorje. After leaving Međugorje he has served in the Croatian Catholic missions in Switzerland and Germany. Currently he serves as the parish chaplain in the parish of Bukovica. He is the author of many books about the events that have taken place in Međugorje, and during his stay in Međugorje and after this, he has participated in many prayer gatherings throughout Europe organised by Međugorje pilgrims.

Fr Miro Šego - was born in 1965 in Bijakovići, parish of Međugorje. In 1984 he joined the Franciscan Order in the Hercegovina Franciscan province, and in 1992 he was ordained a priest in Čitluk. He studied theology in Makarska and Bologna. As a parish chaplain he has served in Široki Brijeg, Grude and Humac, as a parish priest in the parish of Kočerin. Today he is the Superior of the monastery in Humac. He has been a witness to Our Ladies apparitions from their very beginning, and his calling to become a priest is the fruit of these merciful events.

Fr Ljubo Kurtović - was born in 1969 in Drinovci. In 1989 he joined the Franciscan Order in the Hercegovina Franciscan province, and in 1996 he was ordained a priest in Frohnleiten, Austria. He studied theology in Zagreb and Bologna. After being ordained as a priest he pastorally served as a chaplain in the parish of Humac, and from the year 2000 to 2007 in Međugorje. From 2007 he is a pedagogue of theology students in Zagreb.

The sixteenth International Meeting for Leaders of Peace Centres and Medjugorje Prayer and Charity groups will be held in the New Hall in Medjugorje from the 1st to the 5th of March 2009. The number of places is limited due to space, while every year the number of participants increases. This is why we kindly ask you to register your arrival at the seminar as soon as possible. Simultaneous interpretation will be available for all language groups. The price of the seminar is 60 € per person. This includes all fees for the organisation and running of the seminar (lecturers, simultaneous interpretation and joint lunch on the last day). Upon payment at the beginning of the seminar each participants will receive his/her accreditation, which will enable him/her to take part in the seminar activities. Each person should personally organize his/her own accommodation in Medjugorje.

We look forward to receiving your registrations and to welcoming you at this meeting!