International Community Santa Maria Draperis

İstiklal Caddesi n. 215 – P.K. 243          34433 Beyoğlu – İstanbul

 

13 – 28 OCTOBER, 2016
PROGRAM

 

Thursday, October 13, 2016

Arrival and welcome

 

Friday, 14 October 2016

DIALOGUE A WAY OF LIFE Moderator: Pascal Robert OFM

• 07.30 Lodi, Eucharist, Breakfast
• 09.30   Orientation
  A word of Welcome  and Presentation of the Fraternity of Istanbul Fr. Eleuthere Makuta (Guardian)
  Introduction of participants Fr. Pierre Matabaro
  Program: Objectives and  Methodology Fr. Pascal Robert
• 10:30   Break
• 11.00   Experiences of Ecumenical and Interreligious Dialogue by the participants
• 11:30   Cultural and Religious Significance of Turkey Fr. Eleuthere Makuta
• 12:30   Lunch
• 14:30   Visit to Hagia Sophia, Blue Mosque, Horse riding Racecourse, Cisterna Bishop Rubin Tierrablanca
• 19:00   Vespers, Dinner, Recreation
  Documentry Film on Turkey

 

Saturday, October 15, 2016

THE PHENOMENON OF RELIGION IN ISTANBUL (1)

• 07.30 Lodi, Eucharist, Breakfast
• 09.30 THE CHURCHES OF THE EAST Evolution of the Eastern Church – significant events and developments Fr. Eleuthere Makuta OFM

  Visit to St. Saviour in Chora (Byzantine mosaics)
  Visit the church Santa Maria in Blacherne (First church dedicated to the Virgin Mary in Byzantium)
  Bishop Ruben Tierrablanca OFM

• 13.00 Lunch
  Walk in the Fener district and along the Golden Horn
  Visit to the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople
  Fr. Eleuthere Makuta OFM
  
• 16:00   Vespers in the patriarchal church of St. George
  Visit the Spice Market

• 19.30   Dinner, Community Recreation

 

Sunday, October 16, 2016

THE PHENOMENON OF RELIGION IN ISTANBUL (2) 

• 07.30 – 08.30 Breakfast
• 08:30 Lodi, Eucharist
• 10.00 Visit to the churches of Beyoglu: Lutherans (Finnish district), St. Anthony, (Catholic OFM Conv.) Panagia (Greek Orthodox)
• 11:00 Liturgy of the Armenian Apostolic Church of SS. Trinity (Alternative: Liturgy of the Syrian Church in Tarlabaşı)
• 13.00 Lunch
• P.M.  Walk on the Bosphorus, Eyup Mosque and terrace Pierloti Fr. Pierre Matabaro OFM
• 19:00 Vespers, Dinner, Leisure

 

Monday 17 – Tuesday 18 – Wednesday, October 19, 2016

VISIT TO THE CHURCHES OF THE APOCALYPSE
Bishop Ruben Tierrablanca OFM and Fr. Pierre Matabaro OFM

 

Monday, October 17, 2016

• 05.00 Departure to Ataturk Airport (Istanbul – Denizli)
  Visit to Laodicea
  Visit to Hierapolis – Pamukkale
  Martyrion and Tomb of St. Philip the Apostle
• Lunch
• Departure for Ephesus
• Visit to the “Mary’s House” – Meryem Ana evi
• Eucharist
• Dinner at the hotel

 

Tuesday 18 October 2016

• Visit the ancient city of Ephesus (Basilica of the Fourth Council “Theotokos”)
• Visit the Basilica of St. John the Apostle
• Visit to the necropolis of “Seven Sleepers”
• Lunch
• Check for Izmir (Smyrna)
• Mass in the Church of the Holy Name of Mary (Bornova)
• Dinner at the hotel

 

Wednesday, October 19, 2016

• Visit and Mass in St. Polycarp church
• Departure for Pergamum
• Visits Acropolis and Asklepion
• Lunch and visits to Sardis
• Check for Smyrna –  return to Istanbul airport

 

Thursday, October 20, 2016

 FOUNDATION AND IMPORTANCE OF DIALOGUE Moderator: Fr. Eleuthère Makuta OFM

• 07.30 Lodi, Eucharist, Breakfast
• 09:30   Biblical foundations of Dialogue Fr. Pierre Matabaro, OFM – Istanbul
• 10:30   Break
• 11:00   Anthropological Foundations of Dialogue Bishop Rubén Tierrablanca OFM – Istanbul
• 12.30 Lunch
• Departure for Kartal: Dialogue and Participation Alevi prayer (Karaköy – Kadikoy – Kartal)
• Dinner

 

Friday, October 21, 2016

ECUMENISM WITH THE ORIENTAL CHURCHES Moderator: Fr. Pierre Matabaro  OFM

• 07.30 Lodi, Eucharist, Breakfast
• 09:30   Perspective and Challenges to Ecumenical Dialogue Fr. Apollinaire Bahinde – Izmir
• 10:30   Break
• 11:00   Reciprocity in ecumenical dialogue Fr. Apollinaire Bahinde – Izmir
  Question and answer exchange
• 12.30   Lunch
• 15:00   Dialogue with the Greek Orthodox Church
  Representative of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople
• 16:30   Break
• 17:00   Dialogue with the Armenian Apostolic Church
  Representative of the Armenian Patriarchate of Istanbul
• 19:00 Vespers, Dinner
  Meeting with the Focolare Movement community

 

Saturday, October 22, 2016

ECUMENICAL DIALOGE  WITH THE REFORM CHURCHES Moderator: Fr. Apollinaire Bahinde  OFM

• 07.30 Lodi, Eucharist, Breakfast
  9:30 ORIGIN OF THE REFORM AND ITS CONSEQUENCES Fr. James Puglisi, F. A. – Director of the Pro-Union-Rome Center
• 10:30   Break
• 11:00   COMMEMORATION OF 500 YEARS OF MARTIN LUTHER REFORM Fr. James Puglisi, F. A.
  Dialogue with the Speaker
• 12.30   Lunch
• 14:30   ECUMENISM FRANCISCAN Representative of the Society of St. Francis
• 16.00   Break
• 16:30   Churches of the Reformation in Istanbul
  Anglicans
  Lutherans
  Union Church
  Ecumenical Prayer 18:30

 

Sunday, October 23, 2016

• 8:00 am Breakfast
• 08:45 Departure to Büyükada
• 11:00 Eucharist
• 12:00 Walk on the Island
• 13.00 Lunch
• P.M. Visit the Halki Orthodox Seminary (Heybeliada)
• 20:00 Back Home, Dinner

 

Monday, October 24, 2016

MUSLIM – CHRISTIAN DIALOGUE
ISLAMIC PERSPECTIVE Moderator: Fr. Antonius Duma OFM.

• 07.30 Lodi, Eucharist, Breakfast
• 09:30   ISLAM TODAY Perspective and Challenges Muslim Speaker
  
  Visit of mosques
  Kalenderhane, Suleyman, Rusen Paşa

• 12.00 Lunch
  14:00   Dialogue Islam – Christian
  Muslim point of view
  
• 15.30   Departure for the Mosque of Şişli
  Participation in the afternoon Friday prayers

  Islamic – Christian Dialogue – Muslim Woman
  

• 19:00 Vespers, Dinner, Community Recreation

 

Tuesday, October 25, 2016

MUSLIM-CHRISTIAN DIALOGUE
CHRISTIAN AND  FRANCISCAN PERSPECTIVE Moderator: Pascal Robert OFM

• 07.30 Lodi, Eucharist, Breakfast
• 09.30   Francis of Assisi and Malik al Kamil: meeting of brothers Fr. Michael Calabria, OFM – USA
• 10:30   Break
  11:00   Islamic-Christian Dialogue Today Fr. Michael Calabria, OFM – USA
• 12.30   Lunch
• 15:00   The Dialogue in the Order of Friars Minor
  Successes and Challenges
  Moderator: Fr. Russel Murray OFM

  Sharing of Experiences
  Asia ( Fr. Khushi)

• 16:00   Break
• 16:30   Africa (Fr. Nicodeme) ,  Europe (Fr. Benoit)  and Middle East(Fr. Ahemed)
• 19:00   Vespers, Dinner, Community Recreation

 

Wednesday, October 26, 2016

THE SPIRIT OF ASSISI

• 07.30 Lodi, Eucharist, Breakfast
• 09:30   Mysticism in Islam: Sufism Fr. Pascal Robert OFM
• 10:30   Break
• 11:00   Judaism in Turkey
  Yusuf Altintas
  Visit of Synagogues
• 12.30   Lunch
•  15:30 Relivence of Franciscan emputus for Dialogue Fr. Gwenole Jeusset OFM
• 18:00  Preparation for prayer
• 19:00  Inter-faith prayer with Dervish Brothers
• Dinner together

 

Thursday, October 27, 2016

DIALOGUE: MOVING FORWARD Moderator: Fr. Pascal Robert OFM

• 07.30 Lodi, Eucharist, Breakfast
• 09:30   Plan of Action for Respective Community and City / Country
• 11:00   Shaing the Plan of Action with the group
• 13.00 Lunch
• 19:00 Inter-religious Meeting of the Local Church Bishop Ruben Tierrablanca OFM
• 21.00 Dinner

 

Friday, October 28, 2016

MOVING ON TO JOIN HANDS AND HEARTS BUILDING  BRIDGES FOR PEACE AND HARMONY IN THE WORLD

• 07.30 Lodi, Eucharist, Breakfast
• 09.30 Evaluation of the course
  Exchange of views and proposals for the future
• 12.30 Lunch