Tentative Schedule of Conference

PROPOSED PROGRAM

The suggested theme for the conference is 2K4: LIVING-OUT OUR PROPHETIC CALLING AS THEOLOGICAL AND RELIGIOUS EDUCATORS (based on 2 Kings 4)

The tentative program of activities and the speakers are as follows:

0730-0800 Registration
0800-0830 Opening Ceremony
Invocation
National Anthem
Welcome Remarks Dr. Estrellita V. Gruenberg
EVP, DLS-D
Conference Overview Dr. Bernardo N. Sepeda
Chorale Rendition UTS Choir
0830-0945 Keynote Address Bishop Luis Antonio Tagle, DD
Diocese of Imus
0945-1015 Open Forum Dr. Del Rosario
Moderator
1015-1045 Break
1045-1130 First Presentation: “The Present State of Religious Education in the Philippines” by Fr. Joseph Roche, SJ
Director,
Formation Institute for Religion Educators
Ateneo de Manila University
1130-1200 Open Forum Prof. George Buenaventura
Moderator
1200-1300 Lunch Break
1300-1330 Energizer

1330-1445 Second Presentation: “The present state of Theological Education in the Philippines” by
Dr. Melanio L. Aoanan Pastor
United Church of Christ in the Philippines
1445-1515 Open Forum Mr. Antenor-Cruz
Moderator
1515-1630 Closing Ceremony
Closing Remarks
Giving of Certificates
Business Meeting: “Where do we go from here?”
Prof. Revelation Velunta
Moderator
There will also be an exhibition of theological artworks by artist Emmanuel Garibay, a UTS graduate student from Dasmariñas, during the duration of the conference.

Ecumenical Study Conference

Mabuhay and welcome to our ecumenical conference to affirm our common prophetic calling as theological and religious educators in the Philippines. After about forty years since the Second Vatican Council, we need to reassess the ecumenical breakthroughs which have been accomplished so far. As part of the Protestant mainline churches in the Philippines we welcome and celebrate with our sisters and brothers in Roman Catholic colleges and universities in this pioneering endeavor of building ecumenical network wherein teaching and research can become a collaborative effort.

Therefore, it is our joy to invite religious educators, faculty and students in theological seminaries, and graduate students in religion to join us in a one-day ecumenical study conference on Ocober 20, 2004. This will be held at Tanghalang Julian Felipe from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm, De La Salle University, Dasmarinas, Cavite. Together let us embark on this ecumenical journey as we put into practice the prophetic imperative derived from our biblical heritage. Let us exercise our common calling in response to the challenges of transformation in our churches, institutions, and in the wider society.

Dr. Melanio L. Aoanan, Conference Co-Convenor
Program Associate, United Church of Christ in the Philippines
and Professorial Lecturer, De La Salle University, Manila

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