2017 General Council
Leipzig, Germany
Date
Thursday, 29 June
Theme
Friday, 30 June
Saturday, 1 July
Sunday, 2 July
Monday, 3 July
Tuesday, 4 July
Wednesday, 5 July
Thursday, 6 July
Friday, 7 July
Theology of Life
Committed to Justice
Witnessing to the World
Commitment to Communion
Strengthening Communion
Affirming Unity of the Church
Discern and Decide
Close as a Communion
08:30-­‐08:45
Devotion
08:45-­‐09:00
Travel to Berlin
09:00-­‐09:00
Worship / Bible Study
Worship / Bible Study
Worship / Bible Study
Worship / Bible Study
09:15-­‐09:30
09:30-­‐09:45
Decision Plenary
Worship (Berlin Dom)
9:45-­‐10:00
10:30-­‐10:45
10:45-­‐11:00
11:00-­‐11:15
Break
Presentation
Justice
Walk to Town Hall
Theme Input
Gender Justice
11:30-­‐11:45
12:00-­‐12:15
Reception (Town Hall)
Opening of Reformation Exhibition
(including light lunch)
12:15-­‐12:30
13:30-­‐14:00
Walk to Foreign Affairs
Journey to Messe
Lunch
Lunch
Presentation
Gender Justice
Plenary
Opening actions
Break
Break
Light Lunch
Theme Input
Economic justice
Presentation
Strengthening communion
Lunch
Lunch
Lunch
Lunch
Dialogue Groups
Dialogue Groups
Decision Plenary
Decision Plenary
Break
Break
Visit to the World Exhibition
Break
Journey to town
Dialogue Groups
Presentation
Public Witness
Departures begin
Peace Prayer (Nikolaikirche)
17:30-­‐17:45
Return to Leipzig
Decision Plenary
Dialogue Groups
Presentation President's Address
Dinner
Light Dinner
18:15-­‐18:30
Journey to town
Return to Leipzig
18:30-­‐19:00
19:00-­‐19:30
Closing Communion
Words of Greeting
Workshop(s)
17:15-­‐17:30
18:00-­‐18:15
Historical
and
solidarity visits
Presentation
Theology
17:00-­‐17:15
17:45-­‐18:00
Decision Plenary
Presentation
Committee Reports
Break
16:15-­‐16:30
16:45-­‐17:00
Presentation
Global communion
Dialogue Groups
16:00-­‐16:15
16:30-­‐16:45
Decision Plenary
Theme Input
Theme Input
Religions in joint responsibility Spiritual resources for coming to for justice
terms with social conflict
Theme Input
Theology of Life
15:15-­‐15:30
15:45-­‐16:00
Plenary
Nominations
Break
Lunch
15:00-­‐15:15
15:30-­‐15:45
Plenary
Nominations
Break
Reception at Ministry of Foreign Affairs
14:15-­‐14:30
14:45-­‐15:00
Break
Ecumenical Ceremony
Decision Plenary
14:00-­‐14:15
14:30-­‐14:45
Break
Dialogue Groups
Plenary
GS Report Business
12:30-­‐13:00
13:00-­‐13:30
Words of greeting from German Church officials
Presentation
General Secretretary's Report
11:15-­‐11:30
11:45-­‐12:00
Break
Greeting by Federal President Frank Walter Steinmeier
Dinner
Journey to town
Dinner
19:30-­‐20:00
20:00-­‐21:30
Regional Meetings
Regional Meetings
22.00-­‐23.00
Evening Prayer
(Reformed Church)
Worship (Reformed Church)
Visit to social art projects
(including light supper)
Dinner
Organ Concert
(Reformed Church)
Psalm Concert (Nikolaikirche)
Committees
Committees
Dinner
Dinner
Committees
Committees
Evening Prayer
(Reformed Church)
Evening Prayer
(Reformed Church)
Monday, 26 June to Wednesday, 28 June: Pre-­‐Councils for Women and Youth.
Wednesday, 28 June: Orientation sessions for delegates throughout the day.
Worship / Bible Study Commemoration Jan Hus
Opening worship
10:00-­‐10:15
10:15-­‐10:30
Travel to Wittenberg
Pre-­‐Council Events
Wednesday, 28 June: The Reformed Church in Leipzig, along with other host churches, are holding a welcoming reception beginning at 19:15.
For more information, please visit wcrc.ch/gc2017