12th Married Couples Seminar 2011 - Medjugorje-mir,mir,mir

The 12th International Meeting for Married Couples

The 12th international seminar for married couples will be held in Medjugorje from the 21 to 24 September 2011

The seminar topic is:

“Marriage – in faith and with faith”

Programme:

Wednesday, September 21, 2011
1 pm – Registration of the participants
4 pm – Introduction to the seminar
5 pm – Evening Prayer Program in the church (Rosary, Holy Mass)
9 pm – Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament

Thursday, September 22, 2011
9 am – Morning Prayer
9:30 am – Lecture, sharing
12 pm – Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament in silence
3 pm – Lecture, sharing
5 pm – Evening Prayer Program in the church (Rosary, Holy Mass, Adoration)

Friday, September 23, 2011
6.30 am – Prayer on Cross Mountain
10:00 am – Lecture, sharing
12 pm – Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament in silence
2 pm – Lecture, sharing
4 pm – Preparation for confession
5 pm – Evening Prayer Program in the church (Rosary, Holy Mass, Veneration of the Cross)

Saturday, September 24, 2011
8 am     Prayer on Apparition Hill
11. 00 Final Holy mass


The seminar coordinator is Friar Miljenko Šteko

The lecturer at the seminar is Prof. Lijlja Vokic. Prof. Ljilja Vokic was born in Ljubuški (Bosnia and Herzegovina). She grew up in a Christian family with four sisters and a brother. She is married and has five children. She graduated literature studies in 1972 from the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences in Zagreb. After graduating she first worked in her home town, and then left for Zagreb. She is the principle of the renowned VIIth secondary school. In two mandates of the Government of the Republic of Croatia (1994-1995, 1995 – 1998) she was the Minister of Education and Sport. She is also active in associations which are based on Christian values. She has held numerous lectures on nurturing children in the family, school and the Church. In public appearances she often emphasises her connection with Medjugorje.

The seminar will be held in the hall behind the church. Participation per couple for the seminar is 40 €. Reservations may be made via email: seminar.marija@medjugorje.hr, or fax on the number: +387 36 651 999 (for Marija Dugandžic). The number of participants is limited due to space constraints, therefore we kindly ask that you send your registrations as soon as possible. Similarly we ask that all couples, seminar participants organise accommodation in Medjugorje for themselves.