Occasional services - Kasualien
Frankfurt/Main 2-5 November 2-5, 2026
Schedule - Programm
Day I: November 2 (Monday)
Arrival
17:00 Starting
18:00 Opening Lecture "What people realy need"
Facing people`s lives today + what people realy need
Daniel Hörsch [online]
Response: John Bell - Ireland
19:00 Dinner Break
The dinner will be served at the venue - in the cafetaria.
20:00 Getting to knwo each other
20:30 European Map of different situations
5 exaples x 10 minutes
21:30 Night Blessing
Day II: November 3 (Tuesday)
08:45 Morning prayer
09:15 Lecture: "Blessing"
Biblical-theological bases
Plenary discussion
After the discussion we enter a coffee break.
10:30 Responses: Finding the Protetant corridor regarding blessings"
East:
West
11:30 Working Groups on Blessings
13:00 Lunch break
15:00 Focus: Funeral
On the podium 3 speaker + Floor
After this focus a coffee break is scheduled.
17:00 Workshops with Experts I
1) Rituals in times of crises (Peter Mayer)
2) Confirmation
3) New occasional services
4) Musikc for Occasiona services
5) Interreligious and interdenominational services
6) Prayer at occasional services (Tine Illum)
18:00 Workshops with Experts II
19:00 Dinner
20:00 Hymns for Baptism-Wedding-Funeral
Jochen Arnold, John Bell
21:00 Night Prayer
Day III: November 4 (Wednesday)
08:45 Morning Prayer
09:15 One Question, two Answers: Minima theologica
Question: Christine Oefele
Answer 1: Jochen Arnold
Answer 2: Stefan Cosoroaba
10:30 Focus: Wedding
11:30 Working Groups "Between Ritual and Proclamation"
13:00 Lunch
15:00 Chapel of Eintrat Frankfurt Stadium
5 exaples x 10 minutes
19:00 Eucharistic Dinner
Day IV: November 5 (Thursday)
08:45 Morning Prayer
09:15 Lecdture of a church leader
Harald Hegstad (Norwa)
10:30 Statements (Discussion - Forum)
11:00 Collecting the Results
Perspectives for the Work of CPCE
11:30 Sending Liturgy
12:00 Lunch
5 exaples x 10 minutes
Departures
Tag I: 2. November (Montag)
Ankunft
17:00 Start
18:00 Eröffnungsvortrag "Was Menschen wirklig brauchen"
19:00 Abendessen
20:00 Einander Kennenlernen
20:30 Europäische Landkarte
21:30 Nachtgebet
Tag II: 3. November (Dienstag)
08:45 Morgenandacht
09:15 Vortrag "Segen"
10:30 Antworten: "Wo finden wir den protestantischen Korridor zum Segnen"
11:30 Arbeitsgruppen
13:00 Mittagespause
15:00 Fokus Trauung
17:00 Workshops mit Experten I
18:00 Workshops mit Experten II
19:00 Abendessen
20:00 Lieder zu Taufe - Trauung - Beerdigung
21:00 Abendsegen
Tag III: 4. November (Mittwoch)
08:45 Morgenandacht
19:15 Eine Frage, zwei Antworten: Minima Theologica
10:30 Fokus: Trauung
11:30 Arbeitsgruppen zu "Zwischen Ritual und Verkündigung"
13:00 Mittag
15:00 Kapelle des Eintracht Frankfurt-Stadions
19:00 Feierabendmahl
Tag IV: 5. November (Donnerstag)
08:45 Morgenandacht
09:15 Vortrag eines Kirchenleitenden
10:30 Statmentes - Forum
11:00 Sammlung der Ergebnisse
11:30 Sendung
12:00 Mittag
Abreisen
Many thanks to the Evangelical Church of Hesse and Nassau to be our host.
We are happy using as venue the "Zentrum Verkündigung der EKHN".
Organizer of the consultation is the CPCE Advisory Board for Liturgy.
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