صاحب الغبطة يوسف
زيارة البطريرك إلى المملكة المتحدة
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AID TO THE CHURCH IN NEED– ENGLAND & SCOTLAND Schedule for Melkite Greek Catholic Patriarch Gregorios III of Antioch and All the East, of Alexandria and Jerusalem and Sr Hanan Youssef of the Good Shepherd Sisters, Lebanon 15th October 2013 – 22nd October 2013 |
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Tuesday, 15th October | ||||
11.15 | His Beatitude, Gregorios III Laham and Sr Hanan Youssef arrive at London Heathrow at 11.15 to be met by John Pontifex of Aid to the Church in Need | |||
13.00 | Arrive at Holiday Inn Hotel, Sutton, Surrey. | |||
15.30 | Transfer to ACN office for introduction to Neville Kyrke-Smith– ACN National Director and staff members | |||
16.45 | His Beatitude interviewed by Emily Buchanan of the BBC in ACN chapel | |||
19.00 | Evening meal at Il Toscano restaurant, Sutton with ACN staff and local clergy | |||
Wednesday, 16th October | ||||
10.00 | Mass at Our Lady of the Rosary, Sutton, celebrated by Fr James McGillicuddy. His Beatitude reads the Gospel and preaches the sermon. | |||
12.30 | Eucharist, celebrated by Anglican Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby in Lambeth Palace Chapel. His Beatitude sings the Communion hymn while members of the Lambeth Palace staff receive the sacraments. | |||
13.00 | His Beatitude meets Archbishop Justin Welby at a private lunch. | |||
14.15 | Meeting with Roman Catholic Archbishop Vincent Nichols of Westminster. | |||
15.00 | Press Conference for His Beatitude and Sr Hanan, chaired by Archbishop Nichols in the Library of Archbishop’s House, Westminster. | |||
17.00 | Meeting of His Beatitude and Sr Hanan in the House of Lords, Westminster, with Baroness Warsi, Minister for Human Rights and Freedom of Religious Belief. | |||
Thursday, 17th October | ||||
09.30 | Television interview for His Beatitude at Sky News, Millbank | |||
11.00 |
Parliamentary Briefing of Peers and MPs by His Beatitude and Sister Hanan at the House of Lords Lord Rowan Williams of Oystermouth chairs the meeting. |
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13.15 | Lunch – meeting with ACN staff and benefactors at the Institute of Civil Engineering, 1 Great George Street, London. | |||
15.00 | His Beatitude interviewed by Martin Palmer at the Methodist International Centre for a BBC Sunday Worship programme to be broadcast in Lent 2014. | |||
Friday, 18th October | ||||
10.30 | His Beatitude gives a televised interview to John Pontifex at the ACN Sutton headquarters. | |||
13.00 | Lunch with Sister Hanan and the ACN team at The Old Fire Station, Southwark | |||
15.00 | Meeting with Roman Catholic Archbishop Peter Smith at Archbishop’s House, Southwark | |||
Saturday, 19th October | ||||
ACN WESTMINSTER EVENT: PERSECUTED BUT NEVER FORGOTTEN | ||||
10.30 – 11.30 | Solemn Mass at Westminster Cathedral in the Presence of His Beatitude - Main celebrant – Canon Christopher Tuckwell | |||
11.55 – 12.00 | Welcome – Neville Kyrke-Smith of ACN | |||
12.00 – 12.10 | Angelus + Prayer for England (Fr Martin Tuckwell) | |||
12.10 – 12.55 | Talk by His Beatitude | |||
13.00 – 14.00 | LUNCH in the Archbishop’s Library for His Beatitude, clergy and staff | |||
14.00 – 14.30 | Talk by Sister Hanan Youssef | |||
14.30 – 14.50 | ‘Persecuted and Forgotten?’ Launch and summary by John Pontifex (Head of Press & Information) | |||
14.50 – 15.30 | Panel Questions and Answers | |||
15.30 – 15.35 | Closing Prayer + Blessing | |||
16.00 | His Beatitude gives 3 interviews to Lebanese and Iranian television and radio stations | |||
Sunday, 20th October | ||||
11.30 |
Melkite Greek Catholic Divine Liturgy at St Barnabas Church, Pimlico, presided over by His Beatitude, who also preaches the sermon. Concelebrants Frs Shafiq Abouzayd, Robert Gibbons, John Salter and Dn Richard Downer Talk on ACN and Syria – Dr John Newton. |
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13.00 | Lunch hosted by Father Shafiq Abouzayd with Melkite parishioners and clergy at Leyalina Restaurant. | |||
18.50 | Flight from Heathrow to Glasgow, Scotland | |||
20.30 | To Hilton Garden Inn Hotel, Glasgow. | |||
Monday, 21st October | ||||
09.30 | Mass at Poor Clares’ Convent, St Bride’s, Bothwell. Celebrant Fr Thomas Doyle. His Beatitude reads the Gospel and preaches the sermon | |||
AM | Meeting with the Poor Clares. | |||
11.00 | To ACN headquarters, Motherwell to meet Lorraine McMahon, Head of Operations for ACN in Scotland. | |||
11.15 | His Beatitude gives a telephone interview to Fr Len Black for Moray Firth Radio. | |||
13.00 | Lunch with Archbishop Emeritus Mario Conti and ACN staff at the Piccolo Mondo Restaurant, Glasgow. | |||
18.00 | Meeting with Ms Roseanna Cunningham MSP, Minister for Community Safety and Legal Affairs at the Scottish Parliament. | |||
19.00 | Mass celebrated by Archbishop Emeritus Mario Conti at Christ the King Church, Glasgow. His Beatitude preaches the sermon. | |||
20.30-22.30 | Conference in Church Hall. His Beatitude and Sister Hanan speak and answer questions. | |||
Tuesday, 22nd October | ||||
09.35 | Flight from Glasgow to London Heathrow | |||
15.25 | His Beatitude’s flight departs for Germany |