X WORLD ASSEMBLY OF FAMILIES
AND XIV ICCFM GENERAL ASSEMBLY

July 25 - 29, 2007

The Legacy of Fatima to the Family: Spirituality and Sacrifice

Wednesday, July 25

All Day 	 Registration

16.30	Official Opening of the Congress
Parade of Nations and Playing of the ICCFM HYMN 
Welcome Address by ICCFM representatives
Welcome Address by Civil and Ecclesiastical Authorities
Keynote Speech on the Theme of the Assembly

20.00 		Welcome Dinner with Honoured Guests

Thursday, July 26
 
08.30		Holy Mass (Portuguese)

09.30 	 	Panel A: Prayer as God’s Presence in the Family (North America)
•	The Essence of Prayer
•	Religion as the Main Source of Family Strength:  “The Family that prays together stays together” and “The family that stays together prays together”
•	The Family Modelled on the Eucharistic Banquet

10.15-10,45	Coffee Break

10,45-11,45 	Workshops on Panel A Topic

11.45 		First Set of Country Reports 
		General Comments

12.45		Group Photo

13.00		Lunch

16.00		Panel B: Mary’s Family and Her role in our Family (Asia and Oceania)
•	Mary’s Role as Wife and Mother
•	Mary as the First Disciple of Christ
•	Mary and Families in Exile (Immigrants)
16.45               Open Forum Panel B Topic

17-17.30 	Coffee Break

17.30 		Panel C: Marriage as Total Self-Giving (Europe)
•	Finding Self-Fulfilment in Marriage as Opposed to Egoism
•	Total Self-Giving Between Husband and Wife
•	Total Self-Giving in the Family in Post Modern Society  	
  
18.15-19.30     Workshops on Panel C Topic

20.00 		Dinner 

Friday, July 27

08.30		Holy Mass (English)

09.30 		Panel D: Value of the Youth to Family, Church and Society (Latin America) 
•	The Youth in Self-Encounter: Autonomy and Loss of Identity
•	The Youth in Family and Peer Encounter
•	The Youth Caught Between Hope and Indifference

10.15-10.30    Open Forum on Panel D Topic 

10.30-11.00 	Coffee Break

11.00 		Panel E: Sin as the Root of Social Evil (Portugal)
•	Dehumanization of Society and the Weakening of the Family
•	Secular Society and the Media as a Threat to the Family 
•	Hope and Salvation for the Family in the Interaction of Generations  

11.45-12.45     Workshops on Panel E Topic

13.00 		Lunch

16.00 	            Visit to the Little Shepherds’ houses at Aljustrel

19,30 		Dinner

21.00              Via Crucis at Valinhos

Saturday, July 28

08.30 		Holy Mass (Spanish)

09.30 		Second Set of Country Reports  
		General Comments

10.15 		“The importance of Rosary in Family” – Mons. Biro (Hungary)
10.45               Presentation of “FIRES” Movement (Hungary)
 
11:15-11:45    Coffee Break

11.45		Conclusion and Approval of Resolutions

13.00		Lunch

		ICCFM GENERAL ASSEMBLY 

16.00 		Opening of ICCFM General Assembly
Report of the Presidential Team (Presidents, Chaplain, Vice-Presidents)
Introduction of ICCFM Officers and Brief Remarks (Past Presidents, Special Representatives, Secretaries, Treasurers) 
Other Reports
•	Representatives to the Vatican
•	Representatives to the UN in Vienna and New York

		Special Presentation on the Mission of Monsignor Joaquim Alves Bras
 
17.45		Coffee Break

18.15	Continental Reports
•	Africa
•	Asia
•	Europe
•	Latin America
•	North America
•	Oceania
(15 to 20 minutes each)

20.00		Dinner

21.30        	Candle Procession at the Fatima Shrine 

Sunday, July 29

08.30	 	Election of New Presidents
Address by New Presidents
Presentation of Cardijn Award 
		Presentation of Continental Awards
Remembrance of Departed CFM Members
		Selection of Site of 2010 World Assembly
		Appreciation and Acknowledgements

10.15	Departure for Fatima Shrine for Holy Mass

13.00		Lunch