SURIGAO CITY HOSTS 13TH MINDANAO SULU PASTORAL CONFERENCE, OCTOBER 22-26, 2007.

Bishops from all over Mindanao converge in Surigao City to attend the 13^th Mindanao Sulu Pastoral Conference in Pope John XIII Pastoral Center in Surigao City. Bishop Antonieto Dumagan Cabajog welcomes all the delegates from the different dioceses, prelatures and vicariates of Mindanao island. The activity commence with a Holy Mass at the San Nicolas de Tolentino Cathedral, presided by Bishop Cabajog and concelebrated by other bishops. This year’s conference carries the theme “ Restoring Moral Values Through Basic Ecclesial Communities”

Below are the schedule of activities for the conference

Oct. 22, 2007

5:00 PM Opening Mass: Most Rev. Antonieto D. Cabajog
6:30 PM Welcome Dinner (SPUS Dinner)

Oct. 23, 2007

8:30-9:30 AM Orientation of the Venue/Report of the Results of the pre MPSC trigger questions.
9:30-10:00 Break
10:00-12:00 Sociological Analysis of the results/Open Forum
12:00 Lunch
2:00-3:30 Moral Evaluation of the Results/Open Forum
3:30-4:00 Break
4:00-5:00 Workshop I
5:30 Holy Eucharist
7:00 Dinner/Cultural Presentation

Oct. 24
8:30-10:00 Recap/Talk: Morality & Politics/Open Forum
10:00-10:30 Break
10:30-12:00 Talk: Lay Experience/ Perception of Morality/Open Forum
12:00 Lunch
2:00-3:30 Synthesis of MSPC Statement Through the Years/Open Forum
3:30-4:00 Break
4:00-5:00 Workshop 2
5:30 Holy Eucharist

Oct. 25

8:30-9:30 Recap/Workshop Reports
9:30-10:00 Synthesis of Strategic Goals/Open Forum
12:00 Lunch
2:00-3:30 Presentation of MSPC XIII Statement
3:30-4:00 Break
4:00-5:30 Finalization: Host & Venue of Next MPSC
5:30 Closing Mass
7:00 Solidarity Dinner