Participants: Representatives of Leadership Conferences of Women Religious and Sisters who are gathering testimonies for the project in Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Hungary, Lithuania, Romania, Slovakia, and Ukraine.

Purpose: The conference will offer an opportunity to prayerfully reflect on our common mission and commitment as women religious and to explore the lessons to be learned from Sisters who experienced religious life under communism. The conference includes a visit to the archives of the Institute of Church History (Ukrainian Catholic University) and a pilgrimage to Zarvanycja, the Marian Shrine.

12.07.06 (Wednesday)
	Participants arrive
18.00 – 19:30	common gathering: greetings, introductions, overview of conference
20.00 – 21.30	Supper
13.07.06 (Thursday)
7.30	- Liturgy
9.00	- Breakfast
10.00 – 11.00	Opening address. Rev. Dr. Borys Gudziak Rector of the Ukrainian Catholic University
11.00 – 11.30	Break
11.30 – 13.00	Sister Gemma Simmonds, CJ “Our Common Mission and Commitment” -including discussion & questions
13.00 – 14.30	Dinner
14.30 – 17.00	Sister Gemma Simmonds, CJ “Witness to Faith” -including discussion & questions
17.00 – 17.30	Break
17.30 – 19.30	Sister Gemma Simmonds, CJ “Hope: Gift of Transformation” -including prayer & reflection
20.00 – 21.30	Supper
14.07.06 (Friday
7.00	Breakfast
8.00	Mass at Latin Cathedral (Bishop presiding)
9.30 – 12.30	Visit Institute of Church History, Director: Dr.Oleh Turiy Svitlana Hurkina MTS, Sister Anastasia Zabrocka, SSMI
12.30 – 13.30	Dinner at the Ukrainian Catholic University
13.30 – 15.30	Bus Tour: Churches of L’viv
15.30 – 16.30	Break
16.30 – 20.00	“Lessons from testimonies of Sister Survivors of European Communism” Sisters Mary Savoie, Margaret Nacke, Gemma Simmons.
20.00 – 21.30	Supper
15.07.06 (Saturday)
7.30	– Liturgy
9.00	– Breakfast
10.00 – 13.00	Panel presentation: “Collection of testimonies & other documents” by representatives from each of the seven countries
13.00 – 14.30	Dinner
14.30 – 16.30	Creative closure: “Summary, evaluations, future plans” by all participants
17.00	--- Visit and Picnic: monastery of Sisters of St. Basil, Berehy
16.07.06 (Sunday)
7.00	– Breakfast
8.00	– Leave: bus trip to Zarvanycja, Pilgrimage to Marian Shrine
11.00	– Divine Liturgy
13.00	– Dinner
14.00	– Tour of Shrine
16.00	– Leave: bus trip back to L'viv
16.00	– Leave: bus trip back to L'viv
20.00	– Supper
17.07.06 (Monday)
7.00 – 8.00	Breakfast
Departures
13.00 – 14.00	Dinner
Departures