Sixth National Catholic & Rural
Conference Mini Retreat
Sixth National Catholic & Rural Conference
Best Western Garstang Country Hotel and Golf Club, Lancashire
8-10 February 2010
Monday 8th Feb
4.00 registration and tea/coffee
4.30 The View from the Farm Gate: Peter Kendall, President of the NFU
6.00 Evening Prayer 6.30 Dinner
8.00 The Equine Scene: Jockey - Mark Dwyer, Equine vet - Edmund Collins, Hunting - Fr Pat English
Night Prayer
Tuesday 9th Feb
8.00 Morning Prayer 8.30 Breakfast
9.30 Disease - the Current Scene: Rob Paul, a very senior DEFRA vet
10.30 Coffee
11.00 The Travelling People: Mrs Deirdre Carroll
12.00 Mass and Mid Day Office 12.30 Hot buffet lunch
1.30 Visits: a) Stoneyhurst College, b) 1000-cow 24/7 rotary parlour, c) dairy farm and farm shop.
4.30 Tea/coffee
6.00 Evening Prayer 7.00 Dinner
8.00 The Catholic Press and Rural Issues: Joe Kelly, Editor, The Universe, and Emma Clancy
Night Prayer
Wednesday 10th Feb
8.00 Mass and Morning Prayer 8.30 Breakfast
9.30 Rural Theology - Myth or Reality? The Rev Stephen Cope, Secretary, Rural Theology Association.
10.30 Coffee
11.00
1145 Business Meeting (incl 2011 venue)
12.00 Mid Day Office 1.00 Lunch
Depart if you are not staying for the retreat - in which case,
please vacate room by 11.00 am
Sixth National Catholic & Rural Conference Mini Retreat
Best Western Garstang Country Hotel and Golf Club, Lancashire
10-11 February 2010
The subject will be: Scripture and the Environment
The Speaker: The Bishop of Lancaster
Wednesday 10th Feb
4.00 Registration and Tea/Coffee
4.30 Talk
6.00 Evening Prayer
6.30 Dinner
8.00 Talk
Night Prayer
Thursday 11th Feb
8.00 Mass and Morning Prayer
8.30 Breakfast
9.30 Talk
10.30 Tea/Coffee
Please vacate your room before 11.00
11.00 Discussion
12.00 Angelus
12.30 Lunch and depart
