Overview
 Friday 15th April 2011

 5:30-7:00PM

 

Registration

 7:00-7:30PM

 

Welcome
Message from the Holy Father
Opening Address: Bishop Hurley

 7:30-8:30PM

 

Keynote Session 1:
What is a family Today?
Bishop Jean Laffitte

 8:30-9:00PM

 

Closing and Liturgy



 Saturday 16th April 2011

 9:00-9:30AM

 

Welcome & Liturgy

 9:30-10:45AM

 

Keynote Session 2:
A Church Ever-New: Migrant Families and the Australian Church
Bishop Joe Grech

What’s left for the kids?
Byron & Francine Pirola

 10:45-11:15AM

 

Morning tea

 11:15AM-12:45PM

 

Workshops Session 1

 12:45-1:45PM

 

Lunch

 1:45-3:15PM

 

Workshop Sessions 2

 3:15-3:45PM

 

Afternoon tea

 3:45-5:00PM

 

Keynote Session 3:
From Nazareth to Now – The Mission of the Family
Dr. Adam Cooper

Make Some Noise – The Family in the Public Square
Melinda Tankard Reist

 5:00-5:30PM

 

Closing Comments

 6:00-7:30PM

 

Dinner

 7:30-8:30PM

 

Concert

 

 Sunday 17th April 2011

 9:30-9:45AM

 

Welcome

 9:45-11:00AM

 

Keynote Session 4:
Family – Living the Gospel of Life
Dr Brigid McKenna  

Our Faith, Our Families and our Future
Bishop Jean Laffitte

 11:00-11:30AM

 

Morning tea

 11:30AM-1:00PM

 

Workshop Session 3

 1:00PM-2.00PM

 

Lunch

 2:00-2:30PM

 

Closing Comments

 2:30-4:00PM

 

Mass