OPEN CHURCH

Reception

Hosted by the Evangelical Church A.B. of Austria and the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Vienna

Words of welcome by Archbishop Cardinal Dr. Christoph Schönborn, Bishop Herwig Sturm, Dean Mag. Werner Horn (evangelical), Third President of Parliament Prof. Erika Stubenvoll, and ÖSB President Hans Neuhold

Morning Prayer

Suffering interpreted in a Christian setting
Prof. Dr. Ulrich Körtner, Evangelical Theological Faculty of Vienna University

Rev. Volker Schmeling, leader of the Division for Pastoral Care to Hearing Impaired Persons in the Evangelical Church of Bavaria

Workshops

1. Worship services for hard of hearing and late-deafened persons
IVSS Churchear president Jan Grønborg, Denmark

2. The needs of hard of hearing and late-deafened persons in pastoral care
Rev. Eberhard Heiber, Germany

3. Assistive listening devices in church buildings and in pastoral care
Rev. Siegfried Karg, Switzerland

Workshops repeated

Morning Prayer

A representative of the Federal Government: Human Rights of Disabled Persons According to the UN and the Austrian Government.

Building Director of the Catholic Archdiocese of Vienna,
Ing. Harald Gnilsen:
Open Society / Church – for Disabled Persons as a consequence of the Gospel and of UN Policy.

Prof. Dr. Raymond Trybus, California School of Professional Psychology.

Afternoon and evening: city tour, reception in City Hall, Austrian evening

1 PM: Bus departure from Kardinal König Haus. Guided tour of Vienna in buses with induction loop systems.
3 PM: Reception in the City Hall of Vienna. (Rathauskeller)
4 PM: Guided walk in the old center of Vienna
5 PM: Shopping in Kärntnerstrasse
6 PM: Bus departure from the Vienna Opera.
7 PM: Austrian Evening in Restaurant Leopoldsberg with Michael’s Chamber Choire (Vienna) and a mime show by McBEE (Sabine Wallner, Graz)

Morning Prayer

Rev. Dr. Dietfried Gewalt (Evangelical), Hamburg: Pastoral Care to Hearing Impaired Persons – Practical Theological Reflections Focussing on Congregations.

Rev. Mikael Henning, Sweden

IVSS General Assembly

Exchange of Experiences

Questions, answers and discussion, based on the printed reports from countries and corporate members

Ecumenical Worship Service in the Resurrection Church (Auferstehungskirche),

Lindengasse 44, A-1070 Vienna.

Short sermons by Bishop Herwig Sturm (Evangelical) and Bishop Johann Weber (Roman Catholic, Graz)

Liturgy: Rev. Josef Hofstadler, Deacon Kristin Fæhn, Dr. Maria Schwendenwein, Hans Neuhold

Morning Prayer

Dr. Werner Pelinka, Tomatis-Institute, Vienna

1 PM - 5 PM

Vienna University, Institute of Ethics and Law in Medicine, Spitalgasse 2-4, Hof 2:

Presenters:

Prof. Dr. Raymond Trybus and
Prof. Dr. Tom Goulder, California School of Professional Psychology

Austrian discussion partner: Mag. Eva Dusek, Pastoral Care for Old Persons in the Archdiocese of Vienna

A special program will be available.

1 PM - 5 PM

Auferstehungskirche, Lindengasse 44, A-1070 Vienna

Presenter:
Dipl. Ing. Carsten Ruhe, Germany

A special program will be available.

Practical Information

The Congress takes place in Kardinal König Haus (KKH), Lainzer Strasse 138, A-1130 Vienna, Austria.

KKH is a very modern Jesuit conference center. More about KKH can be found on the Internet at www.kardinal-koenig-haus.at.

Language:

The Congress is bilingual: English and German. At all plenary sessions, there will be simultaneous translation in English and German.

Assistive listening devices:

An induction loop system is provided at all meetings. FM equipment is available. Most presentations will be projected onto a screen in German.

Accommodations and meals:

The participants will be housed in Kardinal König Haus, Lainzer Strasse 138, A-1130, Vienna, Austria.

Most rooms are single rooms with bath.

All meals (except Thursday evening) will be in Kardinal König Haus.

Those who register late may be accommodated in a hotel near Kardinal König Haus at the same price.

After you send in your registration, you will receive a confirmation and further practical information.

Prices and registration:

Room and all meals from supper on Monday until lunch on Friday, is 400 DM or 2800 Austrian Schilling (ATS). This amount is to be paid after your arrival at the Congress Office in Kardinal König Haus.

Congress fee: 200 DM or 1400 ATS.

The Congress fee is to be paid at the time of your registration. A reduction of the Congree fee is possible in certain cases (see below).

The Congress fee is to be paid to the IVSS Churchear Office in Nordhorn, Germany, either by check (in German Marks) or directly to our

bank account:  AFESS / IVSS, Raiffeisenbank Nordhorn, Deutschland, Account No. 135 990 800, Bank Registration No. 267 600 05.

Reduced prices: