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PROGRAMME SCHEDULE
CHURCH LIFE AFRICA (CLA)
SUMMER CONFERENCE,
2022
Theme: Lay Theological Engagement and the Future of Church Life in Africa
Day 1
Thursday
August 4
2022
3:30-4:15
Art Exhibition: Imagining Church Life in Nigeria
Rosie Wylie
4:15-5:00
Summation/Closing Ritual
Rev William Orbih
University of Notre Dame
Time
Activity
Anchor
9:00-9:30
Opening Mass
Rev William Orbih
Rev Kenneth Amadi
Rev Joachim Ozonze
Rev Charles Ezejide
9:40-10:00
Welcome and Introductions
Rev Kenneth Amadi
10:50-11:05
Tea Break
10:00-10:15
Choral Performance
Rachel Okenwe, Soloist
Arome Shaibu, Organist
10:15-10:50
Our World is Evolving, so is the Church and its Theology
Rev Joachim Ozonze
University of Notre Dame
11:05-11:45
The Dynamics of an Explosive Christian Population in Africa: Do Numbers Guarantee Faith? (zoom)
Rev Emmanuel Ojeifo
University of Notre Dame
11:45-12:45
Roundtable: The Future of Church Life in Nigeria: Trends and Projections
Dr Mrs. Omolara Akanji, Consultant, CBCN,
Onize Ohikere, World Magazine,
Rev Emmanuel Okonkwo,
Archdiocese of Abuja
2:30-3:30
afternoon session
Keynote: The Centrality of Ritual to Church Life (zoom)
Prof Kimberly Belcher,University of Notre Dame
12:45-1:30
Breakout Sessions
1:30-2:30
Lunch Break
Time
Activity
Anchor
9:00-9:10
morning session
Sign-in and Welcome
9:10-9:45
Sustaining the Catholic Identity in a Pluralistic Society: Liturgy as Identity Marker
Rev Kenneth Amadi
11:00-11:30
Literature and the Christian Imagination
Rev William Orbih
University of Notre Dame
9:45-10:45
Round Table
The Possibility of a Catholic Culture in the Public Space
Amb Dr Martin Uhomoibhi, PAIGAS, Abuja
Rev Robert Achiaga, Archdiocese of Abuja
Chrisvic Ebodaghe, Nile University
10:45-11:00
Tea Break
11:30-11:45
Poetry Rendition
Willy Niccolo
11:45-12:15
How Can Theology Contribute to Economic Development in Africa? (zoom)
Rev Prof Fidelis Olokunboro,
Cabrini University
1:30-2:30
Lunch Break
12:15-12:45
Mass
John Cardinal Onaiyekan, Archbishop Emeritus of Abuja
2:30-3:30
afternoon session
Keynote: Is Theology Crucial for Church Life? Should We all be Theologians? (zoom)
Prof David Fagerberg
University of Notre Dame
3:30-3:45
Art Exhibition (comics): Can We Too Study Theology?
​Gabriel Eyemese
3:30-4:30
Breakout Session
Groups 1-10
4:30-5:00
Summation and Closing Ritual
Chinelo Chikelu,
Leadership Newspaper
Day 2
FIRDAY
August 5
2022
Day 3
SATURDAY
August 6
2022
Time
Activity
Anchor
9:00-9:30
morning session
Mass
Most Rev Anselm Umoren, Auxiliary Bishop, Archdiocese of Abuja
9:30-9:40
Sign-in and Welcome
12:30-12:45
Break
9:40-10:00
Goodwill Message
Most Rev Anselm Umoren
11:00-12:30
Film Screening
(with snack break)
Babbette’s Feast
12:45-1:15
Catholic Bioethics and Knowledge Gap in the Catholic Moral Tradition
Rev Joseph Obada, Archdiocese of Abuja
1:15-1:45
Art Exhibition: The State of Catechesis in Nigeria
Venny Artz
1:45-2:30
Breakout Sessions
​Groups 1-10
2:30-3:30
Keynote: Lay Theologians: Africa’s Theological Deficit – Challenges and Prospects
​Rev Prof Paulinus Odozor, C.S.Sp., University of Notre Dame
3:30-4:00
Summation and Wrap-up
Rev Joachim Ozonze, University of Notre Dame
4:00-5:00
Closing Ceremonies/Dinner
Racheal Okenwe, Soloist,
Arome Shaibu, Organists,
Chika Kamalu, Violinist
10:00-11:00
Round Table: Catholic Education and Catechesis in Nigeria: Successes, Challenges, and Prospects
Rev James Akpaamo, Abuja Archdiocese,
Oby Chris-Chukwu, St Aloysius School, Garki,
Eucharia Ejike, Regina Pacis College, Garki
Francis Ogbu, Holy Trinity Parish, Maitama