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Our Lady of La Vang
THE 7th NATIONAL CONVENTION
"The Call to Holiness and
Evangelization:
living together in Charity, Fraternity, Unity, and Service"
August 12-14, 2005
Trinity University, Washington DC
(Tentative)
Sponsors:
The Federation of Vietnamese
Catholics in the United States of America that includes more than 700
Priests, 44 Permanent Deacons, nearly 1,000 Seminarians and Religious
members of the Community of Vietnamese Clergy and Religious, and
approximately 450,000 Catholic laity.
Purpose:
* To mark the 30th anniversary
of the arrival of Vietnamese refugees to the United States of America
(1975-2005)
* To mark the 25th anniversary of the establishment of
the Federation of Vietnamese Catholics in the U.S.A. (1980-2005)
* To
lead a Pilgrimage to the Basilica of the National Shrine of the
Immaculate Conception, where Our Lady of Lavang Chapel will be installed
* To launch a National Plan and Strategy for Vietnamese Catholics to
live their faith in the United States
Location:
Trinity University, 125 Michigan Avenue NE, Washington, DC 20017, just 2.5
miles from the U. S. Capitol, and about a 10 minutes walk to the Basilica
of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception at 4th St. & Michigan
Avenue NE. Trinity offers a wide variety of meeting facilities, including
classrooms, which seat 100 to 300 people, an 800 seat Notre Dame Chapel, a
700 seat Alumnae Dining Hall, and a 2,200 seat Trinity Center. Check it
out at: www.trinitydc.edu.
Time frame:
The 7th National Convention will be held at Trinity University, August
12-14, 2005. It begins with a TE DEUM prayer on Friday, August 12th at
Notre Dame Chapel, and concludes with a Concert of Praise for Our Lady of
Lavang on Sunday afternoon, August 14th at Trinity Center.
Attendants from Church leadership on the
national, regional, diocesan, and parish levels
* Bishops, Priests, Deacons, and
Religious members
* National, Regional, Diocesan, Parish, Church
Community, and Organization Council members
* All people are invited
to participate in the Day of Pilgrimage of Our Lady of Lavang on Sunday
afternoon, August 14th at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the
Immaculate Conception.
Application
and Registration:
Application and Registration, based
on a first come basis, begin on March 1st 2005. The Core Team will accept
and confirm a maximum of 400 Participants who will stay in the dormatory
on Trinity Campus. Application and Registration should be mailed to:
Our
Lady of Lavang
Holy Martyrs of Vietnam Church
915 S. Wakefield St.
Arlington, VA
22204
Costs:
The registration fee including all meals and housing for two nights in the
dormatory at Trinity University will be $150 for double occupancy. For
those who do not need housing, there will be a registration fee of $80
including all meals.
Internet:
www.liendoanconggiao.com
is the sole means of publicity and communications in Vietnamese for the
Federation of Vietnamese Catholics in the U.S.A. Any questions can be
answered by contacting,
vanphong@liendoanconggiao.com, or write to:
Msgr. Francis
Pham Van Phuong
President
The Federation of
Vietnamese Catholics in the U.S.A.
91 Valley Hill Rd.
Riverdale, GA
30274
THE 7th NATIONAL CONVENTION
“A Call to Holiness and Evangelization:
living together in Charity, Fraternity, Unity, and Service”
August
12-14, 2005
Trinity University, Washington DC
Program
Friday,
August 12, 2005
Afternoon and evening – Social and Fraternal Gathering
1:00-5:00 Registration – Social Hour
5:30-7:00 Buffet Dinner
7:30-8:30 Opening Ceremony – “TE DEUM” prayer
8:30-10:00 Mass theme: “A Call to Holiness and Evangelization”
Presider: Most Reverend Dominic Mai Thanh Luong, Auxiliary Bishop of
Orange, California
Homilist: Reverend Msgr. Joseph Dinh Duc Dao,
Coordinator for the Vietnamese Apostolate in the Diaspora
10:30-11:30
Eucharistic Adoration
Saturday,
August 13, 2005
Morning – United in the Eucharist
7:00-8:15 Breakfast
8:30-9:00 Opening
Prayer
9:00-10:00 General Session: Presence and Activities of the
Federation of Vietnamese Catholics in the U.S.A.
Presented by: Msgr.
Francis Pham Van Phuong, President
Rev. Mai Khai Hoan, VP in charge of
Priests and Men Religious
Sr. Dinh Kim Thanh, VP in charge of Women Religious
Mr. Nguyen
Quang Vinh, VP in charge of the Laity
10:00-10:30 Break
10:30-11:15
Regional Meetings and Discussions of the eight Regions on the pastoral
relationship between priests and the laity
11:15-12:00 Listenning to
the reports
12:00-2:00 Angelus Prayer, Lunch and Free Time
Saturday afternoon and evening
– Charity and Sacrifice
2:00-3:00 General Session: “Launching a
National Plan and Strategy for Vietnamese Catholics to live their faith in
the United States of America”
1. Goals and Strategy of Evangelization
2. Communication and Evangelization
3. Catholic Center of Our Lady of
Lavang in the U.S.A. Project
4. Companionship with the Community of the
Vietnamese Catholics in the Diaspora
5. Communion with our mother
Catholic Church in Vietnam
Presented by:
Rev. Dao Quang Chinh,
Director of PCMR/USCCB
Rev. Tran Cong Nghi, Director of VietCatholic Network
Rev.
Nguyen An Ninh, former President of the Federation
Rev. Le Quang
Hien, former President of the Federation
Msgr. Pham Van Phuong,
President of the Federation
3:00-3:30 Sharing by Bishop Gerald R.
Barnes, chairman of USCCB committee on Migration
3:30-4:00 Break
4:00-5:00 General Session: Adoption of the new By-Laws of the Federation
of Vietnamese Catholics in the United States of America
Presented by:
Rev. Nguyen Van
Tuyen, General Secretary of the Federation
Mr. Pham Van Pho, ESQ,
President of the Western Region
5:15-6:45 Mass in honor of our Martyrs of
Viet Nam with the theme:
Evangelization in a Culture of Diversity
through our life witness
Presider and Homilist: Cardinal Jean Baptiste
Pham Minh Man, Archbishop of Saigon, representative of the ECVN
6:45-8:00 Buffet Dinner
8:30-10:00 Plenary Session – Vote for a new
President and Vice-President (Term of 2005-2009)
10:30-11:30
Eucharistic Adoration
Sunday,
August 14, 2005
Morning – Apostolic Service
7:00-8:15 Breakfast
8:30-10:00
Opening Prayer & Summary of the 7th National Convention outcome
10:00-10:30 Remarks by Archbishop Gabriel Montalvo, Apostolic Nuncio to
the United States
11:00… Lunch then proceed to the Basilica of the
National Shrine of the Immaculate
Conception
Sunday afternoon – On the Way to Evangelization
1:00-2:00 Greetings and Welcome of Our
Lady of Lavang Statue from Vietnam
2:00-3:30 Mass and Breaking ground
ceremony for Our Lady of Lavang Chapel
Presider and Homilist: Most
Reverend William S. Skylstad, President of
the United States
Conference of Catholic Bishops
4:00-7:00 Concert of Praise to Our
Lady of Lavang, at Trinity Center
7:00 Closing Prayer
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