Porvoo Day, 11-13 October, 2002
in Porvoo and in Helsinki

Common mission and service
A conference commemorating the 10th anniversary of the Porvoo Agreement

Friday, 11 October

19.00 Eucharist in the Cathedral of Porvoo, the Bishop of Porvoo, the Rt Rev Dr Erik Vikström

• After the Eucharist a Reception at the Bishop's House, next to the Cathedral

Saturday, 12 October

9.00 Lutheran Morning Prayer in the Cathedral of Porvoo,
the Dean of Porvoo, the Very Rev Lars Schmidt

9.45 Welcome and introduction in the Chapter House, Gymnasiegränd/Lukiokuja 2
the Bishop of Porvoo, the Rt Rev Dr Erik Vikström

10.00 Lecture: From Meissen to Porvoo and beyond,

the Very Rev Dr John Arnold, the Dean of Durham, Church of England; followed by discussion

11.00 Coffee and tea

12.00 Short addresses by representatives of the Porvoo communion churches:
Scottish Episcopal Church, Estonian Evangelical Lutheran Church and Church of Norway

13.00 Lunch at the Parish Hall, Lundinkatu/Lundagatan 5

14.30 Lecture: Our common commitment to mission and service,
the Bishop of Tampere, the Rt Rev Dr Juha Pihkala, the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland;
followed by discussion

15.45 Coffee and tea

16.15 Short addresses of the implementation of the Porvoo process: 
Ireland and Sweden

17.15 Concluding remarks by the key note speakers

18.00 Choral Evensong in the Cathedral of Porvoo,
the Rev Rupert Moreton, the Anglican Chaplain in Helsinki, and the Porvoo Cathedral Choir

Sunday, 13 October

10.00 Anglican Service in Mikael Agricola Church, Helsinki, Tehtaankatu 35,
preacher Dr John Arnold

Buffet lunch in the Crypt of the church for the congregation and the foreign guests.

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Porvoo Day will be conducted in English. Interpretation into Finnish and Swedish will be provided during the discussions.

Members of the Anglican-Lutheran Porvoo Communion Contact group will take part in the Porvoo Day.

There is no attendance fee.

Registration by 27 September, 2002, to the Borgå Diocesan Chapter House,

P.O. Box 30, FIN-06101 Borgå, Finland,

Tel +358-19-5297 713 (the Bishop's secretary) or Fax +358-19-585 705

or E-mail: carita.hook@evl.fi.

Further information may be obtained from the secretary of the conference,
the Rev Dr Jaakko Rusama, Tel +358-50-582 2262 or Fax +358-9-561 39800
or E-mail: jaakko.rusama@abo.fi.

Porvoo Day is arranged by the Anglican-Lutheran Society
in co-operation with the Anglican Church in Finland,
the Diocese of Borgå (Porvoo) and the Lutheran congregations in Porvoo.