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Programme -- Oxford, Week I


18 July
Saturday

  • Conference Choir Arrives
  • Choir Rehearsal - Wadham College Chapel Foyer (7:30 pm)


19 July
Sunday

Check-in and Reception
  • Conference Office Open - Check in at Colleges (9:00 am)
  • Evensong: Holy Trinity Church, Tours of "The Kilns" (1:00 pm)
  • Choir Warm-up and Meditation - Wadham College Chapel (2:30 pm)
  • Faculty Meeting, St. Catherine's College, Room C (3:00 pm)
  • Art Faculty Meeting, St. Catherine's College, Room C (4:15 pm)
  • Academic Credit Meeting, St. Catherine's College, Room C (5:00 pm)
  • Dinner: In Colleges (Please plan to arrive promptly at 6:00 pm))
  • Opening Service of Worship - Univ. Church, St. Mary the Virgin (7:30 pm)
  • Wine and Cheese Reception - Magdalen College (9:00 pm)
  • The Office of Compline - Magdalen College Chapel (10:30 pm)
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20 July
Monday

Welcome and Tribute to C.S. Lewis
  • Breakfast (7:30 am)
  • Choir Rehearsal - Wadham College Chapel Foyer (8:45 am)
  • Opening Plenary Session (10:00 am)
  • Whimsy (11:00 am)
  • Keynote Address:
    Dr. Thomas T. Howard, "The Life and Legacy of C.S. Lewis" (11:10 am)
  • Choir Rehearsal - The Sheldonian Theatre (12:15 pm)
  • Lunch: In Colleges (1:00 pm)
  • Afternoon Break-out Tracks (2:30 pm)
  • Dinner: In Colleges (6:00 pm)
  • Mr. Tom Key, "C.S. Lewis on Stage," The Sheldonian (8:00 pm)
  • "Bag-End Café" (Late Nite Haven for Hobbits), St. Catherine's College lounge(10:00 pm)
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21 July
Tuesday

On C.S. Lewis
  • Morning Prayers -- St. Catherine's College, Room C (7:00 am)
  • Breakfast (7:30 am)
  • Morning Meditation (9:00 am)
  • First Plenary Session: Dr. Dallas A. Willard, "Truth in the Fire:
    Lewis' Devotion to Truth in the Contemporary Setting" (9:30 am)
  • Intermission (10:45 am)
  • Presentation of C.S. Lewis Foundation Award for Excellence in Biography (11:15 am)
  • Second Plenary Session: Dr. Peter J. Kreeft
    "The Achievement of C.S. Lewis: A Millennial Assessment" (11:15 am)
  • Lunch: Open (12:50 pm)
  • Choir Rehearsal - The Sheldonian Theatre (1:00 pm)
  • Oxford Royal Mail Launch of C.S. Lewis Commemorative Stamp (3:00 pm)
  • C.S. Lewis Centenary Banquet at Blenheim Palace (7:00 pm)
    (Birthplace of Sir Winston Churchill)
  • Blackwell's Bookshop Reception - Rare Book Room (7:00 pm)
  • "Bag-End Café," St. Catherine's College Lounge (10:00 pm)
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22 July
Wednesday

On C.S. Lewis and the Christ of "Mere Christianity"
  • Morning Prayers, Designated Chapels (7:00 am)
  • Breakfast (7:30 am)
  • Morning Meditation - Ms. Luci Shaw (9:00 am)
  • First Plenary Session: Dr. Paul Gooch (9:30 am)
  • Intermission (10:45 am)
  • Whimsy (11:15 am)
  • Second Plenary Session: Mr. Philip Yancey (11:30 am)
  • Lunch: Open (12:50 pm)
  • Evensong: Holy Trinity Church, Tours of "The Kilns" (1:30 pm)
  • Afternoon Break-out Tracks (2:30 pm)
  • C.S. Lewis Centenary Banquet at Blenheim Palace (7:00 pm)
    (Birthplace of Sir Winston Churchill)
  • Evening free for all others (Optional Perch-Trout Walk)
  • "Bag-End Café," St. Catherine's College Lounge (100:00 pm)
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23 July
Thursday

On Christ and Culture, Part I
  • Morning Prayers, Designated Chapels (7:00 am)
  • Breakfast (7:30 am)
  • Morning Meditation: Dr. William H. Willimon (9:00 am)
  • First Plenary Session: Dr. James I. Packer (9:30 am)
  • Intermission (10:25 am)
  • Whimsy (10:55 am)
  • Second Plenary Session: Dr. Elaine Storkey (11:10 am)
  • Panel Discussion (12:00 pm)
    • Dr. James I. Packer
    • Dr. Elaine Storkey
    • Dr. William H. Willimon
    • Mr. Philip Yancey
    • Rev. Ben Patterson (Moderator)
  • Lunch: Open (12:50 pm)
  • Evensong: Holy Trinity Church, Tours of "The Kilns" (1:30 pm)
  • Afternoon Break-out Tracks (2:30 pm)
  • Dinner: In Colleges (6:00 pm)
  • Ms. Madeleine L'Engle and Ms. Luci Shaw (8:00 pm)
    ("Friends for the Journey")
  • "Bag-End Café," St. Catherine's College Lounge (10:00 pm)
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24 July
Friday

Faith in the Fire
  • Morning Prayers, Designated Chapels (7:00 am)
  • Breakfast (7:30 am)
  • Morning Meditation (9:00 am)
    Guest Choir -- Central College, MacPherson, Kansas
  • First Plenary Session: Dr. Michael Cassidy (9:30 am)
  • Intermission (10:45 am)
  • Whimsy (11:15 am)
  • Second Plenary Session: Dr. Tony Campolo (11:30 am)
  • Lunch Open - Afternoon Free (12:50 pm)
  • Evensong: Holy Trinity Church, Tours of "The Kilns" (1:30 pm)
  • Dinner: In Colleges (6:00 pm)
  • Choir Rehearsal - The Sheldonian (7:00 pm)
  • Closing Service of Evensong (Week I) (8:00 pm)
    with the Oxbridge '98 Centenary Choir
  • "Bag-End Café," St. Catherine's College Lounge (10:00 pm)
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