Conference on the 800th anniversary of the death of Francis of Assisi and the 150th anniversary of the birth of Ita Wegman

from 3. to 5. Juli 2026

Christengemeinschaft, Wangen im Allgäu

 

Program

 

Friday, July 3 7 p.m. 

Lecture by Prof. Dr. Peter Selg (with musical prelude)

"Intimacy with the World - Ita Wegman and the affirmation of humanity"

followed by: Evening ritual

 

Saturday, July 4

 

9 a.m.

The Act of Consecration of Man

 

Coffee and pretzels

 

10:30 a.m. 

Lecture by Prof. Dr. Peter Selg

"Early Christianity in Francis of Assisi"

 

Lunch Break

 

2 p.m. 

Guided tour of the exhibition:"Motifs from the Life of Francis"

with the English artist Greg Tricker

 

3 p.m.

Coffee and cake (Cake donations are welcome!)

 

3:45 p.m. 

Discussion group: Reflections on the Canticle of the Sun by Francis

 

5 p.m.

"Praise and glorify my Lord and give thanks to him and serve him with great devotion"- Eurythmic presentation of the Canticle of the Sun by Francis and other topics.Project Ensemble, Überlingen

 

Sunday, July 5

10:00 a.m.

The Act of Consecration of Man

 

Coffee and pretzels

 

11:40 a.m. 

Concert for Voice and Piano

"Canticle of the Sun and Sun Moods" - Reubke, Bach, Grieg, Fauré, Mussorgsky, and others

Evert van Grootel - Voice Cristina Popa-van Grootel - Piano

 

Location

Christengemeinschaft Wangen

Rittelmeyerweg 1

88239 Wangen im Allgäu

 

Registration

for the entire conference, please send an email to:

Franziskus.Tagung@gmx.net(or call: +49 7528 975 61 56)

with the subject line "Francis Conference" and the names of the participants.

Your registration is valid after you have transferred the conference fee and will then be confirmed by email.

 

Conference fee

Donation: Suggested amount €50 to €60: please transfer with the reference

"Francis Conference" and the names of the participants to the following account:

 

The Christian Community, Wangen

IBAN: DE41 4306 0967 7002 9888 00

BIC: GENODEM1GLS

 

Individual events

can be attended without prior registration, provided there is space.

Donation: Suggested amount per event: €20/€15