On October 17, 2022, an international conference was held at the monastery in Wegrów at the end of the project implemented under the Cross-border Cooperation Program Poland-Belarus-Ukraine 2014-2020.
The event was attended by representatives of the clergy, parliamentary, government and local government authorities as well as parishioners. It was a unique event, summing up many years of efforts to revitalize two historic post-reform complexes: in Węgrów and in Rawa Ruska in Ukraine.
The most important guests were the authors, leaders and sponsors of the project. In 2018, an agreement was signed for the implementation of the project entitled "Twin monasteries: Węgrów and Rawa Ruska - using the potential of the historical heritage of the Reformed Order for the development of tourism and socio-cultural life in Poland and Ukraine", the aim of which was, among others, establishing the Center for the Dialogue of Cultures in Węgrów and the Center for the Dialogue of Cultures in Rawa Ruska, mutual youth exchanges, organizing conferences and cultural events, and promoting the rule of the Franciscan Order - love for people most in need - by creating a Family Children's Home in Rawa Ruska. The project was co-financed by the European Union under the Cross-border Cooperation Program Poland-Belarus-Ukraine 2014-2020.
The following papers were presented during the conference:
Roman Postek (CDK) - "Centre for Dialogue of Cultures in the Węgrów Monastery";
Ewa Dmowska (director of the A. Mickiewicz Secondary School in Węgrów) - "Youth Secondary School for Ukraine";
Eliza Dzwonkiewicz (Consul General of the Republic of Poland in Lviv) - "Polish humanitarian aid in Ukraine";
Fr. Wiesław Dorosz (Director of Caritas Spes of the Archdiocese of Lviv) - "Family Orphanage in Rawa Ruska".
The summary of the project was presented by J.E. Archbishop Mieczysław Mokrzycki - Metropolitan of Lviv. Maria Koc - Senator of the Republic of Poland, author of the idea of the Center for the Dialogue of Cultures in Węgrów, who was awarded for supporting the revitalization of both monuments with a medal presented by Archbishop M. Mokrzycki. Words of appreciation and gratitude were expressed by Andrzej Słodki - Head of the Secretariat of the Joint Cross-border Cooperation Program PL-BY-UA 2014-2020. Special applause was given to the pastor of the parish, Fr. can. Romuald Kosk, who, with great commitment and personal dedication, led to a happy finale in the renovation of the post-Reformation complex in Węgrów and efforts to create a Center for the Dialogue of Cultures in the Monastery. He was helped in this work by the parishioners, especially the members of the Association of the Monastery of Hungary - Center for Dialogue of Cultures, CDK director Marek Sobisz, project coordinator Marek Soszyński, the Parish Council headed by Mrs. Elżbieta Filipek and many other people. The conference was enriched by a concert performed by Bożena Worono, who also sang a song in Ukrainian.
The Center for the Dialogue of Cultures visited a lot of guests, taking part in concerts, scientific conferences, family mornings and other events, as well as visiting the Museum Exhibition "Hungarians - a city of many cultures and religions", taking advantage of summer camps (Polish youth from Lithuania, Belarus and Ukraine ) and from accommodation places.
The revitalization of both monasteries was possible thanks to funding from the European Union under the Cross-border Cooperation "Poland-Belarus-Ukraine 2014-2020".
