Year X - Number 483 | 27 June 2017
Marist News 483
Marist Brothers - General House - Rome
West Central Europe gets new Mission Council Members include three Brothers and three laity General Administration
The province of West Central Europe has inaugurated its new Mission Council this month, which includes three Brothers and three lay people, to strengthen the Marist mission in the Province. The aim of the Council is to promote Marist values and new initiatives in schools of Belgium, Germany, Ireland, the Netherlands and Great Britain, as well as to promote communication and mission works within Europe and with other congregations. Its current members are Brother Patrick J. McGowan (chairman), Aisling Demaison (director of Marist Mission), Brother Micheal Schmalzl (representing Germany), Conny Stuart (representing the Netherlands), Brother Robert Thunus (representing Belgium) and Paul Cummings (representing Scotland). “I am delighted to announce the launch of the Mission Council in West Central
Europe,” stated Brother Brendan Geary, provincial superior, in a press release. “For many years, we have challenged ourselves to be bold, to take unprecedented decisions, and to involve lay people in our structures and processes of decision-making.” “The creation of the Mission Council in our Province fulfils one of the priorities of our last Provincial Chapter and brings us a significant step closer to the dream of partnership and the promotion of Marist characteristic spirit, now and in the future,” he continued. Br Brendan explained that the Council also “seeks to inspire the Marist community in the Province through facilitating the exchange of ideas, experiences and resources for mission in the way of Mary.” The Provincial Council of West Central Europe will be delegating its authority to the Mission Council regarding leadership and animation of mission within the province.
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The General Council reached the end of its last plenary session, today, June 27. In this final period, the General Council had in mind: subjects of the Commissary, updating of several projects in progress, pre-chapter documents, communications advice, some appointments and voting on agreements and decisions. The GC set aside time for preparation for the General Chapter "Gathering Fruits" and had fraternal farewell moments with some General Councils and people from our general administration. This week, from the 27th to the 29th, the council community will be at a beach house, for socializing and evaluation. On June 24, began the formation programme for Brothers of the third age "Dawn". The course, for Spanish and Portuguese speaking Brothers, is held in Manziana and ends on August 24. Between June 29 and July 3, Brother Javier Espinosa, director of the Secretariat of Laity, holds seminars in Guatemala and El Salvador. Br. Evaristus Kasambwe, who has worked in FMSI for the Promotion of the Rights of the Child in recent years, has returned to his Province, Southern Africa. His new mission will be at MIC in Nairobi. Br. Carlos Alberto Rojas Carvajal, Director of the Mission Secretariat, is visiting the Province of Canada.