20° GENERAL CHAPTER – PLANNING

 

Naples / Rome 1 – 26 Jule 2015

 

Wed.

Fri.

 

 

 

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                                     Our spiritual experience in Naples

“Reaching Emmaus … Departing again from Emmaus”

                                                       Celebrate “the table ”

* with a basin in hand and a towel around the waist*

 

 

Sat.

4 morn.

Eucharist in “Regina Coeli” – Return to Rome

 

Sat.

4 pm

  1. 1.Introductory phase

       Juridical and procedural fulfilments

 

Sun.

Thurs

 

5   

 

9  am.

2.The “seven miles ” of the2010-2015

2.1.     The journey of the Congregation

(a)       The narration of the “steps made” :

        the territorial Communications

        the General report

        the Document -Synthesis

 

(b)      Rereading the journey, in view of discernment 

“Which seeds for the future in the signs of our present”?  

 
 
 

Thurs

9 pm

2.2.     The Movement’s journey  “Lay-Friends”

 

(a)       Some “street companions” join us:

Let’s welcome the lay-friends !

 
 

Fri.

10

                                         First  stop

                   “Sisters and lay together”,  listening to the world’s clamours

             A cry from Syria …  An echo from the Mediterranean

 

                                            The voice of witnesses

 

Sat.

11

(b)    The “seven miles” of the Movement  “Lay-Friends ”

    Which are the steps made … for which future?

 

         The word to our travelling  companions

 

Sun.

 

 

 

12

 

 

 

Second stop

 

The Religious life … in a world of “clamours”

 

The voice of friend : Father  J.Claude Lavigne

 

Mon.

13

Free

 

Tues.

14 morn.

 

 

                                                                      Third stop

                          Living the Vincentian charism

                               in Pope Francis’ Church

 

       The voice of a brother. Father P. Gregory Gay, General Superior – CM

 

Tues.

Sat.

 

Sat.

14

 

18 morn.

 

18 pm

3.“seven miles”  of the quinquennium  2015-2020

3.1.     The “steps” of the global community”

              “Unitary” projects  … “Territorial” paths”

 

3.2.      The “steps” of the Lay-Movement

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We say goodbye to the Lay-Friends ! 

 

Sun.

19

Free

 

Mon.

Thurs

 

20

 

23

  1. 4.Lord, whom do you want to guide “these” steps?  

        Time of discernment

        Election of the Superior General and the Councillors 

 
 

Fri.

 

Sun.

 

24

 

26

  1. 5.“Departing again … instantly”

The commitments for the next quinquennium     

(a)       The definition of the Chapter Acts 

(b)       Voting of the texts 

(c)        Conclusion  of the Chapter

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They began to relate their experiences on the road and how He was recognised

by them in the breaking of the Bread  (cfr. Lk 24,35)