Calendar of the General Council and directors of the Secretariats and departments

24 October – 01 November: Visit to the border of Colombia and Venezuela – Discernment about a possible opening of Fratelli Project in this region ­– Brothers Valdicer Fachi, Director of CMI, and Rafa Matas, General Councillor of FSC.

01 – 02 November: Visit to the Marist Brothers International School in Kobe, Japan – Global Network of Marist Schools Project – Br. Carlos Alberto Rojas, Director of the Secretariat of Education and Evangelization.

01 – 08 November: Visit to the East Asia Province ­– Libardo Garzón, General Bursar and Carlos Alberto Rojas, Director of the Secretariat of Education and Evangelization.

02 – 11 November: Visit the border of Mexico and the United States – Discernment about Fratelli 2 – Br. Valdicer Fachi, Director of CMI, and Br. Jorge Gallardo, Vicar General of FSC.

03 – 05 November: Meeting of the Provincials of Oceania (Oceania Council), IN Brisbane, Australia – Br. Ben Consigli, General Councillor.

03 – 05 November: Meeting of the Provincial Council of Brasil Sul-Amazônia, in Porto Alegre, Brazil –Brothers Óscar Martín and Sylvain Ramandimbiarisoa, General Councillors.

03 – 10 November: Session of the Human Rights Council (UN) en Gineva – Ángel Diego García Otaola, Director of the Secretariat of Solidarity.

03 – 13 November: Visit to new community members of Lavalla200> of Tabatinga, Brazil – Br. Jeff Crowe, responsible and formator for the project Lavalla200 >.

04 – 07 November: Visit to the St. Francis Xavier's College Kowloon and St. Francis Xavier's School Tsuen Wan in Hong Kong – Global Network of Marist Schools Project – Br. Carlos Alberto Rojas, Director of the Secretariat of Education and Evangelization.

04 – 08 November: Provincial Council Assembly of Europe in Valladolid, Spain – Br. Luis Carlos Gutiérrez, Vicar General, and João Carlos do Prado, Councillor General.

04 – 08 November: Network of memorials meeting ofSouth America region in Luján, Argentina – Br. Josep Maria Soteras, Councillor General and Dorotea Cinianni.

04 – 09 November: Leadership Training Workshop – “New Horizons II” Program in Zambia – Br. Mark Omede, Secretariat of Education and Evangelization.

06 – 08 November: Meeting with the representatives of the Marist Association of St. Marcellin Champagnat in Brisbane & Sydney, Australia – Br. Ben Consigli, Councillor General.

06 – 11 November: Visit to the Province Brazil Sul-Amazônia – Brothers Sylvain Ramandimbiarisoa and Óscar Martín, Councillors General.

10 – 16 November: Meeting about the digital systems of the Institute, in Curitiba, Brazil – Br. Josep Maria Soteras, Councillor General, and Dorotea Cinianni, archivista.

11 – 15 November: Visit to the Novitiate of the South America Region in Cochabamba, Bolivia – Brothers Sylvain Ramandimbiarisoa and Óscar Martín, Councillors General.

13 – 14 November: Meeting of the Commission of the Provincial Assembly of Canada in Trois-Rivières, in Quebec – Brothers Luis Carlos Gutiérrez, Vicar General, Ken McDonald and João Carlos do Prado, Councillors General and Libardo Garzón, General Bursar.

13 – 16 November: Course on Marist Laity and communion with the BrothersDavao Formation House, Philippines – Agnes Reyes, Co-director of the Secretariat of the Laity.

15 – 17 November: Assembly of the Province of Canada in Trois-Rivières, in Quebec – Brothers Luis Carlos Gutiérrez, Vicar General, Ken McDonald and João Carlos do Prado, Councillors General.

15 – 20 November: Visit to Bolivia – Brothers Sylvain Ramandimbiarisoa and Óscar Martín, Councillors General.

21 November: Regional training program for Europe of community animators in El Escorial, Spain – Br. Ernesto Sánchez, Superior General.

20 November – 11 December: Visit to Norandina Province – Brothers Ken McDonald and João Carlos do Prado, Councillors General.

22 November: Council of Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life and Council of the USG/UISG, in Rome – Br. Ernesto Sánchez, Superior General.

22 – 23 November: Regional training program for Europe of community animators in El Escorial, Spain – Br. Óscar Martín, Councillor General.

23 November: Meeting of Laity and Brothers of the Chile Sector, Santa María de los Andes Province – Raúl Amaya, Director of the Secretariat of Laity.

25 – 29 November: Meeting of Provincial Coordinators of Volunteers – Brothers Luis Carlos Gutiérrez, Vicar General, Óscar Martín, Councillor General, Valdícer Fachi, Director CMI, and Ángel Diego García, Director of Secretariat of Solidarity and Matteo Cavicchioli, Asistente de CMI.

26 November: Union Council of Superiors General in Rome – Br. Ernesto Sánchez, Superior General.

26 – 30 November: Meeting of the International Council for Economic Affairs (CIAE) in Singapore – Br. Libardo Garzón, General Bursar.

27 November: Solidarity Assembly with South Sudan, Br. Jeff Crowe, responsible and formator for the project Lavalla200 >.

27 – 28 November: Assembly of the Union of Superiors General (USG) – Br. Ernesto Sánchez, Superior General.

27– 30 November: “I can children’s global Summit” Project in Roma – Br. Carlos Alberto Rojas, Secretariat of Education and Evangelization.

28 November – 01 December: Meeting of Central American Laity in El Salvador – Br. Josep Maria Soteras, Councillor General and Raúl Amaya, Director of the Secretariat of Laity

29 November: Meeting of the USG with the Pope Francis – Br. Ernesto Sánchez, Superior General.

02 – 03 December: Meeting of the MAPAC Board in Manila, Philippines – Br. Sylvain Ramandimbiarisoa, General Councillor.

02 – 06 December: Meeting of the School Network Team in Guardamar, Spain – Br. Luis Carlos Gutiérrez, Vicar General, Ben Consigli, General Councillor, Carlos Alberto Rojas and Mark Omede, directors of the  Secretariat of Education and Evangelization.

2 – 08 December: Retreat in the Province of Central America in Guatemala – Br. Josep Maria Soteras, General Councillor.

04 – 13 December: Regional training program for Europe of community animators in El Escorial – Raúl Amaya, Director of the Secretariat of Laity.

04 – 05 December: Regional training program for Asia and Oceania of community animators in Lake Sebu, Philippines – Br. Ernesto Sánchez, Superior General.

05 – 06 December: Regional training program for Asia and Oceania of community animators, in Lake Sebu, Philippines – B. Óscar Martín, General Councillor.

06 – 07 December: Meeting of the Executive Committee of the Bedford Fund in Nairobi, Kenya – Br. Libardo Garzón, Econome General.

8 – 09 December: Visit to the Pacific District in Auckland, New Zealand – Br. Ernesto Sánchez, Superior General.

9 – 13 December: Meeting with the Coordinators of the Sustainability Project in Nairobi, Kenya – Br. Libardo Garzón, Econome General.

12 – 15 December: Pacific District Chapter, Fiji – Brothers Ernesto Sánchez, Superior General, and Ben Consigli, General Councillor.

16 – 19 December: Visit to the Province of Australia – Br. Ben Consigli, General Councillor.

16 – 20 December: Retreat in the Santa María de los Andes Province, Peru – Brothers Óscar Martín and Sylvain Ramandimbiarisoa, General Councillors.

17 December: Inauguration of the Museun of Edelvives Publishing House, Spain – Br. Luis Carlos Gutiérrez, Vicar General.

27 – 28 December: Assembly in the Iberian Province – Br. Óscar Martín Vicario, General Councillor.