Meeting of the team of lay animators of Arco Norte

On the 2nd of December, the regional team of lay animators of Arco Norte met to conclude the activities of 2021. Despite the challenge of two years of pandemic, quarantine and isolation, this group of Marists of Champagnat, with joy, hope and creativity, managed to join the lay processes developed by the Administrative Units of the Region, five provinces and the new district of Canada. The team also carried out the SWOT (SWOT) for the lay ministry of the region and defined the nuclei where efforts will be focused in the coming years: Organisation, Communion, Formation and Vocation, which will accompany the development of the Lay Vocation Forum.

Along with these achievements, perhaps the greatest richness of this period is a Marist family Arco Norte with tangible faces where each one feels that he is a bridge between his province and the region.

The last meeting of the year was accompanied by Brother Hipólito Pérez, Provincial of Central America and delegate of the Provincials for the Arco Norte regional committee. Br. Hipólito invited the laity to reflect on three attitudes: gratitude, welcome and creation.

The final prayer was based on the figures of the crib. A small virtual tribute by Claudia Rojas, coordinator of the laity for Arco Norte, closed this beautiful and moving moment.

The team is especially grateful to the secretariat of the laity, to the Brothers Provincial of each of the provinces and of the district for facilitating the participation of the members of the team. It is especially grateful to Jesus, Mary Our Good Mother and Champagnat who continue to walk with the Marists of Champagnat.