Mission Councils and Youth Ministry Team plan mission in Europe

The members of the Mission Council and the Youth Ministry Team of the Europe Region have developed new goals and meetings this month with the aim of advancing on issues related to Marist Mission and Ministry.

Mission Council

On October 3 and 4, 2022, the Mission Council of the Marist Region of Europe met in Alcalá de Henares. The Council welcomed Brother Pau Tristany de Juan, representing the Province of L’Hermitage, and Brother Román Álvarez as representative of the Province of Compostela.

At this meeting the Mission Council had several items on the agenda, including the approval of the new members of the Mission Teams and proposals for the appointment of some coordinators for the Youth Ministry and Education Teams. The European Mission Council (EMC) has also been working on the review and planning of the next training course for future European mission leaders.

On the other hand, Eladio Diez, a member of the annual educational theme team, joined the meeting with the council to present the visual proposals for the 2023-2024 theme. The Council also exchanged impressions on the procedures of its own functioning and the link that should be strengthened with the coordinators of the Mission teams.

Youth Pastoral Team

This past Monday, October 10, the European Youth Pastoral Team met by videoconference. This meeting was an opportunity to meet and introduce Fernando Ocaña, who until then was the coordinator, among the members of the team.

As for the topics and the work that the team addressed, different issues stand out, such as the review of the Marist Youth Meeting of Guardamar that took place in August 2022. In addition, the proposal to be made to the MEC for the creation of a European Commission for the Animation of Marist Youth.

It was also an opportunity to be in contact with Brother Angel Medina, Director of the Secretariat Brothers Today, and to be able to talk about the theme of the Year of Marist Vocations that began this June 2022.

Article extracted from “Marist Region of Europe”