October ? December 2018
Oct. 01 – 26: Spanish and Portuguese programme for bursars in Curitiba, Brazil/ At the beginning of the program – Br Libardo Garzón, Econome General, and Br Óscar Martín, General Councillor.
Oct. 02 – 04: Assembly of Association St. Marcellin Champagnat in Adelaide, Australia – Br Luis Carlos Gutiérrez, Vicar General, Br Ken McDonald and Br Ben Consigli, General Councillors, Br Tony Leon, director of Brothers Today.
Oct. 3 – 28: Synod on “Youth, faith and vocational discernment” at the Vatican – Br Ernesto Sanchez, Superior General .
Oct. 5 – 6: Cmi Anniversary Celebration in Mindelheim, Germany – Br João Carlos do Prado, General Councillor, and Valdícer Fachi, Director of Cmi Department.
Oct. 8 – 12: Visit to the Marist mission in Giasnogor, Bangladesh – Federica De Benedittis and Mario Colucci, of FMSI.
Oct. 8 – 12: Universal Periodic Review of Mexico before the United Nations, in Geneva, Switzerland – Br Álvaro Sepúlveda, of FMSI.
Oct. 10 – 16: Meeting of the Extended Laity Secretariat in Mexico City, Mexico – Brothers Sylvain Ramandimbiarisoa and João Carlos do Prado, General Councillors, Raúl Amaya, Agnes Reyes and Pep Buetas, Director and Assistant Directors of the Secretariat for the Laity.
Oct. 14: Canonization of Archbishop Óscar Romero and Pope Paul VI, in Rome – Brothers Ernesto Sánchez, Superior General and Luis Carlos Gutiérrez, Vicar General.
Oct. 16 – 18: Faith Action for Children on the Move: Global Partners Forum, in Rome – FMSI Child Rights Unit participation, Br Rick Carrey, Br Álvaro Sepúlveda and Cassandra Schumacher.
Oct. 16 – 17: Contact visit to Mexico Occidental Province – Brothers Ken McDonald and João Carlos do Prado, General Councillors.
Oct. 16 – 19: Executive Committee of Bedford Fund in New York City, USA – Br Libardo Garzón, Econome General.
Oct. 18 – 21: Provincial Chapter México Central, in Mexico City – Br Luis Carlos Gutiérrez, Vicar General, Ken McDonald and João Carlos do Prado, General Councillors.
Oct. 19 – 22: Retreat East Asia Province in the Philippines – Br Sylvain Ramandimbiarisoa, General Councillor.
Oct. 23 – 24: Brazil Marist Volunteer forum (Fórum do Voluntariado do Brasil Marista) in Porto Alegre, Brazil – Brother Valdícer Fachi, Director of Cmi Department.
Oct. 25 – 27: Workshop on International Leadership in Rome – the General Council and Br Libardo Garzón, Econome General.
Oct. 25 – 29: Assembly of Lay Marists of Peru, in Lima, Peru – Raúl Amaya, Director of the Secretariat for the Laity.
Oct. 28 – 30: FMSI Board in Rome – Br Ken McDonald, President of FMSI, Br Libardo Garzón, Econome General, Marzia Ventimiglia, Director of FMSI.
Oct. 29 – 31: Committee Communications – Brothers João Carlos do Prado and Sylvain Ramandimbiarisoa, General Councillors, and Luiz da Rosa, Director of Communications Department.
Oct. 29 – Nov. 01: Meeting of the Board of Directors of the Network of Universities in Lima, Peru – Brothers Luis Carlos Gutiérrez, Vicar General, and Beto Rojas, Director of Secretariat of Education and Evangelization.
Nov. 01 – 04: Meeting with the Marist District of Asia Council – Br Josep Maria Soteras, General Councillor.
Nov. 01 – 04: Meeting of Provincials of Arco Norte, in Montreal, Canada – Br João Carlos do Prado, General Councillor.
Nov. 01 – 04: Task-force meeting on responding to crisis of sexual abuse of minors in Rome, Italy – Br Ken McDonald and Ben Consigli, General Councillors.
Nov. 01 – 09: Meeting with ongoing formation team, in Rome – Br Ángel Medina, Assistant Director of Brothers today Secretariat, and Br Óscar Martín, General Councillor.
Nov. 5 – 15: visit District Asia – Br Josep Maria Soteras, General Councillor.
Nov. 05 – 09: CEM (European Provincials Conference) meeting in Barcelona, Spain – Brothers Luis Carlos Gutiérrez, Vicar General and Ben Consigli, General Councillor.
Nov. 05 – 09: CIAE (International Council for Economic Affairs) meeting in Monestir de les Avellanes – Br Libardo Garzón, Econome General.
Nov. 06 – 09: Contact visit to the United States of America Province, in New York City – Brothers Ken McDonald and João Carlos do Prado, General Councillors.
Nov. 07 – 14: Contact visit to the Province Brasil Centro Sul, Brothers Sylvain Ramandimbiarisoa and Óscar Martín, General councillors.
Nov. 09 – 10: Education seminar for the Union of Superiors General in Rome: Brothers Beto Rojas and Mark Omede, of the Secretariat of Education and Evangelization.
Nov. 10: Meeting of Marist Core Groups of Europe Central-West Province at Mindleheim, Germany – Pep Buetas, Co-director of the Secretariat for the Laity.
Nov. 10 – 17: Contact visit to Canada Province – Brothers Ken McDonald and João Carlos do Prado General Councillors.
Nov. 11: Meeting of Marist Fraternities from Italy in Rome – Br Ernesto Sánchez, Superior General.
Nov. 12 – 16: Programme for Leadership Provinces of Europe, in Rome – coordinated by Br Beto Rojas, Director of Secretariat of Education and Evangelization. Other participants include Brothers Ernesto Sánchez, Superior General, Luis Carlos Gutiérrez, Vicar General, and other members of the General Council and Secretariats.
Nov. 14 – 16: Encounter of the Regional Council and Regional Committee of America Sur, in Sao Paulo, Brazil – Brothers Óscar Martín and Sylvain Ramandimbiarisoa, general councillors.
Nov. 14 – 16: Assembly of representatives of the Spanish Marist Conference (CME) representatives in Madrid, Spain – Br Luis Carlos Gutiérrez, Vicar General.
Nov. 14 – 22: Visit to the Lavalla200> Community of Tabatinga, Brazil – Brothers Jeff Crowe and Ángel Medina, formators of Lavalla200> .
Nov. 16 – 20: Task force meeting on Marist International Centre at the Marist International University College in Nairobi, Kenya – Br Libardo Garzón, Econome General.
Nov. 17 – 22: Contact visit to the Province Cruz del Sur – Brothers Sylvain Ramandimbiarisoa and Óscar Martín, General Councillors.
Nov. 18 – 19: Meeting of the Charismatic Families (Familia Carismática en Camino), in Rome – Pep Buetas, Co-director of the Secretariat for the Laity.
Nov. 19 – 21: Encounter of the Commission of the Laity in Europe, in Malaga, Spain – Pep Buetas, co-director of the Secretariat for the Laity.
Nov. 20: FMSI’s annual conference on Universal Children’s Day, themed “Children among peripheries and new forms of poverty” held in Rome – all brothers and laity are invited.
Nov. 21 – 23: Meeting with the Union of Superiors General in Rome – Br Ernesto Sánchez, Superior General.
Nov. 22 – 24: Congreso internacional infancia maltratada (International congress of abused children) in Barcelona – Br Álvaro Sepúlveda, FMSI’s Child Rights Unit.
Nov. 22 – 24: Contact visit to South Africa, meeting with the Provincial Council and the administrators in Johannesburg – Brothers Luis Carlos Gutiérrez, Vicar General, and Libardo Garzón, Econome General.
Nov. 24: Meeting of the International Commission for the preparation of the Marist Youth Gathering “Weaving Life” Guatemala 2019, in Rome – Brothers Beto Rojas and Mark Omede, of the Secretariat of Education and Evangelization.
Nov. 23 – 29: Contact visit to the Province Santa María de los Andes – Brothers Sylvain Ramandimbiarisoa and Óscar Martín, General Councillors.
Nov. 26 – 30: Visit to Madagascar on centralised economy – Br Libardo Garzón, Econome General.
Nov. 28: Annual Assembly of Solidarity with South Sudan, in Rome – Br Valdícer Fachi, director of the department of Cmi.
Nov. 30 – 03: Contact visit to the Province Brasil Sul-Amazonia – Br Sylvain Ramandimbiarisoa and Br Óscar Martín, General councillors.
Nov. 30 – 03: Contact visit to the Norandina Province in several cities in Colombia – Brothers Ken McDonald and João Carlos do Prado, General Councillors.
Dec. 03 – 07: Universal Periodic Review of Vanuatu, Uruguay and Chile, at the United Nations, in Geneva – Br Álvaro Sepúlveda, of the FMSI Child Rights Unit.
Dec. 03 – 08: Provincial Assembly and Chapter of Brazil Sul-Amazonia, in Veranópolis – Brothers Sylvain Ramandimbiarisoa and Óscar Martín, General Councillors.
Dec. 05 – 08: Provincial Assembly of the Mediterránea Province in Guardamar, Spain – Brothers Ben Consigli and João Carlos do Prado, General Councillors.
Dec. 08: Beatification of Br Henri Vergés in Oran, Algeria – Brothers Ernesto Sánchez, Superior General, and Antonio M. Estaún, Postulator.
Dec. 07 – 10: Provincial Assembly Brasil Centro-Norte in Mendes, Brazil – Br Óscar Martín, General Councillor.
Dec. 11 – 14: Provincial Chapter of Brasil Centro-Norte in Mendes, Brazil – Brothers Ernesto Sánchez, Superior General, Sylvain Ramandimbiarisoa and Óscar Martín, General Councillors.
Dec. 10 – 15: Provincial Chapter of East Central Africa in Kigali, Rwanda – Brothers Luis Carlos Gutiérrez, Vicar General and Ken McDonald, General Councillor.
Dec. 13 – 15: Workshop on International Leadership, in Rome, Italy – the General Council and Br Libardo Garzón, Econome General.
Dec. 15 – 19: Contact visit to the Province of Brasil Centro Norte – Brothers Sylvain Ramandimbiarisoa and Óscar Martín, General councillors.
Dec. 26 – 27: Provincial Retreat for México Occidental in Guadalajara – Br Óscar Martín, General Councillor.
Dec. 26 – 30: Provincial Chapter of Compostela in Valladolid, Spain – Br Ernesto Sánchez, Superior General, and Br João Carlos do Prado, General Councillor.
Dec. 26 – 29: Provincial Chapter of Ibérica in Lardero, Spain – Brothers Luis Carlos Gutiérrez, Vicar General and Ben Consigli, General Councillor.
Dec. 28 – Jan. 03: Provincial Retreat for México Central in Mexico City – Br Óscar Martín, General Councillor.