Preparations for 2017 underway

The Commission preparing the next General Chapter in 2017 held its first encounter at the general house in Rome on Nov. 22.

The 11 brothers are gathering until Nov. 27 to prepare for the twenty-second chapter, which will be celebrated in Rionegro (Colombia), approximately 40 km from Medellín. 

In a message dated May 24, superior general brother Emili Turú said that the preparatory commission “will animate the path of the Institute towards this important Marist event.”

The Commission members are Brothers Josep McKee (coordinator); Eugène Kabanguka (General Council); Carlos Huidobro (General secretary); Pau Fornells (Superior General’s secretary, Commission’s secretary); João Gutemberg (Amazonia); Álvaro Sepúlveda (Sta. María de los Andes); Ben Consigli (USA); Juan Carlos Fuertes (Mediterránea); Vincent de Paul Kouassi (West Africa); Darren Burge (Australia); Rajakumar Susai Manickam (South Asia).