Program for Accompanying Older Brothers

From November 6th to 29th, 19 brothers from 14 provinces meet at the General House to take part in the formation program for Accompanying Older Brothers. This is a formation program offered by the Institute through the Brothers Today Secretariat and the Ongoing Formation Team, made up of Brothers Ataíde José de Lima, Michael Sexton and Xavier Barceló Maset, who accompany the participants in this course.

The objectives of this program are:

• Develop the skills of those who already accompany our older brothers, either in dedicated residences or as members of ‘ordinary’ communities.
• Focus on the personal and pastoral care of these brothers.
• Help prepare those who will exercise this service in the immediate future.
• Promote a culture of care, explore dynamics of personal and community accompaniment adapted to this age, as well as promoting a spirituality appropriate to this stage of life.

The Brothers taking part in the formation program are:

1. Adolfo Cermeño Giraldo – América Central
2. Alberto García Rodríguez – Compostela
3. Ambrosio Alonso Díez – Ibérica
4. Ángel Valle González – Norandina
5. Auxensio Simon Dickson – África Austral
6. Carlos García Zamora – Ibérica
7. Carlos Guillermo Perales López – México Occidental
8. Eduardo Navarro de la Torre – México Occidental
9. Jarbas Rodrigues de Sousa – Brasil Centro-Norte
10. Joaci Pinheiro de Sousa – Brasil Centro-Norte
11. José Luis Marijuán Venero – Compostela
12. Juan Antonio Úsar Echarri – Mediterránea
13. Juan Pablo Gaviria Chindoy – Norandina
14. Kevin Wanden – Star of the Sea
15. Otalivio Sarturi – Brasil Centro-Sul
16. Simeó Camprubí Salvó – L’hermitage
17. Solano Bageston de Lima – Brasil Sul-Amazônia
18. Steve Milan – USA
19. Toni Torrelles Juvillà – L’Hermitage