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Rome – November 2022
Lay Marist Vocation

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November 3rd

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• Arrival.
• Welcome.

DAY 1: Friday, November 4th

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Morning

• Prayer.
• Dynamics to generate good atmosphere and global connection.
• Official opening of the Forum – Br. Ernesto Sánchez.
• Practical information / Explanation of the complete program.
• Global presentation of the “U-theory” methodology.
• To share: What is your Montagne experience?

Afternoon

• Methodological orientation.
• Contemplative conversations in fraternities.
• Activity: Practicing the ability to make contemplative conversations.
• Conduct one or two Emmaus experiences.
• Word from Emaús:
  What has made my heart burn this day?

DAY 2: Saturday, November 5th

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Morning

• Prayer.
• General instructions.
• Explore Objectives 1 + 2:
  1. To deepen our understanding of the Marist vocation with particular empha10 sis on the lay Marist vocation.
  2. To review and offer formation and mentoring processes and pathways for laypeople to grow in their vocation.
• Review of the contributions of the UA to objectives 1 and 2.
• Reflective space: Questions and answers:
  What do the UA inputs tell me?
  What do others contribute to me?

Afternoon

• Reflective space: Questions and answers:
  How do I see that the Spirit is inviting us to enter into this perspective of communion and global co-responsibility?
  How do we see the future of the lay Marist vocation (Looking beyond)?
• Group activity: “Visual exhibition” of the dialogue experience.
• Reflective space: Questions and answers:
  How do I currently see the Lay Marist Vocation and the formative itineraries and processes in relation to its growth and deepening (at the personal, provincial and global levels)?
• Taizé-type contemplative prayer.

DAY 3: Sunday, November 6th

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Morning & Afternoon

• Departure to the Vatican.
• Visit to St. Peter’s Basilica.
• Visit to the General House.
• Eucharist.

DAY 4: Monday, November 7th

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Morning

• Prayer.
• Review of the “U-theory” methodology.
• Reflective space: Questions and answers:
  How does your experience of yesterday connect with your commitment, bonding or promise as a Marist?
• Activity: Orientation focused on: Engagement – Commitment – Promise.
• Activity: Explore Objective 3:To reflect on and propose possible forms of bonding and belonging to the Marist charism.
• Review of AU contributions to objective 3 questions.
• Reflective space: Questions and answers:
  What do the contributions of the AUs tell me?
  What do I personally contribute?
  What do others contribute to me?
• Reflective space: Questions and answers:
  How do I see my commitment, attachment, promise to the Marist charism?
  What does it mean to me?
  How does my life experience lead me to identify with the Marist charism? How does the Marist charism inspire my life?

Afternoon

• Sharing bonding experiences to the charism:
  What does the Marist journey I have made mean to me and what has led me to make or consider making a public commitment to the charism?

DAY 5: Tuesday, November 8th

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Morning

• Prayer.
• Review of the “U-theory” methodology.
• Reflective space in pairs: Questions and answers:
  What am I feeling these days about the Forum?
  What are my concerns?
• Activity: Personal reflection presentation.
• Activity: Explore Objective 4: To know, reflect, explore and propose possibilities of juridical structures (civil and canonical) for Marist laypeople.
• Opportunities and challenges of a lay organisation.

Afternoon

• Activity: Review of AU contributions to objective 4 questions.
• Individual reflective space: Questions and answers.
  What do the contributions of the AUs reveal to me?
• EIndividual reflective space: Questions and answers:
  Assembly perspectives.

DAY 6: Wednesday, November 9th

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Morning

• Prayer.
• Conference: “Ecclesial experiences and ways in other charismatic families”.
• Activity: Discernment of possible structures (focus on objective 4).
  How could these structures be for lay Marists?

Afternoon

• Motivational Lecture: Br. Óscar Martin, Br. Juan Carlos Bolaños, Br. John Bwanali, Br. Bao Nguyen.
  Attention to objectives 1 and 2.
  Group activity.
• Group reflective space: Plenary.

DAY 7: Thursday, November 10th

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Morning

• Prayer.
• Presentation of synthesis.
• Final voting – Consensus.

Afternoon

• Activity: Meeting by regions.
• Analysis: Looking ahead 2023-2024.
• Closing Party.

DAY 8: Friday November 11th

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Morning

• Prayer.
• Practicalities for the post-Forum.
• Closing Ceremony – Br. Ernesto Sánchez.
• Eucharist.