Renewing the mission in the Province of Central America

The Marists of Central America participated in the Provincial Mission Assembly which was held virtually on the 4th and 5th September. Present at the event were Brother Hipólito Pérez, Provincial, Brother Luis Carlos Guitiérrez, Vicar General, the Brothers of the Province and nearly 180 lay people (from the six countries of Central America and the Caribbean): representatives of fraternities, members of the Remar Communities, pastoral coordinators, animators of youth groups and catechists.
The central theme was the development of the Marist mission in the Province, the need to renew the mission and the interior conversion that the times require.
In his talk, Brother Luis Carlos reflected on the current challenges arising in the new context. He also spoke about the challenges and the positions that must be taken into account in this mission.
Referring to the Marist mission in the Province, Brother Juan Antonio Sandoval pointed out that “For three years now, in the Province of América Central, we have been committed to the process of renewal based on our mission. Since 2018, our provincial pastoral team has had the perception that we need a different approach in order to respond better to the emerging challenges that the mission presents to us. A new way of being a community, as Marists of Champagnat committed to their vocation, responding to new contexts, from renewed leadership are some of the intuitions that accompany us”.
” At this time we focus on the new shoots of life that we perceive in our mission. We seek to continue to identify them, to continue to care for them, to irrigate them and to help them flourish. Brother Luis Carlos Gutiérrez, Vicar General, encouraged us in one of the sessions, presenting the challenges he perceives in our Institute”, concluded Brother Juan Antonio.