The General Council shares its animation plan with the brothers and laity

The Brother Superior General and his Council have held their Plenary Sessions in Rome
The General Council shares its animation plan with the brothers and laity
The Brother Superior General and his Council have held their Plenary Session in Rome during the month of June. This has been a chance to evaluate the experiences and signs of life that they shared with the brothers and laypeople during their visit to the works and communities of Arco Norte.
During the morning of the 30th June 2005, once they had finished their session of meetings, they met with the brothers and laypeople who work together in the General Administration to share with them some of the results of the tasks they had carried out in their visit to the Provinces of Norandina, América Central, México Central, México Occidental and the Sectors of Haiti and Cuba, together forming the Region of Arco Norte. They also shared their preparatory work for the General Conference and the calendar of events already planned for up to and including 2009.
This meeting, held just before the General Council departed for their annual retreat, started with the welcoming words from the Superior General who outlined the proposals of the meeting that aimed at, among other things, clarifying the Marist Mission through the use of a common language; he encouraged everyone to maintain their openness in continuing their collaboration in this work that concerned everybody and he thanked everyone for the effort and dedication given to this work.
Following this, brother Luis García Sobrado explained the objectives of the General Conference which is being prepared through the efficient collaboration of various teams of the General Administration.
Brother Maurice Berquet described, through words and images, some of the experiences of the brothers during their visit to Arco Norte. And finally Brother Pedro Herreros led an evaluation of the work that each person does at the service of the Institute?s General Administration.
The seventeen brothers and seven laypeople, who together form the support team of the General Administration, valued this information very highly and showed their satisfaction for the work environment and collaboration that is evident in the General House.