The Mediterranean province promotes training for Marist educators

The province of Mediterranea held the “Gathering of New Marist Educators Year 2” from February 10 to 12. The event, which took place in the Marist house of Castillo de Maimón (Spain), was attended by teachers from schools and social works, as well as members of the administration and services staff.
The main objective of the meeting, within its initial formation plan, was to deepen the Marist identity. For this reason, it was elaborated in the key of “all One”, by the provincial teams of Pastoral, Solidarity, Marist Life Council and Human Resources.
During the meetings were deepened the indicators of a Marist mission agent and were worked the dimension of solidarity and pastoral care, as central points of evangelization, as faithful sons and daughters of Champagnat.
Among the topics discussed was the workshop of Brother Basilio Rueda, in charge of Brothers. Guillermo Villareal (Postulator General), Alain Delorm and Sean Sammon. In the same way, it also highlighted the dynamics with the vocational audiovisual material “Someone like you” (Alguien como tú) and the vocational journey of the new educators, based on what Marcelino did and lived.
The participants were struck by all the work that is being carried out through School Solidarity and the Marcelino Champagnat Foundation. In the event, there was also the voice of the users of the social works, the youth of the pastoral (PJM) and the new educators.
The new educators ended up doing a vocational reading of what Marcelino experienced, which will allow them to do the same with their lives. And to begin an unprecedented period as new Marist educators, after all that was reflected and learned during the meeting.