2019 General Chapter Preparatory Commission

Third Meeting

   

The 2019 General Chapter Preparatory Commission met for the third time on 17-18 July2017 at the General Curia in Rome. It was attended by the moderator who willanimate the work of the 2019 General Chapter, the Combonian Missionary Fr DavidKinnear Glenday, the current Secretary General of the USG (Union of SuperiorsGeneral).

 

The main item on the commission`s agenda was thecompletion of the Chapter Working Document. In particular, the meeting focusedon the proposals submitted by the Order’s Regions. In order to meet theobjectives of drafting a fairly concise Chapter Document, it was unfortunatelynecessary to reduce and condense the contributions received from the Regions.The commission also approved a number of prayers and intentions with which theProvinces and communities of the Order will be invited to accompany the preparationand celebration of the General Chapter. The first reflections were then sharedregarding the programme and the timing of the Chapter. It was suggested, forexample, that one silent adoration should be included in the programme eachweek, with the participation of all the Capitulars. Another point forreflection was the composition of the working groups. In this regard, it wasfelt that it would be a good idea to combine the work of the language groupsand the regional groups. Lastly, work began on examining the Chapter rules and methodologychapter. These last 2 topics will be the main agenda items for the next meetingof the Commission. 



 

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