The Council of the Family was created with the aim of maintaining and deepening our common spirit, promoting communion among the different vocations and ensuring the vitality of the Family.
PREPARING FOR THE COUNCIL OF THE FAMILY
The leaders of the different vocations in our Family are meeting today in Maria Dolores Perez Plé (Superior Sister Bernadette Taurinya (Vicar of the Contemplative Sisters) Antonio Garrido ( Lay Associates - Representative of the Intercontinental Committee) Sister Maria Carmen Vilardell (Representing Sr.
What is the Council of the Family and what is its purpose? The Council of the Family was created with the aim of maintaining and deepening our common spirit, promoting communion among the different vocations and ensuring the vitality of the Family. It is the only body that has the power to make decisions on questions to do with the Family as a whole. From 1970, when the three groups of consecrated life first began to meet together, until today, our Family has made a long journey; our history continues to evolve and it is with great joy that we can confirm that we are moving TOGETHER as a Family. The Council of the Family meets every four years and is made up of the (cf. LETTER FROM THE COUNCIL OF THE FAMILY TO ALL THE MEMBERS, MEETING POINT, 2005, N0. 3, p. 105) Today the team in Rome has the task of preparing the next Council of the Family Meeting which will take place in Rome, next January 2011 (between 13 and 18). Good preparation is the key to a successful meeting. So, we ask your prayers that the next meeting of the Council of the Family be “an experience of seeking together the path that we are called to travel together; an experience of listening to the voice of the Spirit active in our lives as a Family on Mission, in the reality of the Church and the world today”. (Sr.
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