Conference of the African Province of St Augustine

 

On 17-19 July 2017 the Provincial Conference of theAfrican Province of Saint Augustine was held in Kepcoste (Ghana), following theCanonical Visitation performed by the Provincial Superior, Brother BarthelemyKAMARA. The Conference was attended by the Community Superiors and theDirectors of the centres, together with a number of Co-workers, to discuss thelife and mission of the Province during this quadrennium, before thecelebration at the forthcoming Provincial Chapter in 2018.

 

The main points discussed and shared, consistentlywith the resolutions of the last Provincial Chapter, were:

The challenges of initialprofessional formation and continuing training and formation;

The challenges posed to thelife of the Brothers and their relations with the Co-workers within theHospitaller Family;

The challenges ofcharismatic management of the Centres;

The challenges ofProvincials governance and leadership.

 

After the Provincial’s report the meeting broke upinto working groups followed by debates in plenary, in the course of which theBrothers shared their ideas. On the following days the management boards ofdifferent countries presented their report, together with the officialresponsible for formation in the Province. They then addressed the question ofthe future, dwelling in particular on how to consolidate all the achievementsin the various fields in which Province has made progress. The debates were wereconstructive and took place in a friendly and welcoming environment, typical ofour African confreres. 



 

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