MEETING OF MAJOR SUPERIORS

 

26-30 November 2007

 

General Curia-Rome, Via della Nocetta 263

 

Programme

 

 

 

OBJECTIVES:

 

1. To reflect, share and schedule with the Major Superiors of the Order the issues and the actions of particular interest and relevance to the life of our Institution over the coming years in the wake of the General Chapter and the Provincial Chapters.

 

2. To exercise collegiality in the governance and animation of the Order jointly with the Major Superiors.

 

3. To enable the Major Superiors to become mutually acquainted and to establish brotherly bonds between them, particularly by incorporating the newly elected Major Superiors.

 

 

PROGRAMME

 

MONDAY 26 NOVEMBER – Moderator: Br. Rudolf Knopp

 

9.00am     Inaugural Eucharist in the Chapter Hall (Bro. Jesús Etayo presiding)

 

Coffee break

 

10.15        Greeting of the Brother General

Theme: The Renewal of the Order, based on the experience of the recent Provincial Chapters and in terms of the universal animation of the Order: objectives, policies and hopes.

                 Bro. Donatus Forkan

 

11.15        Coffee break

 

11.30        Working groups (language groups)

 

12.15pm   Sharing in Plenary

 

3.00          Presentation of personal experiences – Provincials or General Delegates

                 (10 minutes each):  Bro.Pietro Cicinelli, Bro. Giampetro Luzzato,

 Bro. Alain-Samuel Jeancler

 

3.45          Professional standards: Hospitality demands the highest professional standards.

Bro. Donatus Forkan: Introduction

Bro. Timothy Graham: Experience

Speaker: Dr. Patrick Walsh.

Speaker: Fr. Félix Valderrabano.

 

5.00          Coffee break

 

5.30          Working groups

 

6.15          Sharing in Plenary

 

7.00          Vespers

 

 

 

TUESDAY 27 NOVEMBER – Moderator: Br. Elia Tripaldi

 

6.45am     Lauds and Eucharist (Bro. Elia Tripaldi)

 

9.00     Presentation of personal experiences – Provincials or General Delegates: Bro. Ulrich Fischer; Bro. Emerich Steigerwald; Bro. Karol Siembab; Bro. Martin Macek.

 

 

9.45     Presentation of the Missions and International Cooperation Office: organisation, operation, criteria for coordination with the Provinces, Foundations... (Bro. Vincent, Bro. Moisés, Bro. Daniel and Bro. Robert).

 

11.00        Coffee break

 

11.30        Information from the General Curia: following the Provinces, the officers responsible for the various Areas will briefly report on the present situation and on a number of proposals for the planning of the Sexennium: 15 minutes each.

 

Pastoral Care of Vocations and Initial Formation (Bro. Jesús Etayo)

The Pastoral Care of the Sick (Bro. Elia Tripaldi)

Bioethics (Bro. Jesús Etayo)

Communications Office (Bro. Daniel A. Márquez)

General Statutes Commission (Bro. Jesús Etayo)

Finance Commission (Bro. Rudolf Knopp)

General Postulation (Bro. Félix Lizaso)

 

1.30pm     Lunch

 

3.00          Presentation of personal experiences – Provincials or General Delegates: Bro. José L. Muñoz; Bro. Krzysztof Fronczak; Bro. José Augusto Gaspar Louro; Bro. Pascual Piles.

 

3.45          Working groups

 

5.00          Coffee break

 

5.30          Sharing in Plenary

 

7.00          Vespers

 

 

 

WEDNESDAY 28 NOVEMBER – Moderator: Br. Jesús Etayo

 

(The morning will be set aside to enable the Brothers to attend the papal audience)

(the bus leaves the Curia at 8.30 and come back at  12.30).

 

3.00pm   Paper on Obtaining Public Legal Personality within the Order. Sister Sharon Holland I.H.M, Office Head at the Congregation for the Institute of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life.

 

7.00       Solemn Eucharist (Translation of the relics of St John of God)

              Mass of St John of God, Bro. Pascual Piles presiding.

 

8.00       Supper at La Nocetta

 

 

 

THURSDAY 29 NOVEMBER – Moderator Br- Daniel Marquez

 

(attended by the Co-workers on the Enlarged General Council)

 

6.45am   Lauds and Mass (Bro. José M. Bermejo)

 

9.00       Presentation of personal experiences – Provincials  or General Delegates: Bro. José M. Bermejo; Bro. Laurence Kearns; Bro. Marcellus Corkery; Bro. Carlos Mario Rendón.

 

9.45       Presentation on: A School of Hospitality: Formation and the Transmission of the Values of the Order to Our Co-workers. F.I.F. (Fatebenefratelli International Foundation): Bro. Rudolf Knopp

 

11.00     Coffee break

 

11.30     The Mission of the Order and Charismatic Management: the present situation and planning the future. AFaR and Tiber Island Hospital: Bro. Rudolf Knopp

 

12.30     Interventions by the Co-workers

 

1.00pm   Lunch

 

3.00       Presentation of personal experiences – Provincials or General Delegates: Bro. John Martin Bro. Timothy Graham; Bro. Pablo Lopez; Bro. Matthew Tran Doan Phi.

 

3.45       Working groups on the issues discussed during the morning

 

5.00       Coffee break

 

5.15       Sharing in Plenary

 

Vespers and supper at Tiber Island Hospital

(the bus leaves the Curia at 6.30 pm and come back at 9.30)

 

 

FRIDAY 30 NOVEMBER – Moderator: Br. Vincent Kochamkunnel

 

9.00am   Presentation of personal experiences – Provincials  or General Delegates: Bro. Enrique Miyashiro Miyage; Bro. César Sanchez G.; Bro. Hermit Igor Aguayo.

 

9.45       Meeting by Region: the General Councillor responsible for each region will prepare the work guide (evaluation of the issues sketched out in the Plenary and how these can be put into practice specifically in each region; fundamental issues on which to work in every region; the planning of any other specific actions for the region).

 

One group will comprise the Provincial Delegates present, who will exchange experiences and also work on the specific functions of the Provincial Delegates, organisation etc

 

11.30     Coffee break

 

12 noon Meeting by Region (continues…)

 

1.00pm  Lunch

 

3.00       Presentation of personal experiences – Provincials or General Delegates: Bro. Augustine Polaprayil; Bro. Pio Chang; Bro. Robert Chakana.

 

3.45       Sharing in Plenary

 

5.00       Coffee break

 

5.30       Proposals of the Major Superiors

 

6.15       Closure of the Meeting (Bro. Donatus Forkan)

 

7.00       Closing Eucharist (Mgr. José L. Redrado, O.H. presiding)

 

8.00       Farewell supper at La Nocetta.