Meeting of evangelizers on the peripheries
General Prefecture of Apostolate | Claretian Missionaries
Guatemala, from May 28 until June 2, 2018
Place: Claret Retreat House | Casa de Retiros Claret
Ciudad San Cristóbal, Zona 8 de Mixco, Guatemala C.A.
Objectives
1. Favour workshops to analyse the reality, exchange experiences and training to be able to creatively evangelize in the peripheries [Action Plan of the General Government – 1st process, n. 1.2].
2. Give incentives, in our Centres for higher learning and publishing, for a new biblical-theological reflection oriented to prophetic dialogue [APGG 1.3].
3. Create spirituality materials that support agents of evangelization in the peripheries [APGG 1.4]
Actions((1st objective)
A. Echoes from the online forum about “Conversion”
B.Share good practices with Claretian DNA
Geographic peripheries
Social peripheries
Cultural peripheries
Digital peripheries
Rural and metropolitan peripheries
Peripheries of dialogue and of political-economic decision-making
Peripheries of marginality, suffering and loneliness
C. New guidelines for the analysis of reality in a Congregation going forth
Actions((2nd objective)
A. Reflections / conferences that can be shared through Claretian Publications and other media:
Fredy Cabrera CMF (Centroamerica): The periphery in the heart of Jesus Christ and his disciples
Andrea Riccardi (founder of Saint Egidio): The art of welcoming, serving, donating: today's Gospel?
Cardinal Gregorio Rosa Chavez (El Salvador): Countries + catholic = catholic + social?
Carlos Sánchez CMF (CESC): Claret on the peripheries of his world and time context
Aquilino Bocos CMF (ITVC Madrid): Thought and praxis of proximity within the Claretian history
José Cristo-Rey CMF (ITVC Madrid): From “Theology for the Mission” to a Mission for Theology
B. Testimonies / interviews for apostoladocmf.org, The Claretian Mission, Mission Alive
C. Photographic exhibition on “peripheries” in the Basilica of the Immaculate Heart of Mary - Rome and, later, in the TICL and in our Centers of High Studies
Actions((3rd objective)
A. Creation of spirituality, artistic and digital resources that can be available in our e-Library
Poems / prayers
Drawings / paintings
Photos - calendars / posters
Songs / videos /...
Participants
Cláudio Gregianini + José Francisco Andrade – São Paulo, Brasil
Gabriel Mejía – Hogares Claret, Medellín + Henry Ramírez Soler – Meta, Colombia
Jesús María Amatria – Jimani, Dominican Republic + Pablo Szulk – Guantánamo, Cuba
Félix de Lama - Panama y César Espinoza - Coordinator of SM-MICLA, Centroamérica
Marçal Pereira + André Pinheiro – Carvalhos, Portugal
Angelo Cupini – Lecco + Renato Caprioli – Trieste, Italia
Agustín Ortiz – Claret Enea-Bilbao + Joan Soler – Casal Claret-Vic, España
Arvin Bellen – Bacacay Albay + Lorenzo Larry – Ormoc, Philippines
Arturo Morales – Aborigen Center – Taipei, Taiwan - China
John Christy – Varod, Sri Lanka
Soosai Antony – Manasu, Chennai, India
Lawrence Ikeh – Kala’a, Nigeria + Casmir Ibe – Chad
Jude Thaddeus Langeh – Publicaciones Claretianas de Cameroun
Artur Teixeira (Prefecto Gen. de Apostolado) + Lord Winner (Procura General de Misiones)
Rohan Dominic (Coordinador de la presencia claretiana en ONU-NY, USA)
4 Speakers: José Cristo-Rey + Carlos Sanchez + Fredy Cabrera + Card. Gregorio Rosa Chavez
Mario Kevin + Angel Ochagavia (translators)
Ismael Montero (Provincial Superior of Centroamérica & President of MICLA)
José Vidal (Ejecutive Secretary of MICLA)
Budget
Room and meals during the encounter paid by the General Prefecture of Apostolate;
Visa and travel to Guatemala paid by the Major Organism of the participant;
Cultural visit and contact with a local periphery offered by the Host Organism (Centroamérica);
Travel expenses and “pro labore” to the main speakers by the General Prefecture of Apostolate.
MS 1 (Cf. CC 2; Dir 26.)