The Spiritual Animation Team of the Secular Branch met virtually on 22 November to continue preparations for the International Meeting of the Secular Branch in July 2023. First of all, they carried out a reading and thematic selection of the responses they had received from the different Secular Branch communities around the world.
After a dialogue, and recalling last June's meeting with the laity, the team identified some elements of content that could be present at the International Meeting:
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How to reach out to and attract young people?
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What can be done to help the older groups?
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The importance of good coordination in each sector.
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Innovations undertaken in the Secular Branch.
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The role of the accompanying brothers and sisters.
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The value of the Latin American Meeting of the Secular Branch (ELARS).
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The formation of leaders.
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The figure of St. John Francis Regis.
Some of these elements can be grouped together as we reflect on the profile of the SSCC Secular Branch member, which appears in the Statutes of the Secular Branch and which, after listening to you, we have seen that it is something that can be inspiring.
11/24/2022