1. Council for the Secretariat General for the Missions

As it is customary every year, from 21 to 23 May 2009 there was the meeting of the Council for the Secretariat General for the Missions. The programme included: the presentation of new Council members, the evaluation of the Course held at Grottaferrata, the presentation of the activity by the Provincial/Regional Secretariats, the main themes of pallottine missionary Sunday, present situation of the Missionary Fund. In relation to this latter item, the difficult world economic situation has forced us to reduce some aids normally given to missionaries and the number of scholarships for confreres in mission countries.

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2. Course of formation for Pallottine Missionaries

The Course of formation for Pallottine Missionaries will be held from 12 to 20 May 2009 at Grottaferrata (Rome). It is expected to have 45 participants from the Pallottine family including laity, confreres and sisters. The coordinators will be Fr. Gilberto Orsolin, Sr Rita Lore SAC and Sr Lilly Nanat CSAC, in collaboration with the General Secretariat of our Society. The principal themes will be: the Pallottine missionary spirituality in the spirit of the Cenacle; the present day context of the world and man and its repercussions for the missions; the person of the missionary; the spiritual and communitarian dimension of collaboration; the missionary spirit of St.Vincent Pallotti; the presentation of the history of the Pallottine missions of the three entities SAC, CSAC and SMSAC. Speciial attention will be given to the sharing of missionary experiences, visit to the Pallottine places in Rome and audience of the Holy Father Benedict XVI.  PROGRAMME

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3. Formation course for Pallottine missionaries

As we have already informed you, between 12 and 20 May the second Formation course for Pallottine missionaries took place at the Pallottine Spirituality Centre at Grottaferrata. For the first time the Course was organised and led by the persons responsible of the General Councils for the Missions of the three originally founded Pallottine Communities. The additional first time was the participation of some lay people involved in missionary apostolate either directly in missions or in Pallottine entities. The core of the Course, in addition to spiritual, theological and practical reflections, was the witness of missionaries who gave an report of their experiences which showed a rich and fruitful pallottine missionary commitment. The experience from the Course, in the opinion of participants, has given great impulse in order to continue missionary involvement and commitment, bearing in mind the motto of the Course, i.e. "Together for the Mission". PHOTOGALLERY

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