SYDNEY PROVINCE MARIST BROTHERS LAY PARTNERSHIP
There are many things happening in the Sydney Province of the Marist Brothers in the area of Lay Partnership. It is a vibrant time!
In preparation for the Province Mission Assembly which will take place in Sydney from 29 – 31 March 2009, local forums have been established at each community across the Province to facilitate the nurturing of relationships between Brothers’ communities and Lay Marists.
It is hoped that the local forums will be the seedpods for growth in the future of Marist Mission at the grass roots level. They will definitely be places for table fellowship, information dissemination and faith sharing.
Each of the local forums will select representatives to attend the Mission Assembly. There will be two lay people and one Brother from each of the communities. The theme for the Mission Assembly is
Together in mission
Daring in hope The Mission Assembly will address the many issues around co-responsibility in mission and the shape of Marist lay vocation now and into the future.
Pictured are some of the people from the local forums held in Cairns, Queensland and in Auburn, NSW.
Oceania Partnership Commission
The Oceania Partnership Commission is preparing for a conference entitled Towards a 2020 Vision. The conference to be held from 8-11 July 2009 will be held at the Passionist Conference Centre in Templestowe, Victoria.
Lay Marist representatives from around the Oceania region will attend: 10 representat ives f rom the Melbourne, New Zealand and Sydney Provinces and five from the District of
The focus of the conference is the Lay Marist vocation and the identity of the Lay Marist. There is a two- pronged focus to engage in: - A desire to form Lay Marists in the charism, deepening their faith and spirituality
- A desire to invite and encourage Lay Marists to join with the Marist Brothers in the mission of the Institute, working among the young, especially the most needy.
I t is hoped that the conference will begin to address issues around the identity and vocation of Lay Marists and around the structures that will be necessary as Lay Marists engage with each other and the Brothers in ways that will strengthen the Marist Mission towards 2020 and beyond.
May the spirituality of
Marcellin Champagnat fill
with meaning and purpose
the lives of many Brothers
and Lay Marists today and
pawerfully awaken
new ways of being Marist..
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