Preparing for the General Chapter, September-October 2023
First Pre-Chapter Online Session, May 30, 2023,
by Javier Traperoin General Information for Delegates, Newson Posted on May 30, 2023
The first online preparatory session for the General Chapter took place in a fraternal atmosphere.
Chris Chaplin, msc, one of the facilitators of this meeting, explained how these online meetings will be developed. He introduced the official website of the General Chapter (26th MSC General Chapter 2023) and explained the information in the sections.
The main ideas expressed were:
- With all our cultural and ecclesial diversity, we are heirs of a Missionary Spirituality, a Spirituality of the Heart.
- The disciples of Emmaus walked with their hopes, disappointments, broken expectations, and perhaps open wounds. They walked together with Jesus he changed their disappointment into joy.
- We come to this moment after a long journey of listening, discernment, and work.
- We have tried to make the last six years a time of Listening and Co-sensing.
- We are on the doorstep of being able to contribute to the transformation, to the paradigm shift, and strengthening of our MSC identity that our congregation needs so much.
- We would say today is, or should be, a space of synodality.
- Let us make this Chapter process a living-out of the prophetic and missionary inspiration Fr Chevalier had in his time.
- Our entities and communities are waiting for us.
Chapter Dates
Online Chapter Sessions:
May 30-31, June 20-21, July 11-12, August 8-9
Chapter Assembly:
September 17 – October 7, 2023
