What is a “General Chapter”? |
All Catholic Congregations convene general assemblies, on a more or less regular basis, to evaluate their life and mission and to make decisions for the future and elect leaders to implement them. This is a General Chapter. The Assumptionists gather every six years. The one being held in May of 2011 will be the 32nd General Chapter of the Congregation since its foundation more than 160 years ago. The General Chapter is thus the highest authority in the Congregation for making decisions that promote the unity and the mission of the Assumption. To be more precise, the main responsibilities of the General Chapter are: At the last General Chapter, the Assumptionists Since 2005, the Congregation consequently founded communities in places where it had not been before (Vietnam, the Philippines, Togo) and returned to places where it had been in the past (Bucharest), but also invested in new areas, such as durable development (Saint-Lambert-des-Bois, in France) or in the welcoming of young people (in the "Auberge de Jeunesse chrétienne," called "Adveniat," in Paris).
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Last Updated on Wednesday, 04 May 2011 18:50 |