The General Council met here this morning for some important matters to discuss. It was necessitated due to some important fraternal issues to be discussed. It was short and but fruitful. We did call this meeting as next week we all will be gone to visit our areas.
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Group sharing after the discussion in four groups one Portuguese, one spanish and two English
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All experienced sleepless nights as ministers is
common experience
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Challenge is post chapter that is transfers of
the friars
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Particular challenge is difficult friars to be
encountered and personnel changes
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Have met all particular challenges
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Getting involved as many friars as possible for
assignment
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Challenge of formation like ageing friars and
diminishing numbers, other provinces have big numbers of vocations, finding a
right person to be formators is a big challenge.
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Challenges of dealing with Bishops
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Challenge of uniting brothers who are divided
even unity among the councilors
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Renewing our capuchin life and living our
capuchin charisms, promoting joy in living together.
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Great collaboration between inter jurisdictions
and internationally.
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New provincial and new councilors in a team is a
big challenge
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Growth in conversation among ourselves
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The presence of the Holy Spirit and felt the
real call to serve the Brothers.
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Some pleasant surprises were like difficult
friars were collaborative and cooperative
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Some individualistic projects of the friars were
dealt fraternally with a dialogue
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