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Community Meeting

We returned on the death of Albert Schneider. A realization comes from many of us "is a death like that!

We need to think about equaled the expansion of our Local Council. Following the death of Albert, he is reduced to two. For a small group to think together and that the service members of the Community can be more experienced, the Superior Council proposes to expand its Council that a "council expanded, without needing to refer der to the provincial authority. Jo Boisseau, after multiple contacts, moved to the community that are part of the extended council René Charrier and Benedict Kabongo. The proposal was adopted unanimously.

Operation Truth

All Oblates of the Province is engaged in a "Project Truth." To better address the future, it seems to us important to "a state places ", to tell us, honestly and simply who we are and what we do. We have therefore reflected in community, from the questions we proposed

first question: the scattered elements of the Oblate life to rank in order of importance ..

Among the 14 proposed elements, the classification of the community is:

More than half the members of our Community are first: a group that prays and lives together . Then are cited equally

• passion for evangelism
• Sharing his Property
• Be proud of what the Congregation
• me feel solidarity with fellow
• live a simple life
• Being close to the poor

second question: what are the traits of the founder who marked me the most?

• Boldness in evangelism of the poor: while the IMO are few, he sends around the world. His itinerary
• = be guided by the Spirit. Depth of his spirit of Faith.
• passionate temperament, strength and loyalty to the Church, including in the event where he feels abandoned.
• His heart to the universal dimension of God and the World.
• Passion of evangelization and evangelization of the poor in his childhood he was sensitive to the poor.

3rd question: what are the oblate figures who inspire me the most, why and how?

Oblates most cited were: Henry Louis

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• Bishop Clabaud;
• Father Albini;
• Joseph Gerard
• brother Augustus
• fathers brush and Balmes;
• Antoine Kowaleski ;
• Joseph Chaudier;
• Daurel Stéphane;
• Father Ambruster;
  
• Marius Nogaret;
  
• brother Gabriel
  
• Martin Hiegel;
• brothers Solignac in general.