Formation
Interprovincial Novitiate in Lubaszowa/Podoliniec
By decree of the General Government, from 2016 all Novitiates in our Congregation are to be Interprovincial Novitiates. Therefore the Board for the Interprovincial Novitiate in Lubaszowa (Poland) met in Stara Lubovnia (Slovakia) on 13 July 2016. The Board is composed of: the Conference Coordinator; the Provincial from Warsaw; the Viceprovincials from: Bratislava and Michalovce (and the Provincial from Prague and the Regional Superior from Region of St. Gerard). The participants discussed and prepared the Directory of the Interprovincial...
read moreMonth of Spiritual Renewal in the CRE – 2016
For the fourth time the Interprovincial Month of Spiritual Renewal has started in the CRE. Six confreres have begun the common preparation for Perpetual Vows in our Redemptorist Community House in Kostolna-Záriečie on 4th July 2016. The confreres belong to three Units: Rome Province, Warsaw Province and the Vice Province of Bratislava. For the first time this course is taking place in Slovakia. All previous courses were in Tuchów (Poland). It is also the first course after the formation decisions of the Superior General about the common...
read moreCommon Studendate of the CRE
The Formation Secretariat of the CRE met in Rome on the 11th and 12th of June 2016. Present were Jacek Zdrzalek (chairman and coordinator of the CRE) Maurizio Iannuario (Naples Province), Metod Lukacik (Michalovce Vice Province) and Ronald McAinsh (London Province). The main work of this meeting was to coordinate the research done on the projected common theologate of the Conference. Details concerning location, places of study, formation personnel and costs were agreed and the coordinator will write a letter to all the Unit leaders with the...
read moreIX Assembly of the CRE and Formation issues
During the First Phase of the General Chapter of the CRE in Torun, the IX Assembly of the CRE was also held. The participants discussed how to implement the decisions of the General Government regarding Initial Formation. The Interprovincial Novitiates and preparation for establishing a common studentate of the Conference in two languages (that is in English and in Italian) were discussed. Following a decision of General Government, all Novitiates in our Congregation are to be Interprovincial Novitiates. Of course in some cases, Units may...
read moreMeeting of the formators from the CRE in Dublin
The second meeting of Vocation Promoters, Prefects of Postulancy, Prefects of Students, Novice Masters and other Redemptorists from the CRE involved directly in initial formation was held in Dublin, Ireland from 2nd to 4th September 2015. Fr. Alberto Eseverri (General Consultor), Fr. Dan Baragry (Provincial from Dublin Province), twenty five formators from 12 Units in Europe and the Novice Master from Toronto took part in this meeting prepared by the Secretariat for Formation of the CRE. There are 123 formandee in Europe (as of 3rd September...
read moreMonth of Spiritual Renewal in the CRE – 2015
The month of preparation for Perpetual Vows for our clerical and brother confreres is taking place in the Major Seminary in Tuchów, Poland. It began on July 14 and it will end on August 5, 2015. The students are from five Units: The Province of Warsaw (5), The Province of Lviv (4), The Province of Madrid (1), The Viceprovince of Bratislava (1) and The Region of Zimbabwe (2). Also other confreres who are in the Transition to Ministry programme or who are ten years professed or ordained, joined this course for two weeks: eleven from the...
read morePlans for Secretariat for Formation of the CRE in 2015
The meeting of the Secretariat for Formation of the CRE took place in Rome, 3-4 March 2015. The members of the SF: Fr. Jacek Zdrzałek (the president of SF), Fr. Maurizio Iannuario (Naples Province), Fr. Metod Lukacik (Michalovce Viceprovince) discussed the preparations for the various formation gatherings in 2015. One working session was done through FaceTime with another member of SF – Fr. Ronald McAinsh (London Province) who was temporary ill in Scotland. The Secretariat invited also Fr. Sylwester Cabała (President of the Formation...
read moreInvitation for those preparing for Final Vows in the CRE and also for those in early years of ministry
The month of preparation for Perpetual Vows for our clerical and Brother confreres has taken place on the level of the CRE from 2013 in Tuchów, Poland. A special feature of this preparation has been the participation of confreres who are in the Transition to Ministry programme or who are ten years professed or ordained. The Formation Secretariat of the Conference of Europe is impressed by the holistic approach in terms of topics covered: our history, Constitutions, spirituality, moral theology, areas of psychology and human development,...
read moreThe meeting of all formators from CRE (Dublin, 2-4 September 2015)
Rome, February 11, 2015 Letter to Formators in CRE about the meeting in Dublin in 2015 Greetings from the members of the Secretariat for Formation of CRE. At the beginning of this new quadrennium we wish to invite you to a meeting of all the formators from CRE. We are aware that there may be some changes of formators in some Units during the early months of the year. We held our first meeting for all formators from CRE in Krakow in 2013, and we decided that every second year or third we will meet to discuss formation in our Conference. Our...
read moreYear of Consecrated Life – Course and Seminar for Formators
Rome, December 20th 2014 SEGF 2014/269 Subject: YEAR OF CONSACRATED LIFE Course and Seminar for Formators, especially for Novice Masters Program to be developed in Italy: 8-11 April 2015: Meeting of Formators. CIVCSVA Vatican 12-15 April: Seminar for Formators and Masters of Novices led by the General Secretariat for Formation including the Visit to Alphonsian Places TO FORWARD TO MAJOR SUPERIORS AND SPECIALLY TO MASTERS OF NOVICES Dear Father Jacek, Kindest greetings from the Secretariat for Formation. We ask your attention to this...
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