General Secretariat of Formation and JPE

General Secretariate of Formation by Brothers Charles and Jaime

v Explained the nature of secretariat

v Statistics on formation

v Capuchin formation and existential realities

v Our activities

v Formation program

v Report of the statistics from the conference

v Formative courses

v Collaborative animation at our animation centres

Our challenges, suggestions and hope

JPE – is a way of life By Br. Benedict

v The purpose of this office is to assist the General council

v JPE in the documents of the church

v A precious heritage of the Vatican II

v The basis of JPE in the documents of the order

v Why JPE – to restore right relations with oneself, others, creation and God

v  Making preferential option for poor

v A JPE method of working, see , judge and act

v Where are we – education for peace ministry to poor, soup kitchen, interreligious dialogue, Health etc

v Collaborating – with CFF FI DPI Roman VI, FAN

v See – Justice, human trafficking, poverty, child abuse, oppression and unemployment

v  Peace, we live in world full of conflicts and wars

v Ecology, environmental injustices, deforestation, pollution and loss of biodiversity

v Capuchins are part of cosmic community

v Judge and Act – The future we want

v Transition to green economy for poverty eradication

v Franciscan family – lifestyle, mining

v Pope Francis “social Gospel” – the poor and marginalized, world peace and protection of environment

v General Minister – PCO Grace of working

v Strategic paln for six years – Goal- efficient and productive JPE, practicing and working for JPE, way of life and societal transformation

v Objective: establish a data base for all social activities of the order

v Collaborate

v Promote and advocate

v Animate and support

v Coordinate and network

v Challenges: strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threat