THE 3RD CHAPTER OF THE EAMV
The 3rd Chapter of our East Asian Mission Vicariate took place on December, 14-17, 2015 in New Manila. A chapter is always the most important event of a unit, which was also underlined by the presence of our Superior General, Fr. Milton Zonta, SDS, and the mission secretary, Fr. Agustin Van Baelen, SDS. One of the characteristics of this chapter was the fact that we had more delegates from Asia than ever before. Until now almost automatically every finally professed member became a member of the chapter, because we were always very few. This time we had a real choice of who should be voting on our behalf, which is a sign of the growth of our young unit.
We had to update and decide about the text of very important documents, which are:
- The statutes of our EAMV
- The formation program of our EAMV
- The Child Protection Policy of our EAMV.
As of now, all these documents are in Rome for approval.
A number of smaller matters had to be discussed regarding our formation system and our future in East Asia, which most probably will be felt in our daily lives little by little.
May all our talks and decisions of this recent chapter turn into blessing for a prosperous future of our unit and help us for an apostolic life according to the holy will of our Savior and the spirit of our founder, Fr. Francis Jordan.
