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Rome (Agenzia Fides) - Orionini confreres of the General Council and the Representatives of the English speaking countries, met from 16th to 18th June in view of a new English speaking missionary delegation. Rev. Flavio Peloso director general said “It is a new foundation loaded with the hopes of the two mother-delegations (UK-Eire and USA), and of the countries of new presence and missionary identity (Kenya, Jordan, India, The Philippines, Korea). We hope that whatever may have come out from our reflections as foundations of our new missionary delegation may help support the missionary commitment to “re-establish all things in Christ” so “His kingdom may come” among the people to whom he has assigned us.”
It will not be an entity based on territory (made of communities of the same geographic area), but missionary (based on the same aim and identity) and also linguistic (having English as the first or second language). It will be in close contact with the general direction. From the meeting emerged basic guidelines and a draft statute for the new delegation which consists of 38 religious with perpetual vows, 12 with temporary vows and 7 novices The Delegation will have a special statute and in every country there will be a mission Coordinator with a role of animation, connection with the Superior delegate and representation to civil and church authorities. (S.L.) (Agenzia Fides 20/6/2006; righe 19; parole 260)
