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Rome (Agenzia Fides) - Formation throughout the country: from the family to animation, from prayer to social commitment. These are the guidelines of the formative proposal of Rinnovamento nello Spirito Santo (RnS) for 2007. A programme articulated in seven regional schools, a national ministerial school and 17 national courses subdivided by area. With the new statutes and new bodies of pastoral RnS formation assumes new articulation to testify renewed love for the Church and more commitment for social renewal.
“The future of Rinnovamento nello Spirito depends on formation. National schools and courses - says Salvatore Martinez, national RnS president- offer participants the necessary habitus to sustain with responsible awareness witness required of every Christian. It is time for witness, not just representation. It is time to render the language of the faith comprehensible, proposable, shareable, to meet the deepest longing with the hearts of believers”.
The national School for Animators 2007 “And they were filled with the Holy Spirit ” (Acts 2, 4) will be proposed in seven places retaining all the interregional character 24 to 26 August. The school is for leaders and members of the 1,900 national groups and communities. It will see a re-launching of the Word of God in keeping with the orientation proposed by the Pontiff. Two levels have been organised: basic for people taking part for the first time; in depth for those who already have received charismatic-ministerial formation.
National ministerial school 2007 “There are diverse charisma but only one Spirit, there are many ministries but only one Lord …” (1 Cor 12, 4), it will be held at Frascati (RM) 17 - 22 July for those involved in charismatic animation at the national, regional or diocesan level. The purpose of the school is to offer formation necessary for ministerial commitments and to serve the brothers and sisters in the groups. It will touch on the following areas: Animation, Music, Hymns and Prayer; Intercession, Liturgy and ATC (Associazione Terapisti Cattolici); Evangelisation, Family and Social Commitment. The School will be articulated in a common formative path on spirituality, ecclesial and social mission of RnS; study groups and reflection will consider ministerial areas. Both schools will have the Acts of the Apostles as a reference text.
The National courses promoted by the Comitato Nazionale di Servizio (CNS), in Loreto and open to everyone will be divided in four areas: Family, ministerial formation, charismatic Spirituality, Evangelisation. Seven will be dedicated to the family: couples in difficulty, widows and widowers, married couples, b family policies and bio-ethics. Seven on charismatic spirituality, from the Burning Bush to Discipleship post effusion, from the Path of Healing with Jesus to a Seminary for new life. All areas will offer only one course. (S.L.) (Agenzia Fides 3/7/2007; Righe 36 - Parole 489)
