Through an online meeting on the Zoom platform, the 31 participants, orginating from 13 Provinces, gathered. The purpose of the meeting was to foster coordination and synergy between these two sectors at the provincial level. The meeting also offered an opportunity to reflect on how to proclaim Christ to the youth of today.
Two reports were also presented during the meeting. The first, illustrated by Fr Gildasio Mendes, General Councilor for Social Communication, had as its theme: “Communicating Christ Today. A dialogue on inculturation of the Gospel in the digital habitat.” The second report, entitled “Connecting with the mentality of 'Generation Z'”, was presented by Fr Alfred Maravilla, the General Councilor for the Missions.
Later, the participants, segregated into groups, had time to reflect on the topics proposed during the meeting and to propose ideas to the assembly on the best way to reach today's young people and on what their most urgent needs are.
On the second day, the meeting was divided into sectors with the aim of defining the lines of action and the way forward for next year. All the participants appreciated the meeting convened by the two Departments and proposed to synergise the Social Communication and Missions sectors, in each of the Provinces.
The meetings of the Provincial Delegates for Missionary Animation and Social Communication of the other Regions will continue in the coming weeks according to the following calendar:
Africa-Madagascar Region: 13-14 October from 10am to 1pm;
Mediterranean Region: 27-28 October from 10am to 1pm;
South Asia Region: November 15-16 from 12 to 3pm;
East Asia Region - Oceania: November 16-17 from 8 to 11am;
Central and Northern Europe Region: 22-25 November.
All, except meeting for the Central and Northern Europe Region, would take place online.
