Ecuador - The Salesian Centre for Ongoing Formation America holds its annual meeting of the Extended Team
Quito, Ecuador - November 2024 - On 25 November, the annual meeting of the Extended Team was held at the Salesian Centre for Ongoing Formation in America (CSFPA), in Quito, Ecuador. This is a forum to accompany, evaluate and plan the work carried out by the CSFPA during the year, and approve the agenda of activities for the following year, with respect to formation courses. The topics discussed during the meeting were a proposal to support the formation of the Salesians in their quinquennium in the Interamerica Region; accompaniment of Salesian teachers in the formation houses; accompaniment of the formators in the initial stages; accompaniment of teams for ‘Formation to Salesianity of the laity, in the Provinces. In addition, the theme of the 50th anniversary of the CSFPA, which will be celebrated in 2025, 50 years of service to the Salesian Provinces of Latin America, was examined. The Extended Team is composed of the Provincial of Ecuador, two Regional Councillors, Interamerica and South Cone America, the two Regional Formation Coordinators of America, South Cone and Interamerica, the General Councillor for Formation and the General Councillors of the different Sectors of the Salesian Congregation.