Ecuador - Meeting of extended team of Salesian Center for Ongoing Formation of America
Quito, Ecuador - November 2019 - On November 26th and 27th the meeting of the extended team of the Salesian Center for Ongoing Formation of America (CSFPA) took place, led by Fr Ivo Coelho, General Councilor for Formation, Fr Timothy Ploch, Councilor for the Interamerica Region, and Fr Natale Vitali, Councilor for the America South Cone Region. The CSFPA is a body for study, reflection and animation at the service of permanent Salesian formation throughout America, so that the Salesians of Don Bosco, the Salesian Family and the laity of Salesian works respond appropriately and meaningfully to the growth and renewal of vocations and the pastoral challenges of the Church and society. The team: reviewed the 2018 report; analyzed its activities, statistics and evaluations of the 2019 events; studied the Center's economic and financial situation and the accompaniment of the actions of the Formation Sector of the Salesian Congregation; organized the 2020 calendar, starting above all from the challenges of the Center and the new composition of its permanent team.