From the 3rd-11th September in the house of Pallottine Formation, the 'Cenacle' at via G. Ferrari the third summer course organised by the General Secretariat for Formation for those responsible for Ongoing Formation took place. There were 9 present from 9 Provinces/Regions: José Orlando de Carvalho, SP; Manuel de Pierri Primo, SM; Marek Chmielniak, PN; Waldemar Pawlik, WA; Alexander Pietrzyk, FR; Panna Shanti Prakash, RA; James Thaiparambil, BA; Samuel Mbok Ewane, CN; Liam Mc Clarey, IR.
Two days were dedicated to theory with the relations of Frs Stanislaw Stawicki (Towards a culture of Permanent Pallottine Formation) and Mariusz Malkiewicz (from theory to practise of Ongoing Formation) based on the book of the expert Amedeo Cencini: Permanent Formation, do we truly believe? The Roman Pallottine Sisters participated at these talks.
The participants were able to meet the Rector General of the Society Fr Jacob Nampudakam and Mons. Julio Akamine, our Pallottine brother who has become auxiliary Bishop of Sao Paulo and who was the main author of Chapter 8 of the SAC Ratio concerning Permanent Formation.
In the other days the group concentrated on Permanent Formation as it is presented in the Ratio Istituionis of the Society of the Catholic Apostolate and made practical proposals on the three stages: the first years, middle age and advanced age.
On two occasions the participants took part in a tour in the footsteps of St Vincent Pallotti in Rome and in the outskirts of the city. After a positive evaluation by the participants the closing Mass was celebrated in the Church of San Salvatore in Onda and was presided by Fr Francois Harelimana, Secretary General for Formation.