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2015-2016Year of Vincentian Collaboration
''Together in Christ, we Vincentians make a difference!''
Who Are We?
The Vincentian Family
Vincentian Family Executive Committee Coordinating Body for the International Vincentian Family
Superior General, Congregation of the Mission (Coordinator)
International President, AIC
Superioress General, Daughters of Charity
International President, SSVP
Superior General, Brothers of Our Lady of Mercy
Chairperson, Sisters of Charity of the Strasburg Federation
Executive Director, Sisters of Charity Federation (Americas)
Office of the Vincentian Family
Serves as the “Secretariat” for the VFEC
Identification / Relationship building of the 290 branches of the VF
Data collection: who we are, what we do, extent of our impact
Coordination of the work of the Commissions & international VF efforts
Vincentian Family Haiti Initiative
Vincentian Family Collaboration Commission
FamVin.org
Systemic Change Commission
Vincentian collaboration means:Placing all our individual gifts and resources at the service of others and doing this in order to follow Jesus Christ more effectively through our service and evangelization of those living in poverty
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BASIC INSIGHT
1 How did this come about?
2.- What is collaboration?
3.-Why collaborate?4.-What is
being proposed?
Year of Collaboration
A G E N D A
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1.-How did this year of
Vincentian Collaboration come about?
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GeneralAssembly
VFCAPbecomes official
Design of VFCAP
Commission on Collaboration
Year of Collaboration
VFCAPPilot Program
2010
2011
2012-present
: Need for collaboration among the branches.
: VFCC
: VFCAP (Program of the Vincentian Family for Collaboration)
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IMPORTANT:
Vincentian collaboration is not an isolated initiative
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Executive Committee
of the Vincentian
Family
HaitiInitiative
Systemic Change
Collabor-ation
Dialoguewith Islam
VINCENTIANS COLLABORATING
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COMMISSION FOR VINCENTIAN FAMILY COLLABORATION (VFCC)
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1. To coordinate the year of collaboration2. To support collaborative initiatives3. To provide formation through VFCAP
2.- WHAT IS THE YEAR OF COLLABORATION?
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From Pentecost Sunday 2015 until Pentecost Sunday 2016 the International Vincentian Family will take time to rediscover the collaborative aspect of the Vincentian charism.
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… a time for the International Vincentian Family …
to rediscover the collaboration aspect of the Vincentian charism
CELEBRATE
CONNECT AND
LEARN
SERVICE
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OBJECTIVES OF THE YEAR OF
COLLABORATION
OBJECTIVE: CELEBRATE
Thanksgiving, reflection and action:
– MAY 24, 2015– SEPTEMBER 27, 2015– MAY 15, 2016
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OBJECTIVE: TO CONNECT AND LEARNComing to know and work together with the distinct branches of the Vincentian Family, especially the non-traditional branches.
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OBJECTIVE: SERVICE
To collaborate among ourselves in order to follow Jesus Christ and in order to serve those most in need
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3.- WHY A YEAR OF COLLABORATION?
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To maintain our fidelity to the
charism
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No Branch possesses the only path, or the privileged path, that enables its members to follow Jesus
Christ, the evangelizer and the servant of the poor.
From the perspective of our Vincentian identity we celebrate the Year of Collaboration in order to enliven:
Our following of Jesus ChristOur service on behalf of the poor.
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In order to strengthen our following of Jesus Christ, let us:
Go forth two by two;Nourish our faith with the faith of others;Share our witnessPray together as a family
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In order to serve those in need in a more effective manner, let us:Understand that the Spirit has sent us forth in order to evangelizeLet us share our resources, our faith and our experiences
Let us search for solutions as a team.
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WHAT IS PROPOSED FOR THIS YEAR OF
COLLABORATION?LA
COLABORACIÓN?
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1. Deepen the identity of each branch of the Vincentian Family with regard to its:
a. Originb. Characteristicsc. Purpose
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2. As a Vincentian Family, let us live together our following of Jesus Christ and our service on behalf of the poor.
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3. Let take advantage of our technology in the area of information.
Web page: famvin.org
InstagramFacebook
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3. Let us take advantage of our technology in the area of information.
Facebook of VFCC: Vincentian Collaboration
Hashtags:#YVC2015
#Fvcolaboración#colaboración
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4. Form the Vincentian Family by means of VFCAP (Vincentian Family Program for Collaboration)
VFCAP1. Vincentian Family Program
for formation in the area of collaboration
2. Designed by the members of the Universities of the Congregation
3. Develops the human, psychological and spiritual elements of Vincentian collaboration.
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VFCAP Philadelphia: January 28 – 31, 2016Save the Date!
