Camillian Task Force

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Camillian Task Force

Established in 2001 (Rome), andis the international disaster relieforganization of the Ministers ofthe Infirm a Catholic religiousorder founded by St. Camillus deLellis in 1591.


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The joys and the hopes, the

griefs and the anxieties of the

men of this age, especiallythose who are poor or in any

way afflicted, these are the

joys and hopes, the griefs and

anxieties of the followers of

Christ. Indeed, nothing

genuinely human fails to raise

an echo in their hearts.

(GS, 1).


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MISSION

To witness to the merciful love of

Christ for the poor and the sick in

word, deed and sacrament throughserving the medical, pastoral and

humanitarian needs of people

affected by man-made and naturaldisasters regardless of race, religion

or ethnicity.


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HISTORICAL FOUNDATION

St. Camillus has received from God the

charism of witnessing the merciful love of

Jesus Christ for the sick and the suffering

through professing the evangelical vows of

poverty, chastity, obedience and etiam

pestis incesserit(to be always present) or

now understood as ALWAYS EVEN INDANGER TO OUR OWN LIFE.


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Chronology of Events


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Plague in Rome


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War in Italy


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MARTYRS OF CHARITY

Looking back at history, for about

24 years under the general

administration of St. Camillus, atotal of 69 professed religious out

of 311 died of contagion from

various diseases during the 16th

17th cent.


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FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES of CTF

PROPHETIC VOCATION

PREFERENTIAL OPTIONFOR THE POOR

SOLIDARITY


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PROPHETIC VOCATION

The consecrated person is tasked to nurture,

nourish and evoke a consciousness and perception

alternative to the consciousness and perception of

the dominant culture around us. He is called tooffer an alternative, and sometimes this alternative

goes against the status quo, which might not be

acceptable. Thus, this conviction must be reflected

in the dialectical prophetic pathway of the

Camillians, i.e., commitment to the Word

(preaching) and commitment to charity

(witnessing) (CD 2007, n. 5).


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PREFERENTIAL LOVE FOR THE POORSICK

the more we are exposed to the

sufferings of the poor, the deeper

and more lasting does ourcompassion become. Just like St.

Camillus, he always believed that

the poorsick are sacraments for

us.


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is not a social ideology with a religious

mask rather it is a commitment in

which one assumes voluntarily andlovingly the condition of the needy of

this world in order to bear witness to

the evil which it represents and tospiritual liberty *+ after Christs

example (cf. Medellin 1968, 14)


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Pref Love Poorsick: As a SPIRITUALITY

a life lived with full conviction of the

divine Providence as the sole refuge

of all our strength. Simplicity of life,deep faith and unfeigned love for all,

especially the poor and the outcast

are luminous signs of the gospel inaction(EA 34)


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SOLIDARITY

firm and persevering

determination to commit

oneself to the common good;that is to say to the good of all

and of each individual, becausewe are really responsible for all

(SRS 38)


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Solidarity is actualized in a form of

commitment, which is an exercise of social

responsibility, by an individual or the

community of persons. This commitment

emanates from the intrinsic social nature of

the human persons, the equality of all in

dignity and rights and the common path ofindividuals and peoples towards an ever

more committed unity(CSDC 192)


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MISSION POSSIBLE

KENYA

SUDAN

HAITI

CHILE

PERU

Italy Philippines Indonesia

Thailand

Burma

ASIA EUROPE

AFRICALATIN/ SAMERICA


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MISSION PROSPECTS

ORGANIZATION: CTF

regions

FORMATION:

religious &collaborators

INTERVENTION:

programs & activities


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STRATEGIC PLAN 2011 - 2013

Vision

A Camillian community that is

conscious of its duty to respond to

the needs of the victims of natural

and man-made disasters under theinspiration of the fourth vow.


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MISSION: In order to achieve the abovevision, the CTF Central commits

To sensitize and animate the provinces and

delegations of the Order as well as the

other members of the great Camillian

family and lay collaborators to the primaryvision of the CTF;

To promote and develop the specific

identity and arm of the CTF in the field of

delivering pastoral care services in

emergencies through formation;


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- To establish and formalize networks with like-

minded organization for better collaboration

and augmentation of our forces;

- To develop a team of emergency caregivers

composed of religious and experts in the field

of emergency, mental health and pastoral

counseling- To stabilize the financial resources of the

office and create fund raising programs


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STRATEGIES

To visit and start a dialogue with the

provincial or delegate superiors and his

council in order to establish formalcollaboration and programming.

To encourage the provinces and

delegations to organize the local CTFunder the supervision of a Camillian

religious.


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- To publish brochures and audio-video

materials for promotion and formation

- To work with the administration and

staff of Camillianum towards the

development and integration of thecourse on pastoral healthcare in

disasters.


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To pursue and formalize programs with partner

organizations which signed a formal

Memorandum of Understanding or convention

with the CTF;

To develop volunteers preferably experts such

as logisticians, etc. prepared to respond to

emergencies here and abroad at any time as

the need arise;


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To keep in touch with existing partners

(funding agencies) through submitting

accomplish report at due time, and to

identify more partners outside Italy.

To identify and establish rapport with

experts in the field of mental health,

psychology and pastoral care.

Documents

Camillian Task Force