{"id":307066,"date":"2019-09-11T20:04:00","date_gmt":"2019-09-11T18:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.focolare.org\/focolare-youth-assembly-unity-courage-and-communicate\/"},"modified":"2024-05-15T20:40:08","modified_gmt":"2024-05-15T18:40:08","slug":"focolare-youth-assembly-unity-courage-and-communicate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.focolare.org\/en\/focolare-youth-assembly-unity-courage-and-communicate\/","title":{"rendered":"Focolare Youth Assembly: \u2018unity\u2019 \u2018courage\u2019 and \u2018communicate\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

With these three words the president of the Focolare opened the movement\u2019s Youth Assembly which runs from 10 to 15 September.<\/em> \"72ae102eAs the 190 delegates were being introduced to Focolare President Maria Voce and Co-President Jes\u00fas Mor\u00e1n, the overwhelming impression was of a parliament for the under-30s, serving not a single nation but the whole world. These young members of the Focolare Movement from 67 different countries have convened in Castel Gandolfo, near Rome, Italy, for the Foocolare\u2019s first Youth Assembly of Gen, young religious men and women, seminarians, together with youth active in the Parish and Diocesan movements of the Focolare. \u201cWe\u2019re not only here to organize and plan, but mainly to get to know each other and communicate what is actually motivating us, what\u2019s at the heart of our choice to work towards a more united world,\u201d explained one of the Assembly team. \"ASSGVNThe delegates are drawn from different geographical, cultural and religious backgrounds. They are active in areas such as justice and peace, disarmament, humane economy, environmental campaigning, dialogue between religions and ethnic groups. Many have been involved in challenging summer projects such as the Gen Congress in Amman, Jordan for young Focolare members in different nations of the Middle East and beyond; another in Oceania; workshops tackling legal and economic inequalities, as well as summer-camps organized by the Parish and Diocesan Movements. The Assembly is designed to promote sharing, learning and planning, drawing on the support of experts. It is distinctly \u201chands-on\u201d. For example tackling issues of identity and life choices (with Fr Vincenzo Di Pilato); how to be protagonists and effective leaders (with Jonathon Michelon); witnessing and participation (with Sr Alessandra Smerilli). The Catholic Church\u2019s recent synod dedicated to youth led to the popularly-received \u201cChristus Vivit\u201d document, which will also be discussed during the workshops (with Francisco Canzani). \"ASSGVNTo guide all this activity, the Focolare President proposed three key words: unity, courage, communication.<\/strong> Unity<\/strong> \u2013 Maria Voce encouraged the young people to \u201cforget\u201d where and what they come from, in order to be able to live complete mutual love and so experience the unity that comes from this. Courage<\/strong> \u2013 \u201cI expect you to have such courage. I also expect your courage to test and challenge the rest of us\u201d. Inviting them to speak out and share, she encouraged them not to shy away from making criticisms, but always to express them in \u201ca constructive spirit\u201d. Finally, she urged them to communicate<\/strong> the charism of unity. \u201cYou must be prepared to give what you have received to the new generations. This communication can only happen through people who live the spirituality, who want this charism and who then communicate it\u201d. Everything covered during the Assembly will be summarized in a final document containing the contributions and concerns of the young generation of the Focolare as they seek ways of working ever more closely together for their shared goal. <\/p>\n

Stefania Tanesini<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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