They arrive on Sunday, May 5 and depart on Sunday, May 26, 2024. It will be in our Lazarist Mother House in Paris, France. We will combine classes with visits to significant Vincentian places. As for the conferences, in addition to the usual topics linked to Vincentian theology, in this meeting we will especially work on the role of the secretaries in the various Vincentian congregations and associations. Certificate of Participation will be delivered. I remind you that vacancies are limited and registration closes on Tuesday, April 2, 2024. To register I ask you to write to my email andresmotto@gmail.com Cost: 2100 Euros.

The CIF awaits you to spend a time of hospitality, prayer, formation and brotherhood in the month of May. With a smile, a word of support and a listening ear, the CIF wants to honor its mission: Welcome, Form, Love and Serve. Many brothers and sisters have already come away renewed from taking our courses. You will take a beautiful trip that will take you to Paris, precisely to the Mother House of the Congregation. Place where the body of our beloved Saint Vincent de Paul is.

Some practical tips. 1. The price of the Meeting includes all expenses. The best form of payment is: A) That the person deposits the money 15 days before to the CIF account we have in Paris. Those who don’t have it, then ask me for the account number. B) Bring the money in cash to the course in Paris, to pay during it. 2. The Paris Motherhouse noticeably increased the number of people staying here. So practically all the rooms are reserved. This is why I ask participants to arrive on the same day or the day before, but not before. The same for departure since the rooms are already reserved for other people. 3. Remember that many countries need a Visa to enter France. This process should be started some months before. We, with the documents that we request, make the Attestation of each participant in France. Then, the participant must make an appointment at the French Consulate in their country, so that this attestation becomes a visa. To start the process, the French government asks us for the following documents: A) Photocopy of the Passport. B) Date of entry and exit from France, C) Photocopy of the Travel Medical Insurance for the days they are in France (this may seem strange, but the French government ensures that it will not assume anyone’s health expenses). Always send photocopies, not photos taken from your cell phone. For those who do not need a Visa, registration is very easy. 4) The courses will be taught simultaneously in English, French and Spanish. Except for the meeting in India, which will be only in English.

We wish you a beautiful Holy Week that culminates with the joy of remembering the Resurrection of Jesus. All of us who work daily with the Vincentian Family wish you a very happy Easter and a very good participation in the courses taught by the CIF. Your very humble and obedient servant,

Pbre ThD. Andres MOTTO, CM CIF Director