Salamanca (Spain), June 2009 “We decided that the best way to organise the next meeting of Young Vincentians, within the framework of WYD 2011, is as follows:
1.Set up an International Coordinator Committee, formed of representatives of the International
Branches of the Vincentian family:
o International leaders are asked to name one representative of their branch for this Committee, by
30 June 2009. We want all Branches to be involved in organising this event, which will be an opportunity
to strength pastoral care of young people, and attract younger members.
o Organising this event will involve cost. Each branch will be asked to meet the expenses of its own
representative on the International Committee and to make a financial contribution the amount of
which will be determined later.
o Mission of this Committee (for guidance):
– Pass information on to all Branches of the Vincentian Family, and encourage participation and collaboration
from all Vincentians.
– Formulate aims and action routes for the Vincentian Youth meeting.
– Define the material and economic resources to prepare and hold the event.
– Maintain communications with the Pontifical Commission for the Laity, taking on the task of coordinating
registrations for WYD.
– Maintain communications with the FV Operating Committee in Spain.
– Oversee translation of correspondence and materials to the international languages.
2. Set up an Operating committee of the FV in Spain, in collaboration with the FV Coordinator in
Spain.
o Its main tasks could be to coordinate logistics, secretariat, finances and grant applications, liturgy
and leading the event.
o A member of this Operating Committee will be on the International Committee, to ensure communications
and coordination flow smoothly between both Committees.
3. We think it is necessary for the International Committee to consider carefully the possibility of
having a Technical Secretary, a lay person employed full time on communication and monitoring of
the preparatory work.
4. What are we suggesting for the Young Vincentians Meeting in 2011?
o 3 or 4 preliminary days for Young Vincentians’ meetings in Madrid or elsewhere, held from 10 to
15 August 2011, the same time as the welcome days in the dioceses.
o A Festival open to everyone during the days for meeting with the Pope?
o A clear Vincentian character: direct experience of service to the poor in the Vincentian work of the
various Branches in Madrid.
o Good communications among the Vincentian Family: a special section in Famvin.org, where all the
information about WYD 2011 and the Young Vincentians meeting can be published. A link to this
section of FamVin will be placed on the international webpages of the FV.
o An experience of volunteering (Spanish or European) to collaborate in organising the preliminary days’ event.
International Youth Committee
www.ssvpglobal.org
Salamanca (Spain), June 2009
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