General Objective
Encourage networking of Salesian works and services for young people and communities in vulnerable and excluded situations in America, with an approach to youth realities and the charismatic sustainability of processes in response to their needs.
Where?
Aparecida (SP) Location: Padre Vitor Coelho Events Center Accommodation: Rainha do Brasil Hotel
When?
Arrival:September 8, 2024 (coordination of bus departures - transfer logistics) logistics)
Congress: September 9th to 13th, 2024
Specific objectives
- SO1: Generate meeting processes and joint work commitments between RASS and RSB and other continental networks.
- SO2: Share, as a pastoral educational community of Salesian works in America, spaces for reflection, prayer, and Salesian spirituality.
- SO3: Share significant experiences of social works on the continent.
- SO4: Listen to the voices of young people about their realities, stories, and experiences.
- SO5: Propose research spaces on youth reality for the relevant development of social works on the continent.
- SO6: Promote decision-making spaces in each network.
Approaches to develop
- The path taken by the Networks in response to the processes of attention to social works and services: Turin agreements.
- Youth realities: What does the Congregation say? What does the academy say? What do young people say? - Contributions from participants (space for reflection).
- Charismatic sustainability and research processes to pay attention to youth realities.
Participants
Social Works Provincial Referents accompanied by at least one member of their team, among whom the
presence of lay people is guaranteed.
Provincial Delegates for Youth Ministry.
In total, we hope to have the presence of 3 representatives per Province.
General Schedule
Breakfast
Prayer moment
Theme: network work
- RSB and inspector coordination committee.
First block: Welcome
- RASS e RSB Pe. Rafael Bejarano
Moderator: RASS y RSB
Greetings from Regionals and Fr. Miguel Ángel
- Fr. Hugo Orozco (video) Regional for Interamérica
- Fr. Gabriel Romero (video) Regional for Cono Sur
- Fr. Miguel Ángel G
Councillor for Youth Ministry
Words from inspectors referring to social action RSB
- Sis. Sarah Garcia
Social Action references - Sis. Adriana Gomes e Fr. Felipe Bauziére
Social Action references
Presentation dynamics (the network)
- RASS
Presentation of the networks (RASS and RSB) and Turin agreements
- RASS e RSB
Break
Second block: Youth realities.
What does the Congregation say?
- Fr. Miguel Ángel García
Salesian Youth Ministry
Dialogue spaces: Resonances and questions.
- Organizing team
Lunch
Third block: Youth Realities of America
What does the academy say?
- Dr. Maurício Perondi
Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul - Brasil
Dialogue spaces: Resonances and questions.
- Organizing team
Break
Eucharist
Celebrant: Fr. Juan Linares
Liturgy: Salesian Province of Ecuador (ECU)
- Organizing team
Goodnight
- P. Rafael Bejarano
RASS 25th Anniversary Celebration
- Dinner
- RASS
Breakfast
Prayer moment
Theme: People in situations of Human Mobility
- Salesian Province of México-Guadalajara (MEG)
First block: Youth realities
What do the youth say?
Roundtable
Break
Second block: Good practices
What are we doing from social works?
- Organizing team
Workshop - group work generative questions
Alternatives, suggestions, fundamental criteria: evangelization, association, accompaniment (organized by axes).
- Group work methodology: RASS
Plenary
- Organizing team
Lunch
Third block: Charismatic sustainability for addressing youth realities.
- Fr. Rafael Bejarano
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Salesian Youth Ministry
Dialogue spaces: Resonances and questions.
- Organizing team
Break
Eucharist
Celebrant: Fr. Francisco Sánchez
Liturgy: Salesian Province of México-México (MEM)
- Organizing team
Good night
- Sis. Runita Galve Borja General Counselor for Youth Ministry FMA.
Dinner
Breakfast
Prayer moment
Theme: Shelters
- Salesian Province of Peru (PER) province
First block:Projects with a rights-based approach for vulnerable youth in Salesian social works.
How to build projects with a rights-based approach aligned with the SDGs?
- Lina Varón
Cooperating Partner for America for Salesian Missions and Youth and Development.
Dialogue spaces: Resonances and questions.
- Organizing team
Break
Second block: Social research for impact measurement in Salesian Social Works.
How to do social research to measure the impact of Salesian action?
- Patricia Vieira
Salesian Youth Observatory
Dialogue spaces: Resonances and questions.
- Organizing team
Lunch
Departure to Aparecida Shrine
Celebratory moment (pilgrimage)
- RSB -Salesian provinces of Brazil
Eucharist in the Sanctuary
Celebrant: from the own Sanctuary
Liturgy: Salesian provinces of Brazil
- Organizing team
Dinner
Breakfast
Prayer moment
Theme: Indigenous youth
- Salesian province of Bolivia (BOL)
First block: A global look at resource management.
Economic sustainability.
- Brazil:Eduardo Batista e Cinthia Kirch-ner, PRO REDE. Projeto - Pro Rede
- España: Jota Llorente
Plataformas Sociales Salesianas - Italia: Francesco Preite
Salesiani Per Il Sociale - Asia Sur: Joseph Prabú
DB Young at Risk Social Forum - Antilles: Fr. Ysidro Ramírez y Marlon Herrera Rodríguez
Boys and Girls with Don Bosco
Break
Second block: Contributions to the general chapter 29
- Fr. Rafael Bejarano
Lunch
Departure to Pindamonhangaba - Social Work
- Organizing team
Eucharist in social work.
- Fr. Agnaldo Soares
- Organizing team
Cultural Festive Dinner
Breakfast
Prayer moment
Theme: Drug addiction situation
- Salesian province of South Argentina (ARS)
Network work
- RASS e RSB
Break
Conclusions and commitments Manifest
- Fr. Alex Figueroa
- Sis. Silvia da Silva
- Fr. Sérgio Baldin
- Sis. Sarah Garcia
Sending Eucharist
Celebrant: Fr. Miguel Ángel García.
Liturgy: Salesian provinces of United States East (SUE) and United States West (SUO).
- Organizing team
Lunch
Departure
Directors
Sis. Silvia A. da Silva
Fr. Sérgio Augusto
Fr. Alex Figueroa
SPEAKERS
Fr. Miguel Ángel García
Fr. Rafael Bejarano Rivera
M.A. Lina Varón Gómez
B.A. Jesús Javier Llorente del Río
Fr. Joseph Prabu
Eduardo Batista
Cinthia Kirchner
Mauricio Perondi
Sis. Sarah Garcia
Patrícia Vieira
Fr.. Francesco Preite
Psych. Marlon Valentín Herrera Rodríguez
Fr. Ysidro José Ramírez Delgado
Informations
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Rainha do Brasil Hotel
Address: Isaac Ferreira da Encarnação Street, 501, Jardim Paraíba - Aparecida (SP) Telephone: +55 (12) 3104-3568 - Check-in: starting at 2pm on September 08th/li>
- Check-out: until 12pm on September 13th
- Guest record
- The Hotel
The cost of the tickets will be borne by each participant, who must inform the date and time of flight arrival on the registration form. The flight destination must be Guarulhos/SP International Airport, from where transfers will depart to Aparecida/SP.
From Guarulhos Airport to the city of Aparecida, transportation will be offered, exclusively on September 8th. Check out the details:
- The meeting point will be at Café Vila do Grão, east domestic arrivals, Terminal 02. Contact of the person responsible for welcoming participants at the airport: (Jeane Ivrosk 11 95445-2041)
- The meeting point will be at Café Quinta do Grão (three hearts), east domestic arrivals, Terminal 02.
From the city of Aparecida to Guarulhos airport, transportation will be offered on September 13th, starting at 2 p.m.
Delegations that opt for private buses or vans, as they are in regions close to the Congress, must be responsible for the accommodation and food of their respective drivers.
Attention:
- When purchasing the ticket, consider that the arrival at Guarulhos airport is at least 1 hour in advance of these times.
- When purchasing the return ticket, consider the flight time after 6 pm on the 13th, depending on the journey from Aparecida to the airport.
- In case of arrival before the 09th or staying after the end of the Congress, all costs will be borne by each participant.
- The organization of the Continental Congress will not be responsible for participant transfers outside the times stated above.