From the Zonal Coordination of Europe comes this wonderful news of the celebration of several National Assemblies.
The new Zonal Team has accompanied several national coordinators in the celebration of these Assemblies. At the same time, given that the Zonal Team has assumed their functions only in January 2022, they wanted to take the opportunity to maintain close contact with the National Teams and the Guides of these different Coordinators.
There have been some meetings full of fraternity where the physical presence, after the pandemic, has been lived with joy as in a ¨family atmosphere. We have prayed and worked in harmony for the good of the Work of PLW.
Assembly in Slovenia: The National Assembly was held on the 18 th of June 2022 in Skofja Loka. The Zonal coordinator as well as the Zonal secretary were present, along with two Local Teams and the National Team of Slovenia. The strong points of the Assembly were, Fr. Ignacio´s message, Mariestella´s message and the talk on Prayer and Fraternity. There was a close atmosphere of prayer and work.
On June 17 the Zonal Team lived the MDG with the Coordination of Ljubljana-Maribor and on June 19 they shared an afternoon of prayer with the Coordination of Koper.
Assembly in Italy: The National Assembly was held on 3rd July 2022 in Florence. Present at the Assembly were the Zone Coordinator as well as the Zone Secretary, local teams and nucleus together with the National Team. The warm weather outside was the same as the warmth all the Guides experienced after not having having been physically together for almost 3 years. The restrictions of the pandemic in Italy have have been very restrictive. The Assembly was lived in a familiar and fraternal atmosphere, with great joy. All together we attended a Eucharist of welcome and thanksgiving a on the 2nd of July.
The zonal team held a meeting with the Italian national team the days before the Assembly. There the wish of Fr. Ignatio came true: prayer, work and study.
UK Assembly: The National Assembly took place on the 7th of August 2022 near Watford, London. The Coordinator and the Zonal Treasurer accompanied the local coordinators of the United Kingdom together with the National Team. The same as in the previous assemblies, this was a blessing the Lord allowed us, to meet and live a day of prayer and work in a fraternal and joyful atmosphere. Doubts of the teams and guides were clarified.
There was a meeting of the Zonal Team with part of the National Team the previous day to analyse and plan the work that is being carried out in the United Kingdom. A great job is being done by the coordination who is working in the expansión of the PLW in English.
For all these Assemblies lived and celebrated, we THANK the Lord for allowing us to have these encounters among brothers who share the same spirituality and work for the Church within the work in PLW organisation.
