2023 Superior General and General Council RELAN Visit

The Superior General and General Council visited the Lasallian Region of North America (RELAN) in June 2023.

Brother Superior General Armin Luistro, FSC, and the General Council (pictured above) began their visit with a retreat with the Regional Conference of Christian Brothers on June 9 at Mont La Salle in Napa, California. They met with District and Regional leadership June 10-14, followed by a meeting with leaders of Lasallian colleges and universities on June 15. The visit continued by spending time at various ministries from June 17-19. Brothers Armin Luistro and Chris Patiño then concluded the visit with travel to Quebec and the District of Francophone Canada from June 20-25. See highlights on Twitter with #RELANVisit.

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Why did they visit?

The purpose of the visits was to understand how the Districts and Regions operate organizationally, to learn the strengths and challenges related to living the mission, and to consider how the direction set forth by the 46th General Chapter, AIMEL III and the Leavening Project can be applied in each Region and serve as an opportunity for renewal and greater collaboration.

Stemming from the One La Salle vision of the 46th General Chapter, the General Council committed itself to visit all five Regions this year. Prior to RELAN visit, the Superior General and General Council completed their visits to the Pacific Asia Regional Conference (PARC) and the Lasallian Region of Europe and the Mediterranean (RELEM). They plan to make their visits to the Lasallian Region of Latin America (RELAL) in September 2023 and conclude with the Lasallian Region of Africa (RELAF) in November 2023. 

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Goals and Objectives

With a special emphasis on the Leavening Project, this visit focused on the invitation for all Lasallians to participate in the renewal of the Institute and greater Lasallian family. The conversations focused on greater partnership between the Institute, Region and Districts, striving towards strengthened collaborative projects. Overall, this meeting aimed to:

1. Strengthen and live in more fraternal community for the mission within the context of RELAN;
2. Create new ways of accompaniment with the leadership team in the Region;
3. Dream together new pathways that will build synergies amongst and within the Region, moving toward a more prophetic global Lasallian mission; and
4. Begin building a framework for a long-term strategic action plan for RELAN.

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Participants

Throughout the gathering, the Superior General and General Council were accompanied by a number of Regional and District representatives, all of whom serve in a variety of roles, to facilitate and contribute to these conversations.

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