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ACTS OF THE 7th EUROPEAN ASSEMBLY OF LAY DOMINICAN FRATERNITIES

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REPORT ON THE WORKOF THE INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL

OF LAY DOMINICAN FRATERNITIES (ICLDF)

If you heard the saying Join the Dominicans and see the world, it can be said that itis true in my case!

I was elected as the European Representative on the International Council of LayDominican Fraternities (ICLDF) at the Walberberg meeting of European LayDominicans in 2004. I took up office in March 2007, following the Congress of LayDominicans held in Argentina and I remain in office until March 2010.

This has been a wonderful experience for me meeting many other Dominicans fromaround the world. Delegates from 56 provinces and Vicariates participated in theCongress held in March 2007 in Buenos Aires.

The delegates were divided into six working groups or Commissions:

Prayer and Preaching

Study and Formation

Government: Rule and Statutes

Organisation and Structure

Economic and Finance

Our Place in the Order and in the Church

From their deliberations, proposals were made and passed and these are nowavailable for everyone in the Acts from Argentina. If you do not have a copy already, Ihave brought some CDs with me with everything printed in French, English andSpanish.

Following on from the meeting in Argentina, the General Declarations regarding theRule of Lay Fraternities of St. Dominic were formulated and approved by the Master,Fr. Carlos A. Azpiroz Costa OP, at a meeting in Rome and will come into operationon August 8th 2008, the Feast day of St. Dominic. A copy of the Declarations is alsoon the CD in Italian and English.

Also on the CD are details of the Bank Account to which your subscription may bemade. The suggested European Contribution is 1.50 per Active Member. Please tryand support the ICLDF as best you can.

The ICLDF is made up of 5members, from the 5 Regions around the world.Currently serving on the ICLDF are the following people:

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Africa Marcus KejungiAsia-Pacific Belen TangcoEurope Patricia KellyLatin America Maria Teresa Tenti De VoltaNorth America Doris StukesInternational Promoter Fr. David Kammler

The ICLDF meets once a year.

Our next meeting is planned for Cameroon from June 18 th to 23rd 2008. We will bestaying at the Convent of the Franciscan Sisters at Bemenda. Here we will bediscussing Issues such as:

Establishing an office at Santa Sabina (we have acquired office space) and toEmploy a Secretary on a part-time basis.Follow up on the Congress Commissions and Resolutions.

Our purpose is to establish links for communication with Lay Dominicans worldwide

and to support each other in whatever way we can.

We thank the European Council for their support to date.

We ask you to remember Mrs Patricia Robinson in your prayers, who is ill at themoment and who has contributed hugely to the establishment of the ICLDF.

Remember us in your prayers.Our work continues.

Patricia Kelly, Ireland, European delegate to the ICLDF.