Year of Vincentian Collaboration ''Together in Christ, we Vincentians make a difference! ''

Who Are We? The Vincentian Family

Vincentian Family Executive Committee Coordinating Body for the International Vincentian Family Superior General, Congregation of the Mission (Coordinator) International President, AIC Superioress General, Daughters of Charity International President, SSVP Superior General, Brothers of Our Lady of Mercy Chairperson, Sisters of Charity of the Strasburg Federation Executive Director, Sisters of Charity Federation (Americas)

Office of the Vincentian Family Serves as the “Secretariat” for the VFEC Identification / Relationship building of the 290 branches of the VF Data collection: who we are, what we do, extent of our impact Coordination of the work of the Commissions & international VF efforts Vincentian Family Haiti Initiative Vincentian Family Collaboration Commission FamVin.org Systemic Change Commission

Vincentian collaboration means: Placing all our individual gifts and resources at the service of others and doing this in order to follow Jesus Christ more effectively through our service and evangelization of those living in poverty YEAR OF VINCENTIAN COLLABORATION BASIC INSIGHT

1How did this come about? 2.- What is collaboration? 3.-Why collaborate? 4.-What is being proposed? Year of Collaboration AGENDAAGENDA YEAR OF VINCENTIAN COLLABORATION

1.-How did this year of Vincentian Collaboration come about? YEAR OF VINCENTIAN COLLABORATION

General Assembly VFCAP becomes official Design of VFCAP Commission on Collaboration Year of Collaboration VFCAP Pilot Program present : Need for collaboration among the branches. : VFCC : VFCAP (Program of the Vincentian Family for Collaboration) YEAR OF VINCENTIAN COLLABORATION

IMPORTANT: Vincentian collaboration is not an isolated initiative YEAR OF VINCENTIAN COLLABORATION

Executive Committee of the Vincentian Family Haiti Initiative Systemic Change Collabor- ation Dialogue with Islam VINCENTIANS COLLABORATING YEAR OF VINCENTIAN COLLABORATION

COMMISSION FOR VINCENTIAN FAMILY COLLABORATION (VFCC) YEAR OF VINCENTIAN COLLABORATION 1.To coordinate the year of collaboration 2.To support collaborative initiatives 3.To provide formation through VFCAP

2.- WHAT IS THE YEAR OF COLLABORATION? YEAR OF VINCENTIAN COLLABORATION

From Pentecost Sunday 2015 until Pentecost Sunday 2016 the International Vincentian Family will take time to rediscover the collaborative aspect of the Vincentian charism. YEAR OF VINCENTIAN COLLABORATION

… a time for the International Vincentian Family … to rediscover the collaboration aspect of the Vincentian charism

CELEBRATE CONNECT AND LEARN SERVICE YEAR OF VINCENTIAN COLLABORATION OBJECTIVES OF THE YEAR OF COLLABORATION

OBJECTIVE: CELEBRATE Thanksgiving, reflection and action: – MAY 24, 2015 – SEPTEMBER 27, 2015 – MAY 15, 2016 YEAR OF VINCENTIAN COLLABORATION

OBJECTIVE: TO CONNECT AND LEARN Coming to know and work together with the distinct branches of the Vincentian Family, especially the non- traditional branches. YEAR OF VINCENTIAN COLLABORATION

OBJECTIVE: SERVICE To collaborate among ourselves in order to follow Jesus Christ and in order to serve those most in need YEAR OF VINCENTIAN COLLABORATION

3.- WHY A YEAR OF COLLABORATION? YEAR OF VINCENTIAN COLLABORATION

To maintain our fidelity to the charism YEAR OF VINCENTIAN COLLABORATION No Branch possesses the only path, or the privileged path, that enables its members to follow Jesus Christ, the evangelizer and the servant of the poor.

From the perspective of our Vincentian identity we celebrate the Year of Collaboration in order to enliven: Our following of Jesus Christ Our service on behalf of the poor. YEAR OF VINCENTIAN COLLABORATION

In order to strengthen our following of Jesus Christ, let us: Go forth two by two; Nourish our faith with the faith of others; Share our witness Pray together as a family YEAR OF VINCENTIAN COLLABORATION

In order to serve those in need in a more effective manner, let us: Understand that the Spirit has sent us forth in order to evangelize Let us share our resources, our faith and our experiences Let us search for solutions as a team. YEAR OF VINCENTIAN COLLABORATION

YEAR OF VINCENTIAN COLLABORAION WHAT IS PROPOSED FOR THIS YEAR OF COLLABORATION? LA COLABORACIÓN?

YEAR OF VINCENTIAN COLLABORATION 1.Deepen the identity of each branch of the Vincentian Family with regard to its: a.Origin b.Characteristics c.Purpose

YEAR OF VINCENTIAN COLLABORATION 2. As a Vincentian Family, let us live together our following of Jesus Christ and our service on behalf of the poor.

YEAR OF VINCENTIAN COLLABORATION 3.Let take advantage of our technology in the area of information. Web page: famvin.org TwitterInstagramFacebook

YEAR OF VINCENTIAN COLLABORATION 3.Let us take advantage of our technology in the area of information. Facebook of VFCC: Vincentian Collaboration Hashtags: #YVC2015 #Fvcolaboración #colaboración

YEAR OF VINCENTIAN COLLABORATION 4.Form the Vincentian Family by means of VFCAP (Vincentian Family Program for Collaboration)

VFCAP 1.Vincentian Family Program for formation in the area of collaboration 2.Designed by the members of the Universities of the Congregation 3.Develops the human, psychological and spiritual elements of Vincentian collaboration. YEAR OF VINCENTIAN COLLABORATION

VFCAP Philadelphia: January 28 – 31, 2016 Save the Date!