On the day dedicated to the Virgin Mary, Queen, the Shalom Catholic Community experienced another historic moment in its foundation. Yesterday, August 22, the new General Council of the Community was elected for the 2024-2029 term.
The election marks a new chapter in the life and mission of the Community, especially due to the participation of missionaries from different locations where the Community is present worldwide. The General Council is composed of the Founder and General Moderator, Moysés Azevedo, by Emmir Nogueira, Co-founder of the community, and 26 other members from the Life and Alliance Communities.
What is the General Council?
The General Council of the Community must seek full communion with the General Moderator to ensure a harmonious and fruitful direction for the life and mission of the Community. It plays a fundamental role by collaborating with the General Moderator in the continuous reflection and evaluation of the Community’s journey. This includes analyzing and discerning, always in light of the Community’s Charism and the decisions made by the General Assembly, the guidelines that will be implemented to guide the life and mission of the Community.
This process of collaboration and common discernment is essential to ensure that the paths taken are aligned with the identity and mission of the Community, promoting its fidelity to God, the Church, and the people to whom it has been sent.
Check out the full list of the 2024-2029 General Council:
- Founder and General Moderator: Moysés Louro de Azevedo Filho
- Co-founder: Maria Emmir Oquendo Nogueira
Elected Members of the Life Community:
- Herico Gabriel Silva Ribeiro
- Jeovana Freitas Alves
- Fr. Cristiano Pinheiro Campelo Bede
- Fr. Vitor Aragão de Carvalho
Elected Members of the Covenant Community:
- Antônia Dilce Rodrigues Feijão
- Daniel Albuquerque
- Denise Landim
- Hildeberto Barroso Neto
Elected Members – Geographical Representatives:
- Africa: Fr. Jean Fernandes Costa
- North America: Hilda Yara dos Santos Pires
- Hispanic America I: Larissa Recalde
- Hispanic America II: Maíla dos Santos Santana
- Asia: Lorena Cavalcante Gadelha de Oliveira
- Europe I: Marie France Riche
- Europe II: Marco Mencaglia
Appointed Members:
- General Assistant: Fr. Saulo Maia Dantas
- General Treasurer: Fr. Adauto José de Oliveira Júnior
- Apostolic Assistant: Paulo Henrique de Albuquerque
- Community Assistant: Enne Karol Venancio de Sousa
- Missionary Assistant: Kleber Cosme Marinho
- General Formator: Angélica Cunha Teixeira
- Priest Responsible for Priestly Formation: Fr. João Wilkes Reboucas Chagas Junior
- Couple Responsible for the motivating of the Marital State of Life in the Community: José Felipe Barbosa Júnior and Fabiana Moreira Lima Barbosa
- Celibates Responsible for the Animation of the Celibate State of Life in the Community: Roneide Monteiro dos Santos and Antônio Leandro Araújo Tavares
Your Prayer Support the Shalom Community
Having already experienced a moment of spiritual retreat, evaluation of the path traveled by the community in the last five years, and the election of the new General Council, the members of the General Assembly will now dedicate themselves to the elaboration and approval of the general guidelines document that will guide the community for the next five years.
Meet the new General Council
;Whether you are a member of the Work, Community, or even a friend of the vocation, you are invited to intercede by praying the Rosary for the General Assembly of the Shalom Community.
Want to know more about the Shalom Community Assembly? Visit comshalom.org/assembleiageral.
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