Formation Programme for the Past Pupils

Target group:

  • Delegates, Presidents, World Presidency

Sources

  • Salesian Spirituality
  • Vatican II document on Laity
  • Reflections of Rectors Major - Vigano, Vecchi, Chavez
  • Chapter Documents - GC 24, GC 26
  • Statutes of World Confederation & Strategic Plan

Content

I. Salesian Family: General characteristics of the Formation process

1. To be family: Methodology of Don Bosco's Predagogy and Mission

2. Accompanying the Charismatic Family of Don Bosco

3. Task of the Salesian Family: Communion in mission and for mission

II. Don Bosco and Past Pupils

4. Past pupils in the Mind of Don Bosco and Don Rinaldi: Its significance Today

5. Vision: Good Christians and honest citizens

6. Good Christians and Honest Citizens for Don Bosco

III. Identity of the Past Pupils of Don Bosco

7. Identity of the Past Pupil: Gift and a Task

8. Origin, Identity and Mission of Past pupils: in today's social, political, economic and religious Context

9. Local Units and National federations at the service of a Salesian Youth Ministry

IV. Mission of Past Pupils Association

10. How to build up the Past Pupils movement: Proposals for the modern times

11. Past Pupils of Don Bosco and their commitment to Society and the Church today

12. Social, political, economic and religious commitment: Mission of Past Pupils of Don Bosco

V. The Social Doctrine of the Church and Past Pupils

13. Social Doctrine of the Church and Past Pupils' Leadership

14. Young Past Pupils of Don Bosco, Social Doctrine of the Church, Human Rights and Values

15. Gratitude of Past pupils to Don Bosco more than emotion

16. Past Pupils of Don Bosco and their Integrity of Life

VI. Statutes of the World Confederation

17.Statute of the World Confederation: Identity and Mission of the Past Pupils

18.New Statute of the World Confederation: Salt of the Earth and Light of the World.

19. Prayer-Promise to strengthen the Identity, Mission and Communion

20. Seven Priorities: Nature and Mission of Past Pupils

VII. Delegates and Presidents of Association of Past Pupils

21. Role and Functions of the Delegates of Past Pupils

22. Identity and role of the Delegates of the Salesian Family and its groups

23. Challenges for the Delegates, Presidents and Past Pupils of Don Bosco today

24. Nature of the Past Pupils in the light of General Chapters: GC 24 & GC 26

VIII. Past Pupils and Leadership

25. What leadership for the Association today?

26. The new leadership in the Association of Past Pupils of Don Bosco

IX. The Association: Past, present and future

27. A glorious past, a challenging present, an encouraging future!

28. Strategic Plan of the World Confederation for the period 2015-2021