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Accompaniment in Faith and LightAccompaniment in Faith and Light
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Some Practical ConsiderationsSome Practical Considerations
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Successful AccompanimentSuccessful AccompanimentWe need to make some fundamental choices:
To journey in humilityand truth;
To pray for the persons we accompany and
who accompany us;
To be faithful to the vision of Faith and Light.
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When to accompany?When to accompany? Where? Where?
Person to person accompanimentPerson to person accompaniment
Group accompanimentGroup accompaniment
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Person to person accompanimentPerson to person accompaniment
The important The important thing is to thing is to meet each meet each other, person other, person to person…to person…- To spend time - To spend time
together… together… - To foster trust, - To foster trust,
communion…communion…- To work - To work
together…together…
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Person to person accompanimentPerson to person accompaniment Personal informal or formal meetingsPersonal informal or formal meetings
It can be done during different It can be done during different gatheringsgatherings– Team meetings, gatherings, formation…Team meetings, gatherings, formation…
It can be done between meetings, by It can be done between meetings, by personal contactspersonal contacts– Telephone, fax, e-mails, letters…Telephone, fax, e-mails, letters…
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Group AccompanimentGroup Accompaniment
Visits to the Visits to the community community gatheringsgatherings
Visits to other Visits to other bigger meetingsbigger meetings
Visits to the Visits to the coordinating coordinating teamsteams
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Possible mid-term review of mandate
Accompaniment helps the teamAccompaniment helps the teamto see how the gifts
are put at the service of Faith and Light
and to see how all work together.
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The person “from outside”The person “from outside”
– Can see things from another point of view in a Can see things from another point of view in a way that can help the others to see the way that can help the others to see the beauty of their community or of their team.beauty of their community or of their team.
– Can see things from another point of view that Can see things from another point of view that can help to see and clarify reality.can help to see and clarify reality.
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How to walk together?How to walk together?
Accompany…Accompany…
be accompanied… be accompanied…
HowHow to beto be?…?…
WhatWhat to doto do?…?…
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Present when needed
Present when needed
How
to be…
Free from - preconceived ideas - own projects
Free from - preconceived ideas - own projects
Trustworthy(confidence)Trustworthy(confidence)
HumbleHumble Discreet
Discreet
A good listener to
better understand
- person
- group
- culture
A good listener to
better understand
- person
- group
- culture
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What to do?What to do?
There is There is NO NO
recipe!!!recipe!!!
Some concrete Some concrete actions may be:actions may be:
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To interpretTo interpret
The situation The situation The reality The reality
To uncover the To uncover the gift… the gift… the beauty…beauty…
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To help evaluateTo help evaluate
To clarifyTo clarify
– Strengths, abilitiesStrengths, abilities– Weaknesses, difficultiesWeaknesses, difficulties– ChallengesChallenges
where help is where help is neededneeded
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To announce To announce and remind of the visionand remind of the vision
VocationVocation GoalsGoals MissionMission
of Faith and Lightof Faith and Light
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To challengeTo challenge To ask good To ask good
questions.questions.
To motivate people To motivate people to explore new to explore new ways.ways.
To underline the To underline the spirit and the spirit and the mission of Faith and mission of Faith and Light, giving courage Light, giving courage to the members to to the members to move forward.move forward.
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To ConfirmTo Confirm
To showTo show– The road coveredThe road covered– The progress madeThe progress made
To remind of gifts and competenciesTo remind of gifts and competencies To encourageTo encourage To thankTo thank To affirm the trust of the teamTo affirm the trust of the team
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To counselTo counsel On a general question…On a general question… Or about a concrete situation…Or about a concrete situation…
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To lend a helping handTo lend a helping hand
To know when it is neededTo know when it is needed To “be with” the other in a new or delicate To “be with” the other in a new or delicate
task…task…
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To help provide the support neededTo help provide the support needed
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To remind of Faith and Light documentsTo remind of Faith and Light documents
To invite and to animate participation in To invite and to animate participation in formation sessions and retreatsformation sessions and retreats
When possible, to be the link between the When possible, to be the link between the leader and other persons who can help:leader and other persons who can help:– Who may offer spiritual accompanimentWho may offer spiritual accompaniment– Who have the same type of responsibilityWho have the same type of responsibility– Who are experts in particular domains (conflict Who are experts in particular domains (conflict
resolution, the development and maturation of resolution, the development and maturation of persons with intellectual disability, stages from persons with intellectual disability, stages from grieving to acceptance…)grieving to acceptance…)
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Who initiates the contact?Who initiates the contact? A mutual A mutual
responsibilityresponsibility
– Mark the Mark the calendar…calendar…
– A phone A phone call every call every 15 days…15 days…
– Weekly e-Weekly e-mails…mails…
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We are all in the same boat!We are all in the same boat!
We journey together…We journey together… called to accompany…called to accompany…
and to be accompanied.and to be accompanied.