NATIONAL INFORMATION - Uruguay

National Presidents:

National Counsel/Director:

I. Membership

Based on the Constitution of the CIMFC, membership is defined as follows:

They are members of the Confederation of Christian Family Movement (MFC) even when they have other names if they satisfy the following basic requirements:

A. They are organized in small groups of married couples, families, single-parents, widows/widowers. etc.

who search for genuine family communities and cooperate/work jointly with their counselor(s)/di-

rector(s) to promote mutual growth/development.

B. They meet regularly, participating in a formative process of seeing, judging (= discerning) and actual-

izing the light of the Word of the Lord.

C. They are witnesses and ministers of all families specially of those in difficult situations like the suffer-

ing and the poor.

A. Names of groups of the CIMFC in (your) countries:

Teams and Commissions of MFC

Types of membership: (whichever applies)

Yes_______ couples

Yes_______ families

Yes_______ single-parents

Yes widowers, widows, etc

Yes (divorcees and divorced in second union/marriage)

Number of active families (count single parents, widowers, widow, etc as one family)

Total families: 150

B. Frequency of reunions/meetings

Every two weeks Yes____

Every month _______

Others ____ _ Describe: various groups and communities, weekly.

C. Enumerate three family or family ministry evangelical services which are of major impact in your country/re-

gion/district/area.

Catechizing fiancé/fiancée (Profound preparation for marriage)

Conjugal/marriage encounters

Adoption, support for biological mothers and future adopting fathers.

II. Enumerate actions taken after the Resolutions of the World Assembly 2007 (applicable in your countries/

regions/districts/areas).

1a. Resolution

We resolve to promote the vision, values, and virtues of Matrimony, and the Christian Family by means of the prayers

in the family (e.g. prayer before meals, bible studies, family celebrations, etc.); in the church (e.g. in the liturgical cele-

brations, celebrations, reunions, etc.) and in society (civil functions, public reunions/gatherings etc.)

2a. Resolution

We resolve to promote the vision, values, and virtues of Matrimony, and the Christian Family by means of actions/ac-tivities; in the family (e.g. prayer/grace before meals, family reunions, gathering of families, family education, etc.); in the church (e.g. in the programmes, liturgies, retreats, in the MFC, etc) and in society (e.g. meetings with govern-ment representatives on themes like war and peace, housing, medical services, domestic violence, human dignity etc.).

Work for the strengthening of the life (livelihood) of the groups and the evangelical resources of the members starting with the Prayer Lectures of the Bible.

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III. The Present and the Future

A. The most important gains/achievements in 2004 - 2007

· Enrichment of the family life (family spirituality)

· Evangelization of other families (V-J-A)

B. A concrete “Action Plan for 2007 – 2010” for the survival and expansion of the evangelical mission of

MFC in your country/region/district/area.

A process of Planning Pastoral Participation which has allowed the determination of emphasis in the pastor-al action of the MFC in our country, creating timetables/itineraries and forms of work which makes for strength-ening the life of the groups and communities is being finalized.