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August 2002 |
First European Assembly in Issoudun, France - the
idea emerges |
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August 2003 |
Young MSC Conference
in Tilburg, The Netherlands - the
idea becomes more focussed |
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October 2003 |
Conference of European Provincials in Rio de Janeiro
- discussion of recommendations of First European Assembly and Young MSCs.
Establish Working Party (Carl Tranter MSC, Juan Molina MSC and Dirk
Milio MSC) |
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January 2004 |
Working Party meet for three days in Princethorpe
College, Warwickshire, England |
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April 2004 |
Conference of European Provincials meets in Rome to
consider the report of the Working Party - mandates the Provincials of
Ireland and The Netherlands to meet with the members of the Working
Party |
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July 2004 |
Second European Assembly and Conference of European
Provincials in Issoudun, France - three MSCs are named as members
of the new community (Carl Tranter, Mark Van Beeumen and Ton Zwart) and
the project is launched |
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October 2004 |
First preparatory meeting of the new community in
Herent and Borgerhout, Belgium |
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February 2005 |
Second meeting of the
new community in Princethorpe,
England |
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February 2005 |
Conference of European Provincials meets in Paris and
assesses progress |
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May 2005 |
Third preparatory meeting of the
new community in
Tilburg, The Netherlands |
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September 2005 |
The new community comes to live together in temporary
accommodation in Gardener's Cottage in the grounds of Princethorpe
College |
| October 2005 onwards |
Begin the period of preparation, reading, study, sharing and
visiting other projects |
| February 2006 |
Participate in a Seminar in MSC History, Charism and
Spirituality in Tilburg, The Netherlands |
| April 2006 |
Following a second meeting with the Archbishop of
Birmingham it is agreed that the community and the project will be
located in the Aston area of the city of Birmingham. |
| May 2006 |
We make an offer on a new house in the centre of
Aston, Birmingham. The offer is accepted. |
| June 2006 |
Monday June 12th - The MSC European Community is
formally (canonically) erected and Carl is appointed Superior |
| August 2006 |
Friday August 25th - The newly named "MSC Cordate
Community" is sent on mission to Aston in a missioning ceremony at the
closing mass of the 2006 MSC European Assembly. The Mass is
presided by Fr Mark McDonald MSC (Superior General) and the missioning
and blessing is conducted by Fr Ben Verberne MSC (President of the MSC
European Provincials' Conference). |
| October 2006 |
On the 26th October contracts were exchanged on our
new home in Aston. |
| September 2007 |
The community receives the keys to the new house on
September 26th and moves immediately into the new residence in Aston. |
