REGULATIONS OF ADMATO DEEPEN AND ACTTUALIZE OUR IDENTITY
In this issue, we offer you a summary of the final articles of the Rules of Association dealing with organisational and management aspects.
Taking up the text, deepening it and bringing it up to date, allows us to renew our membership of the Association.
ARTICLE 12 - COUNCIL OF LOCAL ASSOCIATIONS
Each Local Association is coordinated by a Council, elected by the Assembly of members from a list of candidates who make themselves available for this service. The Local Council consists of:
President (chairs the Council and represents the Association in external relations);
Vice-President;
Treasurer (administers the assets according to the laws of the country, submits a final balance and budget);
Secretary (announces the convening of meetings, takes down the minutes and maintains the archives);
and an appropriate number of councillors, as required. The Animator or Spiritual Animator also participates by right.
They remain in office for four years, and a second term is possible for a further four years.
The Council meets once a month.
Among its tasks are: planning and coordination of formative and apostolic initiatives, taking care of the ties with the Salesian Family through participation in the Council, promotion of initiatives favouring the active participation of members.
ARTICLE 13 - SPIRITUAL ANIMATORS
They are appointed by the Provincial (SDB for SDBs, FMA for FMAs) and take care of formation in Salesian spirituality and communion with the journey of the local Church.
ARTICLE 14 - PROVINCIAL AND NATIONAL COUNCIL
Wherever possible, the Association is organised with a Council at the Provincial level which animates, coordinates and directs the local Associations and takes care of relationship with the other groups of the Salesian Family. It establishes initial and ongoing training courses with the local councils.
The National Coordination is the responsibility of the individual Provinces and nations where the need is felt.
ARTICLE 15 - THE ROLE OF THE PRIMARY
The ADMA at the Shrine of Turin-Valdocco is the heir to the first Association founded by Don Bosco and is therefore called ‘Primary’. It performs the role of animation, liaison and information of the Association at world level. By tradition, the President and Spiritual Animator of the Primary are also of the entire Association.
It is nice to be reminded that it is Our Lady of Don Bosco who is the centre of our Association life and the Primary School acts in her name: Mary Help of Christians is our President!
ARTICLE 16 - WORLD COUNCIL OF THE ASSOCIATION
It is an instrument of coordination and animation in communion with the Salesians and the Daughters of Mary Help of Christians. It meets ordinarily every 6 years, with the participation of the Vicar of the Rector Major, the General Councillor of the FMA and, for the Primary, the President, the Spiritual Animator and a Councillor, with a majority of lay people with respect to the consecrated.
ARTICLE 17 - MATERIAL GOODS OF THE ASSOCIATION
The Association has the right to acquire, possess, administer and sell goods according to civil and ecclesiastical legislation in the various countries.
ARTICLE 18 - TRANSLATION OF THE RULES
The translation of the Rules and Regulations must be faithful and compliant and submitted to the Primary Council for its opinion.
Fr Pascual Chavez wrote: “Mary guides our steps, sustains us in difficulties, comforts us in tribulations, educates us to love her Son.”
Mary, Help of Christians, pray for us!
Andrea and Maria Adele Damiani
