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Dear friends in guiding and scouting,

On the occasion of the centenary of guiding, the International Catholic Conference of the guiding (ICCG) organizes a meeting and pilgrimage from October 29th till November 2nd in Lourdes (France) on the theme " Dare the promise ": Sichem 2012. She invites there more particularly all guides and catholic scouts, of any generation, of yesterday and today, from 18 years and all those who wish to live an approach of faith in mind of the scouting.

1.          Why Sichem?

2.          Contained by the program

3.          New: two new formulae: 48 hours or a day

4.          Hourly Program

1 - At first a meeting

With the ICCG, the meeting, it is a breath, it is a flavor, it is the salt which gives some taste, wrote father Jean Debruynne, for a long time world chaplain of the ICCG. The meeting is a relation situated in a place, one time one moment which marks every story of man and woman but also the story of people. So, God's story in its relation of alliance with its humanity to Sichem, today Naplouse, very old city situated in the valley in Samary. " This is the way he reached in a city situated in Samary called Sychar, not far from the earth given by Jacob to his son Joseph, there even where is Jacob's source. " (Jn 4, 1) It is there that Jesus meets the Samaritan, an extraordinary moment of interiority and metamorphosis of the heart. To Sichem, we come at the source of running water, " in this water which shapes the Man, grants him to God " ( Origène).

2 - To Dare the promise to Dare its promise

That we are 18 years old, 25 years old, 40ans or more, quite guide, scout, boy scout remembers in the daytime his promise. To Sichem 2012, come from any countries and from any generations, we shall share on the sense that we give to it in everyday life. We shall confide of various realities of Church. We shall pray on the steps of Bernadette. We shall celebrate our commitments in the service of the Christ.

Days will be given rhythm by

-           Three produce you of prayer (in the morning, noon and the end according to noon),

-           Time of meeting and sharing in "basic groups"

-           Activities “à la carte” (including, games, discovery of the life of Ste Bernadette, round tables, manual and creative activities, time of desert, walking.).

Three evenings: a meditative on the theme " Hear the call to serve " and a festive with renewal of the promise, a spectacle driving us in the steps of the women of the Bible.

All these components on five days the red thread: dare the promise, in the steps of Bernadette.

3 - New

Two new formulae: 48 hours or a day

Two other formulae are possible for those who could not come five days: a formula 48 hours of Wednesday, October 31st, 17 pm in Friday, November 2nd, 17 pm, (price rates according to 95-accommodation under tent in 175€ in the hotel) and a formula " one day: on November 1st " without accommodation nor meal (price rate 30 € including the bag of the participant and the participation in the various activities of which the spectacle)

4 - Details of the program (under reserve)

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Attached the registration form. Thank you for adds it formulae 48 hours and one day  if  you choose it. 

We are at your disposal for more ample precision or any particular request.

We hope to find you very soon in Lourdes

Catherine Faucher

ICCG Mondiale

Cfaucher@sgdf.fr

00 33 (0)6 87 42 47 53