MIJARC World is looking for a

 

Chaplain

 

 

on voluntary basis, who could take over his mandate starting in the second half of 2010 until the next General Assembly 2012.

 

 

The World Team [of MIJARC] is composed by the President, the Chaplain, the Secretary General. It operates according to the principle of co-responsibility; its members share among themselves the various tasks to be performed. It ensures the execution of the decisions made by the World Assembly and the World Coordination, administers the goods of the association, and co-ordinates the activities of the World Coordination and of the Continental Co-ordinations. (c.f. MIJARC statutes)

 

 

Requirements of the Candidates:

• be a catholic priest
• know the social doctrine of the catholic church
• knowing MIJARC, it's identity, history and mission
• having had responsibilities in a member movement of MIJARC
• to be able to communicate in either English, Spanish or French
• have a good conduct
• intercultural knowledge and sensibility

 

 

Duties of the Chaplain

• (spiritual) accompaniment of the World Team and the World Coordination
• maintain the relations with the different organs of catholic church
• guiding MIJARC and its member movements in the reflection on spirituality and faith
• organization and animation of the liturgics moments
• accompaniment of the chaplains and ecclesiastical assistants on national and continental level
• assure the spiritual celebration during meetings on world level
• collaborate to the general tasks of world team
• minimum of dedication time to MIJARC World’s work two world team meetings of about 1 week in Brussels
• participation to the world coordination programme each year about two weeks

 

According to the financial possibilities we are looking for someone on voluntary basis. We do not see any inconvenience of being at the same time parish priest or having other tasks in the local church.

 

Please return the attached candidature proposal form by 15th April 2010 together with the Curriculum Vitae of the Candidates and their motivation letter and with the signature and stamp of your movement and the recommendation letter of his local bishop or in case of a member of a community the recommendation letter of the superior general to by email to: world@mijarc.net AND also by POST or FAX to:

 

MIJARC, General Secretariat 53, rue Joseph Coosemans 1030 Bruxelles, Belgium

Phone:                    +32 2 734 92 11 Fax:                        +32 2 734 92 25 world@mijarc.net