Annual Meeting | Federation of Pastoral Institutes

“The New Evangelization impels us to continue joyfully responding to the Spirit that never ceases to stimulate our communities to a deep conversion. Our call to celebrate the Gospel and to proclaim it to all our communities is at the very core of the creative ministry of the FIP. With years of Hispanic experience the Federation will continue to respond to the challenges of today’s world and will continue to serve by offering excellent faith, academic, and ministerial formation to our communities and beyond.”

-Bishop Arturo Cepeda

FIP is a non-profit organization of volunteers totally committed to leadership formation of our pastoral agents at the service of the Latino/Hispanic catholic communities in the US. Your help and support is very important to us. A big THANK YOU for your kind and generous donation to us!

"The annual FIP gatherings are an encounter of brothers and sisters in Christ, a place where I learn more about my faith and my pastoral ministry. We learn from each other about how to integrate the growing diversity of ethnic groups and cultures in our communities. We make new contacts for our mutual support in our pastoral ministry. We relate to each other with respect and as persons in need of one another"

- Alejandro Siller-González, Congar Institute for Ministry Development (San Antonio)

“A sign of vitality in ministry to our Hispanic communities is the ever growing numbers of laity in need of learning and deepening their knowledge of one’s faith, a crystal-clear sign for us to continue offering sound and quality services throughout every ministry within the Church. This ever present need is the reason why and how many new educational services have been brought to life in every region of the country. The challenges are indeed varied and many for anybody to deal with them in isolated ways. That is why FIP [Federation of Pastoral Institutes] came into being. FIP‘s mission is to offer excellent faith formation services to our Hispanic communities en route to God.”

-Bishop Felipe J. Estevez

Some FIP members that attended Annual Meeting in San Antonio.

Mark your Calendars!

The Annual FIP Meeting will take place from November 5-7, 2019 at the Oblate Renewal Center in San Antonio, Texas.

Lodging is available at the nearby Pear Tree Inn (the rooms at Oblate Renewal Center have been filled). The Pear Tree Inn San Antonio Airport is offering a special rate of $85 per night plus tax. The Pear Tree Inn has a shuttle we will use to commute to and from the Oblate Renewal Center. To reserve a room at the Pear Tree Inn, call (210) 366-9300 and use booking code 321862. Assembly participants staying at the Pear Tree Inn should register for the Assembly at the Commuter rate.

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What People are saying about FIP

Alejandro Siller "The annual FIP gatherings help me to bring new life and light to my vocation of pastoral ministry to the People of God from the Hispanic experience. Our gatherings are an integration of the wisdom from our 'community history' and the new evangelization we are all called to. It is an encounter with new and old FIP members, all with a variety of rich faith filled pastoral ministry experiences from which we all learn. MACC, the institution I serve is enriched by my learning in FIP gatherings.

"The annual FIP gatherings are an encounter of brothers and sisters in Christ, a place where I learn more about my faith and my pastoral ministry. We learn from each other about how to integrate the growing diversity of ethnic groups and cultures in our communities. We make new contacts for our mutual support in our pastoral ministry. We relate to each other with respect and as persons in need of one another"

- Alejandro Siller-González, Congar Institute for Ministry Development (San Antonio)

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