Guiding principles

The task of the International Council :

• to decide about the task of the General Secretary;
• to carry out the recommendations of the General Assembly;
• to promote unity-in-diversity among the various lay groups of the Chevalier Family all over the world, based on these guidelines;
• to safeguard the communication and exchange of information among the various local lay groups in the worldwide Chevalier Family;
• to provide resources of formation for the local country groups;
• to promote the continuous presence of the laity of the Chevalier Family in a certain country, in collaboration with the National Council of the country concerned;
• to call a General Assembly every 6 (six) years, and prepare its program in collaboration with the National Council of the country, which will host the General Assembly;
• two years before the next General Assembly the International Council draws up the official list of National Councils who are members of the Laity of the Chevalier Family. Based on this list a quorum is established for the General Assembly.
• to keep in regular contact with the Tri-Generalate that is, the three General Administrations of the Congregations directly related to Fr. Jules Chevalier, for evaluation and planning

Membership

Membership in a local country group of the laity of the Chevalier Family is possible for everyone, who would like “to grow in love” (Chevalier) and to live a Spirituality of the Heart, according to the above mentioned Guiding Principles and who will be accepted by a local country group and the National Council.

Membership of a National Council to the General Assembly of the Laity of the Chevalier Family is established through regular communication with, and financial contribution to, the International Council.

Finances

Each member of a local group will make a financial contribution to their local groups, in order to enable each group to cover its own costs.

Each group is also expected to contribute to the costs of the National Council, while the National Council will contribute to the expenses of the members of the International Council.

The amount of the contribution of the group is based on the capacities of the members and the groups in the respective countries.

Alison McKenzie General Secretary of the Laity of the Chevalier Family