The 2nd CFC Europe Leaders Summit held last 26-28 February 2008 in Geneva (Switzerland) started with a Holy Mass officiated by Fr. Raymund Gaspar, spiritual adviser of CFC Belgium.
In his homily, Fr. Raymund enjoined CFC members to be an inspiration to the young as he said, " As you grow older, the more that household leaders should become an inspiration to young people." He reminded his congregation that "We need the Lord to cleanse us. Let us accept our leadership with humility" and that the community should always "trust that the Lord knows more than us."
The Summit is emerging to be an institutionalized undertaking held every two years by CFC Europe to serve as a venue for leaders to share experiences and learn lessons from them, and to use these as inputs in formulating a community action plan for the succeeding two years focusing on matters of evangelization, the CFC's twin missions of building the Church of the Home and building the Church of the Poor, and Oneness with the Catholic Church.
The first summit was held in Milan (Italy) in 2008 attended by about 150 delegates who came from various CFC areas in Europe, the Philippines and from as far away as Japan.
In this year's summit, there were 164 attendees representing 13 European countries and the Philippines. The two-day affair was led by Bro. Joe Yamamoto, CFC Executive Director and European Coordinator and Bro. Joe Tale, Chairman of the International Council.
It came as the community prepares for the biggest event of the year, the megacon to be held this summer in Vienna (Austria) entitled the EUROCON XV.
