CFED-Mission statement

• Mission statement is one of the most defined ways to express a cultural identity to others
• The values, norms and beliefs of an organization create a unique cultural environment, and mission statements provide an official method for expressing that culture
• The CICM mission statement has clearly reflected these values to guide the actions and organizational initiatives of the missionaries

  True
• The CICM mission statement has guided the missionaries to see the meaning and purpose of their commitments

  True
• Motto


  A short phrase that expresses the essence of a vocation or organization
• The CICM did not have a motto bequeathed by its founder Theophile Verbist
• One Heart, One Soul


  The motto chosen by C. Daems to express the essence of the CICM vocation
• The motto One Heart, One Soul is directly related to the idea of witnessing to universal brotherhood
• The motto One Heart, One Soul has been emphasized in CICM documents and its meaning has grown over time
• Mission statement


  A concise expression of an organization's purpose and commitment, focused on the future and the corporate identity
• The CICM mission statement does not summarize the Constitutions or synthesize individual commitments, but focuses on the corporate commitment

  True
• Foundational assumptions and approaches of CICM toward their mission


  • God's Plan of Love
  • Commitment to Frontier Situations
  • Commitment to Dialogue
  • Commitment to First Evangelization
  • Commitment to World Solidarity
  • Commitment to the Local Church
  • Commitment to Community
• The CICM mission statement expresses the specific charism of the CICM to bring the Good News of Jesus Christ wherever it is most needed

  Commitment to Frontier Situations
• The CICM mission statement affirms the CICM's commitment to dialogue, respecting the freedom of people and establishing a dialogue of life with them

  Commitment to Dialogue
• The CICM mission statement expresses the CICM's commitment to first evangelization, sharing the message of joy that transformed their own lives and forming dynamic communities that live and proclaim the Gospel

  Commitment to First Evangelization
• The CICM mission statement acknowledges the growing gap between the Gospel vision and the realities of the world, and commits the CICM to participating in the struggle of the marginalized to restore their dignity

  Commitment to World Solidarity
• The CICM mission statement affirms that the CICM is a visible sign of the commitment of the whole Church to the mission of Jesus Christ, and that they discern where their presence is most needed in dialogue and cooperation with the leadership of the universal and local Churches


  Commitment to Local Churches
• The CICM mission statement commits the CICM to fostering dynamic communities of praying and active believers, living and working in intercultural evangelizing communities that foster values such as mutuality, interdependence, simple lifestyle in solidarity with the poor, and conscious and respectful interaction

  Commitment to Community
• Ash Wednesday is the beginning of the Lenten Season in the Catholic Liturgical Calendar
• Lent is 40 days, which in the Old Testament symbolizes time for purification and repentance
• Ash is a symbol of mortality, and people in the Old Testament used it when asking for forgiveness from the Lord
• Fasting


  Taking one full meal a day, with little food for the other two meals, as a form of sacrifice and sharing in the sacrifice of Christ
• Abstinence


  Not eating meat, as a way to respect the body of Christ which suffered and died for our sins
• Fasting and abstinence are required on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday, while on other Fridays it is just recommended but not obligatory
• Fasting and abstinence also mean abstaining from other pleasurable things or joyous moments during these days
• There are exemptions from the requirements of fasting and abstinence, which need to be researched
• We believe that God plans to reconcile the whole of Creation to Him, in Christ, through the Spirit. He calls us to proclaim salvation as His great gift which liberates from oppression and disruption. Salvation is not merely of human persons, individually or communally, but the entire world. Mission therefore also comprises sharing in God's care for the whole of creation. The goal of the mission is the Kingdom of God of which the Church is the servant.

  God's Plan of Love
• The specific commitment of CICM is in frontier situations, its basic approach is an encounter that eventually develops in an in-depth interreligious dialogue and/or in first evangelization.
• Mission statement does not elaborate on the conditions required for its implementation such as an adequate formation or the indispensable mobility of the members.
• The Criteria for Our Missionary Involvements deal with the practical implications of the mission statement.
• World solidarity is a logical consequence of this movement.
• CICM is not a lone fighter, it belongs to a larger community, the Church which is at the service of the mission. The same holds for the CICM community: it is first of all at the service of the mission.