The Process

To promote familiarity and community across regional and institutional lines, much of Province Days was spent in small group table discussions. Participants were grouped according to geographic region. Philadelphians convened, as did North Carolinians and West Virginians. For other sessions, the groups reflected institutional type. That is, people representing institutions of higher learning communed, as did those representing parishes, retreat centers, and secondary schools.

Meeting in regional groups allowed attendees to step out of their individual institutions and interact with those who work at other Jesuit institutions in their particular regions. The institutional groups afforded participants the opportunity to converse with peers who are working to achieve the same mission in other regions of the Province. Ideas were exchanged, networks were expanded, and support was offered during these sessions.