Saint Ignatius recommends that we take good care of our benefactors: that we thank them and pray for them a lot.  There are many benefactors who do not give money, but who give time and offer their expertise: think of the members of our Financial Committees and the large number of lay adminstators of our schools.

The ELC Region wanted to thank these men and women who offer so much of their free time to help the apostolate of the Society. We hosted a dinner for these benefactors, followed by an evening of theatre.The Flemish actor Frans Cools tours churches and theatres in Belgium with his program MARCUS, where he recites the Gospel of Saint Marc in one long presentation.

On March 11 there was an evening in the retreat house Drongen for benefactors and their partners: a reception, a dinner and then the two hours with the Gospel of Marc  Ten Jesuits and 50 guests had a evening full of meaningful encounters and It proved to be an excellent opportunity for networking among our friends, to thank them, and to look ahead to the coming Ignatian Year.