National Team Updates its Name

The National Team of Accompaniment of the V Encuentro (ENAVE) was first convened on February 26, 2014 in Baltimore, MD, by Bishop Nelson Pérez convened represented by 17 national and regional Catholic organizations that directly serve the Hispanic/Latino community. That same year Bishop Gerald Barnes convened the members of the Equipo Nacional de Acompañamiento del V Encuentro (ENAVE) and conveyed his understanding that a V Encuentro would receive a priority recommendation for the USCCB strategic cycle that begins in 2017. This date has allowed for preparation and discernment of the objectives, themes, and the structure that will accompany the process of a V Encuentro. It also has permitted the various offices and secretariats of the USCCB to define their participation in a V Encuentro. Due to a new timetable of proposed activities, the national team added the word "hacia" (meaning "toward") to their name to reflect more clearly this time of preparation: Equipo Nacional de Acompañamiento Hacia un V Encuentro (ENAHVE). In 2016, with confirmation that the V Encuentro as a proposed priority for the USCCB’s strategic plan for 2017-2020, the word "hacia" was dropped returning to its original name- ENAVE. ENAVE now counts with the support of 42 national and regional Catholic organizations that directly serve the Hispanic/Latino community. 2016 © ENAVE. All Rights Reserved.