Superior General has declared the year 2018 as the “Year of the Local Religious Community”. It will start on 24th January, 2018 and will go up to 23rd January, 2019. The theme of the Year of the Local Community is: REVITALISING MY LOCAL COMMUNITY: SPACE FOR COMMUNION AND MISSION. The theme is in keeping with that of the General Chapter 2019: MSFS, WAKE-UP TO THE BASICS. The following topics have to be studied and reflected upon during the course of the Year 2018: My role in revitalizing my local community Various dimensions of community as “space” Building communion in community Community for mission