The members of the Latin American Association of Carmelites (ALACAR by its Spanish words) gathered together at the Shrine of Saint Teresa of the Andes in Chile last March 24th and 25th. During these days, Fr. Raul Maravi, O.Carm., Fr. Marcos Juchem, OCD, General Councilors, together with Fr. Francisco de Sales Alencar, O.Carm., and Fr. Milton Moulthon, OCD, associate members, began to organize the third ALACAR Congress, which will be held in October 2012. The theme will be: "Community life in Carmel: gift and sign of joy and hope." These congresses offer an excellent space for fraternity and the spiritual formation of the whole Carmelite Family in Latin America.