The Commission for the Laity met for the third time from the 30th May–1st June at Sassone. The meeting was chaired by the General Delegate for the Laity, Fr. Josef Jancar.

Members discussed the organization of the next International Congress of Lay Carmelites to be held in Sassone next year. The conference, whose theme is "The Formation of Lay Carmelites for the Apostolate, " will begin on Sunday, 16th September and end on Friday, 21st September 2012. It went on to develop the Commentary on the Guidelines for the Formation of Lay Carmelites, with which it wishes to provide a tool to be used for training at an international level. Among other topics on the agenda, the Commission also attempted to offer concrete suggestions on how to finance the Permanent Secretariat for the Laity in particular, and other initiatives for our laity at the international level; finally, a structure for mor e effective communication was set up.