A meeting was held in “Il Carmelo”, Sassone, Italy from 16 to 19 October of all the provincial bursars of the Order. Also present were around a dozen lay people who work as business managers or finance directors in various provinces. There were a number of presentations made by different speakers: the Prior General addressed the group on the challenges facing the Order; the General Treasurer of the Jesuits, Father Thomas McClain spoke on “The Vow of Poverty and the Role of the Treasurer today”; Senior Vatican Analyst from CNN, John Allen Jr. outlined the four of the major trends he sees in the Church today; PCM Investment advisor Ted Disabato provided an analysis of the current financial crisis and suggested some strategies that might be adopted to meet our needs. The assembly also received an updates from the four General Councillors that represent the geographical areas of the Order. Proposals were also drawn up for the General Chapter that will be celebrated in 2013.