The Provincial Assemblee of Santa Maria Province, Brazil, associated with the annual gathering, took place from 2 to 6 January 2008, at the Pallottine historical place «Vale Vêneto» in Brazil, in which almost all the members participated. The Rector General, Fr. Friedrich Kretz, present at the gathering, guided the spiritual retreat of the first day. Among the various conclusions of the Assemblee, which centred on the theme "Following Jesus Christ as missionary disciples of the Cenacle Spirituality", the following priorities for the coming three years were listed: formation, spirituality and the mystical, economy, UCA, the provincial government, missionary life and fraternity. Each one of these was developed in concrete points.
From 8th to 10th January, the Meeting of the Brazilian Province of ‘São Paolo", took place in Londrina, and almost all the members of the Province were present at the meeting. The day of spiritual retreat was guided by the Rector General.
The Rector General, moreover, visited some communities of Brazilian Region of "Mother of Divine Mercy" of Rio de Janeiro. In his presence took place the handing over ceremony from the old Regional Council to the New One.