of a membership card, in discernment and personal prayer. The regional meetings at the beginning of the year or the general meeting include the reiteration of the community's principles and the confirmation of commitments. Structure and responsibilities The Fraternity of Watchers is today mainly represented in French-speaking Europe. It is structured in about ten regions, including Belgium and Switzerland. The leadership is assumed by a prior, in communion with a council composed of the regional leaders and their deputies. The prior is not elected, but receives a vocation from his predecessor in agreement with the council. A quarterly bulletin, Veillez, has been published since the origins of the Fraternity and is distributed to all members and to those who request it. It contains articles and testimonies from members of the Fraternity, information on the dates of regional and national meetings, and a list of Bible verses to accompany the Friday tribute. An associative structure governed by the French law of 1901 deals with material matters: the Association de Gestion des Veilleurs. There is no salaried staff. The expenses of the Fraternity are covered by the free donations of the members. Relationships A pastor who was strongly involved in the early days of the ecumenical movement, Wilfred Monod did not want the Watchers to be a community apart from the Church, but rather at the heart of the Church, and sensitive to its diversity and universality. Monod is also a fervent promoter of a Christian social commitment. The Rule of the Watchers underlines this: "The Watcher is in solidarity with the whole Church and the world itself, he does not detach himself from it. As a member of the body of Christ, he attends the worship service of his parish. He wants to be - discreetly and humbly - the praying and acting soul of the Church and to be so with others (communities and individuals). In this way he contributes to building it up locally and uniting it ecumenically". Since 2010 the Spiritual Fraternity of the Watchers is a member of the French Protestant Federation and participates in its Department of Communities. Spiritual outreach Protestant communities The spirit of the Watchers, the centrality of the Beatitudes and its motto "joy, simplicity, mercy" have directly inspired several Protestant communities born after World War II. In May 1927, a Watcher, Antoinette Butte, met Wilfred Monod to help her discern her vocation. He