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In France the Jubilee celebrations for Saint Michael Garicoits  have already been inaugurated. Friday, April 5, in the Church St-Pierre in Pau, about 800 people attended the show on the life of St. Michael Garicoïts. The show is entitled "Life of St. Michael Garicoïts. Founder of the fathers of Betharram. A great animated show, set to music and performed  by a group of 200 children of St. Ursula."

On May 10th, in Pau, at 8.30 p.m., the Betharram’s friends and the disciples of St. Michael Garicoïts will join the religious community and the St Michael Garicoïts choir for a prayer vigil around his relics.

On Sunday, January 22, "The Friends of Tshanfeto" organized a dinner in order to collect funds for the agricultural training center Tshanfeto (meaning "stand up" in the Ebrie language) in Côte d'Ivoire.

From Friday March 16th to Sunday, March 18th, 22 young religious men and women of the south-west of France met in Coteaux Pais (Jesuit Centre of Toulouse) to reflect on the implications of the Internet culture and media on our vows and  community life.

From Thursday June 14 to Sunday, 17, the Betharramite community of Pibrac, together with the Association "Pilgrimage of Saint Germaine ", organized the festivities in honor of the shepherdess of Pibrac. This year's theme was: "With Germaine, in the Heart of Christ."

On 30 September, both the parishes of Pibrac and Brax inaugurated the pastoral year. Several events were celebrated on this day. First of all, the parish welcomed the new Parish Priest, Fr Jean-Marie Ruspil scj, who returned this year from the Ivory Coast (Yamoussoukro).

On Sunday, September 25, the Pibrac & Brax Parish (called Pibrax), began the new pastoral year reflecting on the meaning of prayer.

Saturday, October 15, in Pibrac, thirty young parishioners received the sacrament of confirmation. They received the gifts of the Spirit in fullness through the hands of Mons. Herve Gachignard, auxiliary bishop of Toulouse.

Like every year in mid-June, Pibrac was celebrating to welcome the pilgrims come to honor St. Germaine , the little shepherdess of the sixteenth century.

After eleven months of work (1 July 2010-31 May 2011) the  residence of the community of Pibrac has been completely refurbished and was handed over to the community, as promised, for the Feast in honor of St. Germaine , patron saint of the town.