Reinforcement of the capacities of JPIC animators, a session in Benin

From 16th to 29th July 2017, a JPIC workshop organized by major superiors in Rome was held at the International novitiate of the Society of the African Missions (SMA) in Calavi, Benin. Twenty-three participants from different countries of mission took part in the workshop. Among the participants there were five Missionaries of Africa: 2 came from Mali, one from Burkina Faso, one from Togo and one from Ghana. Continue reading “Reinforcement of the capacities of JPIC animators, a session in Benin”

Gerhard Knühl, R.I.P.

Father Rudi Pint, Provincial Delegate of the sector of Germany,
informs you of the return to the Lord of Father

Gerhard Knühl

on Friday the 13th October 2017 at Trier (Germany)
at the age of 75 years, of which 46 years of missionary life
in Malawi and Germany.

Let us pray for him and for his loved ones.

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Ghana-Nigeria Link Vol.2 Iss.3 20171012

With the permission and approval of our Provincial Superior, John Aserbire, and my fellow editors from Ghana-Nigeria Link, I am sending Volume 2, Number 3 of our link under the theme “OUR COMMITMENTS TO JPIC-ED: fidelity to the Gospel and Charism”. We hope you enjoy reading. Special thanks go to those who have contributed with articles that have allowed us to publish this issue.

Attached, are the two files having the same content but not the same quality:

  • Printing Volume 2 Number 3 Ghana-Nigeria Link September 2017, the original printable file (7,07 Mo), et
  • Volume 2 Number 3 compressed Ghana-Nigeria Link September 2017, a lighter version for reading on screen only (MB 1,05).

Fraternally,

Serge Boroto Zihalirwa, M.Afr

Seniors’ Roman Session – October 2017

 
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Fighting together human trafficking

A testimony of Pino Locati, M.Afr.

First, the preliminary question: do you consider that fighting human trafficking is part of our charism and our mission? In the history of our missionary institutes, who and what remind you of it and motivate you for it?
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Sister Ana Maria Ygeno Reina

The Missionary Sisters of Our Lady of Africa
invite you to share in their hope and to pray for

Sister Ana Maria Ygeno Reina

From the Diocese of Málaga and the Community of Kalabankura,
entered into LIFE on the 11th of October 2017 in Mali, Bamako,
at the age of 68 years, of which 38 years of Missionary Religious Life
in Mali, Burkina Faso and Spain.

A compassionate world begins with you…

Jaak Van Dyck, R.I.P.

Father Luc Putzeys, Provincial Delegate of the sector of Belgium,
informs you of the return to the Lord of Father

Jaak Van Dyck

on Sunday the 8th October 2017 at Genk (Belgium)
at the age of 91 years, of which 67 years of missionary life
in Burundi, Rwanda and Belgium.

Let us pray for him and for his loved ones.

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Erwin Echtner, R.I.P.

Father Rudi Pint, Provincial Delegate of the sector of Germany,
informs you of the return to the Lord of Brother

Erwin Echtner

on Friday the 6th October 2017 in Trier (Germany)
at the age of 77 years of which 55 years of missionary life
in Tanzania and in Germany.

Let us pray for him and for his loved ones.

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150th Anniversary competition

This is an invitation from the Central Coordination Committee for the Jubilee of the 150th anniversary of the foundation of our two missionary societies.

As you know from April 30, 2016, we began a triennial journey that will culminate in the Jubilee Year from December 8, 2018 to December 8, 2019. The three years of preparation are like a spiritual and moral warming-up whose goal is not to exhaust us before the jubilee itself but to help us enter the Jubilee with joy and fervour. To accompany this preparation and to better live this jubilee year, we are launching the following three competitions:

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