Tizi-Ouzou : Ten attitudes for living fraternity (Relais Maghreb nr 38) Posted on 30/04/202130/04/2021 by Vitus Danaa AboboTizi-Ouzou : Ten attitudes for living fraternityFather Benoît Mwananyembo This could be a challenge for our own communities, or at least make us reflect on our community life! (Editor’s note)This year of fraternity has been a favourable year for deepening our way of living fraternity concretely. On 21 November and 28 November 2020, the parishioners of Tizi-Ouzou met in small groups and made proposals for the development of the parish. The parish animation committee identified 10 attitudes, i.e. 10 good behaviours that will favour fraternity in the parish:Take advantage of the places of fraternity that the parish project offers us: Mass, adoration, prayer group, catechesis, meals, training, recollection, outings, pilgrimage…To develop communication and trust, and to feel responsible for the development of the parish.To improve our behavior so as not to hurt others.To be concerned about visiting each other, especially in difficult times.To take news of the brothers and sisters who no longer come for one reason or another.The parish should continue to be a place where everyone is welcomed.Knowing each other’s birthdays in advance so that we can better celebrate them.We must continue to create bonds of friendship between the different groups that make up theparish. These groups are : Algerians, foreign students, other foreigners, the Sisters and the Fathers.It is good to live the fraternity in the parish as well as outside the parish withChristians as well as with those who are not Christians.We must encourage and imitate those who live fraternity well.
Relais Maghreb nr 38 Posted on 30/04/202130/04/2021 by Vitus Danaa AboboRelais Maghreb nr 38RELAIS MAGHREB 38
JPIC-ED Prayer Book Posted on 29/04/202129/04/2021 by Vitus Danaa AboboFollowing the suggestion of several confreres, we have prepared a new JPIC-RD prayer booklet, entitled “Prayer for our Common Home”.For the feast of Our Lady of Africa, you will find the prayer N°13, and for May 8, memory of the blessed martyrs of Algeria, the prayer N°12.Andreas GCoordinator JPIC ED Practical advise for the production of this A6 booklet:Download the PDF documentPrint the 4 pages recto-verso (turn on the long edge)Cut the pages in half to make 4 A5 pagesFold the A5 pages in two and compose the booklet according to pagination 1 to 16Staple on the fold.Et voilàDownload here the prayer book :https://drive.google.com/file/d/1UWE9VRcQt5Oyu4ZC36vfXZlNtJuiqAGs/view?usp=sharing
Lecture on Contemporary Islam (Michael Fitzgerald) Posted on 28/04/202128/04/2021 by Vitus Danaa AboboThe Visit of Pope Francis to IraqIts Significance for Religious RelationsMain lecturer: Cardinal Michael L. Fitzgerald, M.Afr.A Web conference organised by Georgetown University and PISAIon Thursday, May 6th, 2021from 12:00pm to 1:30pm EDT (6:00pm to 7:30pm Rome time)ONLINE by ZOOM WEBINARRegistration compulsory :https://berkleycenter.georgetown.edu/events/the-visit-of-pope-francis-to-iraqA recording of the conference will be posted on the same website after the event.berkleycenter.georgetown.edu-The Visit of Pope Francis to Iraq
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Youth Migration in Khartoum: Joys and Challenges (EAP Flashes March 2021) Posted on 20/04/202120/04/2021 by Vitus Danaa Abobo Youth Migration in Khartoum: Joys and ChallengesMUGALIHYA MACARA Fidèle - St. Stephen’s Parish, Hajj Yousif IntroductionExperience has shown that migration is as old as human history. Migration does not only occur among human beings, animals also migrate looking for safety or green pasture. Speaking of “Youths and Migration in Khartoum: Joys and challenges”, we can ask ourselves how Khartoum is a green pasture for young people who are searching for a better life. What are the push actors and pull factors for youth migration in Khartoum? What are the challenges of migrants or refugees in Khartoum? What is our pastoral approach to the youths in our parish, St Stephen, Hajj Yousif? Definition and causes of migrationAccording to the dictionary, human migration involves the movements of people from one place to another with the intention of settling permanently or temporarily at a new location. With regard to this, there are many youth migrants in Khartoum who come from upcountry and from neighbouring countries like Ethiopia, Eretria and South Sudan. They flee from their countries because of different causes: socio-economic reasons (unemployment), political (insecurity and war). Young people see Khartoum as a place offering opportunities for employment, studies, health facilities and possibly for establishing themselves in another country. According to the UN data, the population of Khartoum estimation in 2020 was 5,829,000 of which young people are the majority.Accommodation and workMost of migrant youths rent small houses with their migrant friends. Some of them live with their relatives who have settled before as a family (many of these families live in refugee camps) while others live in buildings under construction. Very few live with their family who have means to rent houses. Youth migrants, especially girls, are found working in well off Arab families for daily wages. The boys work mostly in construction building, in factories and other small jobs to sustain their daily living and at times to pay for their schools fees themselves. Social ChallengesThe integration of these youths in urban areas is not easy, because they face challenges of social exclusion, family disruption, lack of social protection, working in the informal sector. For Christians, the church has become one of the places of social integration, recreation, meeting, and entertainment. It is important to mention that 99% of our parishioners are South Sudanese refugees and the majority of them are young people and children. There are a large number of children who do not go to school and young people who drop out of school because of difficulties of life. So many young people are jobless and desperate about their future. As a consequence, some youths are facing problems of drug abuse leading the boys to commit criminal acts and the girls to get early pregnancies because of promiscuity and poor education. In short, there is a problem of moral degradation leading to bad behaviour, especially in refugee camps. Pastoral response to the youths in our parishOur pastoral youth ministry has the vision of accompanying young people through a holistic Christian formation taking into consideration their human, psychological and spiritual development. To realise this vision, youth activities are organised in three major areas: spiritual activities (prayers, Bible sharing, recollection, youth Catechesis), cultural activities (cultural dance, music, drama) and sports activities (football and volleyball). Youth programmes and activities offer to our youths the opportunities of an ongoing human and Christian formation in nurturing their God-given talents and gifts, and of mentorship through behavioural change programmes and team work. These activities help the youths to know Jesus Christ and to integrate better in the church and in the society. They are strengthened inwardly to face their daily struggle and challenges with patience, hope and faith in God. Also they are formed to stand firm in the Catholic faith and tradition with respect for the dignity of people from other churches and religions, especially the Muslims. We are also convinced that when young people have a good faith foundation, they become good evangelisers of their peers because they know their language better.Our mission through all those activities is to bring the youths together regardless of their origins to express their talents, develop their gifts and at times their passion may become their career. Those activities also have a healing impact on the trauma caused by the bad experiences of war and the persistence of tribalism. And so the Youth Ministry has been promoting mutual acceptance and peaceful cohabitation among all the tribes of South Sudan in sowing in young people and children the seeds of love, unity, peace, justice, forgiveness and reconciliation. ConclusionThe situation of youth migration, seen with the eyes of faith, is a blessing and a joy for the Archdiocese of Khartoum. Without South Sudanese refugees, many parishes would have closed. However, the local Church cannot really rejoice much over the fact that those migrants are forced to live at the margins of society against their own will, despite their abilities to live a better life. The good news is that the young people, together with the children, being the majority in our parishes, the future of the local church is ensured, both in Sudan and in South Sudan.
World Earth Day Posted on 20/04/202120/04/2021 by Vitus Danaa Abobo 22nd April : World Earth day20210422 Earthdayhttps://www.earthday.org/our-work/
Bethesda Session in Jerusalem Posted on 14/04/202114/04/2021 by Vitus Danaa Abobo Bethesda Session in JerusalemAnnulation de la session BETHESDA sept 2021 englishSee also the page dedicated to the Jerusalem sessions.
Gabriel Vernack, R.I.P. Posted on 11/04/202113/04/2021 by Vitus Danaa Abobo Society of the Missionaries of AfricaFather Yvo Wellens, Provincial Delegate of the sector of Belgium,informs you of the return to the Lord of FatherGabriel Vernack on Saturday 10th April 2021 in Varsenare (Belgium)at the age of 81 years, of which 53 of mission years of missionary lifein Burundi, Tanzania, Poland and Belgium.Let us pray for him and for his loved ones.Download here the announcement of Father Gabriel Vernack’s death (more…)
Yves Masquelier, R.I.P. Posted on 07/04/202107/04/2021 by Vitus Danaa Abobo Society of the Missionaries of AfricaFather Emmanuel Lengaigne, Provincial Delegate of the sector of France,informs you of the return to the Lord of FatherYves Masquelier on Wednesday 7th April 2021 at St Camille’s Hospital in Bry-sur-Marne (France)at the age of 81 years, of which 56 years of missionary lifein Ghana, Switzerland, Jerusalem and France.Let us pray for him and for his loved ones.Download here the announcement of Father Yves Masquelier’s death (more…)