Missionaries of Africa

Hans Gyr, R.I.P.

Posted on 18/03/202003/04/2020 by Vitus Danaa Abobo

Society of the Missionaries of Africa

Father Raphaël Deillon, Provincial Delegate of the sector of Switzerland,
informs you of the return to the Lord of Father

Hans Gyr

on Tuesday 17th March 2020 at Foyer St-Joseph in Sierre (Valais – Switzerland)
at the age of 90 years, of which 65 years of missionary life in
Rwanda, Algeria and Switzerland.

Let us pray for him and for his loved ones.

Download here the announcement of Father Hans Gyr’s death

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Jean-Claude Ceillier, M.Afr.

Posted on 17/03/202017/03/2020 by Vitus Danaa Abobo

Society of the Missionaries of Africa

Father Patrick Bataille, Provincial Delegate of the sector of France,
informs you of the return to the Lord of Father

Jean-Claude Ceillier

on Monday 16th March 2020 at St Camille’s hospital in Bry-sur-Marne (France)
at the age of 82 years, of which 55 years of missionary life in
Mali, Togo, Burkina Faso, Rome and France.

Let us pray for him and for his loved ones.

Download here the announcement of Father Jean-Claude Ceillier’s death

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Maurice Redouin, R.I.P.

Posted on 16/03/202016/03/2020 by Vitus Danaa Abobo

Society of the Missionaries of Africa

Father Patrick Bataille, Provincial Delegate of the sector of France,
informs you of the return to the Lord of Father

Maurice Redouin

on 15th March 2020 at Forcilles de Ferolles-Attilly (France)
at the age of 93 years, of which 68 years of missionary life in
Nigeria, USA, Jerusalem and France.

Let us pray for him and for his loved ones.

Download here the announcement of Father Maurice Redouin’s death

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Jan van Haandel, R.I.P.

Posted on 14/03/202014/03/2020 by Vitus Danaa Abobo

Society of the Missionaries of Africa

Father Jozef de Bekker, Provincial Delegate of the sector of the Netherlands,
informs you of the return to the Lord of Father

Jan van Haandel

on Thursday 12th March 2020 at Heythuysen (The Netherlands)
at the age of 89 years, of which 62 years of missionary life
in Mali, France and the Netherlands.

Let us pray for him and for his loved ones.

Download here the announcement of Father Jan van Haandel’s death

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NAD Lenten Meditation 2

Posted on 12/03/202019/03/2020 by Vitus Danaa Abobo

The Year of the Word of God - Creative Power

The second of a series of Lenten meditations proposed by Netzwerk Afrika Deutschland (N.A.D.)

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First meditation – an overview

Louis Faivre-Rampant, R.I.P.

Posted on 10/03/202010/03/2020 by Vitus Danaa Abobo

Society of the Missionaries of Africa

Father Patrick Bataille, Provincial Delegate of the sector of France,
informs you of the return to the Lord of Father

Louis Faivre-Rampant

on 8th March 2020 in Aressy Hospital in Pau (France)
at the age of 85 years, of which 56 years of missionary life
in Guinea, Burkina Faso and France.

Let us pray for him and for his loved ones.

Download here the announcement of Father Louis Faivre-Rampant’s death

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Gabriel Cuello Suárez, R.I.P.

Posted on 10/03/202017/03/2020 by Vitus Danaa Abobo

Society of the Missionaries of Africa

Father Jesús Zubiría O., Provincial Delegate of the sector of Spain,
informs you of the return to the Lord of Father

Gabriel Cuello Suárez

on Saturday 7th March 2020 at Benicassim (Castellón – Spain)
at the age of 91 years, of which 67 years of missionary life
in Belgium, Mali and Spain.

Let us pray for him and for his loved ones.

Download here the announcement of Father Gabriel Cuello Suárez’s death

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Coronavirus perturbs our own activities

Posted on 03/03/202003/03/2020 by Vitus Danaa Abobo

Coronavirus disturbing our own activities

The participants to the Jerusalem session, which was supposed to take place from this month, have without doubt been disappointed when they received this mail from the secretary of the session a few days ago. All of us in Rome, we are sorry for them, hoping that they will be able to reiterate their project later.

Otherwise, some members of the General Council are grounded in Rome while some of them would have gone to Jerusalem or to Kenya… Indeed, Italy has not the best of reputation when it comes to Coronavirus !

2nd March 2020

Dear….

How are you? Last Wednesday, the Ministry of Health of Israel issued a statement that “travel for conferences and other international gatherings should be avoided, including trips for religious events.” See below.

We must abide by those directives of the Ministry and so cancel the Biblical session scheduled to take place at St-Anne’s Jerusalem from March 10 till June 6, 2020. We are very sorry about that, but it is the only option. We are very much aware that you have been preparing to take part in this session for a long time. Hopefully it will be possible to do it in the future.

For those who have already paid the fees, please send us the copy of your payment and we shall refund your expenses. On the other hand, it is your responsibility to cancel your air ticket and Health Insurance.

Can you please confirm that you have received this message?

Yours in Christ,

Fr. Denis Laflamme

COMMUNIQUE OF THE ISRAELI HEALTH MINISTRY

Subjects: Overseas Travelers, Diseases, Public health

Publish Date: 26/02/2020 19:40

The government has issued a travel warning to Italy in view of the morbidity there. The Ministry of Health recommends all Israeli residents avoid travel to Italy. Additionally, the Ministry of Health issued a Decree that all travelers from Italy in the last 14 days must be placed under a 14-day home quarantine.
The Ministry of Health assesses that it is highly likely that the coronavirus has spread to many other places in Europe and all over the world. Therefore the Ministry of Health advises the general public to consider all nonessential travel, regardless whether a certain destination is specified in the Home Quarantine Decree.
The public is advised to avoid travel to international conferences, conventions or any other congregate settings, including travel to religious events, where foreign nationals assemble. Avoid organizing international conferences in Israel. Elaborate guidance will be released in the Ministry of Health Website.