Missionaries of Africa

PEP : EUR-ECHO Spring 2019

Posted on 22/04/2019 by Vitus Danaa Abobo

With the best wishes from the Province of Europe :

EUR-ECHO Spring 2019

Before printing this newsletter, please consider reading it from the screen and save the trees.

PAO Newsletter – Baobab n° 32

Posted on 22/04/201922/04/2019 by Vitus Danaa Abobo

Here comes the newsletter (in French) from the West African Province BAOBAB n° 32.

Please try and read it from the screen and spare the trees.

Sister Charlotte Couture (Jean-Guy), R.I.P.

Posted on 22/04/201922/04/2019 by Vitus Danaa Abobo

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

Sister Charlotte Couture (Jean-Guy)

Entered the fullness of Life on April 15, 2019
at the infirmary of the Sisters of Charity of Quebec, Beauport (Canada).

She was 95 years old and had spent nearly 68 years of her religious missionary life in Ghana, Burkina Faso, Italy, Chad and Canada.

Paschal triduum

Posted on 18/04/2019 by Vitus Danaa Abobo

From all of us in the General House

to all of you, wherever you are,

we wish you a holy and prayerful

TRIDUUM

Lenten meditation 2019 – week 7

Posted on 15/04/201908/03/2019 by Vitus Danaa Abobo

The German branch of AEFJN – Netzwerk Afrika Deutschland – has prepared a series of meditations in preparation for the “Extraordinary Month on Mission” that Pope Francis has announced for next October. Here is the introductory text. Every Monday of Lent, the following meditation will be posted.

“With the Lenten impulses we want to invite you to enter into a personal and communal reflection on the different dimensions of the mission of the Church:

A personal encounter with Jesus Christ living in his Church: in the Eucharist, in the Word of God, and in personal and communal prayer.
Testimony: the witness of missionary saints, martyrs, and confessors of the faith as an expression of the Church throughout the world.
Missionary formation: biblical, catechetical, spiritual, and theological.
Missionary charity: The witness of selfless love and of lived solidarity with the poor and the suffering to make God’s love for all people visible.“

Week 1: The Extraordinary Missionary Month 2019 – An overview

Week 2: The Extraordinary Missionary Month 2019 – Papal documents

Week 3: The Extraordinary Missionary Month 2019 – Resources

Week 4: The heart of mission: the encounter with Jesus Christ

Week 5: Mission through witness of life

Week 6: Mission at the service of people

Week 7: Mission needs ongoing formation

Erich Brink, R.I.P.

Posted on 13/04/201915/04/2019 by Vitus Danaa Abobo

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

Erich Brink

on Friday 12th April 2019 in Munich (Germany)
at the age of 78 years, of which 57 years of missionary life
in Ghana, Zambia, Nigeria, Italy and Germany.

Let us pray for him and for his loved ones.

Download here the announcement of Brother Erich Brink’s death Continue reading “Erich Brink, R.I.P.”

Paolo Costantini, R.I.P.

Posted on 12/04/201912/04/2019 by Vitus Danaa Abobo

Father Gaetano Cazzola, Provincial Delegate of the sector of Italy,
informs you of the return to the Lord of Father

Paolo Costantini

on Friday 12th April 2019 at Treviglio (Italy)
at the age of 77 years, of which 52 years of missionary life
in DR Congo, Belgium and Italy.

Let us pray for him and for his loved ones.

Download here the announcement of Father Paolo Costantini’s death. Continue reading “Paolo Costantini, R.I.P.”

Lenten meditation 2019 – week 6

Posted on 08/04/201908/03/2019 by Vitus Danaa Abobo

“With the Lenten impulses we want to invite you to enter into a personal and communal reflection on the different dimensions of the mission of the Church:

A personal encounter with Jesus Christ living in his Church: in the Eucharist, in the Word of God, and in personal and communal prayer.
Testimony: the witness of missionary saints, martyrs, and confessors of the faith as an expression of the Church throughout the world.
Missionary formation: biblical, catechetical, spiritual, and theological.
Missionary charity: The witness of selfless love and of lived solidarity with the poor and the suffering to make God’s love for all people visible.“

Week 1: The Extraordinary Missionary Month 2019 – An overview

Week 2: The Extraordinary Missionary Month 2019 – Papal documents

Week 3 : The Extraordinary Missionary Month 2019 – Resources

Week 4 : The heart of mission: the encounter with Jesus Christ

Week 5 : Mission through witness of life

Week 6 : Mission at the service of people

Info-PAC nr 80 of Mars 2019

Posted on 03/04/2019 by Vitus Danaa Abobo

Here comes some news from the Central Africa Province – in French of course – available from : Downloads > NEWSLETTERS > PAC News

Please, before printing the newsletter, do consider the environment and the possibility of reading it from your screen. You might not be used to it but the learning curve is less important than you might think and the impact on the environment is greater than you might think.

How to help the Mozambique Sector

Posted on 02/04/201902/04/2019 by Vitus Danaa Abobo

Some communities seem not have received the letter from Mozambique sector requesting help :

Dear confreres and Friends and Benefactors and People of Good will, greetings from Beira.

The cyclone Idai that hit Mozambique on the night of 14th -15th March 2019, left the people of the Central region of the country with pain and helpless: hundreds of people reported dead.

People around us have neither food nor shelters as their houses have been damaged. Our parish community in Dombe is in the worst situation. More than 600 people there are taking refuge at the parish school. Our workers and neighbours in Beira have no houses. Sussundenga is not better.

In the Sector house, we lost part of our wall and part of our house.

At Nazaré Centre of Formation, a good number of structures are left roofless.

Our confrere Raphaël Gasimba escaped death as he fell into waters that crossed and split the road, with his car on a journey to Dombe where he is serving. The Toyota Hilux Double Cabine which he was using and some of his personal belongings are lost.

Grateful to God for the safe lives, we are calling upon your generous support in any of the areas mentioned. We thank you for your concern and prayers. Will update you on how the general situation unfold.

Details of our Bank

Millenium BIM-BEIRA CLUB
Missionários de África
Account in US Dollars: 20877214
Account in MZN: 4370627
Swift code: BIMOMZMX

Yours sincerely,

Boris Yabre, M.Afr.
Sector Superior
Mozambique