Missionaries of Africa

The Friendship Bench Project aims to reduce the mental health treatment gap by using a cognitive behavioural therapy based approach called problem solving therapy on a primary care level to address kufungisisa (Shona expression for depression). Continue reading “Why I train grandmothers to treat depression”

Workshop JPIC – ED

Posted on 01/03/201811/03/2018 by Vitus Danaa Abobo

Mercredi 28 février et Jeudi 1et mars

Sixteen participants met Wednesday evening, 28/02/2018, in the cafeteria of the General House. The head of the JPIC-RD commission, Father Andreas Göpfert, welcomed us all and invited us to introduce ourselves to each other. On Thursday, the participants were invited to share some of their experience that motivates them to engage in JPIC-RD pastoral work but also to describe the functioning of JPIC-RD commissions in each province. Here are some pictures of the sharing of some fellow participants in the session. Continue reading “Workshop JPIC – ED”

Urgent : Pre-Synodal meeting for the Youth

Posted on 27/02/201827/02/2018 by Vitus Danaa Abobo

Access to the 2018 Pre-synod kit, containing (main folder)

Presentation of the Pre-Synod for the Youth
Presentation video (ready to download)
Letter of invitation to the Youth between 16 and 29 years (printable)
Document “The Work outline” (ATTENTION : this document does not seem to work from the main folder, but you will view from downloading it here)
Book of documental support

Lenten Way of the Cross 2018

Posted on 26/02/201826/02/2018 by Vitus Danaa Abobo

Here is a Way of the Cross prepared by the JPIC coordinators of the Missionary Sisters of Our Lady of Africa and the Missionaries of Africa for Lent 2018.

You can use it individually for your own meditation and at your own pace. By default, the slides change every minute, but you can obviously force the progress.

You must be connected to the Internet to view this slideshow. However, if you want to use it in community M.Afr. or parish, you can download the PDF version here.

Gaetano Scremin, R.I.P.

Posted on 26/02/201826/02/2018 by Vitus Danaa Abobo

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

Gaetano Scremin

on Saturday the 24th February 2018 at Valdagno (Italy)
at the age of 75 years, of which 49 years of missionary life
in Italy, Rwanda, Tunisia, Algeria and in Switzerland.

Let us pray for him and for his loved ones.