VICE-PROVINCE OF NIGERIA

On 2-4 May 2007, the Ongoing Formation Commission of theVice-Province of Nigeria organized a workshop for all the Confreres in the Vice-Province. The workshop focused on collaboration amongst confreres, collaboration with the Diocesan Bishops and Priests and other Religious Associations, and bridging the age gap among confreres. The workshop was well attended by majority of the Confreres. At the end of the workshop, each Local Community made public resolutions on how to improve the Local Community and collaborate better especially in our various ministries. The period was also a time to catch up with other confreres and take some rest.

VINCENTINUM

vicentinum014.jpgOn 20 May 2007, in Krzeszowice (25 km. from Kraków), the celebration of the blessing and opening of the Vincentian Formation Centre “Vincentinum” took place. The solemn concelebration was presided by His Eminence Franciszek Card. Macharski, senior archbishop of Kraków. Among the participants were present: Fr. Józef Kapuściak CM (Vicar General), Fr. Arkadiusz Zakręta (Visitor of Poland), Fr. Roman Górowski (Visitor of New England, USA), Fr. Józef Łucyszyn (Visitor of Hungary), Fr. Stanislav Zonták (Visitor of Slovakia), Fr. Ján Martinček (delegate of Visitor of Sts Cyril and Methodius). A big number of Confreres, Daughters of Charity, members of Vincentian Family participated in this event. During this feast the 80th birthday of Card. Macharski, exactly on this day, was mentioned also.

NUNTIA, 5, MAYO 2007

nuntia01.jpg1. News from the General Curia
The Superior General animated diverse communities of the Vincentian Family, in different parts of the world.He was in Panama, from 31 March to 17 April, visiting all the houses of the missionariesof the Province of Central America and those of the Province of Philadelphia, as well as all the houses of the Daughters of Charity in that country, preaching the retreat to the confreres and spending Holy Week in a rural parish. From Panama, he went to Mexico, where, from the 18th to the 23rd, he assisted at the National Meeting of the AMM and met with various groups of the Vincentian Family, confreres, Daughters of Charity, MISEVI, etc.