The first Indian Provincial Superior and his council

The first Indian provincial Assembly kicked off on Monday 23 September 2019. Unlike the polish province, which invited all its permanent members to take part in it, Indian assembly had eight (8) delegates, three (3) Ex-Officio members, one (1) secretary and one (1) facilitator. India has also moved from being a District in Formation to a Province following the decision taken at the 21st SMA General assembly in Rome earlier this year.

The first Polish Provincial superior and his council

The 21st SMA General Assembly raised the polish district among others to the status of a province. The just-concluded polish Assembly elected their 1st provincial superior and his council on the 17th of September 2019. The superior Fr. Grzegorz Kucharski (c), the vice-superior, Fr. Adam Fijolek (r), and the councilor, Fr. Waclaw Krzempek (l).

The new Irish Provincial Superior and his council

The Irish Provincial Assembly took place at the African Missions Retreat & Conference Centre in Dromantine, Newry, Co Down from 1 - 20 July 2019. Among the decisions taken by the 27 delegates was the election of Fathers Malachy Flanagan as Provincial Leader, Eamonn Finnegan as Vice Provincial Leader and Anthony Kelly as Provincial Councillor. Fr Malachy served in Ilorin diocese and Kontagora Vicariate in Nigeria as well as Provincial Bursar, Provincial Councillor and Vice Provincial Leader in Ireland.

The new Spanish provincial and his council

The Spanish new Province held its very first provincial assembly from 23rd June and ended on 28th June 2019. During this assembly facilitated by the Lyon provincial superior Fr. Francois du Penhoat, saw the election of Fr. Marcos Delgado (C) as the new and first Spanish provincial on the 25th June 2019.

Youth holiday camp at St. Monica Catholic Church Kitengela -Kenya

I just returned to Lyon from Kampala (Uganda), where I took part in the celebration of the Golden Jubilee of the Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar (SECAM) and its 18th Plenary Assembly which took place from 19 to 29 July 2019, on the theme “Church - Family of God in Africa, celebrate your jubilee, proclaim Jesus Christ your Saviour”. At the end of the celebration, which allowed for pastoral reflections on the theme “May they know Christ and have life in abundance” (Jn 17:3; 10:10), the Pastors of Africa and Madagascar, addressed a message and exhortation to the Church – Family of God in Africa and the youth were not left behind.

Symposium Of Episcopal Conferences Of Africa and Madagascar

The 18th Plenary Assembly and Golden Jubilee of SECAM MESSAGE

"That they may know'Christ and have life in abundance" (Jn l7:3;10:10).
1. The celebration of the Golden Jubilee ol the Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar (SITCAM) and its 1Sth Plenary Assembly took place from 19 to 29 July 2019, in Kampala (llganda), on the theme "Church Family of God in Africa, celebrate your jubilee, proclaim Jesus Christ your Saviour".

BLESSING OF THE SMA CHAPEL IN BANGUI

The pioneer priests of the Society of African Missions arrived in the Central African Republic in September 1977. They began their work in Saint-Jean parish at Galabadja, in Saint Pierre parish at Gobongo and in Saint Pierre Claver at Bria. Then they opened a formation house in Bimbo, worked in Begoua and in the diocese of Berberati. It was in 2006 that the SMA got a regional house in Bangui with the approval of the General Council.

What if you knew...

Two weeks ago in Rome concluded the general assembly that was historic in nature. It saw for the first time 50% of the members taking partfor the very first time. For the first time too, an Italian SMA was elected Superior General.