Amagqabantshintshi15

September 2008/ Volume 15

_{1. Provincial/ Aliwal North Community:
_{On
the
16-17th
of
September
in
Aliwal
North,
members
of
the
Province
gathered
for
the
second
Provincial
Assembly.
Moreover,
two
guests
attended
this
meeting
in
connection
with
the
forthcoming
Provincial
Chapter:
Srs
Paula-Mary
van der
Walt
OP
and
Biddy
Rose
Tiernan
SND.

2. Pietermaritzburg
International
Students House (Dehon
House):

During the winter break from the 30th of June to the 11th of July, our Pietermaritzburg community had a workshop at Port Shepstone. The
workshop was about learning how to be a leader. It empowered the participants
with the skills necessary to be leaders and to conduct workshops. The theme of
the workshop was “A journey into Healing.” The objective of the workshop was to
help the participants learn the necessary skills which they will need in
their religious and priestly ministries. At the end of the workshop each
participant was given a portfolio to complete as an exercise in learning how to
conduct workshops. The portfolios were successfully completed and the
participants were given certificates.

In July, for the first time the Pietermaritzburg community had a community
retreat at Bluff. The retreat took place at the newly opened house of the
Montebello Sisters. Fr. Ernest CMM was the retreat master. All the participants
found the retreat spiritually enriching.

The very day when the aforementioned retreat started, Mr and Mrs Lux arrived in
Pietermaritzburg. Richard Lux comes from the US province where he teaches
at the SCJ Sacred Heart School of Theology in Hales Corners. He is on a teaching
semester, at St. Joseph’s Theological Institute in Cedara. He gives lectures on
the five Old Testament modules. Dr. Lux came with Mary, his wife, who supports
him. The two are staying with the Pietermaritzburg community, which is quite
happy to have them.

3. De Aar Community:

Mgrs. Alcaster stays in the bishop’s house. His
recuperation from stroke was successful to such extend that some time ago he
resumed taking care of two little communities of Britstown and Merriman. He is
now dreaming about driving again but in the transport department for the time
being he depends on the help of others.

4.
Hilton
Community:

Bishop
Barry
Wood
officially
communicated
to
the
Provincial
Fr.
Peter
Surdel,
that
from
the
beginning
of
July
2008,
the
Priests
of
the
Sacred
Heart
of
Jesus
will
take
car
of
the
parish
of
St.
Francis
in
Pietermaritzburg.
The
Provincial
Council
has
appointed
Fr.
Adam Musialek the
parish
priest
of
St.
Francis,
who
will
be
working
in
collaboration
with
the
formation
team.
He
began
his
pastoral
ministry
on
the
5th
of
July.
Congratulations
to
Fr.
Adam
and
to
both
the
Hilton
and Pietermaritzburg
communities.

On
the
22nd
of
August,
Fr.
Adam
Maslowski
SCJ
attended
a
meeting
of
the KZN
Vocation
Team,
held
at
the
Benedictine's
house
in Cedara.

On
the
26-28th
of
September,
Fr.
Adam
Maslowski
SCJ
conducted
a vocation
workshop
at
our
"Guest
House"
in Aliwal
North.
Brothers
Joshua
and
Justin
helped
him
with
preparing
and
running
it.}}