Amagqabantshintshi19

September 2009/ Volume 19

_{1. Provincial/ Aliwal North Community:

The
beginning
of
July
witnessed,
Fr.
Provincial's
return
from
the
General
Chapter.

On
the
4th
of
September,
Fr.
Chwaja,
SCJ
rejoined
the
Aliwal
community
coming
back
from
his
holiday.

2. Pietermaritzburg
International Students House (Dehon House):

Recently
(10th
of
August)
some
of
our
scholastics
participated
in
the
Vocation
Exhibition
event
in
Pietermaritzburg.

3. De Aar Community:

On
the
12th
of
August,
Deacon
Michael
Benedict,
SCJ
went
back
to
India
after
over
a
year
ministry
in
the
Diocese
of
De
Aar.
He
was
immediately
deployed
as a
member
of
the
Indian
SCJ
formation
team
in
Andhra
Pradesh.
When
in
South
Africa,
Dn.
Michael
was
pastorally
helping
out
in
Middelburg
and
in
De
Aar.
His
priestly
ordination
is
scheduled
for
the
28th
December
2009
in
India.
On the 14th of August, Fr.
Koscielny, SCJ rejoined De Aar community coming back from his holiday to
Colesberg, where he has been working as the parish priest.
On the 22nd of August, the last
edition of the Diocesan Pastoral Council was organized in Colesberg.
Representatives of various communities from the Diocese, first, listened to the
feedback from the National Pastoral Forum conducted two weeks earlier in
Mariannhill on the topic of common priesthood. Then, after a short discussion
another theme was introduced: "Healing in the Catholic Church." This was lively
presented by Fr. Colin Bowes who also talked about his personal experiences of
healing in his pastoral ministry.
On the 24th of September (in
the Town Hall in De Aar) 19 South African Bishops together with SCJs from
various provinces, diocesan priests and the people of the Diocese of De Aar
gathered to participate in the Episcopal ordination of Rev. Fr. Adam Musialek,
SCJ. Archbishop of Cape Town, Henry Lawrence was the main consecrator assisted
by the former Bishop of De Aar, Joseph Potocnak, SCJ and Archbishop of
Bloemfontein, Jabulani Nxumalo, OMI. We wish the new Bishop Adam Musialek all
the strength and wisdom in shepherding his new "flock." May God bless You in
your Episcopal ministry!

4.
Hilton
Community:

From
4th-11th
of
July,
Fr.
Grzelak,
SCJ
gave
a
retreat
to
the
Doughters
of
Charity
of
the
Sacred
Heart
in
Durban,
Inanda.
The
theme
of
the
retreat
was
the
Doughter's
Charism:
"All
for
the
glory
of
God."

On
the
25th
of
August,
Fr.
Maslowski,
SCJ
came
back
to
Hilton
community
from
his
holiday.

On
the
10th
of
September,
the
Mission
Director
of
the
Polish
Province,
Fr.
Michael
Ciemiega,
SCJ
arrived
in
South
Africa.
After
visiting
the
Hilton
community
he
went
to
Aliwal
North.
Fr.
Ciemiega,
who
worked
in
South
Africa
for
13
years,
will
attend
Fr.
Adam
Musialek's
ordination
to
episcopate
in
De
Aar.

From
the
21st
to
29th
of
September,
Hilton
community
had
hosted
several
international
visitors
who
came
for
the
Episcopal
ordination
of
Rev.
Fr.
Adam
Musialek,
SCJ.
They
came
respectively
from:
the
Democratic
Republic
of
Congo,
Poland
and
the
United
States.

On
the
22nd
and
on
the
29th
of
September,
Fr.
Maslowski,
SCJ
and
Dn.
Mpiti,
SCJ
met
with
4
young
people
who
showed
an
interest
in
our
SCJ's
spirituality
and
charism.
Several
others
expressed
their
willingness
to
come
for
the
vocations
workshop
and
join
our
program
-
"come
and
see."
Let
us
pray
for
them
and
for
vocations
to
religious
life
and
priesthood.

On
the
26th
of
September,
Fr.
Maslowski,
SCJ
began
his
pastoral
ministry
at
the
St.
Francis
of
Assisi
Parish,
in
Eastwood,
Pietermaritzburg.

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