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Pastoral Area Development New Zealand Style

In July 2010 Tony Hanna and I visited a variety of dioceses in New Zealand and Australia before and after our involvement in Brisbane’s Pray 2010 conference. Our own Spiritfest 2011 conference to be held in Armagh from 1 - 3 July 2011 is being modelled on the Brisbane conference at which Tony was one of the keynote speakers. Participating gave us a lot of tips and ideas for Spiritfest 2011.

The outstanding memory of our time in New Zealand and Australia was of the tremendous hospitality we receive everywhere we went. We stayed with two bishops, three families and two priests on our travels, were wined and dined by various people, were taken to the opera in Sydney and to a fine golf club north of Bendigo. Every effort was made to meet with us to facilitate our learning about what is happening in the ecclesial context in Australia and New Zealand. The hospitality was outstanding.

Domitille - the girl on the Trócaire box 2010

Domitille Nyirabavakure is the girl from Rwanda whose face in on this year's Trocaire box. This is her story.

Domitille gets up early to collect water. She goes to get water with her older sister Violette. The well is about five minutes walk away, but Domitille is still learning how to carry the jerry can on her head, so it takes her a little longDomitille gets up early to collect water. She goes to get water with her older sister Violette. The well is about five minutes walk away, but Domitille is still learning how to carry the jerry can on her head, so it takes her a little longer than Violette to get home.

Interview with Domitille's parents

Triphonie is 43. She lives with her husband, 46-year-old Frodouald, and six children near Butare in Rwanda. Their children are 23-year-old Claudine; Illuminee (22), Anaclet (14), Violette (12), Domitille (6) and Irene (5). The family live on under €1.07 per day for a family of 8.

Triphonie is a beneficiary of a partner of Trócaire’s called COCOF. This group, which is a bit like our Credit Unions, works with families to provide them with small sums of money in the form of loans based on the family’s savings. COCOF has run a basket-weaving group with 50 of the poorest women in the community since August 2007. Triphonie is now part of that group.

Synod on the Word of God

Pope Benedict XVI will hold a Synod of Bishops in October 2008, to discuss the theme: “The Word of God in the Life and Mission of the Church.“ The synod is scheduled to take place in Rome from the 5th to the 26th of October. This is the first time Pope Benedict has called a synod and chosen its theme. The 2008 gathering will be the 12th ordinary assembly of the Synod of Bishops since it was established by Pope Paul VI in September 1965 as a permanent institution for the promotion of greater collegiality between the world's bishops and the pope, as requested by the Second Vatican Council (1962-65).

Sr.Cosmas in Africa

My name is Sr. Cosmas Cullen, and I am a Franciscan Missionary Sister for Africa. I wish to thank very sincerely Sr. Rhoda and all those who have contribute so generously to my in Uganda. I first went to Uganda in 1949, and it has been my privilege to work in Africa since the, mostly in Uganda, but for seven years in Lusikisiki, South Africa, and for six year in Kenya. My work has been mainly in education, but as missionaries we do everything that needs to be done, mostly learning by doing!

Christmas in the Philippines

Children in the Philippines get the feel of Christmas early. Not that pop Christmas tunes on the radio and decorations in department stores start cropping up by September already. That's just the commercial side of the holiday season. But a more significant Filipino tradition that brings one and all into the spirit of Christmas is the Simbáng Gabí or the Dawn Mass.
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Celebrate the Call

The Celebrate the Call Project began in June, 2000. A group of approximately 70 lay ecclesial ministers were gathered at Newman Theological College in Edmonton, Canada, for a "Pastoral Institute on Lay Ministry". During that event, the question emerged: "What resources or networks exist in Canada to support our ministry?" It was soon discovered that, while groups existed to serve various ministry sectors (e.g. youth ministers, religious educators, formation directors), there was no permanent network to serve the broader needs of lay people engaged in ministry. A dream for such a network was born.

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