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Courses of ongoing formation in Rome |
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As you know in July, August and September 2008 at the new International Pallottine Formation Centre - 'Cenacle' - in Via G. Ferrari, 1, Rome - will take place the following courses of ongoing formation for the following groups:
- From 7-12 July: Meeting of Provincial/Regional Rectors and their Vicars (above all, for the newly elected), organised by the SAC General Administration in collaboration with the General Secretariat for Formation.
- From 21-26 July: Meeting of Brothers in the Society of the Catholic Apostolate, organised by the General Secretariat for Formation in collaboration with the Brothers in Rome: Br. Stephen Buckley, Br. Jean Marie Ngendahimana and Br. Wojciech Szporna.
- From 7-15 August: Meeting of confreres who celebrate 25 years of their consecration and 25 years of priesthood (this year only for the Polish and Portuguese language groups), organised by the General Secretariat for Formation.
- From 10-17 September: Meeting of Pallottine parish priests, organised by General Secretariat for the Apostolate.
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Entrance ceremony of Archbishop Henryk Hoser in the Diocese |
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 On June 28, 2008 at the Cathedral of St. Michael the Archangel took place the entrance ceremony of Archbishop Henryk Hoser in the Diocese of Warsaw-Prague which was attended among others also by the Rector General, the Vicar General and the Secretary General. The Diocese covers half of the city of Warsaw and extends for 60 km to the east. The inhabitants are almost 1.2 million (1.1 million Catholics), there are more than 450 priests, more than 200 religious priests and more than 1300 nuns who live and work in the diocese. The parishes are about 160. Let us accompany Msgr. H. Hoser with our prayers in his service as Pastor of the Church. |
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Meeting of the General Councils of the Pallottine family |
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On June 13, 2008 met the three General Councils of the Pallottine family: the Society of the Catholic Apostolate, the Congregation of the Sisters of the Catholic Apostolate and Congregation of the Missionary Sisters of the Catholic Apostolate. Fr. Hubert Socha, SAC, author of a document that highlights the role of the Core Communities of the Catholic Apostolate took part in this meeting. The author tried to help the participants to understand what the three General Councils of the Core Communities of the Catholic Apostolate should or could do together, and the ways in which to do so. |
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Meeting of the SAC Juridical Commission |
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The SAC Juridical Commission met for the fourth time in six years in Rome from June 10 to 12, 2008. The first question concerned the role of the Rector and the Bursar in Local Communities that are engaged in many activities independent from each other. Subsequently the process of election of the Provincial /Regional Council was examined. The Commission will devote to the study of various models to be submitted subsequently to the General Council. The next Commission meeting is scheduled for 1-3 July 2009 in Rome. |
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Official Visitation to Pallottine communities in Canada |
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The Rector General, Fr. Friedrich Kretz, SAC and First General Consultor, Fr. Zenon Hanas, SAC have made the Official Visitation to Pallottine communities in Canada from May 26 to June 10, 2008. In Canada there are two Delegatures: Delegature of the Sacred Heart Province composed of 5 German Pallottines and 5 Indians who work in the diocese of Calgary and Edmonton (in the state of Alberta) and the Delegature of the Province of Christ the King with 6 Polish Pallottines in the diocese of Hamilton (Ontario). Our confreres are engaged principally in the parish ministry in communities of different language groups (English, German and Italian). In the west of Canada (Alberta) there are groups of the Union of Catholic Apostolate. The Church in Canada has always been a Church characterised by many cultures and nationalities living together their faith. We hope that as members of the Pallottine Family we can contribute to the growth of this Church with our charism of Catholic and apostolic universalism.
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Third annual meeting of the Institute of Pallotti -June 2008 |
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 On 12 June 2008, the third annual meeting of the Institute of Pallotti was held in the church SS.Salvatore in Onda, on the theme: "St Paul in the vision of the universal apostolate of Pallotti". The speaker, Fr. Zenon Hanas SAC, Vicar General of the Society of the Catholic Apostolate, compared the concept of apostolate in St. Paul with that of universal apostolate in Pallotti. Starting from the vision of universal apostolate of Pallotti as presented in his writings, composed in 1839 at Camaldoli in a very systematic and holistic way, Fr.Zenon pointed out that the concept of universal apostolate represented an original idea of Pallotti, expressed in a pastoral, liturgical and practical language. From the diversity of apostolic tasks described in the Procure emerges the great and realistic experience of Pallotti. Besides, the speaker emphasised the fact that in this vision we can trace the contents of the book of Venerable Maria d'Agreda, Mistica città di Dio. The originality of the thought of Pallotti can be found in the figure and in the role of the thirteenth Procurator, under the protection of St. Paul, as described in the different Procure of the Catholic Apostolate. Pallotti assigned it the task, following the example of St. Paul, to animate the other twelve procure, to coordinate and help with all possible means the apostolic works, to speed up all and care for all, with an open attitude towards entire humanity. The thirteenth Procura signifies, for Pallotti, a unifying model of diverse charisms and gifts for his apostolic works. |
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