SECRETARIAT OF EVANGELIZATION

SECRETARIAT OF EVANGELIZATION AND ON GOING FORMATION

Minutes of meeting April 25th, 2008

Present: Frs. Mariano Tibaldo, Mario Porto, Thomas Herreros and G.B. Antonini.

Agenda:

RATIO MISSIONIS
Meetings for discernment on Spirituality, Identity/Charism, Mission/Evangelisation (part 2) for Ratio Missionis are held in all the Pastoral Zones of the Province. Minutes will be used for a “narrative” report and for the “Provincial Synthesis”. Points of reflection outlined in the February meeting on the post election crisis will be added.
The secretary will forward copies of the “report” to the communities for further consideration and follow-up on the topics relevant to community life and missionary work.

PROVINCIAL ASSEMBLY
The post electoral crisis in Kenya advised against holding the annual Provincial Assembly, scheduled for mid January 2008 in Nairobi. It would have been too dangerous for the confreres to travel.
The Provincial Superior decided to cancel the Assembly and to call a two day meeting of the confreres in Nairobi to study the root causes of the recent tragic upheavals in the Country and to understand how injustices and inequalities are at the heart of the political turmoil.
A summary of the reflection is sent to all the confreres of the Province and it is posted on the website of the Province www.combonikenya.or.ke
Feedback is expected on the initiatives taken by the confreres to help the society out of the effects of the crisis.

ZONE CHARTS
The Pokot Zone has already prepared its Chart. For the full text visit the website of the Province.
The zones of Marsabit, Turkana and Nairobi are working on it.

MEETING OF THE SUPERIORS OF THE COMMUNITIES
It is scheduled for October 31st – November 1st, 2008.
Topics on the agenda:

Evaluation of work and challenges.
“Code of Conduct”, our experiences, its contextualisation in the Kenya legal system and culture.

PROVINCIAL DIRECTORY
The final revision is adjourned to next Provincial Assembly (January 2009).

2nd COMBONI FORUM

The Brasil Norteste Province, is organising the “Second Comboni Forum” in the context of the “Belem Social Forum 2009” as the follow up of the Comboni Social Forum of Nairobi of last year, and asks for our cooperation. The Provincial Superior will invite Fr. Daniele Moschetti and Bro Alberto Parise to answer the questionnaire and to work as link persons.

MISSIONARY REFLECTIONS - >>Click here to view the PDF content>>
MISSIONARY REFLECTIONS, issue n. 29 (March 2008), is already out and offers a series of reflections on the post election crisis in Kenya.
(Full test in the Website of the Province of Kenya)

On April 17th, the Reflection Group that produces and publishes M.R., decided to concentrate our attention and study on “What goes on in Africa” with the help of experts and prepared the time table of the meetings for the rest of the year.

Meetings for 2008:
May 20th: “Reflection on the socio-cultural transformation in Africa” guided by Mr. Mudida Robert.
August 20th: Contribution of some movements in the evangelisation of Africa (Focolare, Opus Dei, CL. ….);
November 12th: “Social Transformation and Culture”.
All are welcome to attend (at CBC, 2.30 pm).

NEXT MEETING
July 4th, 2008.

Fr. John B. Antonini mccj
Secretary.