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March 2017 : ENLARGED GENERAL COUNCIL in CHILI
This annual meeting of members of the General Council with all the Major Superiors in the Congregation, provides times for sharing experiences, and a time of reflection together on the life and mission of the Congregation.
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40th anniversary celebration of the Sisters of Christ UNION MYSTERIUM CHRISTI
''The story of our Union is part of a much greater story : the story of the People of God and of the Church... Mystery of God's covenant with humankind in Christ. Our small efforts to come together are the raw material God uses to develop his own work... : 'TO BRING EVERYTHING TOGETHER UNDER CHRIST' (Eph. 1, 10)'' (Rule of Life)
Sent to promote communion...
to be a ''sign of the communion that Christ came to inaugurate among men and women... to live there among the local people and in the Church... in sickness as in health...'' (Rule of Life 10)
CAMEROON : 14 November 2015 A new stage in the life of the Region...
All the Sisters in the Cameroon Region gathered in Nkongsamba on 14th November. At the beginning of their mandate in general government, Sister Emerentienne, newly elected Superior General and Claudie Berger, General Counsellor, arrived in Cameroon to meet the Sisters in their areas of Mission and to install the new Regional Superior, Mama Viviane and her Counsellors.
SISTERS OF CHRIST : THE MISSION IN MADAGASCAR. " Let us rediscover these corporal and spiritual works of mercy"
' Let us open our eyes and see the misery of the world, the wounds... and let us recognize that we are compelled to heed their cry for help!...'
8th General Chapter of the Sisters of Christ – 22nd June to 17th July 2015
33 Capitulants gathered together from Cameroon, Chile, Madagascar, England, Belgium, Italy and France, have listened to descriptions of life in their respective countries and talked about the major issues of the mission of the Congregation in which the Sisters are involved. They work on drawing up orientations for the years. A General Superior and her council have been elected for the next mandate.
Sixty years Madagascar!
Sister Françoise Marie Rey left France in 1961 for the mission in Madagascar. She taught for eleven years before working in the formation of young Malagasy sisters for seventeen years. Since 1989 she has worked with the children of the orphanage in Faratsiho. Arriving at the age of 80, the orphans of Faratsiho wished her a happy birthday.
CHILI : TOWARDS A NEW MISSION
The community of Puente Alto. Sisters María Elena Vega, Emma Razafindravelo and Mirella Riquelme form this community. We lived in Puente Alto from 1st 2011 until 4th March 2015.
You did not choose me, no, I chose you... John 15 :16 This was the scriptural passage from which Sr Florence Etanki Elumpe drew her strength to surrender her life to God totally on the 10th of May 2014 in St Joseph's Parish Church, Tiko.
The ceremony of Final Profession began with a Eucharistic Celebration at 10:00 am prompt officiated by his Lordship Immanuel Bushu, bishop of Buea. It was a grace-filled event for the Cameroon Region in particular and the Congregation of the Sisters of Christ as a whole, to receive another permanent member into the Congregation. We continue to pray for Sr Florence and we thank God immensely for her biological family who supported her in answering God's call in a special way.
The Longavi Community hosted a meeting of religious superiors from the area on the theme of ecology
Seventeen members of different congregations from the Deanery attended the meeting.
COMMISSION FOR TEACHING and EDUCATION in MADAGASCAR
PLAN FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR 2013 – 2014 “Evangelise children and their culture through teaching and education. Inspired by faith: through education harmonise and ameliorate human relationships so as to give dignity to people and enable them to take responsibility.”
The Sisters of Christ ,Cameroon Region happily welcome an additional member in the family.
It was on the dawn of the 3rd of August 2013 that Sr Shavnyuy Yvette, freely and happily committed herself ,by vows of Poverty Chastity and Obedience, as a sign of an engagement to follow Christ more closely in the congregation.
Echoes of the golden jubilee of St Chantal's College at Soanierena, Madagascar
During the celebration of the 50th anniversary of our school, the staff organised three days of an unforgettable festival from the 26th to 28th April 2013. Each class took part in a long procession as well as different drama scenes, all shown in the assembly hall LAVASOA. Parents of the students and many other people were invited. These days united us in laughter and joy but it allowed us to live and to reinforce the theme, “A FAMILY WHICH NEVER CEASES TO RENEW ITSELF”.
In 2012, the community of Longavi, in Chile, celebrated its 25 years
On the 22nd December 2012, there was a great celebration in the Parish of St Laurence. The representatives of numerous rural communities, the inhabitants of Longavi, members of religious communities of the deanery, the associates of Longavi and a good number of the sister of Christ of the Province were gathered together to thank God for the 25 years of the presence of the community of the Sisters of Christ in the area.
Arrival of 11 young Malagasy sisters in France in December 2012.
The Province of Europe rejoices in welcoming these Malagasy young professed sisters who will be having an international experience in France and Italy; a sister from Cameroon will join them later on.
13th October 2012: Missioning of the new Regional Council in Cameroon
Sister Françoise Caron, superior general, installed Sister Maria Luisa as Regional, and her three councillors: Sisters Rillindis, Viviane and Beatrice. This council reflects the international character of the Congregation: 1 Chilean, 1 Cameroonian and 2 Malagasy.
Projects for young people in Cameroon
An international experience with children, young people, women and the sick. With the Sisters of Christ, who have come from 3 continents, 5 countries and who are workers for unity.
From 14th-16th September 2012
After Vezelay in 2008, Paris in 2010, the groups coming from Dordogne, Picardy and Lyon met each other at Mazille for a time of sharing, prayer and friendship.