Social Ministry
The working group on Social Ministry reflects on how we can make effective, the pastoral care of migrants and those from the margins of society who are often deprived of any pastoral help.
The group consists of following persons:
Fr. Winfried Pauly (San Clemente Province) – chairman
Fr. Urquizo Vasquez Guillermo Ulianov (France Province)
Fr. Ivan Levitsky (Lviv Province)
Sr. Renate Drexler MSsR (Wien)
Mr. Jelle Wind (San Clemente Province)
The group elaborated an understanding of Social Ministry.
The group has started an overview of different initiatives on Social Ministry.
Meeting of the Secretariat of Evangelisation of the Conference of Europe
The members of the Secretariat for Evangelisation of the CRE met for the last time during the week of 12-16 June. They are: Eric Corsius (Shared Mission), Sr. Ulrike, MSSR (Social Pastoral), Fr. Pawel Drobot (Youth Ministry), Fr. Miguel Castro (New Missionary Initiatives), Fr. Gianni Congiu, Chair of the Secretariat. Fr. Johannes Römelt, Coordinator of the Conference, was present by video call. The meeting took place in the Community of Perpetual Help in Jerez de la Frontera (Spain) where three Redemptorist missionaries work in the popular...
read moreMeeting of the Redemptorist Missionaries of Southern Europe
From 25 to 27 April 2023, the Redemptorist missionaries of the five Units (Lisbon, Madrid, France, Rome and Naples) were meeting in Rome. There were 7-8 missionaries from each of the five units, together with the Vicar General Fr. Francesco Stanula and the coordinator of the Conference of Redemptorists of Europe, Fr. Johannes Romelt. The meeting was organised to offer an opportunity to get closer and know each other better because these five Provinces will form the new Province of Southern Europe from 1 January 2024. In addition to this, by...
read moreFrom Madrid to Ukraine: an experience of Redemptorist Solidarity
Scala News has received the news about a solidarity initiative organised by the parish of the Most Holy Redeemer in Madrid: they sent a truck with humanitarian aid for Ukrainian communities. As the parish priest of this Redemptorist parish, Father José Miguel de Haro, CSsR responsible for the Association ACOGER Y COMPARTIR, tells us, the big truck had been prepared in Madrid, in the parish of the Most Holy Redeemer, a few days ago that carried a significant amount of aid (25,000kg of non-perishable food) needed for the communities in these...
read moreRedemptorists counter the lack of interest over the war in Ukraine
The association Acoger y Compartir, led by Redemptorist José Miguel de Haro, is collecting humanitarian aid to send to the people in need on Monday, 10 April. “We have a responsibility for the suffering of others,” he says. One year ago, the beginning of the war in Ukraine generated a wave of solidarity in Spanish society. Hundreds of humanitarian aid convoys were organised by citizens to help the population, which had been subjected to a constant barrage of bombs by Russia. A year later, however, the situation is very different. The war...
read moreMeeting of the Secretariat for Evangelisation of the Redemptorist Conference of Europe
The meeting of the Secretariat for the Evangelisation of the Redemptorist Conference of Europe took place in Bonn from November 29 to December 1, 2022. The venue for the meeting was the religious house of the Redemptorists, who run the Collegium Josephinum here. The meeting aimed to summarise the work of the Secretariat in its various areas of activity: a partnership in mission, social ministry, youth and vocation ministry, and new missionary initiatives. The prospects for implementing the indications of Phases I and II of the XVI General...
read moreRedemptorist Fr. Taras Kchik speaks about his ministry in bombed-out Chernihiv, Ukraine
Redemptorist Fr. Taras Kchik offers an update on the situation in Chernihiv in “Ukrainian priest helps town that suffered Russian bombardment” by Crux Rome Bureau Chief Inés San Martín. According to the Chernihiv Regional State Administration, Chernihiv was surrounded and attacked for 40 days straight. At least 3,700 buildings were destroyed during the shelling and partial capture of the Chernihiv region by Russian troops. During the worst of the siege, the monastery housed as many as 58 people. Fr. Taras credits God’s guidance for giving him...
read moreP. Taras Kchik, CSsR “We do our utmost to help those who trust us”.
Interview in the magazine “Icono” (Spain) with Fr Taras Kchik, a 36-year-old Ukrainian Redemptorist. For the past few years, he has been a formator of Ukrainian students in Lviv and now lives in the Redemptorist community of Ivano-Frankivsk in the southeast of the country. “Every day begins with the stress of finding out which city was hit during the night”, Fr Taras Kchik, CSsR. How has your daily situation changed since this siege began? This conflict has had a significant impact on our daily lives. Most of our houses have had to change how...
read moreRedemptorists cooperate in organising humanitarian aid for Ukraine
Poland: Province of Warsaw Message received from Fr. Janusz Sok, C.Ss.R., Provincial Superior, dated Ash Wednesday, March 2, 2022. 7th day of war… “When refugees started arriving in Poland from Ukraine, so many Poles rushed to the border with hearts on their sleeves to do anything, that traffic jams also formed in the direction from west to east” – this is how one journalist described the situation at the border. There is indeed a great stir among the people rushing to help. People are opening their hearts and the doors of their houses to...
read moreUkraine: Redemptorists provide shelter for the needy
In the past few days, we have heard from several Confreres in Ukraine, as well as from the Missionary Sisters of the Most Holy Redeemer (Gars). Fr. Andriy Rak, C.Ss.R, the Superior of the Province of Lviv, has told me that so far, all are safe. They are remaining close to the people among whom we serve, and in fact, they are welcoming refugees into our homes and churches to share what we can with them. These refugees include children as well as older persons. On Friday, we received the following pictures from our house in northeast Ukraine,...
read moreFr. Brehl calls for prayer for peace, in solidarity with Ukraine
Dear Confreres, Sisters, and Partners in Mission, It is with a certain urgency that I write to you again today. I believe that most of us are aware of the outbreak of war with the invasion of Ukraine by Russia, and the ongoing efforts on the part of world leaders to resolve this situation and prevent further violence. It is evident that this situation will have repercussions which will affect the entire continent of Europe, as well as a greater impact on our wounded world. Pope Francis has continued to invite all of us to join in prayerful...
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