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Posted by Cssr Admin on May 18, 2018

Extraordinary visitation in Europe-North

In the Easter season and until after Pentecost, the meetings of the Extraordinary Visitation take place in the area of Northern Europe. The visitation was already carried out by the General Government in Southern Europe, now the meetings were held in Esker (Ireland), Neustadt (Germany), Perth (Scotland) and Ghent (Belgium). On Monday after Pentecost, the meeting begins in Gars / Inn (Germany). Fr. Vicar...

Posted by Cssr Admin on Apr 24, 2018

Meeting of the formators of Europe

A meeting of the formators of Europe was held in Trois Epis from April 10th to April 12th. Present were the Coordinator of Europe Fr. Johannes Römelt, Fr. Vaclav Hypius from the General Secretariat for Formation, Fr. Piotr Chyla (chair) and other members of the European Formation Secretariat and 28 Confreres from almost every Unit in the Conference. The Executive Secretary for Formation Fr. Manuel...

Posted by Cssr Admin on Apr 22, 2018

Annual Meeting of Working Group on Social Ministry

The Working Group on Social Ministry of the (CRE), held their annual exchange meeting from 12 to 14 March 2018 in the newly renovated monastery, which is located in the heart of the city of Luxembourg. Its multilingual pastoral and liturgical offerings are a magnet for the people. “It is always enriching and heartening to learn about others’ commitment,” says Fr. Winfried Pauly, former moderator of the...

Posted by Cssr Admin on Mar 31, 2018

Easter 2018 – Letter of the Coordinator No 1 (29.03.2018)

The angel said to the women, “Do not be afraid, for I know that you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified. … He has risen from the dead and is going ahead of you… Matthew 28, 5.7. Dear Confreres, Dear Lay Missionaries of the Most Holy Redeemer, Dear Partners in Mission, For us Redemptorists and for our partners here in Europe, the current year is marked particularly by the Extraordinary...

Posted by Cssr Admin on Mar 28, 2018

Letter of the Major Superiors of Southern Europe and the Coordinator to the confreres and Lay Redemptorists

After the Extraordinary Visits in Southern Europe and the evaluation meeting together with the General Government the Provincial Superiors of the respective Provinces (Rome, Naples, Madrid, Lisbon and France) and the Coordinator for Europe sent a common letter to the confreres and Lay Redemptorists to inform about the process and the results. March 8, 2018 Dear Confreres, dear Lay Redemptorists, In five...

Posted by Cssr Admin on Mar 23, 2018

World Youth Day Panama 2019 – Alfonsian Day during WYD Panama 2019

The World Youth Day in Panama will take place in January 22-27, 2019. Young people from redemptorists pastoral ministries will be hosted in the Parish of St. Gerard Majella in Panama. The redemptorist groups from all around the world which would like to accommodate in St. Gerard the parish, should register into the macrogroup created in the central WYD registration system. The commission prepares...

Posted by Cssr Admin on Jan 20, 2018

Introduction of the New Coordinators

From January 15th to the 19th, 2018, the General Government met with the new coordinators of the Conferences to introduce and plan the Congregation’s agenda for the rest of the sexennium. Present at the meetings were also the General Secretary, Father Brendan Kelly, C.Ss.R., and invited were the three former coordinators: Fathers Jacek Zdrzalek (Europe), Guy-Arnaud Agbossaga (Africa and Madagascar) and...

Posted by Cssr Admin on Dec 16, 2017

Formation Secretariat of the CRE

A meeting of the Formation Secretariat of the Conference of Europe took place in San Gioacchino on 16th December. Present were the Coordinator of the Conference, Fr. Jacek Zdrzałek, the newly appointed Coordinator Fr. Johannes Römelt , Fr. Vaclav Hypius representing the General Secretariat for Formation and the members of the European Secretariat, Fathers Ronald McAinsh, Metod Lukacik and Maurizio...