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.
Redemptorist Volunteering 2020
Volunteering, especially by young people, has been growing in recent years as an expression of faith and Christian values. In the same way, many Redemptorist laypeople have found in the Volunteer Movement a means to immerse themselves in the Redemptorist charism and to take part in the mission of the Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer. Thus, the General Secretariat for Evangelization has seen the need to take steps to coordinate the volunteer work being done in various places of mission within the Congregation. Some NGOs linked to the...
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Albania Solidarity Campaign organized by Redemptorist of Madrid In this time of Advent, the Association for Solidarity, a Redemptorist NGO of the Province of Madrid has started the traditional Christmas Campaign in many of Redemptorist communities. This year’s motto is “Move for Albania”. End of November Nature hit this country with an earthquake, in a very close area of our Redemptorist mission of Kámez (Albania). Faced with this situation we want to show solidarity and join the support and concern of so many people of goodwill who want to...
read moreEarthquake in Albania: families no longer have homes…
Letter from the Redemptorist Mission of Kamëz, Albania Dear friends: In Albania, there were several earthquakes on the night of November 26th. The number of victims rises to 35 (there are likely to be more) and more than 600 injured. Families affected by the collapse of homes are being treated in Durres and Thumanë, the two most affected areas, where people continue to arrive. The night was quiet, although many families chose to sleep in the car or on the road for greater security. On November 27, we were in Thumanë (about 20 km from the...
read moreFeast of St. Alphonsus – Letter of the Coordinator No 2 (01.08.2018)
Dear Confreres, Dear Lay Missionaries of the Most Holy Redeemer, Dear Partners in Mission, The Redemptorist European Youth Meeting 2018 ALL TOGETHER was concluded last Sunday in Granada. These were intense days of meeting and celebrating the faith. From a number of participants I have heard very positive and even enthusiastic reactions. Once again I would like to thank the preparatory group of the Redemptorists and our partners from the Province of Madrid and beyond, who, through their careful work in advance, have made this Youth Mission...
read moreAnnual 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 working group. The group consists of Redemptorists, Missionary Sisters of the Most Holy Redeemer (MSsR) and lay workers. The General Chapter...
read moreWhen the edge becomes the center
The working group for Social Ministry of the Conference of Europe held its annual meeting in March 2017 in the city of Bochum, Germany. After meetings in Luxembourg, Barcelona and Vienna, this place was chosen because of a new modest initiative for social ministry in Hustard, a suburb of this city. The Redemptorist monastery in the center of the city of Bochum was closed in 2011. In 2013, a joint venture among the Redemptorist Province of St. Clemens, the Missionsschwestern MSsR and the diocese of Essen initiated this project on the...
read moreInvitation to the annual exchange of the working group “Social Ministry”
Invitation to the annual exchange of the working group “Social Ministry” of the Redemptorists in Europe When: 21st – 23rd March 2017 / Arrival March 20th Where: Brunnentreff, Bochum, Germany The working group “Social Ministry” of the Redemptorists of Europe is committed to supporting the exchange of experience and cooperation between different projects at European level. To this end, an annual meeting takes place at different places, which are characterized by social-ministry activities. This year’s meeting is held at...
read moreThe Social Ministry Group meets in Vienna
The annual meeting of the Social Group of the CRE took place in “Haus Sarepta” in Vienna from 11th to 13th April 2016. The participants had the opportunity to present their own social activities from their various countries and also to see some social projects in Vienna. The “Haus Sarepta” Project in Vienna “Haus Sarepta” is a house for families (mainly women with children) in difficult social and financial situations. The team that accompanies the families consists of social workers and a teacher. The objective is to lead the families to a...
read moreWorking Group for Social Ministry meets in Lyon
The Working Group for Social Ministry in CRE met for their yearly meeting from 20 to 22 April 2015 in Lyon. A large part of the meeting was dedicated on exchanging developments in the proper working environment of the participants: Brunnenprojekt Hustadt in Bochum (Germany), Luxembourg (Luxembourg), Lviv (Ukraine), Haus Sarepta (Vienna-Austria). Again, it turned out, that this exchange is very helpful for further reflection and development on concrete social ministry. It was decided, that short descriptions of examples of social ministry in...
read moreSocial Ministry (22nd September 2013)
CRE – Working group “Social Ministry” 22nd September 2013 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...
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