Partnership in Mission
Meeting 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 moreMissionary Storytelling Weekend
Through some chance encounters, links between different Redemptorist initiatives in Europe have grown in recent years. On the weekend of 20-22 May, some Redemptorists and partners in mission took the time to meet for prayer, sharing, eating and relaxing. It became a weekend without planning and preparing decisions. Therefore, at the beginning, each participant shed their “titles and qualifications”, no one had to prove, get or discuss anything. Thanks to the small setting and the common enthusiasm for the mission, it became a weekend full of...
read moreThe challenge of the popular missions in Albania
The Redemptorist charism, in our history of ministry to the Church, stands out above all for the popular missions. But we know that already in the early days, with the experience of St. Clement Mary Hofbauer in Central Europe, the Redemptorists had to find new ways to realise their founding charism. In Albania, the Redemptorists arrived in 2014 in a context of missionary urgency, given the lack of sufficient priests to minister to the Catholic faithful. The Redemptorist community has taken up the ministry in Kamëz, probably the country’s...
read moreThe first meeting of Lay Missionaries of the Most Holy Redeemer
The First Meeting of Lay Missionaries of the Most Holy Redeemer of our Congregation was held on 27 November. It took place through the Zoom platform, with more than 160 participants, including the Superior General, Coordinators, Major Superiors, Religious and Lay people who accompany the Partnership in Mission in the Congregation, and many Lay Missionaries of the Most Holy Redeemer. After welcoming all the participants, Fr. Pedro López, General Consultor and Head of the Secretariat of Evangelisation, recalled the path travelled in the...
read moreEuropean preparatory meeting in Torun
The Redemptorist Youth Ministry coordinators, leaders and volunteers across Europe gathered recently (24-26 September) for the European preparatory meeting in Torun, Poland. The purpose of our meeting was to help plan and discuss the next Redemptorist Youth Congress that will take place at the end of July 2022. The meeting started with Mass and then a wonderful gathering of introductions and connections with old and new friends from all across the different Provinces of Europe. We spent time reflecting on all our ministries with young people...
read moreHope in a time of Crisis
Online spring conference for Redemptorists and RYVM youth leaders from Europe On Saturday 6 March, a meeting was held with European RYVM representatives, organised by the RYVM Commission of the European Conference. Given the impossibility of travelling due to the health emergency, the meeting took place online via the Zoom platform and had as its central theme “Hope in times of crisis”. About 85 people were present, representing the various local youth ministry realities, including the Superior General, Fr. Michael Brehl, the Coordinator of...
read moreNew impulses for Partnership in Mission
In the winter season 2020-2021, an interesting reflection process on Partnership in Mission took place in Europe The working group for PiM of the CRE had organized this process. In doing so, the working group was encouraged by the CRE-leadership advised and assisted by Anne Walsh (Province of Edmonton-Toronto) of the General Commission PiM. The trial took place online. Each unit of the CRE provided a few participants, including at least one redemptorist and one Partner in Mission. Also the coordinator of the CRE and Fr. Pedro Lopez from the...
read moreHope in a time of Crisis – Online Spring Conference (Zoom)
Saturday March 6th 2021 3pm – 6pm CET / 2pm – 5pm GMT The RYVM Commission of the Redemptorist Conference of Europe is preparing an online meeting for Redemptorists and RYVM youth leaders from Europe. The gathering will be hosted by the Youth Ministry Co-ordinators of the Dublin Province. This promises to be very enjoyable and engaging experience for all. There will be time for reflection, prayer and discussion (in language groups). We will reflect and look back on our ministry with young people in these challenging times. Our keynote speaker...
read moreJubilee Year in honor of St. Clement – Letter of the Superior General
02 February 2020 Feast of the Presentation of the Lord Dear Confreres, Sisters and Partners in Mission, March 15, 2020 marks the bicentenary of the death of St. Clement Maria Hofbauer, often referred to as “the apostle of Warsaw and Vienna” and the “second Founder of the Congregation”. The contribution of St. Clement to the history and development of the Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer has left a lasting mark on our spirituality and mission. For this reason, the General Government decided to proclaim a Jubilee Year in honor...
read moreMeeting with the Missionary Sisters of the Most Holy Redeemer
The General Government of the Missionary Sisters of the Most Holy Redeemer and Superior General of the Redemptorists Fr. General, Michael Brehl, Fr. C. Alberto Eseverri and the Coordinator of the Conference of Europe, Fr. Johannes Römelt met together in the morning October 11 in the house of S. Gioacchino in Rome. The Sisters were represented by M. Margaret Obereder, the Superior General, and Sisters: Erika, Oksana, Ruth María, Monika, Grisol, Flor María, and Teodora. It was a brief fraternal meeting to exchanged current information on the...
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