News index 2012
Ivory Coast - Adiapodoumé
Saturday, December 22, at the Catholic University of West Africa (UCAO), Fr. Sylvain Dansou, superior of the community of Betharram in Adiapodoumé, achieved his doctorate in Philosophy ...
Thailand - Sampran
On 5th December, we, the community of Sampran (Ban Garicoits and Ban Betharram ) celebrated the Fathers day. We began our program with the Eucharistic, and then we held a ceremony to give honor to fathers by pouring water on their hand according to the Thai culture.
Paraguay - Ciudad del Este
Friday December 14, Br. Osmar Vicente Cáceres Spaini made his perpetual profession.
Italy - Bene Lario (Como)
On december 26, Mr. Edoardo, Br. Fiorenzo Trivelli's brother, returned to the house of the Father after a long illness.
France - Betharram
On November 17th , the religious of Betharram organized a gathering of the Friends of Betharram.
Ivory Coast - Adiapodoumé
Saturday. December 1st the Ferme pédagogique of Tschanféto inaugurated a series of new production facilities for food.
Argentina - Barracas
December 11th was a red-letter day in the Kindergarten of the Sacred Heart College of Barracas. Miss Patricia, a grade 4th teacher, received her first holy communion!
Ivory Coast - Adiapodoumé
Next Saturday, December 22, at the " Philosophy Department" at the Catholic University of West Africa (UCAO) Fr Sylvain Dansou Hounkpatin will defend his doctoral thesis in philosophy, whose title is: "The law in Hobbes: from the cosmo-theology to anthropology."
Brazil - Belo Horizonte
Friday, December 21, in the Church of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in Belo Horizonte (Brazil), Br Wagner Aparecido Ferreira will make his final profession.
Italy - Rome
From 7 to 9 December, the Lay movement of young Betharramites (BetharrAmici, friends of Betharram) held their first meeting in Rome and they were put up in the Generalate. On Saturday afternoon, after two talks on St Michael Garicoits, they put to the test their betharramite spirit by evangelising the passers-by at Piazza del Popolo.
France - Paris
On December 4, Fr Elie Kurzum was invited to a program by Radio Notre-Dame, the radio channel of the Diocese of Paris, with Mr. Wael Suleiman, director of Caritas-Jordan.
Italy - Monteporzio
On the World AIDS Day, November 30th , the Association Il Mosaico, invited all its associates for a lunch in a restaurant in order to renew their membership for the new year.
Thailand - Ratchaburi
On November 21st after paying a visit to the communities in Chieng Mai, Fr. Austin, Regional Superior together with Fr.Biju, Superior of the Indian Vicariate, visited the formation house at Sampran. They spent a few days and met some brothers personally.
Vietnam - Thanh Hoa
From November 26th to December 5th the Regional Vicar of Thailand, Fr Tidkham, went to Vietnam to pay a visit to the parents of Tuan (the young Betharramite aspirant), to his Parish priest and the Bishop of Thanh Hoa Diocese.
Betharram Announcement
Christmas is just round the corner .... Please accept our heartfelt Seasons Greetings along with the latest issue of the NEF, a faithful companion journeying with you throughout the year.
Ivory Coast - Adiapodoumé
Sunday, November 25 a group of young betharramite lay people made a day of recollection at the Soeurs Consolatrices house, a community living 10 Kms away from the Saint Bernards Parish, Adiapodoumé.
Holy Land - Beit Jala
Fr. Luigi Speziale was raised to the rank of Canon of the Holy Sepulchre by the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, His Beatitude Fouad Twal. The ceremony was held on Wednesday, December 5th, during Vespers, in the Patriarchal Seminary at Beit Jala.
Italy - Albiate
Albiate (Italy) - December 2012. The latest book by Fr Francesco Radaelli scj has just been released.
Ivory Coast - Adiapodoumé
On Saturday, November 24, the lay Betharramite had a meeting in the community of Adiapodoumé to reflect on the spirituality of St. Michael.
Holy Land - Bethlehem
On 28 and 29 November the Assembly of the Holy Land Vicariate was held in Bethlehem. The members of the communities of Bethlehem and Nazareth-Zarqa gathered around the Regional Vicar for the Holy Land, Fr Pietro Felet and the Regional Superior Fr Jean-Luc Morin, for an exchange of views on the life of the Vicariate.
Brazil - São Paulo
Next Saturday, December 8, the Feast of the Immaculate Conception of the Virgin Mary, three Betharramites, Marcelo Rodrigues, Francis de Assis do Santos and Eder Cháves Gonçalves will be ordained deacons in the parish church of Our lady of Betharram at Vila Matilde, São Paulo.
Italy - Centre for Missionary Animation
As of tradition, the Mission Animation Team of the Italian Vicariate has published a nice diary in order to support the activities of our missionaries in Central African Republic.
Paraguay - La Colmena
From 23 to 25 November, 37 students of the College of San José Asunción, made a mission experience in four places in the La Colmena community (Martinez-cue, Potrero Garay, San Antonio and San Miguel), around the theme Sanjosianos a tu DISPOSICIÓN cumpliendo tu MISIÓN (The students of the College of St. Joseph ready to carry out yours mission).
Ivory Coast - Adiapodoumé
Thursday, November 15th , the National Peace Day, provided for the Adiapodoumé community an opportunity to spend some leisure time on the Grand-Bassam beach.
Betharram - Announcement
The month of December has just begun. Here attached you can find the monthly prayer leading us towards Christmas and bringing us closer and closer to the jubilee celebration of the death of Saint Michael Garicoïts.
Betharram - Announcement
November 14th was the deadline for submitting to the Generalate a logo for the celebration of the 150th Anniversary of Saint Michaels death. The theme: From the heart of Christ to the heart of the world.
India - Mangalore
On November 15th the Maria Kripa community conducted a day long social camp in a place called Jyotinagar where the Apostolic Carmel sisters have a school.
Argentina - Barracas
From the 9 to the 11 of November, the Young people of the Sacred Heart of Barracas organized their annual camping at San Clemente of the Tuyú, on the coastal area of the Argentinian Sea.
Thailand - R.I.P.
On the evening of November 15th Mrs Rosa Nauboon, 49 years old, sister of Fr Suthon of the MaePon community, died after 2 years of illness.
Ivory Coast - Adiapodoumé
On Sunday, November 4th the General Assembly of the Betharramite Youth was held in Adiapodoumé at the presence of Fr Sylvain Narcisse and Bros Vincent and Constant.
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