Regional Council of the “St. Michael Garicoïts” Region at Adiopodoumé
From March 2 to 8, the regional council of “St. Michael Garicoïts” Region met in Adiopodumé, Ivory Coast, at the formation house. Once a year, the four regional vicars, Fr Jean-Marie Ruspil SCJ, Fr Jean-Paul Kissi SCJ, Fr Enrico Frigerio SCJ, and Br Angelo Sala SCJ, guided by the Regional Superior, Fr Simone Panzeri SCJ, gather in this house that welcomes most of the young people in formation from the St. Michel Garicoïts Region. The other young people in formation are placed in our communities in Central Africa. The work of each day was placed under the protection of Ven. Fr Auguste Etchecopar, to whom we turned at the beginning of each session with his prayer to the Sacred Heart.
During this meeting, Br Angelo also had the opportunity to meet the four scholastics present here in Adiopodumé, two of whom – François and Bourgeois – spent their second year of noviciate in Italy, respectively in Albavilla and Lissone.
The celebration of Ash Wednesday and the Sunday masses provided us with the opportunity to witness the vitality of the Saint Bernard parish, animated by the Betharramite community. The singing, the composure, and the simplicity of the celebrations are a testament to and the fruit of the pastoral activity of the Betharramite religious, both fathers and young people in formation.
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