Conversations at the Center - Sunday, March 6, 2011

The lay volunteer program, Associate Missionaries of the Assumption, was the focus of the latest in a series of “Conversations at the Center” in Brighton, MA. Sponsored by the Religious of the Assumption and the Augustinians of the Assumption and as stated in their mission statement, “AMA is a lay community of persons whose life and mission are rooted in the love of Christ and His Church.”

New London, Conn. (February 28, 2011)—Bayard Magazine Group has acquired all future publication rights to Faith & Family magazine from Circle Media, a publishing apostolate of the Legionaries of Christ.

Faith & Family, a magazine for young Catholic families, is the center of a Christ-focused community of like-minded mothers who encourage and support one another in the joyful, challenging, important work of Catholic living. This sharing of wisdom and inspiration takes place in the pages of the magazine as well as on its vibrant website - www.faithandfamilylive.com.

On February 4, 2011 in Kinshasa,  Brothers Kambale Mbayahi  Eric and Kakule Kamabu Jean-Claude made their final vows and committed themselves to follow Christ, poor, chaste, and obedient for life. Their vows were received by the provincial's delegate for the Kinshasa mission, Fr. Boniface Muhindo Mutahi Their profession came at the end of  week's retreat preached by Fr. Rigobert entitled: The Struggle for Fidelity. After the retreat, neither of them decided to leave! They were each determined to move forward in their vocational journey.

During the liturgy,  Fr. Boniface who presided focused on one of the readings chosen by Eric and Jean-Claude, namely, the call of Samuel. Young as he was, he didn't yet recognize the voice of the Lord. But once he did, with Eli's help, he was quick to respond.

On Monday, January 17^th, 2011– a significant date for it was the vigil of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity – the official launch of the new Assumptionist community in Bucharest, Romania took place. The renovated  building houses a Center that seeks to be at the service of Church unity and is placed under the patronage of the two apostles, Peter, “Coryphee”, and Andrew, the First-called, emblematic figures for the Churches of the West and of the East.

The local community, made up of Fathers Lucian Dinca, Michel Kubler, Cornie Nelissen and Ovidiu Robu, welcomed a good number of Assumptionists and Oblate Sisters for the event, but also representatives of other Churches, friends and acquaintances, lay people, priests, and religious. In all, close to 130 people took part in this very successful inaugural session.