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NEW BEGINNINGS
The St. Peter and St. Andrew Center opened officially on January 17, 2011 in Bucharest. The building, confiscated 63 years ago, was returned to the Assumptionists after the fall of the Communist regime.
The Center is first of all a place for ecumenical dialogue and research especially with the Orthodox Church. It is also a residence with a dozen rooms available to university students. The Center houses an important theological library of some 15,000 volumes mostly in the area of ecumenical studies and research.
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Last Updated on Tuesday, 14 June 2011 07:21 |
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A WORD TO OUR ASSUMPTIONIST BROTHERS, TO LAY ASSUMPTIONISTS, AND TO SISTERS OF THE ASSUMPTION FAMILY
Dear friends, brothers and sisters, The 32nd General Chapter of the Assumption began on May 3, 2011, in Rome, in the immense house of the Brothers of Christian Schools the day after the beatification of Pope John Paul II.
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Last Updated on Friday, 10 June 2011 10:12 |
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I come from Passos, a city located in the southern part of Brazil. Born in 1982, into a Christian family, I am the second of three girls. My parents, simple people, attached to tradition, but not regular Church-goers, always insisted that we have a Catholic education. From my first year of catechism classes, I felt drawn to the Church, experiencing a great happiness in being able to pray, to sing, and to go to recite the rosary in different homes. I was fortunate enough to belong to a lively parish and so it was quite natural that, around 12 years old, I became the coordinator of our neighborhood, inviting residents to prayer meetings. At 14, I joined a very active youth group in the parish, where I seemed to find a second home.
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Last Updated on Tuesday, 07 June 2011 09:13 |
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During the recent series of tornadoes that predominantly hit central and western Massachusetts, two had a significant impact on the parishioners of our Assumptionist parish of St. Anne's in Sturbridge, MA.The first one hit a half of a mile up route 20 at Heritage Green while the second one hit by New Boston Road. Some parishioners were definitely struck, as information becomes known gradually. Electricity is being restored slowly, as a number of streets are being cleared of trees and debris. Meanwhile, we pray for those who have lost their lives and for those who are in need of healing as they try to rebuild.
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I am a Little Sister of the Assumption from Cork, Ireland and have been living in the semi-desert region of the State of Bahia, North East Brazil for the past 15 years. I am visiting Boston because this region of MA has the highest consentration of Brazilians in the USA. I am staying with the American sisters of our congregation in Dorchester, where they have been involved with Project Hope for many years. The charism of our Congregation is that the Kingdom of God may come among the families of the poor. We do not have institutions such as hospitals or schools, but work with the family in their own setting, in their homes and neighbourhoods.
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Last Updated on Friday, 03 June 2011 21:43 |
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