TANZANIE:
Congrès majeur pour évaluer la mission catholique en Afrique
Written By:CISA : Vendredi, le 12 janvier 2007
DAR ES SALAAM, le 12 janvier 2007 (CISA) Un congrès de haut niveau pour évaluer l'évangélisation catholique en Afrique pendant la dernière décennie et tracer la stratégie pour l'avenir s'ouvre la semaine prochaine à Dar es Salaam, la capitale commerciale de la Tanzanie.
La réunion d'une durée de trois jours à partir de mardi 16 janvier jusqu'au 18 rassemblera des évêques, des abbés et des laïcs, ainsi que quelques Représentants officiels du Vatican sous le thème de 'L'évangélisation en Afrique : Rétrospective d' " Ecclesia in Africa " et la voie vers l'avant.'
Le Congrès est organisé par l'organisme continental des évêques catholiques, Le Symposium des Conférences épiscopales de l'Afrique et du Madagascar. (SCEAM)
La 14ème assemblée plénière du SCEAM aura lieu après le Congrès.
Selon le Président de SCEAM, Mgr John Onaiyekan, Archeveque d'Abuja au Nigéria, le Congrés se penchera sur quelques problèmes soulevés par le document " Ecclesia in Africa " (l'Eglise en Afrique), promulgué au mois de septembre 1995 par Sa Sainteté le Pape Jean-Paul II, à la suite de la clôture du Synode africain qui avait eu lieu à Rome en avril 1994.
Mgr Onaiyekan a souligné que le Congrès cherchera à prêter son appui pour intensifier les initiatives et pour améliorer la mise en oeuvre des recommandations d' " Ecclesia in Africa " qui fera de l'évangélisation sur le continent un élément plus dynamique et significatif pour les gens.
Parmi les Représentants du Vatican attendus au Congrès sont le Cardinal Ivan Dias, Préfet de la Congrégation pour l'évangélisation des Peuples (la Section Mission au Saint-Siège), le Cardinal Renato Raffaele Martino, Président du Conseil Pontifical pour la Justice et la Paix, Mgr l'Archevêque Paul-Josef Cordes, Président de Cor Unum, et Monsieur l'Abbé Gustave Yameogo du Conseil Pontifical pour les Communications Sociales.
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TANZANIA: Programme of Pan-African Congress on Catholic Mission
Written By:CISA , Posted: Fri, Jan 12, 2007
DAR ES SALEM, January 12, 2007 (CISA) -Here is the programme for the Pan-African congress on Catholic evangelization, as availed to us by SECAM:
Opening Ceremony of the Pan-African Congress on Evangelization and the 14th Plenary Assembly of SECAM, Dar es-Salem, Tanzania, 16th Jan. 2007
Theme: Evangelisation in Africa: Ecclesia in Africa in Retrospect and the Way Forward
Programmed
09.00 - 9.50hrs:
" Opening prayer
" Welcome address by the President of Tanzanian Episcopal Conference (TEC)
" A message by his Eminence Polycarp Cardinal Pengo
" Address by the Apostolic Nuncio, Tanzania
" Interlude
" Goodwill messages
" Interlude
9.50 - 10.00hrs: Break
10.00 - 11.00hrs: Arrival of the President of Tanzania
Introduction by the President of TEC
Welcome address by the President of SECAM
Welcome address by the President of Tanzania
11.00 - 12.30hrs: Two presentations on Evangelisation in Africa: Ecclesia in Africa in Retrospect and the Way Forward by Fr. Barthélemy Adoukonou(CERAO) and Fr. Joseph Kati (AMECEA), followed by discussion
12.30hrs:Closing Prayer and Blessing
Group PhotographProgramme for the Pan-African Congress on Evangelization, Dar es Salem, Tanzania Jan. 16 to 18, 2007
Tuesday, Jan. 16
07.00 hrs: Morning prayers
07.30 - 8.00 hrs: Breakfast
09.00 - 12.30 hrs: Opening ceremony (which includes two presentations)
12.30 -12.45 hrs: Mid-day prayer
13.00 hrs - 15.00 hrs: Lunch break
15.00 - 16.30 hrs: Three presentations in plenary on Proclamation, Witnessing and Social Communications (20 minutes each):oAgents of Evangelisation by Fr. Joseph Faniran (AECAWA, Nigeria)
oCommunion ad intra and ad extra by Archbishop Vincent Landel (CERNA)
oMissio ad Gentes by Bishop Grachane Germano (IMBISA, Mozambique)
16.30 - 17.30 hrs: Workshop in groups (on the presentations of the day)
18.00 hrs: Opening Eucharistic celebration
20.00 hrs: Supper and a cultural programmeWednesday, Jan.17
07.00 hrs: Eucharistic celebration combined with morning prayers
08.00 - 08.30 hrs: Breakfast
09.00 - 10.30hrs: Two presentations in plenary on Inculturation (25 minutes each, covering the Liturgy, Church as Family of God, Basic Christian Communities, etc) by Fr. Patrick Thawale (AMECEA) and IMBISA (South Africa).
10.30 -11.00 hrs: Coffee break
11.00 -12.30 hrs: Workshop in groups (on the presentations) and reports from national Episcopal Conferences
12.30 -12.45 hrs: Mid-day prayer
13.00 hrs - 15.00 hrs: Lunch break
15.00 - 16.30 hrs: Three (3) presentations on Dialogue (20 minutes each)
oIslam by AHCE
oAfrican Traditional Religion by Professor Gasto Mwene-Batende (ACEAC)
oNew Religious Movements by Dr. Asamoah Gyadu (AECAWA, Ghana)
16.30 - 17.30 hrs: Workshop in groups (on the presentations) and reports from national Episcopal Conferences
17.30 - 17.45 hrs: Coffee break
17.45 - 19.45 hrs: Group reports and discussion in plenary
19.45 hrs: Evening prayer
20.00 hrs: Supper and a cultural programmeThursday, Jan.18
07.00 hrs: Eucharistic celebration combined with morning prayers
08.00 - 08.30 hrs: Breakfast
09.00 - 10.30hrs: Two presentations in plenary on Justice, Peace and Reconciliation (25 minutes each, covering Politics, Economics, Human Rights, etc) by ACERAC and CRS
10.30 -11.00 hrs: Coffee break
11.00 -12.30 hrs: Workshop in groups (on the presentations) and panel discussion on Peace-building led by CRS (for those engaged in Peace-building)
12.30 -12.45 hrs: Mid-day prayer
13.00 hrs - 15.00 hrs: Lunch break
15.00 - 16.30 hrs: A presentation in plenary on Development and Self-Reliance (45 minutes) by CEDOI and Madagascar. The first reading of the proposed draft on resolutions and recommendations in favour of Evangelization in Africa and the Islands
16.30 - 17.30 hrs: Workshop in groups (on the presentation) and reports from national Episcopal Conferences
17.30 - 17.45 hrs: Coffee break
17.45 - 19.45 hrs: Group reports and adoption of the resolutions and recommendations in favour of Evangelization in Africa and the Islands in plenary
19.45 hrs: Evening prayer
20.00 hrs: Supper and informal sharing
TANZANIA:
Major Congress to Assess Catholic Mission in Africa
Written By:CISA , Posted: Fri, Jan 12, 2007
DAR ES SALAAM, January 12, 2007 (CISA) -A high-level congress opens in the Tanzanian commercial capital, Dar es Salaam, next week to assess Catholic evangelization in Africa in the past decade and to map out strategies for the future.
The three-day meeting, from Tuesday, Jan.16 to 18, will bring together African bishops, priests and lay people and some Vatican officials, under the theme: 'Evangelization in Africa: Ecclesia in Africa in Retrospect and the Way Forward.'
The congress is organized by the continental body of Catholic bishops, the Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar (SECAM).
SECAM will also hold its 14th plenary assembly after the congress.
According to SECAM President, Archbishop John Onaiyekan, the congress will examine some of the issues raised in the document Ecclesia in Africa (The Church in Africa) that was promulgated in September 1995 by Pope John Paul II, following the conclusion of the African Synod that took place in Rome in April 1994.
Archbishop Onaiyekan of Abuja, Nigeria, stressed that the congress will seek to help intensify initiatives and improve on the implementation of the recommendations of Ecclesia in Africa that will make Evangelisation in the continent more dynamic and relevant to the people.
Vatican officials expected at the congress include Cardinal Ivan Dias, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples (the Holy See's mission department), Cardinal Renato Raffaele Martino, President of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace, Archbishop Paul Josef Cordes, President of Cor Unum, and Father Janvier Gustave Yameogo of the Pontifical Council for Social Communications.
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TANZANIA: Programme of Pan-African Congress on Catholic Mission
Written By:CISA , Posted: Fri, Jan 12, 2007
DAR ES SALEM, January 12, 2007 (CISA) -Here is the programme for the Pan-African congress on Catholic evangelization, as availed to us by SECAM:
Opening Ceremony of the Pan-African Congress on Evangelization and the 14th Plenary Assembly of SECAM, Dar es-Salem, Tanzania, 16th Jan. 2007
Theme: Evangelisation in Africa: Ecclesia in Africa in Retrospect and the Way Forward
Programmed
09.00 - 9.50hrs:
" Opening prayer
" Welcome address by the President of Tanzanian Episcopal Conference (TEC)
" A message by his Eminence Polycarp Cardinal Pengo
" Address by the Apostolic Nuncio, Tanzania
" Interlude
" Goodwill messages
" Interlude
9.50 - 10.00hrs: Break
10.00 - 11.00hrs: Arrival of the President of Tanzania
Introduction by the President of TEC
Welcome address by the President of SECAM
Welcome address by the President of Tanzania
11.00 - 12.30hrs: Two presentations on Evangelisation in Africa: Ecclesia in Africa in Retrospect and the Way Forward by Fr. Barthélemy Adoukonou(CERAO) and Fr. Joseph Kati (AMECEA), followed by discussion
12.30hrs:Closing Prayer and Blessing
Group PhotographProgramme for the Pan-African Congress on Evangelization, Dar es Salem, Tanzania Jan. 16 to 18, 2007
Tuesday, Jan. 16
07.00 hrs: Morning prayers
07.30 - 8.00 hrs: Breakfast
09.00 - 12.30 hrs: Opening ceremony (which includes two presentations)
12.30 -12.45 hrs: Mid-day prayer
13.00 hrs - 15.00 hrs: Lunch break
15.00 - 16.30 hrs: Three presentations in plenary on Proclamation, Witnessing and Social Communications (20 minutes each):oAgents of Evangelisation by Fr. Joseph Faniran (AECAWA, Nigeria)
oCommunion ad intra and ad extra by Archbishop Vincent Landel (CERNA)
oMissio ad Gentes by Bishop Grachane Germano (IMBISA, Mozambique)
16.30 - 17.30 hrs: Workshop in groups (on the presentations of the day)
18.00 hrs: Opening Eucharistic celebration
20.00 hrs: Supper and a cultural programmeWednesday, Jan.17
07.00 hrs: Eucharistic celebration combined with morning prayers
08.00 - 08.30 hrs: Breakfast
09.00 - 10.30hrs: Two presentations in plenary on Inculturation (25 minutes each, covering the Liturgy, Church as Family of God, Basic Christian Communities, etc) by Fr. Patrick Thawale (AMECEA) and IMBISA (South Africa).
10.30 -11.00 hrs: Coffee break
11.00 -12.30 hrs: Workshop in groups (on the presentations) and reports from national Episcopal Conferences
12.30 -12.45 hrs: Mid-day prayer
13.00 hrs - 15.00 hrs: Lunch break
15.00 - 16.30 hrs: Three (3) presentations on Dialogue (20 minutes each)
oIslam by AHCE
oAfrican Traditional Religion by Professor Gasto Mwene-Batende (ACEAC)
oNew Religious Movements by Dr. Asamoah Gyadu (AECAWA, Ghana)
16.30 - 17.30 hrs: Workshop in groups (on the presentations) and reports from national Episcopal Conferences
17.30 - 17.45 hrs: Coffee break
17.45 - 19.45 hrs: Group reports and discussion in plenary
19.45 hrs: Evening prayer
20.00 hrs: Supper and a cultural programmeThursday, Jan.18
07.00 hrs: Eucharistic celebration combined with morning prayers
08.00 - 08.30 hrs: Breakfast
09.00 - 10.30hrs: Two presentations in plenary on Justice, Peace and Reconciliation (25 minutes each, covering Politics, Economics, Human Rights, etc) by ACERAC and CRS
10.30 -11.00 hrs: Coffee break
11.00 -12.30 hrs: Workshop in groups (on the presentations) and panel discussion on Peace-building led by CRS (for those engaged in Peace-building)
12.30 -12.45 hrs: Mid-day prayer
13.00 hrs - 15.00 hrs: Lunch break
15.00 - 16.30 hrs: A presentation in plenary on Development and Self-Reliance (45 minutes) by CEDOI and Madagascar. The first reading of the proposed draft on resolutions and recommendations in favour of Evangelization in Africa and the Islands
16.30 - 17.30 hrs: Workshop in groups (on the presentation) and reports from national Episcopal Conferences
17.30 - 17.45 hrs: Coffee break
17.45 - 19.45 hrs: Group reports and adoption of the resolutions and recommendations in favour of Evangelization in Africa and the Islands in plenary
19.45 hrs: Evening prayer
20.00 hrs: Supper and informal sharing
