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Published: 21 April 2018

World Day of Prayer for Vocations to the Priesthood and Religious Life...

All over the world our prayer intention is

Vocations to the Priesthood and Religious Life.

The Redemptorists of the London Province

salute all our

brother priest and male religious and all our religious sisters

throughout the world.

We are all in this together.

Our prayer rises for you this Sunday.

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Published: 17 April 2018

Formators of Europe Meeting in Trois Epis...

A meeting of the formators of Europe was held in Trois Epis from April 10th to April 12th. Present were the Coordinator of Europe Fr. Johannes Rommelt, Fr. Piotr Chyla from the General Secretariat for Formation, members of the European Formation Secretariat and 28 Confreres from almost every Unit in the Conference. The Executive Secretary for Formation Fr. Manuel Rodriguez was also present.

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Published: 17 April 2018

Br Richard CSsR - his loving Mother RIP...

Br Royston CSsR, Fr Denis CSsR and Br Richard CSsR

Mom’s death: Brother Richard Maidwell, C.Ss.R.

Today my sister Kay and I laid our Mother to rest in Alton Cemetery after a Requiem Mass celebrated in our Chawton house chapel by Fr Denis McBride, C.Ss.R.

Mom had been living in Alton in Brendoncare Nursing Home for the past 4 years. Prior to that she lived in Bighton with my sister after coming to England from Zimbabwe where she lived most of her life. She was born in Poona, India, but left with her parents as a little girl. In Bulawayo Zimbabwe Mom met Ambrose Maidwell, my Father, where they married in December 1940.

They had three children. Roy and Keith, and then a good few years later, myself. Mom’s married life was devoted to her husband, children, home and garden. She was a loving caring woman who loved animals especially dogs and was an active member of the SPCA for many years.

After Dad died Mom moved into a retirement home and a few years later married Jack Allam. They were together just 4 years when Jack died. Eventually Mom moved to England in 2011 and settled here with Kay, my eldest brother’s wife, my brother Roy having died 20 years earlier.

Mom died at the nursing home on Holy Saturday at 21:30. May she rest in peace.

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Published: 17 April 2018

Missionaries of Mercy 2018...

The second meeting of Pope Francis with the Missionaries of Mercy was held in Rome from April 8 to 11, 2018. It was the second occasion in which the Missionaries formed by Pope Francis on the occasion of the Jubilee Year of the mercy met together in Rome. The first was just before the season of Lent during the Jubilee Year when they received this Jubilee mandate, in which Pope stated: “Being a missionary of Mercy is a responsibility entrusted to you because it requires you to be in first person witnesses of the closeness of God and his way of loving.”

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Published: 17 April 2018

Rt Rev Raymond Mupandasekwa CSsR, Bishop of Chinhoyi...

(Chinhoyi, Zimbabwe) Today on 7th April 2018, we witnessed the ordination of Right Rev. Raymond Tapiwa Mupandasekwa, C.Ss.R as the third Bishop of Chinhoyi Diocese, Zimbabwe. He is actually

1.    The first Redemptorist Bishop in Chinhonyi.

2.    The first black African Redemptorist in Zimbabwe, Africa and the whole Congregation of the Redemptorists.

The principal consecrator was Archbishop Robert Christopher Ndlovu (who was also the Administrator of the Diocese of Chinhoyi). He was assisted by Bishop Rudolf Nyandoro. Several other bishops were present including our own Redemptorist Bishop from the United Kingdom (Hallam), Bishop Ralph Heskett.

Fr Ronald McAinsh, the provincial superior and his vicar Fr Richard Reid also graced the occasion. Redemptorists from other African countries included Fr Raphael Kitheka the mission superior of Kenya and Fr Sean Wales the provincial superior of South Africa.

Profile: Family

Bishop Mupandasekwa was born on the 28th of April 1970 in Masvingo. His mother Roswita Madzima (deceased) was a housewife and a tailor. She died from breast cancer. His Father Fabian Mupandasekwa (Deceased) was a police officer for many years. He died in 2002 from injuries sustained from a car accident. These two staunch Catholics were married at Mukaro Mission in Bishop Mupandasekwa’s diocese of origin.

Education and Redemptorist formation

Chishawasha Seminary Harare, Zimbabwe – Diploma in Philosophy (1991-1993).

Chishawasha Seminary Harare, Zimbabwe – Honours Degree in Religious Studies (1995-2000).

St Augustine College South Africa – Masters in Canon Law (2001-2003).

Academia Alphonsiana Rome – Masters in Moral Theology (2007-2010).

Redemptorist Finally Professed: 21 February 1998.

Ordained priest – by Archbishop Patrick Chakaipa – 4 August 2001 in the Archdiocese of Harare, Zimbabwe.

Diocese of Origin: Masvingo.

Offices

Redemptorist Regional Superior (2015).

Redemptorist Student Formator (2010-2015).

Vice Rector of Holy Trinity College Harare, Zimbabwe (2014)

Member of the Board of Governors of Holy Trinity College.

Dean of Outer City Deanery, Harare Zimbabwe (2013-2015).

Ministries

Curate of St. Fidelis Parish – Mabvuku, Harare, Zimbabwe (2001-2005).

Parish Priest of St Gerard’s Parish, Borrowdale, Harare, Zimbabwe (2005-2007).

Parish Priest of St Fidelis Parish, Mabvuku, Harare (2010-2015).

Lecturer in Moral Theology, Chishawasha Seminary, Zimbabwe (2010-2014).

Lecturer in Moral Theology, Holy Trinity College, Harare, Zimbabwe (2010-2015).

Lecturer in Canon Law – Holy Trinity College, Harare, Zimbabwe (2012-2015).

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Published: 14 April 2018

Vocations Weekend July 2018

If you or anyone you know is interested please get in touch.

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Published: 01 April 2018

Fr Provincial writes...Easter 2018...

Holy Saturday, 2018, (31 st March)

Dear Confreres and friends,

Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia. He is risen!

In these days of Holy Week I have been preaching a retreat to the Sisters of Mercy's in Sunderland who have very fond memories of so many confreres at St. Benet's The foundation was made here in 1843 and I believe that the Sisters have achieved extraordinary work in this part of the North-East. Sadly their numbers are much diminished, but they continue as women of hope.

I have been reflecting on the Easter mystery and the empty tomb. Recently I was hearing of a spate of break-ins, and indeed more and more, we have to keep ourvehicles and doors locked. So Easter is a wonderful time to think of a break-out; the break-out of Jesus leaving the tomb and eventually walking with his disciples, and once again breaking bread with them. I pray that we can break out of any areas of darkness in our lives or, in the life of the Province and in turn, break the bread of our lives for one another and for the most abandoned.

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Published: 30 March 2018

Ancient Homily on Holy Saturday...

A wonderful reading found in the

Office of Readings for Holy Saturday.

Well worth reading - or listening to here on YouTube.

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Published: 29 March 2018

The Sacred Triduum 2018...

Let us enter this time intensely... awaiting the Lord

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Published: 23 March 2018

A New Way to Communicate...

A chance encounter at a conference has led the Redemptorist Youth Ministry down an unexpected path – one which has led to discovery and friendship.

Last November, Anita and I decided to book a stall at Embrace, the Catholic conference for 14-25 year olds. We were hoping to meet lots of people aged 18 and over to get them involved in our young adult group. It was a great day – but most of the people we talked to were in the 14-16 age group, so not really appropriate for our group. Towards the end of the day a young man approached and began looking through the materials at our stall. We began to engage him in conversation, but it soon became clear that he could not hear us. Cal was deaf. We got by, him lipreading, us trying our best with our very very limited knowledge of sign language – and he agreed to come along to one of our young adult group evenings.

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Published: 20 March 2018

Preach the Gospel anew - St Clement Hofbauer CSsR...

A good film about St. Clement Hofbauer CSsR

Thanks very much to Fr Gerard Louis CSsR

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Published: 19 March 2018

Cardinal Keith Patrick O'Brien RIP

REQUIESCAT IN PACE:

Archbishop Emeritus Keith Patrick Cardinal O’Brien (1938-2018) RIP...

At 1am on 19 March 2018,

His Eminence Keith Patrick Cardinal O’Brien,

Archbishop Emeritus of St Andrews & Edinburgh,

died at the Royal Victoria Hospital in Newcastle-upon-Tyne

surrounded by family and friends and

fortified by the rites of Holy Church. RIP.

He was 80 years old.

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Published: 17 March 2018

Parish Mission in St John's Perth

Coming soon - Our Parish Mission - 18-23 March; ‘Come Back to Me’; https://t.co/O80K7ECdmY led by @StMarysKinnoull at St John’s Melville St pic.twitter.com/mSCCEtc0TK

— St John the Baptist (@StJohnRCPerth) March 2, 2018

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Published: 14 March 2018

RYM - Christmas Meal 2018 for those who are alone

It may seem a long way off to Christmas, but if you are trying to organise a community event on that day a lot of planning is needed.  In this article are Youth Minister Natasha explains the thinking about a meal to be held this Christmas in Liverpool, and talks about an upcoming fundraiser to support this aim. This article was first published in the March 2018 edition of Bishop Eton's in house magazine BE Alive.

Christmas day can be difficult for a lot of people - squabbling families, getting in to debt, or not being able to find that perfect outfit for the Christmas party. For some people, however, the greatest difficulty around the most wonderful time of the year can be how utterly lonely that one day can be.

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Published: 12 March 2018

The Provincial writes March 2018...

7th March, 2018

Dear confreres and friends,

When I wrote to you on the 23rd of February giving you the update on the situation in Zimbabwe, and also the Nominations there, I said I would write again this week.

I have just completed preaching the 40 Hours Devotion in Bearsden and it was a most encouraging experience despite the snow and the difficulty of getting there. Returning to Kinnoull was even more challenging as I had a puncture on the motorway at 11 :30 PM! However as you can tell, I am in one piece.

I have just seen the proofs of a revised and shortened version of the Visits to the Blessed Sacrament which I have prepared for the Adoremus event which will take place in the coming months and culminate in a Eucharistic Congress in Liverpool in September.

I hope that Lent is going well. I am aware that there are several missions and retreats taking place in these days, as well as Lenten events in parishes and here in Kinnoull. In the spirit of St. Alphonsus and his great devotion to the passion of Jesus, I hope we are able to communicate this to people for whom and with whom we work.

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