Articles featured in the year 2009

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1 INDEX 2009 Articles featured in the year 2009 Meeting Space - Espace Rencontre - Lugar de Encuentro AFRICA AND THE ISLANDS Tunisia We are there Gratuitously because they are our Brothers The sense of mission in a Muslim milieu, through the 23 years experience of Sr. Lucienne Petit fmm Island of Mauritius Joy which Resembles no Other! The experience of Lissie Joseph Chakkalakal fmm with handicapped persons. Algeria Rereading Sr. Thavamalar Kanapathipillai from Sri Lanka was sent to Algeria: she shares with us a rereading of her experience. Senegal The Crèche of the FMM in Dakar December 2008: inauguration of the new premises for the crèche, giving the possibility of welcoming a bigger number of children and of following them better. Rallying the Catholic Youth in Thies Along the line of the World Youth Day, the Church in Senegal continues to gather the young people of the country together periodically. Liberia International Conference on AIDS and STI in Africa The 15th ICASA Conference was held at Dakar from 3th to 7th December Sr. Thavaleela Sinnathamby, fmm, stationed in Liberia, participated in it. Ghana-Liberia Province Celebrates! This year, 2009, the province celebrates 70 years of fmm presence in Ghana and 73 in Liberia. Our sisters arrived in Jirapa, the region north-west of Ghana, West Africa, in May Congo Brazza FMM Nursery School in N Kayi A new building to house the school for the very young. Our Mission of Evangelisation Today in Pointe Noire Numerous and varied commitments of the community in the service of the people and also of religious congregations. November - December

2 South Africa New Hopes Sr. Getsy Albertferman fmm, enabled eleven handicapped persons to follow a formation programme. Congo Kinshasa In Menkao-Muko a Year Later A Formation Centre and the celebration of World Women s Day Burkina Faso Living the Kenosis with Christ: a Testimony That of Sr. Marcelle Magnard, after 60 years of religious life. Kenya Gems in the Slum! Projects of the Community of Otiende to help the children of the slum of Kibera. LATIN AMERICA Brazil North The School of Theology: A Challenge in the Amazon Rain Forest The school was begun in 2006 in the Tefe Prelature, at the heart of the Amazonian reality, to respond to the challenge of evangelisation. Mexico When our lives are interwoven, God's Reign continues to grow th to 16th November 2008: Ninth Congress of Liberation Social Psychology. Sr. Maria de Lourdes López, FMM young religious, participated. To Migrate is not a Crime Sr. Glenda Hormazabal fmm, gives help to «San Juan Diego», the house for welcoming migrants in Lecheria in the State of Mexico. Peru Let us Save Parón Lagoon Lay people and FMM with the Episcopal Commission for Social Action, engaged in defending the region of Yungay menaced by the uncontrolled exploitation of the waters. Nicaragua Talitha koum! Little girl, I say to you, arise! Sr. Fidela Herminda Borquez shares with us what it means for her to live with little girls and adolescents in the «Casa Hogar» (Hostel), supported by one of the Basic Communities of Managua. Chile The Immigrant: A Face that Challenges Sr. Arulmary Durairaja fmm, engaged in a Welcoming Centre for immigrants of the Catholic Church. Brazil South Creative and Valiant Women A project to help unemployed persons, women in particular, to complete the family budget, while at the same time caring for our Mother Earth. 32 FMM Meeting Space VII/36 NORTH AMERICA Canada At the Canadian Air Force Cadet Training Centre Sr. Lucy Valookaran shares her experienced as chaplain in the Training Centre of Trenton, Ontario.

3 Community in Mission The apostolic experience of two FMM of temporary vows: Sr. Ludmilla Grabetz and Sr. Karen Corera. ASIA AND AUSTRALIA India Delhi Kashmir A community in the service of health: responses to the problems of the population and in situations of natural cataclysms. To Make Things Easy for the Poor and Forsaken Our Sisters' work at Kolkata for the poorest of God's poor. India Chennai Our Charism, a Driving Force in Mission years of service as a notary in the Marriage Tribunal of the Archdiocese of Madras: the experience of Sr. Cecilia Arokiasamy fmm. India Bangalore We Are One After the terrorist attacks in India, the FMM of the Franciscan Ashram of Ishalaya, helped an interreligious group to organise a procession for peace, at which many participated. India Mumbai Award Granted for Work with Prisoners A prize instituted by a Hindu film producer and awarded to Sr. Leena Katookaren fmm. Jesus came to seek out the least Pastoral mission work in the world of prostitution with teams of lay people India Ootacamund If the Lord does not build the house, in vain the builders labour. (Ps 127:1) Construction of small houses for each of 21 families of the small village of Senguthorai in the Nilgiris. The Practice of HUE in Assumption Hospital - Avanashi Sr. Emily Susai fmm, presents what HUE is: «Human Universal Energy», an alternative medicine which has been practised in Assumption Hospital, at Avanashi, since Myanmar An Unforgettable Memory: the Nargis Cyclone On 2nd May 2008, the cyclone Nargis devastated the south-western coast of Myanmar. The FMM, the Social Service Karuna Myanmar and the Buddhist monks worked together to help the victims. Philippines Creating Bridges for Peace The outburst of violence on the island of Mindanao shook the harmony among the religions and caused the displacement of a big number of persons: here we learn of the commitment of the FMM in collaboration with the Local Church and the sector of the Tri-People (Three peoples) of Mindanao Sri Lanka Visit to the Camps of Internally Displaced Persons at Vavuniya Eight provincials among them Sr. Christobel Wijesekera, fmm have visited the displaced persons' camps (IDP) of Vavunyia. November - December

4 Korea The Joy of Living with 'Angels' A home for mentally handicapped persons at Seoul. Children with Hope-Filled Dreams A place of study after school hours was opened in Jeongseon for disadvantaged children. Sr. Veronica Kuem Mi Kyeong fmm, shares what she desires to live there. Israel "...to be witnesses of Jesus in his land" The Sisters of Bat Yam Fraternity give us concrete examples of mission in a Jewish environment. Lebanon The Prisoners...What is their Life? A meeting to sensitise the area about what the prisoners and their families live. Pakistan Our Mission among the Marwari Bheels of Rahim yar Khan Our presence among a people who live in extreme poverty. Nineteen Years of Apostolic Life Sr. Venus Arura shares with us her experience of FMM life. Hong Kong Harmony in Diversity Apostolate among the numerous groups of ethnic minorities in a school setting. Australia To Share in the Mission of Jesus in Minority and Solidarity Sr. Sue Devitt gives body to several passages of the Chapter Document of 2008, in reflecting on her long experience of service and of meeting people. EUROPE France Châtelets, Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow Important changes from 2003, and fmm life, mission and projects today. Bosnia-Herzegovina Living in a Dialogue of Life Odzak: a successful experience of the return of the refugees after the war and building a good coexistence between groups of different religions. Russia Interreligious Conference on the Problem of Aids Moscow, 18th and 19th November 2008: two days for all the religions present in the territory of the federation of Russia to meet together, with the aim of having them collaborate in the area of the struggle against AIDS. Slovenia Living Mission on Slovenian Television Sr. Romana Kocjancic fmm, works for the Catholic programmes of Slovenian television. She speaks to us of her experience of mission and also of the present situation of the Church and the country. 34 FMM Meeting Space VII/36

5 Portugal Portugal, Widen the Horizons, Keep Mission Alive! Message from the National Missionary Congress 2008 (Fatima, 3rd to 7th September) Eighth Centenary of the Franciscan Vocation The Minister General, Father José Rodríguez Carballo, presided in Lisbon on the 30th and 31st March 2009, at the solemn Franciscan Ceremonies which said a lot to the Portuguese society. Faroe Islands A Documentary: Maria - a Religious Sister in the Faroe Islands" A documentary of 45 minutes, realised by the TV of Faroe Islands on the FMM of Torshavn, the only Catholic community on the islands. Generalate House God is Present Everywhere Encounter with the poor in the streets and in our house in Rome. Italy "I came that they may have life..." Jn.10: Life and mission of the Syracuse community. Spain Ministry in Prison Justice and Liberty Sr. Blanca Gemma Garcia fmm: her service with a group engaged in the prison of Hucklva. Malta Refugees in Malta Land of emigration and at present a land welcoming immigrants: Sr. Carmen Delia fmm collaborates with a Church Commission. IN BRIEF From Peru to Ethiopia Chile - Thus he was! Thanks, Fernando!Linderos Malta - Beauty: A Path to Dialogue between Believers and Non-believers Echoes of the General Chapter Transmission Ireland, Malta, U.K.- Younger Sisters Meeting in the Province Iceland - We must be able to understand one another and to offer the bread of the Word Rome - Meeting with Franciscans International Canada - The Slave Trade and the 0lympic Games Canada - A Blind Priest with Shining Eyes Building Peace in Africa in the Spirit of Saint Francis Morocco - A Book on the Life of the Berbers Rome - Health Commission of the Superior Generals' Union Vietnam - International Congress on Social Responsibility in face of the Free-market Economy The Recent Indian Scene Solidarity with Southern Sudan Australian Bushfires United States - Conrad N. Hilton Funds for Religious FMM Spirituality Team of the American Continent Chile - National Assembly of the Conference of Men and Women Religious France - The Exhibition "Giotto - Francis, Radiant Humility" France - Faces of Missionary Women in Mission Lands November - December

6 Morocco - A good book: "I was illiterate" Vietnam - Interreligious Dialogue All India Formation Team Meeting Ootacamund - Sr. Antoinette Goutier (Sr.Jeanne de France), fmm: She lives on Congo Brazza - Remembrance of Sr. Catherine Attibayeba fmm Myanmar Sr. Ignacia Aramburu fmm: A life fully lived never dies Canada - Being the Change We Seek USA - Lost and Found: Teens at Risk - Las Cruces Vietnam : A Jubilee Year for the Church Rome - My Experience in Ponte Galeria Temporary Detention Centre Holy Land - Papal Visit: an fmm glimpse Italy - Celebrations for the 8th Franciscan Centenary Assisi - Seminar on Creation and Mission Rome - Formation of Formators Congo Kinshasa - "Operation smile" in the Ngaliema clinic: May Thailand - Formation on the theme The rights of the child and of the young!, by FI Morocco - IVth World Congress of the French-speaking Nurses Colombia - 50 years of CLAR Peru - Give us Heat in Puno! The Holy Land - A pilgrimage of 2000 students coming from France, 21st-31st July Iraq Three weeks of mission in Kurdistan U.S.A.- Itinerant Exhibition Women and Spirit" Canada - Our Street People Canada - Youth Summit: May Philippines - The typhoon Ondoy Taiwan - The Price of Beauty: Morakot Typhoon Columbia Continental Workshop for the Americas: September Rome Grotta: A Research Project in the Field of the Institute s History France International Meeting on the 8th Centenary of the Franciscan Order France Italy: Our Experience Rome - In communion with the African Synod Kenya The Changing Face of Kakuma Camp India Delhi: Soledad Cortes, Spanish fmm Honoured Canada - Moving the Provincial Archives MISCELLANEOUS Index of the Articles featured during the Year Echoes from the General Chapter 2008 Working with our Brothers and Sisters, the Peasant-Coffee Growers Chiapas, Mexico Muniappa was a Leper, India Delhi He came to us to die, Angola Planetary Awareness, Indonesia A Call to 'be a bridge', to 'be with', Middle East Solidarity with the suffering world: Emigration Situations, Spain Mary of the Passion - A path of unity at the service of mission by Anne Marie Foujols, fmm 1 st stage nd stage rd stage FMM Meeting Space VII/36