SCCs

By Sandra Kunda Zambia Conference of Catholic Bishops (ZCCB) has underscored the pivotal roles Small Christian Communities (SCCs) have played in fostering a more evangelized and evangelizing Church, recognizing a notable surge in membership and heightened participation of the laity. In its pastoral exhortation to mark the celebration of the Golden Jubilee of Small Christian Communities in the As...
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Sr. Jecinter Antoinette Okoth, FSSA The Chairman for the Association of Member Episcopal Conferences in Eastern Africa (AMECEA) has called upon the people of God in the Eastern Africa region to ensure that the fire that was lit to mark the golden jubilee of Small Christian Communities (SCCs), remains burning to strengthen evangelization at grassroots. “The Church in Eastern Africa launched 50 ye...
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Fr Winfield Kunda The Catholic Church in Zambia has launched the celebrations of the Golden Jubilee of Small Christian Communities of AMECEA. The celebration which was to start in July this year to July 2024 will now be celebrated in various forms marked with several activities in all the Catholic Dioceses in Zambia. And Zambia Conference of Catholic Bishops President Archbishop Ignatius Chama h...
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Fr Isaac Ojok The ecclesiastical model of Small Christian Communities in Arua Diocese, North Western Uganda commonly known as West Nile, has created significant impact in the lives of the people of God in the diocese. The bishop of Arua Diocese Rt. Rev Sabino Ochan Odoki said in an interview with AMECEA news correspondent that the use of Small Christian Communities (SCCs) in the diocese has been...
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Mwenya Mukuka As the sun sets over the vibrant city of Lilongwe, history, faith, and community converge in a remarkable celebration—the Golden Jubilee Year of Small Christian Communities (SCCs). This workshop, held from July 2023 to July 2024, commemorates 50 years of SCCs’ existence, their growth, and their transformative impact on the local and universal Church. Fr. Joseph G. Healey, MM, canno...
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Sr. Jecinter Antoinette Okoth, FSSA The Spiritual strengthening of Christians with the Word of God is the adhesive on which Small Christian Communities (SCCs) is centered, the Pastoral Coordinator for the Association of Member Episcopal Conferences in Eastern Africa (AMECEA) said at a workshop for the lay leadership in the region. Fr. Emmanuel Chimombo while addressing over 25 pastoral agents in...
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Sr. Jecinter Antoinette Okoth, FSSA Christian Churches other than the Catholic Church as well as other continents across the globe have realized the significance of Small Christian Communities (SCCs) and expressed the desire to establish the same for the growth of their Churches, the Secretary General of the Association of Member Episcopal Conferences in Eastern Africa (AMECEA) has said. Address...
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Stella Zulu Countries under the umbrella body of Association of Member Episcopal Conferences in Eastern Africa (AMECEA) will on Saturday, the 19th of August 2023, launch the Golden Jubilee celebration of the Small Christian Communities (SCCs) model of being church in the region. The regional launch of the commemoration of the 50th anniversary will take place in Malawi in the Diocese of Dedza at ...
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Sr. Jecinter Antoinette Okoth, FSSA In remembrance of 50 years existence of Small Christian Communities (SCCs) in the Association of Member Episcopal Conferences in Eastern Africa (AMECEA), the region that comprise of eight National Conferences and two affiliate countries, the AMECEA Secretariat through its Pastoral Department is preparing to launch a one-year celebration of pastoral solidarity t...
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