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Theological Accompaniment of the Laity in Africa – From the Perspective of Small Christian Communities (SCCs)

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By Joseph G. Healey A Book Review of Agbonkhianmeghe E. Orobator, (ed.), The Church We Want: African Catholics Look to Vatican III. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 2016. Nairobi: Acton Publishers, 2016 by Léo Lushombo in the March, 2018 issue of the important American theological journal Theological Studies has this very challenging statement: If the model or paradigm of the future is that of Small ...
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MESSAGE OF HIS HOLINESS POPE FRANCIS FOR THE 53rd WORLD COMMUNICATIONS DAY

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« “We are members one of another” (Eph 4,25). From social network communities to the human community »   Dear Brothers and Sisters, Ever since the internet first became available, the Church has always sought to promote its use in the service of the encounter between persons, and of solidarity among all. With this Message I would like to invite you once again to reflect on the founda...
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Final Document of the Synod of Bishops on Young People, Faith and Vocational Discernment

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Content: INTRODUCTION PREAMBLE PART I “HE WALKED WITH THEM” Chapter 1 A Listening Church Chapter II Three crucial Elements Chapter III Identity and relations Chapter IV Being young Today PART II “THEIR EYES WERE OPENED” Chapter I The gift of Youth Chapter II The Mystery of Vocation Chapter III The mission to accompany Chapter IV The Art of Discernment PART III THEY SET OFF WITHOUT DEL...
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AMECEA: French translation of ‘Small Christian Community Training’ Handbook Nears Completion

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The AMECEA Small Christian Community Training handbook has caught the attention of many both in AMECEA Region and in Africa at large, and also outside the continent; this according to Rev. Fr. Emmanuel Chimombo, AMECEA Pastoral Coordinator prompted the need to translate the handbook to French language to make it accessible to many. “As we promote the ecclesiology of Small Christian Community in ...
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KENYA: Fifth Workshop of Network Small Christian Communities in Africa Centralizes on Revitalization of Youth SCC

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As the Universal Church prepares for the Youth Synod to be held in Rome next month, members of the Network Small Christian Communities in Africa (NSCCA) met in Nairobi Kenya to explore ways of revitalizing young people in the Small Christian Communities (SCCs) in Africa. The objectives of the meeting included, to listen to the young people and learn their experiences in SCCs, to find strategies o...
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KENYA: AMECEA Launches Second Edition of Small Christian Community Training Handbook

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A Revised Second Edition of the book “Strengthening the Growth of Small Christian Communities in Africa, a Training Handbook for Facilitators” has been published. Currently being sold as an e-book, electronic book by the Daughters of St. Paul and also by Amazon worldwide, the book was officially launched by AMECEA on Friday,  September 14, 2018 during the opening of the 5th Workshop of Network Sma...
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Young People Actively Participate in SCCs Workshop in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

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“Action Plans” and “Implementation Steps” were the highlights of a "One-day Small Christian Communities (SCCs) Pastoral Solutions Workshop" in Swahili at Immaculate Conception Parish, Mavurunza in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania on Saturday, 1 September, 2018. 82 lay people from the 54 SCCs in the parish participated in the lively workshop (not a seminar) facilitated by Sister Rita Ishengoma, STH and Fat...
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AMECEA Taking Small Christian Community Trainings to the Major seminaries

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Christ The King Major Seminary in the Archdiocese of Nyeri-Kenya becomes the second Seminary in AMECEA Region to benefit from the AMECEA training on small Christian Communities. Apostles of Jesus Major Seminary in the Archdiocese of Nairobi was the first to receive the training which is part of AMECEA’s initiative to expand the program of train personnel to run Small Christian Communities (SCCs) i...
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KENYA: Missio Germany Researcher jets in to learn about Small Christian Communities

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Missio Aachen German Theological Researcher Miriam Leidinger is currently in Kenya to find out how Africa especially the Kenyan Church has been able to grow strong in faith from the Small Christian Communities (SCC’s). Speaking during an interview with Waumini Communications, at the Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops (KCCB) – General Secretariat in Nairobi, Leidinger said that she is meeting Pa...
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STATEMENT AFTER THE FOURTH WORKSHOP OF THE NETWORK OF SMALL CHRISTIAN COMMUNITIES (SCCs) IN AFRICA HELD IN KINSHASA-DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO (6th to 11th September, 2017)

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PREAMBLE We, the participants of The Fourth Workshop of the Network of Small Christian Communities (SCCs) in Africa, following the previous workshops in Accra, 2014, Ouagadougou, 2015 and Nairobi, 2016, assembled at “Centre Theresianum” in Congo-Kinshasa from 6th to 11th September, 2017. We are a resource forum of experts and practitioners who are passionate about the growth and sustainabil...
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