Three posts for this weekend: New MSC Bishop, 60th anniversary celebration and tribute to Neville Dunne by Bishop Rochus Tatamai MSC.
Announcement of Bishop Valentim Fagundes Menezes MSC
Today Wednesday July 29, the Apostolic Nunciature in Brazil announced the decision of Pope Francis to appoint Father Valentine Fagundes Menezes Bishop for the Diocese of Balsas, currently provincial of the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart (MSC) of the province of Rio de Janeiro.
He has been parish priest in the Paroquia de Nossa Senhora do Sagrado Coracao (OLSH)
Photos of the celebration of Ted McCormack’s 60th anniversary of ordination at Monivae.
With Jonathan Rowe, Danny Franc and Fiona Mulhall
Tribute to Neville Dunne whose Requiem and funeral take place on Monday August 3rd.
It is with great sadness and deep grief that we learned from Fb that our dear MSC confrere, an MSC and pioneer teacher at Hagita Sacred Heart High School in Milne Bay Province, who was Superior for the MSC PNG Pro-Province, then Province then was a standing member of all the consecutive Provincial Administrations and Councils due to his institutional memories, was a Charismatic Administrator, Retreat and Spiritual Director.
On behalf of the Catholic Dioceses of Kerema, Bereina and Kavieng, Bougainville, Alotau-Sideia, Lae and Kimbe, Daru-Kiunga and the Archdioceses of Port Moresby and Rabaul with the relevant Tertiary Institutions including the Catholic Laity, Families, children and Youths, we sincerely thank you personally with your immediate family and the MSC Australian Province for firstly assigning and allowing you to be a missionary in PNG beginning in Alotau-Sideia then to the rest of PNG.
Rev Father Neville Dunne MSC you were a household name and a missionary personality, an educator, formator and spiritual mentor and Director to many PNGs as well as others throughout the world. Your tireless commitment and engagements in all forms of Apostolic works in parishes and schools with spiritual inputs and conferences gave you the opportunity to instruct minds, to form hearts and transform the lives of so many generations in PNG. We will forever remember you for your approachable personality and your deep spiritual example and role model. We pray with you that the Sacred Heart of Jesus that you'd strived tirelessly to promote throughout your lifetime and ministry will now open wide to welcome you home sweet home, good and faithful servant to enjoy your reward that had been prepared for you since the foundation of the world.
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