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Around the MSC world

Indonesia, see below

The French Union novitiate. 

From Jonas Hassan Mouchi MSC (who studied in Sydney 7 years ago).  He writes:

You might have heard that our union noviciate has been transferred on the other side of Congo river in Congo Brazzaville country.

We started the noviciate new year on the 07th of September. They are 10 novices from three countries with 3 formators.

Everything is fine so far. Greetings to all

And also from Africa, the mission and communities in Mozambique.

Indonesia – Laity of the Chevalier Family

These photos are from the new local council in Ambon (Mollucas) and Makassar (South Sulawesi) and also in Merauke (Papua)

where they were incorporated into the membership of the Chevalier Family in their region.

And in the new Indian Province

A message from Kerala, Dominic Gleeson MSC

Hello from Kerala, India, on the first day of the Ignatian 30 Day retreat for the men of the MSC Indian Province novitiate!   I arrived on Friday evening 8 March at about midnight and began the 'disposition days' the following morning. 

The photo with the three 'wise men'  of the novitiate are (left to right) Sumanth, Kranthi and Sanu.  Please remember them in your prayers....They are a delight to be with and they can't do enough for me to help me settle in. 

The other photo was taken in the community chapel where we celebrated the Eucharist to begin the retreat and I was able to gift to each man a symbol of their choosing to take to their prayer spaces to help them to focus on their prayer for the next 30 days.

The third photo is taken at an MSC community meal with the three men of the MSC Novitiate, two community members who live here (including Alex Kulandai, msc - Novice Director) and his assistant Nelson, msc.  At table are three men who will be ordained to the Diaconate this Saturday, Karthik, Sesu and Vinodh.  I received a very warm welcome by the MSC here and it is an honour and a privilege for me to serve in this way - despite the fact that my flight was late I was welcomed at the airport at midnight by Fr Darwin (Indian Union Superior).

It is hot and humid 24/7 but as Michael Fallon said to me once after his experience of being in India -  "it's only weather, Dominic" ...