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Comboni feast

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St. Daniel Comboni Parish, in Guriri, Diocese of São Mateus, in the state of Espírito Santo, began the feast of St. Daniel Comboni on Sunday, October 1. The celebration began with the blessing of the image of the patron saint containing the relic of St. Daniel Comboni, followed by a procession from the residence of Bishop Emeritus Aldo Gerna to the parish church. The image of St. Daniel Comboni was carved in wood especially for the first Comboni parish in the world by the sculptor Werner Thaler, from the city of Treze Tílias, in Santa Catarina.

Fr. Raimundo Rocha

Provincial of the Comboni Missionaries of Brazil

Entrepreneurship: Purpose + People

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Good morning everyone.

This past Saturday we had a new training at CLM level. In this case, the topic was about Entrepreneurship.

This is a presentation that we already did in Spanish and that we have repeated for English speakers.

speakers. Understanding and communicating the “why” of our mission, sharing the “how” we want to make it possible and explaining the “what” we do to make it possible, were three fundamental keys of this presentation. We encourage you to listen to it carefully.

It will undoubtedly help us to focus our missionary action and will give clues to extend a network of collaborators to join and support the mission.

Best regards

Alberto de la Portilla. Coordinator of the CLM Central Committee.

You can see the presentation in Spanish: https://lmcomboni.org/blog/en/entrepreneurship-and-sharing-clm-projects/

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GEC IN ACTION: ‘burning hearts, feet on the way’

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GEC 2023
GEC 2023

Balsas, in Maranhão, hosted the 2nd Regional Meeting of the Comboni Spirituality Groups, also known as GECs. Representatives of the GECs from Piquiá, Timon, São Luís and Balsas took part in the meeting. Father Raimundo Rocha, provincial of the Comboni Missionaries of Brazil, was also present. The meeting took place at the Our Lady of Guadalupe Formation Center on September 16 and 17.

The Comboni Spirituality Groups, or GECs, are groups of lay men and women who identify with the charism and spirituality of St. Daniel Comboni and who, inspired by that same charism, seek to carry out pastoral, social and mission promotion activities and support the Comboni mission.

The two-day meeting in Balsas provided the GECs with moments of spirituality and missionary formation, togetherness and renewal of their missionary commitment. The participants also joined the parishes of Balsas to celebrate the triduum in memory of Bishop Franco Masserdotti, who died 17 years ago.

There are currently 14 Comboni Spirituality Groups throughout Brazil. In Maranhão, the GECs are present in Balsas, Pastos Bons, Timon, São Luís and Piquiá. Each group meets regularly in its territory and together they hold a regional meeting every two years. This time they met in Balsas. The next meeting will be in July 2025, in Piquiá, in the municipality of Açailândia.

We are counting on the prayers of all of you, through the intercession of St. Daniel Comboni.

Raimundo Rocha, mccj Brasil provincial and the regional meeting team