sr. Rose Mary Garlandu, from India, tells us what led her to leave everything to leave for the mission ... to Papua New Guinea!
World mission Sunday, is celebrated on the penultima Sunday of October each year. This year it was marked on 18 October, where the entire Church came together to support missions. Every Catholic community, in any part of the world, sends a powerful message of FAITH, HOPE and LOVE to the global community. The Santa Maria Parish community, begun the celebration with a vigil. On Saturday 17, the pa...
Every year when Pentecost comes missionaries name will be announced…when I heard their names I also used to feel that one day my name would have been announced. In the year 2016, it has become true in my life too.
E' nel 1988 che sr. Damiana Tansini, originaria di Castiglione d'Adda (Lodi) e Missionaria prima in India e poi in Papua Nuova Guinea, arriva a Watuluma e inizia una lunga storia missionaria in cui presterà servizio nella comunità di Watuluma in ospedale per nove anni e poi collaborerà negli inizi della comunità di Vanimo nel 1997, occupandosi di pastorale giovanile e vocazionale.
This picture recalls the beginning of our mission in Papua New Guinea, in 1989.
The year 2020 marks a significant milestone in the history of our mission in PNG. It was a great joy for me to witness this remarkable event which was the erection of our tiny delegation into a new province as it took thirty two years to grow this far.
We have twelve regular members. Most of them live and work in Port Moresby, the capital of Papua New Guinea. One works in a government educational institution, two in private sector companies, and the rest are in self-employed businesses and trades for their living. Professionally we have a lawyer, economist, teachers, psychologist, communications engineer, and almost all are engaged with parish a...
The last spring Watuluma was hit by a cyclone and left its signs. Even though it happened two months back it had left a strong and profound sign. The trees that are of 100 years old were uprooted like a piece of chalk. The roofs were pulled down as if they were like bedsheets spread on the houses. The gardens were swept away to make space for marshlands and stagnant pools. Everything speaks of dev...
Here is the story of Chiara, who from being a worker in the field of banking and communication, now finds herself living as a missionary sister in Papua New Guinea ...What happened? The extraordinary entered in the ordinary!
2nd December 1988: sr. Silvana Lobo and Sr. Elizabeth Manimalakunnel arrive in Wataluma,
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