01 December 2001

What's New?

Justice & Peace

You'll note a change in the side bar to our website. The Salamanca Education Conference has been removed (you can find it now on the Letters & Documents page) and in it's place you'll find Montréal 2002.

The first two documents posted to this page are the letter of convocation from Fr. General dated April 16, 2001.

It seemed opportune to the Superior General and his Council to convoke a meeting of the Peace and Justice promoters of the Congregation now that the General Conference of Recife (May 2000) is over; in fact, these people along with the major and local superiors have an important responsibility in promoting the applications of the decisions and directions taken at the conference.

The second document is the registration form which also contains the dates for the conference (September 30, 2002 through October 10, 2002 in Montréal, Canada).

In the name of the SCJs of North America, we welcome you to the SCJ Justice and Peace International gathering. As announced by Father General in his letter of April 16, 2001 we will gather in Montreal, Quebec, Canada in October 2002. This gathering will provide a deepening of the themes presented at the General Conference in Recife, Brazil, in 2000.

The gathering will begin on Monday evening, September 30, 2202 at 5 pm at the Notre Dame centre in Montreal and will conclude on Thursday evening, October 10.

Look for future postings of articles and materials in various languages pertinent to this conference. Carlos Alberto da Costa Silva from the general council will be the general council liaison with the Justice & Peace commissions of North American who are organizing this conference on behalf of the general administration.

NB Please take note of "Please send one copy for each person who will attend to (before January 31, 2002".

What's Happening?

British-Irish Province

The superior general, along with Thomas Cassidy, general councilor responsible for the British-Irish Province will attend the BH Province Assembly (December 3-6, 2001) at Malpas. The theme of the assembly is Continuing Forward in Hope, a provincial plan for the next three years.

Congratulations

to Demetrius Cavalcanti de Oliveiraordained to the priesthood on December 1, 2001 by Bishop Antonio Wagner da Silva, scj, coadjutor of the diocese of Guarapuava, PR, in the parish of Bom Jesus da Penha, Rio de Janerio.

Italy

Anyone who lived or visited the International College from it's foundation to 1995 remember well Suor Paziente. The last time we reported on her health things were going well, however now doctors have discovered a malignant tumor in her mouth. Please remember her in your prayers. If you wish to write her a get well and/or Christmas card she can be reached at:

Suor Paziente Moioli
Suore Orsoline
Scuola Materna
24060 Ranzanico (BG)
Italia

Adirano Borst (NE)
congregational archivist

Rome

Amaro Jorge Moura Viera (LU) spent several weeks in Rome attending the Mission Conference and getting acquainted with Martin van Ooy, Indian district superior. Amrao will accompany Martin to India after celebrating the Feast of St. Nicholas on December 6^th.

Please Remember

+Fr. Petrus Henricus Renders NE

Born: 20.11.1907
First profession: 08.09.1935
Ordained: 14.07.1940
Died: 23.11.2001 at Asten, Holland

Fr. Petrus worked on a farm and as a gardener before entering the seminary. He was very active in organizing local farmers into unions and cooperatives.

In 1927 he joined the Army. In 1931 he started his studies for the priesthood in a special program for late vocations at Rips.

After he was ordained, in 1941, he was appointed to the charity work for families in need in Rotterdam. After 5 years he went to Dordrecht for the same kind of work. In 1951 he went to Canada, and joined the English speaking group. There he started a program to help young farmers. From 1956 to 1962 he was Regional Superior and then pastor at St. Joan of Arc in Toronto. In 1969 he was appointed superior at Delaware. For reasons of health he returned to Holland in 1974. He went to live at Bergeijk not far from his family, where he served for a long period. In 1993 he retired to Asten where he stayed until his death.