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NEW AFRICAN JOSEPHITES Saturday, 6th August (The Transfiguration of the Lord) at 11 am in the chapel of our house in Makeni five novices

Paul Cham (Nigeria) Batencamar Pinto Sanca (Guinea Bissau)

Innocent Agboloko (Nigeria) Emmanuel Koroma Jr (Sierra Leone)

Paul Nungwa (Nigeria) will celebrate their first religious profession, in the presence of the Delegate Fr. Mariolino. The previous week they will have their retreat preached by an Augustinian Father in Kamalo. Welcome officially in our religious family!

Here the group of novices

with their Master Fr.

Luigi Cencin,

before the grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes in Lunsar

Parish.

� The Council of the Delegation (in contact via Skype, if necessary with Fr Beppe in Italy), will meet in Makeni in the last week of July with several issues in the agenda including: admission to the novitiate, to the first profession and the renewal of vows; appointment of the superiors at Lunsar and Kissy; summing up of transfers made by the Delegate or still in program, 2011-2012 Delegation calendar, preparation of the local and provincial chapters, appointment of treasurers, authorizations, ....

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� Fr Mariolino , after a month spent in India, returned to Italy and then to Guinea Bissau for a few days; then he will be longer in Sierra Leone until his return to Ghana in mid-August.

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� Br Beppe Negro continues his training period. He is about to leave for England for the study of English, staying in Cheltenham, near Bristol, where his niece is living.

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� Fr Giuliano Pini is about to conclude his tenure as director of Lunsar and principal of “Murialdo Secondary School”. We thank him for the competence and dedication he put into his work. Soon he will be in Italy for a holiday, rest and medical checks, in addition to contacts with some benefactors.

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� Fr. Eric Kargbo , after nearly 8 years of stay in the formation house at Ejisu has been transferred to Lunsar community, in order to take the leadership role in Murialdo Secondary School. He has been in Sierra Leone since the end of June to share the steps of change in responsibility with P. Giuliano Pini. To Fr. Eric our thanks for his service in Ghana and his availability, with best wishes for his new role.

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� At the end of July Fr. Pierangelo Valerio moves from Bissau to the community of Padova - Via Ognissanti, to collaborate in some organizational and administrative aspects of the Delegation of Africa, in co-operation with the General House and other institutions that support our mission. We express our gratitude to Fr. Pierangelo (who continues to belong to the Delegation) for everything he did for 6 years in Bissau and our best wishes for his new task!

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� Theology students: Antonio Oliveira (3rd year in Londrina) is in Italy for a training course to prepare his perpetual profession; Edward Kanu has successfully completed his bachelor in Viterbo and is now in Foggia for a pastoral experience; Ephrem Badou has finished the first draft of the doctoral thesis, waiting for corrections: meanwhile he is in Rossano Calabro

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� The renewal of vows of Bernard Manu and Richard Donkor (pastoral training in Sierra Leone) is scheduled at Holy Cross parish in Freetown. Now they attend a training course on religion and culture in Sierra Leone and the spiritual exercises .

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� Joseph Tholley renews his religious profession on Saturday, July 23rd in Makeni, in the presence of Fr Mariolino, the local community and some family members, while Ciro Cà celebrates the renewal of vows in Bissau on Sunday, July 17th, always in the presence of the Delegate, during the feast of Our Lady of “Carmo”.

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� The Indian confreres Norbert Joseph and Aju Thaiparambil , after the usual and very complicated practices for visas and travels have arrived safely in their African communities for their pastoral training: Norbert in Lunsar and Aju in Bula. Welcome and have a frutiful experience!

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� Some confreres are living their period of rest and visit to their families in these months, Nathaniel, Joseph Th., Ciro, Luigi, Pierangelo, Giuliano, Maurizio, Mario, Bruno, John, ... as well as other Ghanaian confreres in formation at Ejisu, along with other seminarians.

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� Bissau: In July an intense month is planned in the parish: the promise of the youth group "Valentes", the Feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, hundreds of Confirmation for the young and the consecration of the new church of "São José" by the local Bishop Camnate.

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� The Brazilian confrere Fr. Nadir Poletto, formator in Viterbo-St Peter, where he is also following his education license, will be in

Guinea Bissau from mid July to early September to help local communities and to live an African experience! Bem-Vindo, Pe. Nadir!

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� Following the legal recognition of Engim-ngo in Sierra Leone and Guinea Bissau, new operators have reached Africa in order to give strength and asset to our NGO. Fabio is the new operator arrived in Bissau, while Sergio and Rita are based in Lunsar! Welcome and good luck!

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� By late July and early August some lay people (youth and adults) are coming to Africa, especially to our institutions in Lunsar, Kissy, Bula and Bissau. To all of them our warm welcome with the hope of a fruitful experience.

We do not send many containers to Africa as before; we prefer to provide everything here. Occasionally, however, we still have some ship, for some special materials bought or offered from benefactors. Many thanks to Fr Siro Lazzari, Fr Franco Pedussia and other friends! In the picture: Br Beppe, with a generous group of helpers “bergamaschi e pinerolesi”, is ready to close a full packed container leaving for Guinea, after almost 18 months since the last one!

*** THE THANKS’ CORNER *** In 1995 Oreste Germano Miani, with the help of 3 friends, founded the association "Amici di Padre Pini" in Modena (Italy) with the aim to support the activities carried out in Sierra Leone since our confrere Father Julian is coming from that city. The Association is now supported by around 3300 donors residents throughout Italy, mainly in the central and northern regions, especially in Emilia Romagna with a strong presence in Modena and its province. In these 16 years of life the Associa-tion has worked with enthusiasm and has created awareness and information on the situation in Si-erra Leone, especially in the schools of all levels; the presence of a solidarity exhibit in fairs and an-tique markets, actions by mass-media promotion to industrial, commercial and public bodies; send-ing materials and equipment to Africa, humanitar-ian assistance (financial aid, sending medicines, distance support of children, ...). From the col-umns of our newsletter a huge "thank you" to all the friends of the Association and especially to Mr., Miani (right in photo), a tireless and gener-ous promoter of the association. Website: www.amicipadrepinionlus.org