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Posted On 26.12.2011In Covenant Life

New life in Zimbabwe

ZIMBABWE, Marlene Peter. The Schoenstatt Family of Zimbabwe experiences new life! In January – most probably on January 20 – the Happi family from Cameroon will seal their Covenant of Love. The Happis brought along another Cameroonian family for the last meeting, and so all took some time to introduce themselves and to tell about when they joined the Schoenstatt family - our beginning. A renewed excitement was the result…    Read More
org. On December 23rd, the first official bulletin for Jubilee 2014 was publsihed – it is not a coincidence that it happened a few days before Christmas.  The Schoenstatt Family is experiencing its great Advent of Jubilee 2014, hoping that a new October 18th “will be born”.  This informative and inspiring bulletin will be published in (Spanish, English, German, Portuguese, and Italian) month by month until October 2014.  We are publishing Father José María García’s letter.Read More
Agathe Hug/org. On December 24th, the morning of Christmas Eve, the Mass will be celebrated in covenant with Peru. Midnight Mass is always a special event at the Schoenstatt Shrine in Lima, one of the two in the country, and it is a great joy that on the morning of that day, the Mass in the Original Shrine will be celebrated for and with Peru.    Read More
CHILE, Cristina Quiroz de Tagle. On December 18th, the last covenant day of the year 2011, the Shrine of Bellavista had the honor of opening its doors to the entire world and the world had the privilege of receiving the greetings and covenant graces from this historic Shrine…        Read More
NIGERIA, Fr. Alfred Kistler/org. December 11th, the third Sunday of Advent and the first one after the Feast of the Immaculate Conception, was the day that was chosen to present the tunic of Zion to the Schoenstatt Fathers' ten novices in Nigeria. This ceremony is a sign that these novices are joining the community.        Read More
PERU, Queca Espinoza. Every year the activities for waiting and welcoming Little Jesus in the Shrine of Molina Lima-Peru begin with an Advent vigil on the Friday before the first Sunday of Advent. The Girls' Youth prepare a teaching about Advent that they share with everyone. The Ladies or Mothers' Branch prepare delicious refreshments.      Read More
USA, Angie Santos. There have been Schoenstatters in Houston for many years, and there are even some family and mothers' groups, but there is no organized Movement. For sometime there has been a desire for gathering Schoenstatters from the area, and thanks to the initiative of some Schoenstatters, especially, Alex Quintana, who will soon enter the novitiate of the Schoenstatt Fathers, this get together was held on Saturday, November 26th, the Saturday after Thanksgiving, an important American family celebration, and on the eve of the first Sunday of Advent. Read More
Father José María García/org. A small flock of about ten people including Father José María García met in the Original Shrine on the morning of December 17th to celebrate Mass toward 2014 in covenant with Paraguay, one of the largest countries with the Covenant of Love. The country's Schoenstatt Movement is vibrant and is continually growing with the mass October 18th celebrations hosting around 40,000 pilgrims annually in addition to the numerous apostolic projects for children and families in poverty, for education and formation, society, and the indigenousRead More
USA, Enrique Soros. The Schoenstatt Family from Washington, DC inaugurates its website; this is to be a gift for the International Schoenstatt Family. The site includes a broad list of Schoenstatt Movement links from allover the world. The website is ComunicadoresSch.org.Read More
USA, Enrique Soros. There is not a Schoenstatt Shrine in Washington, but many have been making contributions to the capital of grace for many years for its spiritual conquest. DC Schoenstatters are now seriously organizing themselves, so that the Blessed Mother will give them a place where they can build her home.      Read More