…Faithful
to Euphrasie Barbier’s fundamental visiont we see our life and mission deeply rooted
in
the unfolding movement of the life and love of God, Trinity…
December 2001Unfolding Journey, Manila
2000
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Report
from Gumaca, Philippines<from Sister Helen Currie>
Photo left: Family space in the barrio is very
cramped.
Sea Wall is a
shanty barrio between the railway track and the sea near Gumaca, on the coast several
hours by bus from ManilaConditions for health and hygiene in the barrio are precarious
partly because even basic facilities were not provided. We extend parish health care to
the barrio and with the planning and labour provided by the barrio families the dream to
have some ‘comfort rooms’ for families to share has now been fulfilled. With
help from the civil authorities and RNDM Solidarity funds most families now have handy
access to a toilet and washroom for the first time since they arrived in the barrio. They
are very grateful and say a big THANK YOU for the funds.
Photo right: These children are very proud of their new
comfort
Report from Mendi, Papua-New Guinea<from Sister Maureen Dwan>
Sister
Lukas Suess from Switzerland
helps me to run the Diocesan Pastoral Centre in the Highlands of Papua New Guinea. To help
the catechists with their work in the villages I prepared a hand book in Pidgin English
– Hanbuk Bilong Katekis – which is being used throughout the diocese and
beyond.We are very grateful to the Comboni
Missionaries USAwhose donation covered a
little over half the cost of the handbook, so making the cost of a handbook for
every catechist affordable to their parishes. Photo
left: Sisters Lukas and Maureen at the Mendi Centre Photo right: One of
the hundreds of Jubilee gates built in the Mendi Diocese to witness to the faith of the
people in 2000.
Report
from India Central <from Sister Mary Mathew>
1. Barasat, Residential Training for Rural
Women: In 2000 our Sisters found a property about an hour out of Calcutta and
built a house to use as a training centre for young rural women whose village education in
the tribal belt finishes at Year X [15 years]. Government policy is that all education
should continue to Year XII but it will be many years before this is possible in all rural
areas. These young women were selected from the districts where our Sisters work, and are
believed to have potential for further training to help enhance their chances of
employment or village leadership.
About 20 young women, speaking in either Hindi or Oriya, have just
completed their first year of training. They have learnt a great deal – practical
skills like cooking and cleaning, buying and keeping household accounts, stitching and
tailoring. They have also started to learn basic English – spoken and written.
RNDM Solidarity funds helped to provide furniture and equipment for
this project.
Photo left: trainees preparing a meal
Photo below: growing their own vegetables
Photo left: Sister Thomas
teaching tailoring
Salt LakeHigh School, Calcutta
When the Indian Government decided that
secondary education was to be extended to Year 11 and Year 12 students the Sisters and the
parents of girls at Queen of the MissionsSchool in Calcutta had to plan for the future.
On the cramped property in Park Circus it would be impossible to buildmore classrooms. With the help of parents and past
pupils the Sisters applied to the government and were given a 999 year lease of land in
the new satellite city of SaltLake, about 15 kilometres from Park Circus. Most of the
cost of this building is being found locally; the Bishop has obtained a grant from Missio
to build the college hall as a Mass centre as there is no provision of land for churches
temples or mosques in this new city. The building is far from finished but classes have
already started.
Photo: Every bit of concrete for the new school has been hand mixed and carried on the heads of the
workers.
Babelfish
Translation
Photo right: These children are very proud of their new
comfort 
Sister
Lukas Suess from 
When the Indian Government decided that
secondary education was to be extended to Year 11 and Year 12 students the Sisters and the
parents of girls at Queen of the 
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