Year 3 No. 11 Jun - Jul - Aug 2009
Salesian Family Day
Celebrations in Kazembe Parish
Easter Camp at the Provincial House
Closing of the “Year of St Paul”
2009
Editorial 3
Words of the Provincial 4
Paul of Tarsus: Pope’s General Audience 5
Passionate for Christ 6
Salesian Family Day 2009 7
ZMB Easter Camp 8
Hope for Youths in Malawi 10
Holy Week in Kazembe 11
XV Graduation Ceremony: Chingola 12
Newly Ordained: Michael & Christopher 13
Thinking Zone: Optimistic Thinking 14
Celebrations: Don Bosco’s Feast 15
Spirituality: Christ who lives in me 16
Dossier: Lilongwe, Makeni, Mansa 17
ZMB Photo 18
Director: Fr Joseph Czerwinski sdb
Editor: Fr Javier Barrientos
Redaction Board: Fr Joseph Czerwinski, Fr Javier Barrientos
Graphic Design: Fr Javier Barrientos
Photos: Fr Leszek Aksamit, Fr Andrew Daniluk
Fr Antonio Barrientos, Fr Peter Malec
E-mail: zmbsocialc@gmail.com
Website: www.salesianszmb.org
Printed: Printing Press - Provincial HouseZMB
150th Anniversary
of the Foundation Congregation
Salesian Newslink | ZMB Quarterly publication
Year 3/Nº11 Jun - Jul - Aug 2009
1. Chawama: 07/04/2009 Easter Camp at Chawama
Provincial house.
2. Kasisi: 7-8/05/2009 Annual retreat (young priests)
3. Bauleni: 9/05/2009 Archbishop Medardo
Mazombe after his visit to the Salesian Family
gathered for the annual celebration.
4.Hwage: 24/05/2009 Farewell meal offered to Fr
Chester Lenczuk now that he joins Bauleni
community.
5. Kitwe: 17/04/2009 Fr Joseph and Fr Leszek join
the Polish celebrations commemorating the children
of Polish Generals who were sent to Africa during the
WWII.
Cover: Celebrations of the Salesian Family Day
at Bauleni parish
LEGEND
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Editorial
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a call to let God take the lead
VOCATIONS
Fr Javier Barrientos sdb
jbarrientosm@yahoo.it
Words of the Provincial
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Fr Jozef Czerwinski sdb
zmbprovincial@gmail.com
SACRED HEART OF JESUS
The month of June is especially dedicated to the Sacred Heart
of Jesus, a devotion particularly dear to Don Bosco.
June, a month dedicated to the
A Letter from Rome
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Pope Benedict XVI
Paul of Tarsus
General Audience of the Holy Father Pope BENEDICT XVI
on occasion of the Year of St Paul
The Apostle of the Gentiles
Meditation
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A meditation
at the closing of the “Year of St Paul”
PASSIONATE
for Christ
Fr Jorge Ormeño sdb
jorge_oq@yahoo.com
For me to live is Christ,
and death a gain
Salesian Family
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Salesian Family Day
2009
A memorable celebration:
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Youth Ministry in ZMB
Fr Javier Barrientos sdb
zmbyouthd@yahoo.it
Easter Camp at
Provincial House
Chawama - Lusaka (Zambia) 07-13 April 2009. 80 young people,
5 Salesian Sisters and 5 Salesians and 3 Salesian volunteers
gathered at the Provincial House of ZMB Vice Province
to Celebrate the Easter Triduum.
Youth Ministry
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Youth Ministry | Technical Schools
HOPE for YOUTHS
Don Bosco College - Lilongwe
Lilongwe (Malawi) 28/05/2009. A teacher’s impressions
A staff member of the Don Bosco College comments on the impact of the Salesian Technical School
of Lilongwe on the young people of Malawi.
Mr Mlima (L) with his students and Bro Walter (C)
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Staff of Don Bosco College - Lilongwe
News from Kazembe
Preparation for the Celebration of the
Fr Andrew Daniluk sdb
sdbdaniluk@yahoo.com
HOLY WEEK in KAZEMBE PARISH
Youth Ministry | Technical Schools
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Graduation Ceremony
DON BOSCO - CHINGOLA
Chingola (Zambia) 06/02/2009. XV Graduation Ceremony at Don Bosco Technical College. The director
of the Examination Council of Zambia was present to the graduation ceremony and encouraged the Salesian
community to upgrade the College to a Polytechnic.
Mr Mbao
Miss Steria Nyerenda
Mr Chekani Sakala
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Graduates of the Year 2008-09
NEWLY Ordained
ZMB Celebrations
Thinking Point
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Optimistic
Reasoning
I live in Zambia
Novice Raphael Bhembe
From the novitiate...
Celebrations
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Fr Piotr Malec sdb
jbarrientosm@yahoo.it
Celebrating the Feast
of St John Bosco
Spirituality
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Christ who lives in me
Kabwe (Zambia) 12/05/2009. Nearly at the close of the “Year of St
Paul”, a reflection comes to us, on St Paul’s theology on the Body of
Christ, its implications and the importance for our world today. Novice
Prince Luchembe shares his views from the Kabwe novitiate.Novice Prince Luchembe
Box 80090 Kabwe - Zambia
Dossier
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Salesians Lilongwe
Salesian Novitiate
Salesian Mansa
zmbsocialc@gmail.com
1 - 2 Hwange: farewell to Fr Chester
3 Kasisi: Retreat for Group 3
4 Bauleni: Jubilarians Fr Joseph Gotter
and Fr Christopher Rychcik
5 Lilongwe: Don Bosco Technical College
6 Kazembe: Fr Daniluk parish priest
7 Kasisi: visit to the Tomb of Fr
Kazimierz C. founder of the
salesian mission in ZMB.
8 Bauleni: Sports activities
9 Bauleni: Fr Gianni Rolandi, vice
provincial of AFE province
during the SF Day
10 Lilongwe: Br Bartosz Kulczyk sdb
contributor to the ZMB
website, he returns to Poland to
continue with theological studies.
11 Lusaka: Br Frantisek Radecki, new
arrival to ZMB
12 Kasisi: Fr Pontiano Mulenga now
working in Harare.
13 Poland: Fr Eustace Siame, at present
doing mission appeal to raise fund for the
construction of the novitiate.
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LEGEND
Printed in Lusaka - Provincial House