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| FF. Simon, Protais and Jean-Marie MESO |
May Day, also known as
International Workers' Day or International Labour Day, is a national holiday
in almost 80 countries of the world. This day is dedicated to
a holy man whose name is Saint Joseph. Husband of the Blessed
Virgin Mary and foster-father to Jesus Christ, Saint Joseph is
the patron Saint of all the workers.
To mark this
International Labor Day which coincides with the Feast day of Saint
Joseph the worker, The Assumption of the Eastern African Region, made up of
Tanzania, Kenya and Uganda has celebrated the official installation of Father
Jean-Marie Meso as the New Regional Superior who is taking over after Father
Simon Njuguna.
Taking place in Emmanuel
House, this great celebration started at 5 pm with the Eucharist which was
presided over by the Provincial of Africa, Father Protais Kabila. First of all,
he officially welcomed Father Jean-Marie Meso in his responsibility as Regional
Superior of East Africa region for three years. Secondly, he congratulated
Father Njuguna for the great work he has done in the Region during his mandate.
During his homely the Provincial took this opportunity to provide a number of
advices to the assembly and mostly to Father Meso.
“Fr. Meso, you have been
our provincial for two terms. So you know that spiritual leadership is the
opposite of what most of people think. Spiritual leadership is servant
leadership. You are not to be served but you are called to serve your brothers
assumptionnists, your sisters Oblates of the Assumption, to serve our alliance
religious and lay. Here the recommendation of our congregation: to live the spirit
of full communion with all brothers under your responsibility, to build strong
unity, strong family, confidence, friendship in liberty, relationship of heart
to heart, fraternity without borders and true collaboration. Do this with the
R.F, E.S of d’Alzon. Give joy, peace to your people. With your team, try your
best to show the true image of an assumptionnist. Your duty today is to give
your life as a ransom for many like Jesus did (Matthew 20:28). Jesus was most
definitely a leader. But he did not lead by giving out orders or by
supervising. Jesus led by being a servant and serving alongside of His
followers”.
In the light of the above
statement, the Provincial insisted that the New Regional Superior should adopt
the virtue of ‘humility’, an attitude that places the sheep ahead of the
leader. This attitude depicts that the Regional Superior will be considering
his religious more important than himself. He added saying that people usually
want to follow a person who serves alongside them and sets an example for them.
They also want their leader to listen to them and to apologize when something
has gone wrong.
After the provincial’s homely,
Father Meso took the opportunity to present his co-workers. His counsel
is constituted by: Fr. BARASA Jacob WELIKHA (first assistant), Fr. KIARIE
NDUATI John (secretary), Fr. KASEREKA MUKOSA Eric (Treasurer), and Fr.
KIZITO VYAMBWERA Henri. His formation commission is formed by: Fr. BAHATI
Antigon (superior of the formation), Fr. MUTULIRANO LWAYIVWEKA Jean-Marie (secretary),
Fr. Gilles Blouin, Fr. KASEREKA SALAMU Germain and Fr. KATUNGO LUKOMBOLA Arnold
will be members of the formation commission.
Those who attended that event
are, as follows: the three assumptionnist communities of Kenya - Katua, Djiru
and Emmanuel House – and some of the Oblates sisters of the Assumption from
Katua. The ceremony that started with the Eucharist, ended with the sharing of
a fraternal supper in the dining room of Emmanuel House community.
BY Br. KATHEMBO TSONGO Dieudonne
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Lundi 04 mai 2015 le Père Thierry Kahongya, premier assistant provincial d'Afrique a inauguré le premier bâtiment de l'Iseab au site 'Mirador'. Rappelons que c'est depuis le 14 septembre 2012 que la pose de la première pierre a été effectuée par l'économe général Fr. Didier. Aujourd'hui nous récoltons ce que nous avons semé. Vous le savez bien ce bâtiment est le concours de plusieurs forces, même les étudiants ont contribué par un travail manuel bénévole pour couler le béton en mars 2014. Du jamais vu dans d'autres institutions universitaires, comme pour dire que l'Iseab n'est pas seulement un établissement, mais c'est un esprit que nous avons façonné chez nos étudiants, que de s'approprier leur institut. Comme le souhaite le Père d'Alzon, nous formons tout l'homme en nos étudiants qui savent se donner pour la promotion de l'homme à travers une œuvre pour le royaume de Dieu. 
Nous nous réjouissons aujourd'hui de cette étape franchie. La cérémonie a commencé par la prière de bénédiction du bâtiment. Les mots de circonstances ont renforcé cet esprit d'appropriation qui est à maintenir pour la suite des structures avenir qui demanderont encore plus d'engagement. Les étudiants ont participé à l'inauguration et se réjouissent de ce cadre qui sera plus confortable pour leur formation intégrale. Nous souhaitons bon succès à la suite de cette œuvre grandiose. 
