New Intern for Japan

Coming from Indonesia our new intern Wifridus NGALLA arrived at the Kansai International Airport on August 31, 2011. Harnoko, Daniel Kuenji, Constantin Konyi, Johnny Ntumba, Frederic Khonde, Armando Romero and Fr. Provincial Edgar welcomed Will at the airport.
WELCOME to the club, Will!

VISITING GROUND ZERO

by Garry Gestoveo

I joined a group of 21 Tokyo-based fellow Filipinos that visited one of the hardest hit areas in northeast Japan. We left Tokyo at 11 PM of July 29 and arrived in Ofunato around 8 AM the following morning. After a short orientation, and having been briefed of what we neede to know about the area, we prepared for the mass. After the mass we had some interaction with the group of Filipinos who worship at Ofunato church.


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PRAY AND SUPPORT FOR JAPAN!

In the afternoon (2:46) of March 11, 2011 the north-easthern part of Japan was hit by a massive earth-quake (9M) and tsunami. Thousands people died and are still missing. Together with other the support from other countries, so many good people, Japanese and non-Japanese are working hand-in-hand to deal with the aftermath.
Tokyo, though it is quite far from the most hit areas, did experience the strong shakes. It is good to hear that all CICM confreres who are working in Tokyo are in good health. Our buildings (Oriens and Matsubara Church) did not have any damage.
The closest dioceses which were hit by the calamities are Diocese of Saitama and of Sendai. We learned that not so many church were damaged by the tsunami since most of the churches are in the mountains or upper part of the cities. One foreign missionary passed away because of the shock. For more information, you may see from the website of Saitama-Sendai Dioceses.

Let us continue to pray for our Japanese brothers and sisters.

New Blood! (see FORMATION)

In September 2009, Japan Province was blessed by the arrival of three young missionaries.

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Some changes in our personalia ( see districts )

As of October 2009, CICM-Japan Province has 46 members. 22 out of the whole number are young missionaries below the age of 50.

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We are known as CICM-Missionaries,
responding to God's call from different parts
of the world to serve in different countries
with the spirit of universal brotherhood.

The Congregation of the Immaculate Heart of Mary
( Congregatio Immaculati Cordis Mariae ) is an exclusively international religious missionary Institute. It was founded in 1862 in Scheut, Belgium by Rev. Theophile Verbist, a Belgian priest whose heart was filled with a missionary zeal to serve the Chinese people.

Committing ourselves entirely to the proclamation of the Good News wherever a missionary presence is most needed, especially among the people where the Gospel is not known or lived.


We are spread all over the world:
Hong Kong, Singapore, Japan, Taiwan, Mongolia, the Philippines, Indonesia, Democratic Republic of Congo, Cameroon, Senegal, Zambia, Chad, Guatemala, Honduras, Haiti, the Dominican Republic, Brazil, Belgium, the Netherlands, the United States, Germany, France, Mexico and Rome, Italy.

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Provincial Administration:

Provincial Superior : Fr. Edgar Gacutan
Vice-Provincial : Fr. Antonius Harnoko
Other Councillors : Frs. Daniel Kuenji Kampata, JP. Matata Mukengeshayi, Gerardus Rekdak, Garry Gestoveo
Treasurer : Fr. Gerardus Rekdak

Address

Honmachi 68. Himeji
P.O. Box 51. Himeji.
670-8691 Japan

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