1 Boletin filipinas 159 - agustinos de la provincia del santisimo ...

2011PROVINCIADE FILIPINASBoletín Informativo37Delegación de TanzaniaProvincial Visit of RenewalIn accordance to our Constitutions and theStatutes of our Province Prior Provincial has tomake visitation renewal at least two times in thecommunities of the Province. This is what hasbeen done by faith and love by the PriorProvincial Rev. Fr. Carlos Moran Fernandez beingaccompanied by the Provincial Secretary Bro.Marcelino Esteban Benito. All the brothers of theDelegation were waiting hopefully for this firstvisit of renewal in the Delegation of Tanzania,comprising of four communities: Mahanje-Songea,St Augustine House-Morogoro, St Monica-Dar EsSalaam and St. Alypius -Mwanza.They arrived from Madrid on the 5 th of December2011 through Cairo to Julius Nyerere InternationalAirport in Dar Es Salaam -Tanzania at 5:30 in themorning, received by Fr. Erastus Mgani and Fr.Stephano Musomba. The next day, accompaniedby the Delegate Superior of Tanzania, Fr. CosmasAsenga, they travel by plane to Mwanza.MwanzaMwanza is the second large City of Tanzania,located at the Northern part of the Country, andSouthern part of Lake Victoria. It is one of thelargest cities in the Great Lake Region. Togetherwith farming activities, a big number of thepopulation engages in fishing, especially thefamous Sangara, which also has encouraged to acertain extent the development of fisheryindustries for export.St. Alypius Community is living in thisarea formed by five members who engagethemselves in the pastoral work andformation and studies in St. AugustineUniversity. The community is working inMkolani Parish which has severaloutstations: Buhongwa, Bulale, Lwanhima,Sah’wa and Mkolani itself.This Community is a novitiate housecomprising of seven novices. Two novicesare from the Delegation of Tanzania andfive from the Delegation of Kenya. It is anew experience in our Delegation and wehope that it will be successful and anursery of future Augustinians, for theChurch of God.Prior provincial started the visit officially duringthe evening prayers on the 6 th of December 2011.He had the opportunity to speak with themembers of the community and then with thenovices individually and altogether. He had ameeting with the Parish Council and there was anexchange of experiences and different opinions.After the meeting with the Parish Council, theProvincial had an opportunity to visit the differentoutstations, which have been constructed andthose on construction with the help of IQUITANZ.Through IQUITANZ the church of Bulale was notonly repaired but also its size increased to its half.The church of Lwanhima was also increased insize but almost rebuilt. The church of Sah’wa isstill under construction and we hope that it willbe completed as it was planned by God’s help. Wewould like in a special way to thank IQUITANZ forthe help without which the situation would havebeen something else. May God always bless youIQUITANZ. Thank you very much!On the 7 th of December 2011 was a meeting withthe Fr. David Fitzgerald, Delegate Superior ofKenya. The aim of this meeting was to discuss onthe developments of the novitiate in Tanzania.The master of the novices gave a brief report ofthe novitiate, indicating the achievements and thedifficulties endured and the way how to face thecoming future. The assisting members held adialogue and proposed some practical issues withrespect to religious life, economy and othermatters. In principle it was clear that for themoment the novitiate is run and organized by theComunidad de Mwanza con el Prior Provincial y el Superior Delegado