The AMECEA Executive Board Members are very pleased with the ongoing preparation of the 18th Plenary Assembly to be held in Malawi from 16 -26 July 2014.
This was revealed during the AMECEA Executive Board Meeting held in Lilongwe, Malawi from
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10-13 March, 2014 in which the review of the preparation of 18th Plenary Assembly was one of the agenda.
Presenting the report to the Executive Board, the ECM Secretary General, Fr George Buleya said the Plenary Assembly will be opened with Holy Mass to be held at Civo Stadium in Lilongwe on 17th July 2014 and it will close on 26th July 2014 with Holy Mass at Maula Cathedral.
Fr. Buleya said that since the campaign and sensitization about the forth coming AMECEA Plenary Assembly started last year, there has been an overwhelming response from the faithful at various levels. He further said that, with the support of the Bishops in Malawi, the Organizing Committee is working tireless to coordinate all the preparations for the event. He said, “by this time, all the faithful in Malawi know about the coming Plenary Assembly event. They are eagerly waiting with great enthusiasm to share their faith with our brothers and sisters in the AMECEA region and with the Universal Church.”
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Fr. Buleya said, “We are glad that many of our Christians have responded positively.” In addition to this, the fundraising committee has been conducting various initiatives to finance the preparation and hosting of the event and many people have been very generous.
Fr. Buleya also acknowledged the collaboration with the government leaders in making preparation for the event. The organizing has made a number of consultations with appropriate government authorities in order to ensure that the event is not only beneficial to the Catholic Church but to all the People of God in Malawi and beyond. He further said that a prayer has been so that we spiritually prepare ourselves and entrust every effort to God’s own blessings. At the end of the report, the Executive Board resolved that the prayer should be printed and sent to all National Conferences in the AMECEA region.
Speaking on the preparations by the AMECEA Secretariat, the Secretary General, Fr. Ferdinand Lugonzo said that the collaboration with the Secretariat of ECM has been smooth. The AMECEA Secretariat is also making efforts to fundraising for the Plenary Assembly through contributions from all the dioceses in the region and also from AMECEA partners.
The Chairman of the Executive Board, Most Rev. Tarcisio Ziyaye thanked the Secretaries General for their work. He encouraged all the National Conferences to play their role in ensuring that this event is a success in building collaboration, solidarity and fraternity among AMECEA Bishops.
The Executive Board members had a chance to visit the Bingu International Conference Centre, the venue of the meeting.
Source: AMECEA Social Communications