Please submit your prayer intention(s) and we will be sure to include them during our daily Masses here at Maryknoll as well as in our private prayers. May God grant you all the strength and the grace you need during these unsettling times. God bless and keep you always!
Your prayer requests will be added to the intentions offered at our daily Mass at Maryknoll, NY, as well as being mentioned during our Morning & Evening Prayer and daily rosary.
Envíe su (s) intención (es) de oración y nos aseguraremos de incluirlas durante nuestras Misas diarias aquí en Maryknoll, así como en nuestras oraciones privadas. Que Dios te conceda toda la fuerza y la gracia que necesites durante estos tiempos inquietantes. Dios te bendiga y te guarde siempre!
Sus peticiones de oración se agregarán a las intenciones ofrecidas en nuestra Misa diaria en Maryknoll, Nueva York, y se mencionarán durante nuestra Oración en las mañanas, en las tardes y en el rosario diario.
The project will remain as the main source of water for the mission, community members who will use it, and the adjacent Health Center.
The windmill which supplies water to the mission is old. It breaks down on an average of once every 6 weeks. The system is the source of water for the mission compound. It includes water for the Children’s projects.
There are also three tanks which are available for public use. The source of water is a dry river bed a mile and a half away. There is water in the sand at the bottom of the river bed. A well has already been dug on a piece of land purchased from a local land owner. Concrete lining and cover is in place. Two miles of piping from the source has also been purchased. The well is in place, but needs surrounding equipment to bring water to the mission. A health clinic on the adjacent property presently depends on water brought by hand from the river. This clinic is intended to be patched into the water supply.
Fr. Ed hopes to continue providing clean water to this poor community.
The Brothers of the Sacred Heart of Jesus is a Religious group of Brothers in the Archdiocese of Mwanza. Bro. Loren Beaudry wants to help educate the Brothers to be mechanics, carpenters, teachers etc.
The Brothers are running a farm of about 30 acres. They have 15 cows, 20 pigs, 30 goats and some chickens, and Bro. Loren Beaudry hopes to help the ‘Brothers of the Sacred Heart of Jesus’ to purchase a tractor. In order to help the Brothers of the ‘Sacred Heart of Jesus’ to raise money for up-keep of their proposed tractor, they will be cultivating the neighbors fields for profit. They also have a grinding mill for corn and rice. The profits from this machine will also bring them some money. They can also sell some pigs, chickens or cows to bring them some more money, if need be.
This program will allow prospective Brothers to come and live with the Brothers’ Community to see if a life of prayer, community living and manual labor is right for them.
Growth in the number of couples and priests “encountered” in Mwanza and in the number of those who take up team leadership roles – are measures of success.
Fr. John Eybel’s project helps to subsidize Marriage Encounter Weekends for those in Mwanza Archdiocese who cannot pay the total cost of a weekend. This project is for couples in Mwanza Archdiocese coming from parishes and the catechetical school for couples’ weekends at several suitable centers in Mwanza. It also covers educational materials for the instructors used during the seminars.
With your help, we will subsidize school fees for the Clinical Pastoral Education Program (CPE) at Bugando Medical Center (BMC) in Mwanza.
There are two 12 week sessions scheduled for 2021. Maryknoll priest Fr. John Eybel. M.M., supervises students in the program two days each week while living at Mabatini Parish in Mwanza Archdiocese. His education project is not self-sustaining but is paid for by student fees and contributions from the hospital and from the Tanzania Episcopal Conference. Most participants are seminarians currently coming from Musoma and Mwanza.
Fr. Edward Schoellmann’s project is for maintenance of the central compound. A number of the buildings are 10 years old or older. Hinges, doors, painting, wall cracks, roof damage, termites, wiring, are all beginning to take their toll. Repair is essential, and beyond the wherewithal of the local community, especially in a time of famine.
There will be a need for skilled workers, electricians, pipe fitters, masons, carpenters, etc., as well as for a general overseer. However, a lot of the work will also be done by unpaid volunteers.
With your support, Fr. Ed will continue to help the people of the community in a safe environment.
We are a Catholic Society of priests and brothers based in the United States. We are dedicated to missionary work overseas in over 20 countries. Additionally, we animate Catholics in the United States to follow their own baptismal call to share God’s compassion and love with the poor, the sick, and all those in need.
The Maryknoll Fathers and Brothers Africa Region will provide tuition assistance to African clergy, male and female religious at institutes of higher education or specialized training. Read More
The life of a Maryknoll missioner is challenging, fulfilling, and deeply rewarding. Follow your baptismal call to mission by sharing God’s compassion with the poor, the sick, and people most in need.
