Cranking up the New Year

Ordination of 9 Deacons in Lesotho

We were happy to witness the vibrancy of our neighboring Province in Lesotho. Members of the OMI Southern District attended this happy occasion. Congratulations to the Lesotho Province and we wish you new Deacons a fruitful and happy ministry!



Oblate Students at home and visiting the Central Province



































Regency:
Br Simon Mphana OMI starts his Regency year in the Central Province. He will be focusing on the Oblate Youth Ministry.

Recent Visitors:
21 Jan 2010 Fr Paul Decock OMI and his family visited the Claerhout Retreat House.

13 Jan 2010 Also Fr Hermeneguild OSB and Fr Stuart Bate OMI visited us while attending the Missiology Conference at UFS.

21 Jan 2010 Opening Mass for the 2010 Academic Year for OMI Student Community
13 Oblates gathered for Mass and Supper at Universitas Bloemfontein.
Fr Paul Decock OMI and Fr Motsiri Mosai OMI concelebrated.

15 Jan 2010 Opening mass for St Marys & St Bernards Schools:
After the excellent results obtained by the 2009 Matric Students, the Clergy of the Archdiocese, as is the tradition, gathered with the Teachers and Students and celebrated mass for the opening of the 2010 School year. In the pictures (provided by Jeremea Makau) learners at the school accompanied the procession with traditional dancing.

Matric Results announcement - St Bernards High School - Bloemfontein
Fr Leo D'Aes and Fr Francis Masike are pleased to announce that the Matric results of the St Bernards High School students were impressive and consistent in the tradition of the school. The Pass rate for the Matric Class of 61 students was 96% , only two students out of 61 failed the exam. There are a very good number that have achieved exemptions and some distinctions.
Congratulations to Mr Thapelo Pitso and his teacher team for launching these students and giving them hope for future progress. Teaching and accompanying the youth is an important ministry that we share with you and we are excited by your success.
OMI Southern District
Should anyone wish to send a congratulatory note - Please send it to Fr Leo D'Aes OMI who has given 35+ years to education of Youth. Send to: leo.daes@gmail.com

OMI Students - 14 Streams 2 -4 Jan 2010
The Retreat Centre at 14 Streams was the venue for this years gathering of Oblate Students. You would have been surprised by the number: 26 Scholastics, Novice, Pre-Novice and aspirants gathered to meet the Provincial. It was a time of sharing, evaluating, and exploring. It is also a time of clarifying individually and communally the direction of formation.
The number was boosted by visiting Kenyan Oblate Students and the Regents from the Congo. Also the aspirants who had come for interviews.