Concilium News July 2010

July 2010 Concilium News

Visit to Concilium by the Officers of the Legion Councils of Poland

On Sunday 18th July 2010, the officers of Lublin Regia, Warsaw Comitium and Warsaw Praga Comitium and Spiritual Directors: Fr. Janusz Wegrzecki, the National Spiritual Spiritual, Fr. Jozef Sarzynski, and Fr Tomasz Nowaczek, attended the Concilium meeting. They had a good discussion on the apostolate and the development of the Legion in Poland with the Concilium officers the previous day.

The Legion was founded in Poland thirty years ago and is now in 27 of the 41 dioceses and has permission from Bishops to start in 5 more. There are approx 5,800 active and 19,000 auxiliary members. The apostolate includes home and hospital visitation, street apostolate and contact work.

Tommy McCabe, President of Concilium, thanked the Spiritual directors and all the officers for coming to Concilium and he encouraged them to continue to extend the Legion. Thanks were also expressed to Jobie Stephens and Enda Dunleavy, the Concilium correspondents for Poland.

Catholic Youth Conference

The 9th annual Catholic Youth Conference took place on the weekend 12th and 13th June 2010 in All Hallows College, Drumcondra, Dublin, with approximately 250 young Catholics in attendance for two days of Eucharistic Adoration, lively discussion, testimonies, talks and social activities, including a football match.

The theme of the Conference was: “The Hope that never disappoints is Jesus Christ.” The speakers included the Concilium Spiritual Director, Fr. Bede McGregor OP, who opened the Conference, Fr Ciaran O’ Carroll, Fr John Harris OP, Mr John Lonergan, former Governor of Mountjoy Prison, Professor Patricia Casey, consultant psychiatrist, Dr Andrew O Connell, journalist and Dr John Murray, lecturer Mater Dei Institute.

Feedback from the participants was very positive and the organising committee expressed thanks to all who had promoted and helped them organise the conference.

Tommy McCabe, President of Concilium, thanked the committee members for all their hard work organising the conference.

The Alfie Lambe Fiesta in Tullamore, Co. Offaly, Ireland.

A Fiesta was organised in Alfie’s hometown of Tullamore by the Alfie Lambe committee. There was an attendance of approx 200. The day consisted of music, including a Rock Group, Prayer, a DVD on the life and work of Alfie, testimonies from younger legionaries and concluded with Holy Mass, celebrated by Fr Oliver Skelly, PP, Vice Postulator for the Cause of the Servant of God, Alfie Lambe.