MALAWI: ECM hosts BICAM 8th Plenary Assembly
The Episcopal Conference of Malawi will host the 8th
Plenary Assembly of Biblical Apostolate Centre for Africa and Madagascar
(BICAM) from 17-23
September 2013 in Lilongwe.
Plenary Assembly of Biblical Apostolate Centre for Africa and Madagascar
(BICAM) from 17-23
September 2013 in Lilongwe.
Information received from Communication Office of Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and
Madagascar (SECAM) said the Assembly has as its theme: “Animatio
Biblica totius actionis pastoralis” that is: “Letting the Bible
inspire all pastoral work” which was taken from the Post Synodal
Apostolic Exhortation “Verbum Domini” On the Word of God in the life and
mission of the Church.
Madagascar (SECAM) said the Assembly has as its theme: “Animatio
Biblica totius actionis pastoralis” that is: “Letting the Bible
inspire all pastoral work” which was taken from the Post Synodal
Apostolic Exhortation “Verbum Domini” On the Word of God in the life and
mission of the Church.
Participants of the Plenary
Assembly include Biblical scholars, Bishops, Priests, Religious, Laity,
Catechists, and the Youth from within and outside Africa while AMECEA will be
represented by Fr Febian Pikiti, Pastoral Coordinator. There will be observers
from other Christian Churches in Malawi.
Assembly include Biblical scholars, Bishops, Priests, Religious, Laity,
Catechists, and the Youth from within and outside Africa while AMECEA will be
represented by Fr Febian Pikiti, Pastoral Coordinator. There will be observers
from other Christian Churches in Malawi.
The Assembly is expected to come
out with some recommendations and a three-year strategic plan aimed at
improving the Biblical Apostolate in the realm of human, social and all
pastoral activities on the African continent
out with some recommendations and a three-year strategic plan aimed at
improving the Biblical Apostolate in the realm of human, social and all
pastoral activities on the African continent
It will also be another
opportunity to remind all animators and promoters of the Biblical Apostolate
that their mission and vocation is to announce and deepen the Good News in the
life of people.
opportunity to remind all animators and promoters of the Biblical Apostolate
that their mission and vocation is to announce and deepen the Good News in the
life of people.
It will be recalled that in
December 2010 the African continent, through BICAM, was the first continent to
organize a seminar after the
publication of Verbum Domini, the
Post Synodal Apostolic Exhortation of Synod on the Word of God in the life and
mission of the Church.
December 2010 the African continent, through BICAM, was the first continent to
organize a seminar after the
publication of Verbum Domini, the
Post Synodal Apostolic Exhortation of Synod on the Word of God in the life and
mission of the Church.
Source: SECAM Communications Office and AMECEA
Communications office
Communications office
