Community of Missionaries
The community of mission helpers ( en . : Medical Mission Secular Institute ) is an international secular institute in the service of the Catholic Church based in Würzburg . The self-definition is: “We are a secular institute and work in healing and social professions. We live in community in order to share our faith and to strengthen and encourage one another for our tasks ”.
history
The community has existed since 1954 as a church community of women, this community stood under the motto "Heal the sick who are there and proclaim: The rulership of God has drawn near" ( Gospel according to Luke 10.9 EU ). The helpers took on tasks at the Medical Mission Institute in Würzburg , where they were trained and prepared for their missionary work . Her main tasks consisted in working in mission hospitals , running nursing schools and working in various medical fields. The helpers were also active in social and pastoral work. In 1961 the first sisters in India made their promises . An Indian and a German region have existed since 2004. In 1976 the community was recognized as an institute of consecrated life in the form of a secular institute of diocesan law . The range of tasks and the motto have changed in the meantime. The biblical approach is now the Gospel according to Mark 3:14 EU , here it says: "And he put twelve that he had with him and that he wanted to send out to preach." The life of the members is the message Jesus Christ and the evangelical counsels aligned, the common path is prayer , spiritual conversation and spiritual accompaniment as well as the celebration of Holy Mass .
Missions
While the missionary helpers in Germany take care of foreign women in need, care for old and sick people and fellow sisters, their work in India and Ghana has not changed. In India they lead several projects at hospitals, in educational institutions , in leprosy stations , in student aid and work in the slums . In Ghana, the missionary helpers are in charge of the hospital in Eikwe ( Nzema East District ).
organization
The Generalate and Motherhouse has been based in Gerbrunn since 1991 , a small group also lives here in a single-family house. The other members in Germany and India live in small communities and larger groups. The headquarters are run by five members. This includes the general leader (Maria Rathinam from India), her deputy and three council members. Geographically, the community is divided into the German region and the Indian region, each of which is headed by a five-member regional council. In the India region there are six groups with a total of 48 members, the groups are in Bangalore , two in Tamil Nadu and three in Maharashtra .
In Germany the community has groups in Würzburg, Gerbrunn, Bad Kissingen (guest house “Haus an den Kastanien”), Wassertrüdingen , Münnerstadt and Freising . The community is a member of the German Catholic Mission Council (DKMR) and the working group of secular institutes in Germany. Under the sponsorship of the BDKJ Würzburg, the secular institute has been a partner in the " Weltwärts Voluntary Service " project since 2009
See also
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Presentation in the parish of St. Nikolaus Gerbrunn Archive link ( Memento from August 27, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ http://www.missionshelferinnen.de/geschichte-001/
- ↑ SOLWODI Bayern eV Archived copy ( Memento from December 21, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
- ^ Community of missionary helpers in the diocese of Eichstätt
- ↑ Members of the German Mission Council [1] ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Arbeitsgemeinschaft der Säkularinstitute Deutschland Archivlink ( Memento of the original dated August 27, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ weltwärts - the voluntary service of the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development [2]
