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MCA Around the World 2019/20 MCA around the World 2019/20 All Grades The missionary group of the Grand-Dakar Yoff deanery that participated in the caravan was composed of 27 children, 3 priests, a religious sister and 6 animators from 7 parishes. Monday, June 25th 2018, all of the children gathered around 10a.m. at the Hyuacinthe Thiamdoum College and we departed from Dakar towards Nguemière. After a long march we arrived at our destination: an old hostel. There we were welcomed by Fr. Pierre Samba Sène, Apostolic Vicar of St. Bernadette parish. After his greeting and welcome, we settled in and at 2 p.m. we were served a meal: thiepboudien. After a brief rest, we departed toward Mbissel, a small historical village in which Maissa Waly Mane, was buried [King in Serer pre-colonial Kingdom of Sine]. He is often called Maisa Valy Ndione because in the Sere language “Ndione”; means “he is not dead, he is alive, he is over there”. When he arrived in the 11th century, he met the Queen, named Sigo Badial. Moving on from the historic aspect, let us now move on to the religious The children’s one. The village is the home of St. Michael Chapel, blessed by missionary caravan Cardinal Hyacinthe Thiandoum in 1994 and built thanks was the brain child to the generosity of the Oblates of Mary Immaculate. It is part of Father Raphaël of St. Bernadette Parish and is one of 53 chapels present in the Diop, the diocesan parish. The village of Mbissel has 2 full time priests: Fr. Etienne point man for the Sène, director of the Minor Seminary of Ngasobil and Brother Pontifical Society of Francois, a monk of Keur Moussa. After having celebrated Holy the Holy Mass, presided by Fr. Jules Dioatta, we had dinner. (Missionary) After dinner we all got together and, after giving thanks, Childhood, which allowed 300 children to discover we gave the report of the day and we met Bernard, one of the various aspects of diocesan life by visiting 5 parishioners, who told us the story of Ngueniène and his family. deaneries. Departing on June 25th, the caravan was Ngueniène was founded by a hunter named Ndiochel Waly for crowned with a Eucharistic Celebration on June 27th Serer and Malaw Ndao according to the wolof. Ngueniéne had at St. Joseph’s Minor Seminary in Ngasobil. only one spring of water and the women went on foot because there were no cars or carts and when they arrived with the jars of water on their heads, they were dripped with fatigue - hence the origin of the name Ngueniène. At 11 pm there is a curfew, and everyone went to sleep to be fit for the next day. Tuesday, everyone woke up around 6 a.m. to attend Mass presided by Father Pierre. At 8 a.m. we had breakfast and at 9a.m. we left Ngueniène for Foua-Loul, where we met Michel Oiouf, the director of the local school, which was built in 1944 and has 215 students and 7 classrooms. Lessons are held from Monday to Friday and everyone is provided a meal in the canteen. The cost of the school is fixed at 3,500 francs. A goodwill association contributes 1500 francs, leaving the students to pay only 2000 francs. MCA around the World 2019/20 All Grades The group from the Plateau-Nédina Deanery chose as a motto the popular song “I Have decided the follow Jesus.” FISSEL (26TH JUNE) It was 4:33 p.m. when we got off the bus. We are welcomed by the parish priest of St. Joseph’s Parish, Father Jean Laurent Ndous and his vicar, Father Jean Luc Ndnous. St. Joseph of Fissel is a quasi-parish. The parish priest showed us the tomb of Fr. Some Reflections and Perspectives Hyacinthe Thiandoum, its founder and who had administered it Here we are at the end of our stay. The caravan allowed us to from the year of its foundation, 2008, until his death. The pastor discover many things, to establish ties with companions explained to us the organization of the parish. originating in other parishes of the deanery. This caravan In Fissel there are 27 or 28 villages divided into 5 sectors. Every taught us many things through our visits to the royal house of morning at 7.00 am Holy Mass is celebrated, except Tuesdays Diakhao de, to the home of President Senglor in Djilor. and Fridays, when it is celebrated in the evening. The In the various places that we visited we saw many churches. surrounding villages do not have Mass during the week. Each Despite the unbearable heat in Diakhao and Fissel we somehow sector has its own catechist who transmits the Word in the Serer survived. We think that the church of St. Anne in Diakhao language. The plot of land covers a total of 8 hectares. The field should be enlarged and that the pews should be redone. As for is divided into 5 parts and each sector has one. The fifth sector the chapel of Saint Teresa of the Child Jesus, the church is has a single Christian, called Michel Séne. dilapidated and should be rebuilt so that you can pray better. The roof of the San Luigi Gonzaga foundation is compromised We visited the rectory, which bears the name of Keur Hyacinthe and the foundations are often affected by rain. It should be in memory of the founder of the quasi-parish. It is a very restructured for the safety of the faithful. beautiful building, well decorated and well furnished. Soon after A lot should be done in Fissel. First “the clock”, which is nothing we went to the church to celebrate Mass. The church is very more than a circular object in rusty iron, which uses an iron small, but very warm. A dozen of the faithful accompanied us stick to produce sound. The interior of the church is well during the celebration. We hope with all our heart and we would decorated, but it is very narrow. In fact, the priests are forced be very happy to be able to come to the aid of this quasi-parish to dress behind the altar. Besides that, over 4/5 of the 8 for their project of building a new church. hectares of land is now occupied. Finally, Fissel needs more At 6:40 p.m. we went back to Thiadiaye. priest. It now has only two priests for about 3000 faithful. We should think about sending loans. There are no Religious Sisters in Fissel. Since Sisters often engage in education, health and social action, we think they can help the population especially with non- schooled children. The parish priest’s office is well decorated and well- ordered, but could be more spacious. He works in very difficult conditions, especially in the hot periods. Because of the absence of permanent electricity, the priest is obliged to finish work by 4 pm at the latest, because there the lights can’t be turned on. MCA alrededor del Mundo 2019/20 Todos los grados El grupo misionero del decanato Grand Dakar Yoff que ha participado en una caravana está compuesto por 27 niños, 3 sacerdotes, una religiosa y 6 animadores provenientes de 7 parroquias. El lunes 25 de junio 2018 todos los niños se han dado cita aproximadamente a las 10 a.m. en el colegio Hyacinthe Thiandoum y hemos partido de Dakar para dirigirnos a Nguemième. Tras un largo viaje hemos llegado a nuestra destinación, a un viejo alojamiento. Nos ha recibido el P. Pierre Samba Sène, vicario apostólico de la parroquia de S. Bernardette. Tras su saludo de bienvenida, nos hemos acomodado y a las 2p.m. nos sirvieron el almuerzo: thiepboudien. Después de la siesta, nos hemos dirigido a Mbissel, una pequeña aldea histórica en la que está sepultado el rey Maissa Waly Mane, a menudo llamado Maissa Valy Ndione, ya que en el idioma serer Ndione significa: él no está muerto, él no está vivo, él está por ahí. Cuando llegó, en el siglo XI, encontró una reina llamada Sigo Badial. Después de la vida histórica, pasamos a la vida religiosa. En la aldea está la capilla de Santa Michel bendecida por el Cardenal Hyacinthe Thiandoum en 1994 y edificada gracias a la La caravana generosidad de las Oblatas de María Inmaculada. Esta forma parte misionera de los de la parroquia de San Bernardette y es una de las 53 presentes en niños ha sido ideada la parroquia. La aldea de Mbissel tiene dos sacerdotes encargados: por el P. Raphael P. Etienne Sène, director del pequeño seminario de Ngasobil y el Dios, responsable Hno. François, monje de Keur Moussa. Luego de celebrar la misa, diocesano de la presidida por el P. Jules Diatta, cenamos juntos. Obras Misionales Después de la cena estábamos todos reunidos y, tras haber Pontificias y ha dado gracias, hemos hecho un reporte de la jornada y hemos permitido a 300 conocido a Bernard, uno de los parroquianos, que nos ha contado la niños descubrir los diferentes aspectos de la vida historia de Ngueniène y de su familia. Ngueniène ha sido fundada diocesana gracias a la visita a los 5 decanatos. Empezó por un cazador que se llamaba Ndiochel Waly según los serer y el 25 de Julio y ha tenido su culminacion en la Malaw Ndao según los wolof. Había una sola fuente de agua que se celebración eucarística del 27 de Junio en le seminario encontraba en Ngueniène y las mujeres debían caminar hasta ahí menor de Saint Joseph de Ngasobil.
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