{"id":11259,"date":"2016-12-26T11:46:47","date_gmt":"2016-12-26T09:46:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mafrsaprovince.com\/?p=11259"},"modified":"2016-12-26T11:46:47","modified_gmt":"2016-12-26T09:46:47","slug":"2017-mimsaf-calendar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mafrsaprovince.com\/index.php\/2016\/12\/26\/2017-mimsaf-calendar\/","title":{"rendered":"2017 MIMSAF Calendar"},"content":{"rendered":"

Celebration of the 125 years of the Catholic Church in Zambia 1891\u20142016.<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/h3>\n

Moving Together in Christ\u2019s Love and Mercy.<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/h3>\n

\"2017-mimsaf-calendar-01\"<\/a>On the 19th July 1891, the Missionaries of Africa (White Fathers), who were on their way to Lake Tanganyika coming from Mponda in Malawi, stopped at a nearby place on the land of chief Mambwe.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

When one of them fell ill, they settled on this land in an abandoned house belonging to the African Lakes Company. This was the beginning of Mambwe-Mwela Mission; the first Catholic foundation in Zambia. In July 1895, the Missionaries of Africa moved to Kayambi.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

The Catholic Church has begun in 2016 a yearlong celebration of thanksgiving for these 125 years of God\u2019s Love and Mercy. Mass for the National launch took place at Mambwe-Mwela on the 6th August. All Dioceses and Lay Groups have been encouraged to line up Thanksgiving Spiritual Exercises, especially pilgrimages, to the nearest early mission parishes in their respective Dioceses. The closing Mass for this yearlong celebration is taking place in Lusaka on the 15th July 2017.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\t\t