Fr David Raju joined the Redemptorist pre-noviciate of the Bangalore Province, India, in 1971 soon after finishing his high school studies. He was only 17 years old at that time and could hardly speak or even write the English language. In a way, his journey started 1971 when he became a Redemptorist trainee. He made his first profession on 31st …
Fr George Bernard Webster’s Memoirs
Fr Gerorge Bernard Webster was born in a place called Clapton Park in north east London on the 26th of January 1934. He was five years old when the Second World War occurred and their home was destroyed by German bombing. So he was evacuated with his mother and sister to different parts of England. His father was posted to …
Vocations awareness
During the weekend a group of seven young men who came for a live-in experience at Alphonsus House Tafara. they arrived on Friday 12 February and departed Sunday 14 February 2016. They spent the whole of Saturday in lectures delivered by different confreres. during the evening they were interviewed by the vocations team. If all goes well, please God we …
Planned retreats 2016
A series of retreats are planned by the Redemptorist brothers in parishes across the capital and beyond. Fr Joseph and Fr Gift will lead parish retreats in Mbare and Hatfield in Harare. Fr Casper and Fr Gideon will visit Epworth and Zimre Park while Fr Raymond and Fr Francis are leading parish missions in Ruwa parish and at the Sacred …
Vocations workshop – Tafara
The Redemptorist Community in Tafara hosted a three day vocation workshop which started on Friday, December 17 and ended on Sunday, December 20. It was a group of 13 young men, vibrant and energetic who came from parishes within the Archdiocese of Harare. The majority of those who attended the workshop were Altar Servers, some had finished their secondary education …
Ordination Mass
Saturday 5 December, 2015 was a happy and grace-filled day as members of the Region, as well as the faithful, gathered at St. Augustine’s parish in Hatcliffe to witness the ordination to the Diaconate, of Br Brian Manyenga. The Mass began at 9.45am and was celebrated by his Grace Archbishop Robert Christopher Ndlovu of the Archdiocese of Harare. Brian’s parents …