Last week, a new Bishop was appointed for the Catholic Diocese of Bauchi, Nigeria and he is Monsignor Malachy John. Before his appointment as bishop, he worked as Catholic priest after his ordination in 1990 in the Diocese of Bauchi and Jos at different parishes and had other appointments in the Dioceses. We are happy about this news because the Sharing Education and Learning for Life (SELL) programme came to Bauchi on the invitation of late Bishop John Moore of Bauchi Diocese and since his demise in January 2010. We have been hoping that someone will be appointed soon to take up from where the late Bishop stopped. We on the SELL Team are looking forward to having a good working relationship with the new Bishop.
It is always very difficult to establish good working relationships with a new group, this is because they may not know what you have to offer until they have experienced it at least once or twice. The Sharing Education and Learning for Life Team could not hold last Saturday’s workshop with the leaders of Christ the King Covenant Church of Grace and the Yelwa wing of the Christian association of Nigeria (CAN) youth executives. This was due to reasons the participants said was beyond their control, even though the plan to hold it was disturbed at the last hour. Still at that, Leo and I were at the workshop venue, we were not discouraged but we encouraged ourselves hoping that we will build better relationships with these groups. Both groups were sent messages to look for other possible dates so that we hold workshops with them.
The SELL team is free of workshops this weekend but the week has being busy with meetings and planning on how to better the SELL programme.
UPCOMING EVENT
The Provincial Youth Chaplains of the Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Jos which comprises of Maiduguri, Yola, Jalingo, Bauchi, Jos and Shendam will be having their annual meeting with members of the SELL Resource Team to discuss on the issues concerning the SELL programme as it is being run in their various areas.
I look forward to meeting you again next week, stay with us.
Maria
For the SELL Team.
It is always very difficult to establish good working relationships with a new group, this is because they may not know what you have to offer until they have experienced it at least once or twice. The Sharing Education and Learning for Life Team could not hold last Saturday’s workshop with the leaders of Christ the King Covenant Church of Grace and the Yelwa wing of the Christian association of Nigeria (CAN) youth executives. This was due to reasons the participants said was beyond their control, even though the plan to hold it was disturbed at the last hour. Still at that, Leo and I were at the workshop venue, we were not discouraged but we encouraged ourselves hoping that we will build better relationships with these groups. Both groups were sent messages to look for other possible dates so that we hold workshops with them.
The SELL team is free of workshops this weekend but the week has being busy with meetings and planning on how to better the SELL programme.
UPCOMING EVENT
The Provincial Youth Chaplains of the Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Jos which comprises of Maiduguri, Yola, Jalingo, Bauchi, Jos and Shendam will be having their annual meeting with members of the SELL Resource Team to discuss on the issues concerning the SELL programme as it is being run in their various areas.
I look forward to meeting you again next week, stay with us.
Maria
For the SELL Team.
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