Fr Colin's update

Yesterday's Mass of Thanksgiving for the Anniversary of my Priesthood, and the Pasta Night was very well-attended, about 100+, and they tell me we collected about 1,500 euros. 

Minimum effort, maximum results?

I wished that all the Kenya Mission International Group would have been there. It would have been another occasion to build a family spirit among us (and that's the only, unique value we have to take to Kenya - not work, not projects, but a sense of the family: I am because we are....UBUNTU)

It would be very very useful to send all the activities we do to Michael Caffari <mcaffari@gmail.com> who is taking care of our website. It is up-to-date, very professional and comes from a very dedicated person who loves God and his fellow men/women!)

This evening I am invited to celebrate Mass at the Caravan people behind the Splash and Fun complex. Those who wish to join me are very welcome not only to relax and be invited by several families who are eager to know more about our Mission in Kenya, but because of the opportunity we have to share our vision of Kenya with as many people as possible. 

I appreciate the various initiatives we take. But I appreciate more when we support each other's initiatives. Some take part heart and soul in  really impressive time-consuming initiatives. But others? And you? We are one family and we have to present ourselves as one family. But that depend's on what choices we have made. 

Fr Colin

An appreciation and an appeal

I was impressed this morning with MARGARET MARMARA' who never was on radio, is afraid of the camera, and yet this morning she did two radio programmes with me to promote our Projects. 

We need to collect 15,000 Euros...we have to do our part so we succeed. If we don't succeed I have NO problem at all - as long as in my conscience I could say that We, all of us, have done our part.

We have been organizing various activities (Trade Fair, media, football tournament, Fiera at M'Skala, etc etc).

I wish to propose to you, each one of us, how many of these activities did I give my contribution, my time, my talents....

Some of us have gone out of their way to serve .... facing people, begging them, so we can get the funds...AND YOU?

Fr Colin

PASTA NIGHT SPECIAL/39th PRIESTLY ORDINATION ANNIVERSARY OF FR COLIN

PASTA NIGHT SPECIAL/39th PRIESTLY ORDINATION ANNIVERSARY OF FR COLIN  

My friends wanted to give me a surprise for my Ordination anniversary - a yearly event! But when I came to know about the organization of the fiesta I told them that for this year I prefer if we do everything for KENYA. 

So I appreciate that you come not only to thank God for the anniversary of my priesthood (we were 50 priests ordained together for the 50th anniversary of the Bishop, a unique occasion) but also to be together and invite as many friends as possible. 

At 7 pm there will be a simple Mass of Thanksgiving and afterwards (around 8 pm) we will begin the PASTA NIGHT SPECIAL with a choice of THREE colourful tasty pastas.....prepared by the inimitable CHEF Martin Fenech (every mother has them, we know)

I appreciate if we can make this occasion a very good fund-raising activity. We still have to fund the activities we will do at Embu, Kenya.

I take this occasion to THANK YOU for all that you do for Kenyan children especially!

FRIDAY, 19th July 2013 at 7.00 pm at Agenzija Zghazagh, Sta Venera, 

(Main Road, Hamrun, near Centru Hidma Socjali, in front of Umberto Calosso Str., Hamrun)

Pasta Night - Il- Gimgha 19 ta’Lulju 2013 fis -7.00 pm

Pasta Night 

Il- Gimgha 19 ta’Lulju 2013 fis -7.00 pm

Post: Il - Gnien tal- Agenzija Zghazagh , St Joseph High Road, Hamrun

Ghazla ta’ tlett tipi ta’ Pasta 

Tista’ tghinna biex tbiegh il-biljetti ta’ l-ikla?

Il Qliegh kollu ser jmur ghall-Kenya.

Contact: Robert Formosa 99895888  

Martin Fenech 21633995 / 99499085 

Fr Colin on Mob 79991459

ARTI FIL-BERAH - Kenya Mission International Stand

Nhar is-Sibt 29 ta’ Gunju, il-Kumitat Kulturali fi  ħdan il-Kunsill Lokali ta’ Marsakala organizza attivita’ taht l-isem ta’ , ‘Arti fil-Beraħ’. Din hi wahda mill-attivitajiet Kulturali, u annwali li jorganizza il-Kunsill ta' Marsaskala. http://marsaskala.lc.com.mt/

Photographs courtesy of Joseph P Pavia

The Only Australian Photographer

X' inhi Kenya Mission International ?

F'Awissu li gej ser nitilghu tim ta' hamsa u tletin (35) voluntiera biex naghmlu diversi progetti f'Embu l-Kenya. Nixtiequ noholqu kuxjenza dwar il-bzonn f'dawn il-pajjizi u kif konkretament nistghu naghmlu xi haga biex intejbu l-kondizzjonijiet ta' dawn in-nies. Il-Grupp jaghmel parti minn Moviment Era Gdida u jissejjah Kenya Mission International ghax  ser jiehdu sehem diversi membri li gejjin minn pajjizi ohra. 

Talabna naghmlu dawn il-progetti l-Isqof Kenyan  Kariuki Njiru Paul (kariukipaulnjiru@gmail.com) Isqof ta' Embu, xi saghtejn 'l boghod minn Nairobi. 

l-Isqof Kenyan Rev Kariuki Njiru Paul 

Huwa qed jikkoordinalna x-xoghol li ghandna naghmlu.  Kemm-il darba laqqa' diversi esperti mid-Djocesi tieghu biex ihejjulna x-xoghol biex meta naslu nibdew mal-ewwel. 

Il-Grupp iltaqa' ma' diversi sorijiet, patrijiet u lajci li hadmu fil-Kenya. 

Minkejja r-restrizzjonijiet fil-hin ta' kull voluntier qed niltaqghu kull gimgha biex nibnu tim tajjeb bejnietna u nwettqu x-xoghol b'mod professjonali. 

Kull wiehed u wahda minna qed nerfghu l-piz finanzjarju minn butna biex inhallsu l-flight tickets, akkomodazzjoni, ikel, trasport etc. Flok hadna vaganza ser immorru naghmlu Missjoni. 

It-timijiet huma maqsuma f'diversi hidmiet li jridu jwettqu:

1) Team Mediku (ghandna Tobba, nurses, li jahdmu fl-ITU, cancer wards etc uhud Maltin u ohrajn barranin jahdmu f'Malta)

2) Team ta' Engineers (fosthom Ing. Paul Refalo  B.Eng. (Hons), AMIMechE Assistant Lecturer Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, Faculty of Engineering - University of Malta) - Inginier Michael Attard u  Ing.Marco Cremona (li huwa Idrologista, avventurier u appassjonat li jitla' l-muntanji u l-uniki Malti li tela' Mount Everest!)

3) Team ta' Benneja (li hadmu diga' f'Missjoni l-Albania u n-Nigeria)

4) Team ta' Studenti Universitarji (biex jorganizzaw Summer Schools etc)

5) Team ta' zghazagh (biex jahdmu fi progetti taz-zghazagh li d-Djocesi ta' Embu qed thejjilna)

It-tim diga' kellu esperjenza f'missjoni bhal din fl-Albanija, in-Nigeria u issa l-Kenya. 

Barra dan, l-Isqof Paul qed jitlobna jekk nistghux nghinuh biex jibni binja li fiha jistghu jghixu tfal abbandunati, orfni, li bhalissa qed jghixu kollha flimkien fi klassi! 

Qed norganizzaw diversi fund-raising activities. 

Quddiesa iccelebrata minn Fr Colin

Quddiesa iccelebrata minn Fr Colin

Is- SIbt 13 ta Lulju fis - 7.30 pm  - Bahar ic- Caghaq - Caravan Site wara Splash & Fun

Fr Colin on Favourite Channel Tv

Friday 12 July on Favourite Channel Tv at 14:30

Fr Colin with Elaine, will talk about the good Samaritans among us.Watch it!

The President of Malta, Dr George Abela, meets KENYA MISSION INTERNATIONAL

The President of Malta, Dr George Abela, meets KENYA MISSION INTERNATIONAL of MOVIMENT ERA GDIDA.

Dr Abela talked personally to each of the 35 volunteers who will go to Embu, Kenya, in August 2013.

Each Team of engineers, doctors, nurses, students, builders, housewives presented their concrete Projects they will undertake. The Medical Team will be working in hospitals, clinics and visit poor families. 

The Engineering Team are assembling a prototype of WaterPurification System, with the help of hydrologist MARCO CREMONA, to cater the needs of a whole village in need of clean potable water. 

The Educational/Social Team will be working in various schools and parishes. The Builders Team will begin work on a dormitory for orphans.

The Kenya Mission International Team 2013 before the meeting with President Of  Malta, H.E. DR. George Abela