Monday, March 30, 2009

Welcome to our March 2009 blog

Catholic Shanxi Formation Institute
Theological and Spiritual Formation for Consecrated People and Lay Missionaries

Sr. Clara Liu Qiomei, the director and organizer of this center explains:

“The China Catholic Shanxi Formation Institute (CCSFI) was established by eight bishops and two administrators of eight dioceses and two districts of Shanxi Province in November 2003. The aim of CCSFI is to provide formation programs for priests, religious sisters and lay people."

“Since August 2004, CCSFI has been organizing programs for priests, religious sisters and lay missionaries. Up to now, CCSFI has provided and continues to provide a two-year program for religious sisters, short courses and seminars for priests, and lay missionaries. There have been two two-year programs for religious sisters and yearly short courses and seminars for priests, religious sisters and lay people.

“15 March 2009 marked the beginning of a new two-year theological formation course for 63 Religious Sisters from all over China.”

Sr. Clara tells us unfortunately the facilities are old and inadequate and small. If only the facilities were better and larger, the Center could have accepted more Sisters who applied for the two-year course.
Shanxi Province

Taiyuan City, capital of Shanxi Province. Two million people

Inauguration of the 2009 course.

Crowded chapel...

No space to breath in classroom ...

Sisters do not fit in chapel room...

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