Launch of the pastoral year at Maria Auxiliadora Parish in Gbenyedzi
On Sunday, 16 November 2025, Maria Auxiliadora Parish launched the pastoral year. Two major events marked this day rich in symbols and colours: the Eucharistic celebration and the presentation of the various movements, associations and choirs organised in stands. The celebrations took place in the three respective communities of Gbenyedzi, Dekadjevi and Ablogame. At the beginning of the Eucharist, the celebrants presented the general objectives and main lines of the Salesian Pastoral Educational Project, a work whose origins can be traced back to the Rector Major’s Strenna, the theme of the archdiocese, which focuses on the challenges of the encounter between the Gospel and cultures and the analysis of the context of the parish. It was also during these celebrations that the new members of the Local Pastoral Councils (CPL) and Local Councils for Economic Affairs (CLAE) were presented in Gbenyedzi and Dekadjevi. Before the end of the celebration, the rite of blessing and sending forth on mission of the newly elected members of the CPL/CLAE took place. Then it was the turn of the various leaders and delegates of the movements, associations and choirs. After the Eucharist, in an atmosphere of joy and gratitude, all the groups, movements and choirs set up stands for their presentations. The priests, accompanied by the new members of the CPL and CLAE, went around to greet, encourage, exhort and bless these groups which, according to their various spiritualities, contribute to the growth of the parish.
Launch of the pastoral year at Maria Auxiliadora Parish in Gbenyedzi