African Sisters News Report Updates

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Annual Letter 2023

11/06/2024

We would like to take this opportunity to thank all our friends abroad for their con-nuing support to our Community in health, educa-on, finance and spirituality. I men-on a few of our donors, but this is not a complete list:

Annual Letter 2022

08/02/2023

We thank God for His love and care to us throughout this year that we have been able to celebrate 75 years of our Community. We give glory to God. The Celebrations took place on 8th September, 2022 at Masasi.

Autumn 2021

18/01/2022

On 8th September, the annual Patronal Day of the Community, CMM had planned a big celebration for their 75th anniversary. Sadly, the festivities had to be postponed because of the increasing prevalence of Covid 19 in Tanzania.

Autumn 2020

20/10/2020

Coronavirus Situation
Not surprisingly, COVID-19 was detected in both Tanzania and Zambia in the middle of March. The last detailed figures for Tanzania, published on April 29th, reported 480 cases and 21 deaths

Easter 2020

11/04/2020

This year I visited the country again, for a month during September and October visiting eight of the Sisters’ Houses, going as far as Liuli at Lake Nyassa. The Sisters and all our friends in the Diocese of Masasi are well and enjoying life in their usual way, content with the little they have.

Annual Letter No. 35, 2019

16/02/2020

We have just celebrated the birth of our Saviour and Redeemer, Jesus Christ and God has been so kind and merciful to allow us to see the New Year 2020. We give Praise and Glory to God.

Easter 2019

09/05/2019

Dirk visited the Sisters in September 2018 staying for just over four weeks and with the help of the Sisters was able to visit seven out of the 11 houses within the community.

Annual Letter No. 34, 2018

06/01/2019

It was God’s will that this year we experienced the sorrow and joy of life.

News 2018

22/05/2018

Dick Lane was one of the founding trustees of the charity. He died completely unexpectecly on 16th April, having planned to visit the Sisters in Tanzania and Zambia in June, as he has done every few years.

News 2018

22/05/2018

Since our last letter a year ago our charity has progressed well with your support, which was clearly demonstrated during my visit to Tanzania late last year.

Easter 2018

16/01/2019

On 28th November 2017 a service of thanksgiving was held at the Priory Church of Holy Trinity in York to celebrate ten years of the African Sisters of St. Mary (CMM) Support Group.

Easter 2017

06/04/2017

Since our last letter a year ago our charity has progressed well with your support, which was clearly demonstrated during my visit to Tanzania late last year.

Easter 2016

11/02/2016

It is almost a year since we last wrote to you to tell of the progress the Support Group has made working with the Anglican Sisters in Tanzania and Zambia.

News 2016

11/02/2016

We thought you might like an update on what is happening with our Sisters, so we enclose five news items below..

Annual letter No.31, 2015

04/02/2016

“Give thanks to the Lord, call on his Name, and make known among nations what he has done.” Psalm 105:1

We greet you in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. We chose these words of Psalm 105 verse 1 to thank our Lord and call upon his mighty name and make known among nations what he has done to CMM this year.

News 2015

12/04/2015

It is some time since we last wrote about the progress we have been making in support of the work of the Sisters of St Mary in Tanzania. A lot has been happening and we thought you might like an update.

Annual letter No.30, 2014

18/04/2015

It is time once more to share with you what has been happening here and all the blessings God has shown us in 2014. We thank God that all is going well.

On 27th November last, we were saddened by the tragic death of our beloved Sister Christine Madeline CMM who died aged 61, professed 41 years, in a road traffic accident.

Annual letter No.29, 2013

03/02/2014

Dear Friends,

We greet you in the Name of our Lord Jesus Christ.

“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life” John 3:16. We thank God that we started well except some of the Sisters were unwell, and it is good that they are now all doing well after having treatment.