Don Bosco YES/BEAMS

01/12/2015

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3kYdxx9gk5U&feature=youtu.be

29/05/2015

Trinity Sunday (B) 31st May 2015
1. Readings Deuteronomy 4:32-34, 39-40
Psalm 33:4-5, 6, 9, 18-19, 20, 22
Romans 8:14-17
Matthew 28:16-20
2. Biblical Reflection
• The liturgy starts by the invocation of the Trinity: In the name of the Father, and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. More still, the greetings of the Minister of the liturgical celebration reiterate the prayer as he says, “May the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with those gathered in the name of the Lord,” i.e., gathered for the liturgy.
• Christian life is guided, animated, and nourished by the Trinity; life is a gift flowing from this great mystery of truth and faith. God is love, and the three persons of the Trinity help us to express and to respond to God’s love, which is gratuitous, not meritorious.
• In the reading from Deuteronomy, Moses tells the people that God created man upon the earth, urging them to remember in their hearts that the Lord is God in heaven and on earth, and to keep God’s commandments.
• Christian joy comes from the experience and knowledge of God as redeemer, provider, sustainer, and life companion. This joy therefore will be realized by choosing the will of God in our lives, thus helping us to be God-centred and not self-centred. The notion of the Trinity aids our understanding of one God in three persons of the same nature.
• In order to recapture our son-ship in God, we need to cry out to God to be created anew and from within. Each one of us is a universe depending on the Trinity, hoping that what happened at Creation may be done in our own lives: that order, beauty, and new life may prevail; that the darkness in our hearts and lives may be dispersed; that we may not be infected by egoism, tribalism, corruption, immorality, pride, or racism. Certain elements in us can only be dealt with by the grace and power of the Trinity, the grace of creation, of redemption, and inspiration.
• The Psalmist exults, “Blessed the people the Lord has chosen to be his own.” Truly are we blessed to have the Trinity as the source of our lives! In Romans 5:5, St. Paul proposes divine selection, asserting that the love of God has been poured out into our hearts through the Holy Spirit, which makes us love God and neighbour.
• Now in Romans 8 Paul reminds us that we should be led by the Holy Spirit because we did not receive the spirit of slavery but the spirit of son-ship. The Spirit bears witness that we are children of God. And our own witness can be seen and expressed in our way of life. Jointly with Christ we are heirs of God, and with Christ we suffer, with Christ we are glorified.
• At the conclusion of Matthew’s Gospel, Christ gives “the great commission,” teaching baptism in the Trinity to make all nations ‒ the whole world ‒ disciples. Jesus is now “worshiped” by his disciples: he is paid the honour accorded to God.
3. Link with the Apostolic Exhortation The Joy of the Gospel *
• “No one can strip us of the dignity bestowed upon us by this boundless and unfailing love. With a tenderness which never disappoints, but is always capable of restoring our joy, he makes it possible for us to lift up our heads and to start anew” No. 3.
4. Yes, Kenya matters!
• The Trinity helps us to live for the Lord, not only for ourselves as people of God, but as a nation. Kenya is a country of love; we must pray and practice the love of God and of neighbour, especially at this time when we are invaded by terrorists who kill our brothers and sisters. We must never revenge but pray, and tell our brothers to put into practice what Jesus said: forgive and pray for your enemies.
• In the Trinity, we see three persons of one nature, relating in unity and love. For citizens, visitors, and all who stay in this beloved country, diversity of religion, tribes, races, nationality, should promise strength, growth, development, and the promotion of human values and dignity. Therefore, immersed (= baptized) in the Trinity, we can pray the prayer of the Church, summoning us to the glory of being now called, a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, to proclaim everywhere the mighty works of the Trinity.
• Glory be to the Father, and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit. Amen.
5. Early Christian Wisdom

My hope is the Father.
My refuge is the Son.
My shelter is the Holy Spirit.
O Holy Trinity, glory to you.
– St. Ioannikos, 9th century
(Prayer Book of the Early Christians)

Icon of the Holy Trinity
6. Questions for reflection in SCCs
Consider the following statements about the three persons of God:
The Trinity means God who creates, God who redeems, God who inspires.
“Each has its own name because each one is a distinct Person: God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit. While three Persons, there is only one divine intellect and one divine will, which all three Persons share equally. This means that what the Father knows, the Son and the Spirit know. What one Person wills, all three will.” #
• Has anyone ever explained the Trinity well to you?
• How might you try to explain it to others?
• Does believing in the Trinity affect how you behave?
* Pope Francis. Apostolic Exhortation Evangelii Gaudium, The Joy of the Gospel,
http://w2.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/apost_exhortations/documents/papa-francesco_esortazione-ap_20131124_evangelii-gaudium.html
# Fr. John Trigilio & Fr. Ken Brighenti. The Catholic Answer Book: The 300 Most Frequently Asked Questions.
Reflections prepared by Fr. Geoffrey Inira, AJ, rector of the Shrine of the Sacred Heart of Jesus through the Immaculate Heart of Mary, Langata Road, Karen. It has been edited by a team of RSCK-JPIC, The Justice, Peace and Integrity of Creation Commission of the Religious Superiors’ Conference of Kenya. [email protected]

Evangelii Gaudium, Apostolic Exhortation of Pope Francis, 2013

17/05/2015

A five week intense formation in “Communication and Media Skills for youth and Social Work” began at Don Bosco YES, Karen Nairobi on 11/05/2015. The program will run until June 12th, daily from Monday to Friday. It is divided into six modules – each module runs for 30 hours. This program is offered by Bosco Eastern Africa Multimedia Services (BEAMS), the Communication centre of the Salesian Province of Eastern Africa and Social Communication. At the end of the course each participant will be awarded a certificate.
There are 22 University students: priests, religious and lay people. The overall goal of the Certificate Programme is to equip social workers, particularly those dealing with youth in church and secular contexts, with knowledge and skills in the use of modern means of communication.
The participants expressed their enthusiasm in learning and equipping themselves with media skills during the first session
The expected learning outcome of this program is that the participant will be able to have a broad understanding of the important theories in communication, analyse critically the social issues involved in the use of modern means of communication, consume critically modern means of communication in their own personal life and for their study and work, apply some skills in the use of the means of communication for improved intervention in social transformation, particularly in youth work, in the context of the church and society and finally exhibit enthusiasm towards acquiring more skills in the use of media.

Learning Methods will includes lectures, group discussions, practical (hands-on) sessions, role
plays, Power Point presentations, videos, individual and group projects. The participants will
be evaluated by means of a personal and group project.

The resource persons are drawn from various media houses around Nairobi and other experts in the field of Communication, Youth work and Catechesis.
Every participant will be given two training manuals as course material at the end of the
training.

The whole formation is sponsored by the Catholic Scholarship Program.

17/04/2015

09/02/2015

On 08/02/2015 DBYES celebrated the Feast of Don Bosco with 300 young people (Students from Secondary schools and youth of the youth center). It was truly a day of learning, praying and fun. The day began with merry-go-round with Don Bosco in which the youth were divided into 8 groups. In eight stations they had a chance to take a deep look into various topics on Don Bosco and Salesian life, presented to them by the SDBs and FMAs. Then the mass main celebrant being Fr. Gianni Rolandi the provincial. Afternoon was full of fun, music, dance and cultural presentation. The feast of the father and friend was celebrated in a truly youthful manner.

23/01/2015

Bicentenary products from BEAMS

04/12/2014

New Release from Bosco Eastern Africa Multimedia Services (BEAMS)

Favourite Songs on Don Bosco (songs in English and Swahili). Released as we celebrate the Bicentenary. Composed and sung by Fr. Vincent Mukaya and team.

Flashback, Lessons in the Wilderness and For Jesus at Christmas. (Songs). Three CDs by Swapna Abraham.

I am the bread of life, Only a shadow: Inspirations (Vol. 7 & 8), sing along songs animated with photos and video clips from East African people, Sceneries and Wild life.

24/10/2014

19/10/2014. The meeting of all the Communication coordinators of Africa region came to an end this evening at DBYES. There were 12 delegates one from each province or vice province. Fr. Filiberto the counsellor for Social Communication too was present. Many initiatives for strengthening the communication within and between the provinces were discussed. All the proposals will be taken to CIVAM who will decide the fate of the conclusions.

19/10/2014

COME AND CELEBRATE cm HEALING RETREAT.
The green lawn of Don Bosco YES was filled with about 600 young people as the Come and Celebrate youth liturgy event of year 2014 came to a close. There were six schools and eight different youth groups. This year’s main theme was based on Family. The event ended in style whereby the youngsters had a healing retreat in the morning which was animated by Mr. Aneel Ar**ha and Ms. Swapna Abraham, from Holy Spirit Interactive, Dubai. The testimonies from most of the youth were encouraging on how they experienced Christ’s healing touch. Many of the youngsters went for the Sacrament of Reconciliation which was conducted by four priests. The Eucharist celebration at noon presided over by Fr. Sahaya Selvam. In the afternoon, after their picnic lunch the youngsters had a chance to showcase their talents through acting, singing, poetry and public speaking based on the theme of the day “Family as a small church”. As the presentation continued some of the youngsters went for guidance and counselling which was conducted by Fr. Vitalis. Nembu Girls emerged the winners for the best performance whereas Mount Carmel Convent Girls took the 1st runners up position.
The next come and celebrate event is scheduled to begin in February 2015 with the main theme ‘Values for highly effective youth’. We welcome more youngsters to participate in this enriching and transformative event.

18/10/2014

Tomorrow from 9.AM to 2 PM be at Don Bosco YES....
Healing Retreat for the youth

11/10/2014

Bicentenary special. composed and sung by Fr. Vincent Mukaya and team. Songs in English and Swahili