INKORAMUTIMA Z’UKARISTIYA

MOUVEMENT EUCHARISITIQUE DES JEUNES RWANDA

STATISTICSDioceses - 9

Butare-2700Kabgayi- 2000Kigali -2250Nyundo- 667Cyangugu - 2220Kibungo- 2111Gikongoro- 720Ruhengeri- Byumba- 92

TOTAL - 12760

RWANDA – LAND OF A THOUSAND HILLS PAYS DES MILLE COLLINES

AREA 26,338 Sq.Km.

Population 11000000

Catholic 64% (4,359,576)

Protestant 9 %

Diocese 9

No of Parishes 148

Priests 513

Religious Priests 170

Religious Sisters 1265

Religious Brothers 216

Members Inst. Secular

147

Seminarians 323

Lay Catechists 4030

HISTORY OF MEJYEAR RESPONSABLE PERSON

1953 Msgr. Laureant DEPRIMOZ Missionary of Africa (France)

1980-1990

Religious Community of Bernadine (BUTARE) Groups at the Cathedral , Butare

1994 War (Genocide in Rwanda)

1998 Bro. Yuvenali Bukuru Bros of St Paul, Burundi, Revived the Movement, started MEJ groups in schools, Butare, printed booklets with financial assistance from Ms Afr.

2000-2010

Movement spread in other dioceses – Kigali, Kibungo, Kabgayi, Cyangugu, Gikongoro, Nyundo by Religious Sisters, & Diocesan Priests.

2005 Election of 1st National Committee - Pilgrimage to Kibeho ( Shrine of Mary’s apparition – Mère du Verbe) ( since 2004 pilgrimage becomes an annual feature).

2010 P. Claudio, Sr. Lourdes, Jean Claude Ipungu visit Rwanda- openness to the International World.- An enlightening process begins of becoming ONE BODY to serve ONE LORD.

2011 An effort to start Apostleship of Prayer by a member of the National Committee – Xaverine UWIMANA- she recruits other lay people and forms a committee.

2011 Participation in the 2nd Panafrican meeting at Kinshasa, DRC

2012 Participation in the 1st World Congress.

MEETING WITH BRO. BUKURU FROM BURUNDI WHO COURAGEOUSLY KEPT THE MOVEMENT ALIVE AFTER THE WAR IN 1994.

5 ETAPES

Feu Nouveau: 5-10 ans Jeunes Temoins: 11-13 ans Temoins Aujourd’hui: 14-17 ans Equipe Esperance: 18-21 ans Equipe Apostolique: 22 ans +

PROMISE/COMMITTMENT

NATIONAL STRUCTURE

M E J

President

Secretary

Treasurer

Council(Awaiting appointment of National

Aumonier)Co ordinator

APPresidentSecretaryTreasurerCouncil

Spiritual Director (aumônier)

Co-ordinator

Joint meetings often

FORMATION

PLANNING MEETINGS

PRAYER TIME / PRIER

SING AND DANCE TO THE LORD/CHANTEZ ET DANSEZ POUR LE SEIGNEUR

ANNUAL PILGRIMAGE TO KIBEHO SANCTUAIRE DE LA VIERGE MARIE

NOTRE GRANDE JOIE/ OUR GREAT JOY The start of Apostleship of Prayer ( AP) in 2010In 4 dioceses Kigali Kibungo Kabgayi Ruhengeri Thanks to the perseverance, generosity and sustained effort of President

UWIMANA Xaverine

CHALLENGES/CONCERNS

Awaiting a National Aumonier A big challenge to start Apostleship of Prayer in some Dioceses

without any letter of authorisation from the Director Delegate. Long distances pose problems like attendance at meetings,

communication gaps etc Financial strains to conduct camps, ongoing formation programs etc.