Concilium News July 2011

Concilium News July 2011

Election of Concilium Vice President

Nominations were sought for the office of Vice President of the Concilium, notice of the election having been given at the previous meeting. Aileen O’Donoghue was proposed and seconded and as there were no other nominations, she was duly elected Vice President of the Concilium.

Election of Concilium Assistant Treasurer

Nominations were sought for the office of Assistant Treasurer of the Concilium, notice of the election having been given at the previous meeting. Annette Mulrooney was proposed and seconded and as there were no other nominations, she was duly elected Assistant Treasurer of the Concilium.

New Editor for Maria Legionis

Paul McKee was appointed Editor of the magazine Maria Legionis for a period of one year. Tributes were paid to Tommy McCabe for leading the Editorial team for the past six years.

Concilium Visit to Mozambique

Lícia Violeta de Souza, Aracaju Regia, Sergipe, Brazil, presented a report on a visit to Mozambique with Paddy Fay for three weeks during which they visited the Archdioceses of Maputo and Beira and the Dioceses of Xai Xai and Quelimane and met with over 2,000 legionaries. The visitors received a warm welcome everywhere. There has been a great increase in the membership of the Legion in these dioceses, especially during the past ten years. The visitors were very happy to be received by the Archbishops of Maputo and Beira and the Bishop of Quelimane, who all expressed their appreciation of the work of the Legion of Mary in their dioceses.