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Representatives Countries
1. ALEMANHA 2. ANGOLA 3. ARGENTINA 4. AUSTRALIA 5. BELGICA 6. BOLÍVIA 7. BRASIL 8. CANADA 9. CHILE 10. COLOMBIA 11. CUBA 12. EL SALVADOR 13. ESPANHA 14. ESTADOS UNIDOS 15. FRANÇA 16. GUATEMALA 17. HOLANDA 18. HONDURAS 19. ITÁLIA 20. JAPÃO 21. MÉXICO 22. NORUEGA 23. NOVA ZELANDIA 24. PANAMÁ 25. PARAGUAY 26. PERU 27. PORTUGAL 28. REINO UNIDO 29. SUÉCIA 30. SUIÇA 31. URUGUAY 32. VENEZUELA
Editorial Staff
General Secretary Nestor João Masotti
Communication Advisor Antonio Cesar Perri de Carvalho
E-mail: [email protected]
Editor Elsa Rossi
E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Web site: www.spiritist.org
Translator: Renata Rinaldini
1st Revision: Chris Hines Final Revision: Leonora Mansel
Year 8
Issue 31
I S C I N F O R M A T I V e B u l l e t i m 1 s t . T r i m e s t e r 2 0 0 9
INTERNATIONAL SPIRITIST COUNCIL
Editorial
ADAPTATION OF SPIRITIST CENTRES TO THE PRESENT TIME
The proposals for planning and administrative/philosophic
organisation of the institutions are intensifying in the Spiritist Movement. There are many of Allan Kardec’s considerations about the Parisian Society of Spiritist Studies and the functioning of Spiritist groups, included in “Revue Spirite”, The Mediums’ Book and in Posthumous Works.
We highlight an appropriate commentary of the Codifier about the compromise of the incarnated: “What characterises the Spiritist revelation is its origin is divine, its initiative of Spirits and its development fruit of the work of man.”1 In the automatic writing works of Francisco Cândido Xavier many orientations are found about Spiritist practices. The Spiritual information about the commitment of people with planning and execution are explicit.
In the last years, some projects based on the document “Divulge”, of the Campaign for Divulgation of Spiritism and others campaigns have been developed by the International Spiritist Council.
The actions due to the orientations in the documents of the ISC as Courses and Seminars aiming at the Preparation of Workers, in whole, represent a significant effort for the improvement of Spiritist Centres of the Spiritist Movement, based upon positions grounded in the Codification, coherent with the context of our times and with the mission defined in The Spirits’ Book: ”instruct and enlighten man, opening a New Era for the regeneration of Humanity”.2
References:
Kardec, Allan. The Genesis, Translation by Guillon Ribeiro. Chapter I, Rio de Janeiro: FEB, item 13, 1977.
Kardec, Allan. The Spirit’s Book, Translation by Evandro Noleto Bezerra. Prolegonema, Rio de Janeiro: FEB, 2006.
ISC Communication Advisor (Department of ISC
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EUROPEAN DEPARTMENT OF COORDINATION The Spiritist Movement in Europe continues with a lot of intense activities as summarised in this
edition and in the previous edition of the ISC bulletin. Just to mention a few examples, there has been a seminar aimed at the formation of spiritist
collaborators in Stuttgart, on 28th February 2009, organised by The German Spiritist Union and facilitated by Gorete Newton, from Switzerland, and Charles Kempf, from France.
The ISC again participated at the Salon du Livre, in Paris, from 13th to 18th March, under the coordination of Claudia Bonmartin, who counted upon help from various spiritists from France, from Elsa Rossi who came from London, Spartak Severin from Belorus and Jussara Korngold from the United States. All of the spiritist volumes in French language were exposed and helped greatly with the divulgation of the doctrine. Contacts were made with the book publishing market in France and in Europe, which will help to ensure the objective of Edicei on divulgation of spiritist books. Europe, more precisely the Belgian Spiritist Union is getting prepared to also host, in the city of Liege, the next ISC
general assembly, from 4th to 5th June 2009, followed by a seminar of formation of spiritist collaborators (from 5th to 7th June 2009), open to all. For more details, see the preliminary seminar program on the following page and for more practical information please turn to Belgium’s page.
Also in preparation for the lecturer Divaldo Pereira Franco, in May/June, and the next series of medical spiritist congresses in October, there will also be spiritist encounters in Eastern Europe with ISC participation, The first of them will occur in September in Minsk. The next ISC European Coordination Department meeting is forecasted for the beginning of October.
In the website of the Spiritist Encyclopaedia,
www.spiritisme.net, the first 30 years of the Revue Spirite journals are already available for downloading. The Revue Spirite was edited by ISC in an edition commemorating 150 years, coordinated between several languages: French, Spanish, Portuguese and English.
Finally, we remind you that the subscriptions are open for the 6th Worldwide Spiritist Congress, in
the city of Valencia in Spain. It will take place from 10th to 12th October 2010. The subscriptions can be made directly through the specific and multilingual website: www.2010.kardec.es
Fraternally Charles Kempf
Europe ISC coordinatorVisit the site of the European Department of Coordination: http://www.isc-europe.org
SOUTH AMERICA DEPARTMENT OF COORDINATION
The Department has been structuring and consolidating the Schedule of Spiritist activities of support to the South American spiritist movements. It sent a message of greetings to the Spiritist Women: Prayer of the Woman from Meimei.
In May a seminar will be held in Bolivia, sponsored by the ISC to support the Bolivian Spiritist Federation (FEBOL).
In July we shall meet with the South American spiritist leaders during the second Course of Training of Spiritist Workers organised by ISC in Brasilia at the FEB headquarters.
Fabio Villarraga – South America Coordinator e-mail: [email protected]
CENTRAL AMERICA AND CARIBBEAN COORDINATION DEPARTMENT Fifteenth Anniversary of the Spiritist Social Assistance Work- Spiritis Christian Movement. “El Buen Samaritano”, Childrens’ Nursery Evangeliza Rodriguez located at Neighborhood Humilde de Los Mulos, La Romana, Dominican Republic. January 2009 in Honduras, EL Salvador, Guatemala and in February in Costa Rica. Taking place with great success, is the “Doctrinarian Management and Admini-stration of Spiritist School” by the Group of Support of the ISC for CEICA. ROBERTO VERSIANI –Advisor of the National Federative Council of the Brazil-ian Spiritist Federation, spiritist lecturer (Brazil) MARTA ANTUNES- Director of Brazilian Spiritist Federation, and Coordinator of
the courses of study of mediumship (Brazil). LUIS HU RIVAS – Coordinator of the Revista Espirita in Spanish, creator and responsible for the TVCEI, the first spiritist TV on the Internet, lectures and author of spiritist books.
Edwin B Marroquin - Coordinator E-mail: [email protected] www.guatespirita.org
Course “Spiritist Centre: Basis of the Spiritist Movement, Purposes and Activities
Promoted and realised by: the International Spiritist Council Supervision: ISC General Secretary: Nestor Joao Masotti. Coordination: ISC Department of Coordination for Europe: Charles Kempf. Target Audience: Leaders and collaborators, nominated by the Representative/representing Entities of each country attached to the ISC. Period: 6th and 7th June 2009. Place: Liege, Belgium Programme:
Date: 6th June 2009 - Saturday 8:30 –Opening, 9:00/10:00 – Theme: Doctrine, Spiritist Movement, Spiritist Centre: Concept and Basis of the Spiritist Movement (talk);
10:00/10:30 - Break 10:30/1200 – Theme: Purposes and activities of the Spiritist Centre (talk) 12:00/14:00 - Lunch 14:00/16:00 – Theme: Allan Kardec’s works and Chico Xavier’s automatic writing works as basis for the operation of the Spiritist Centre (talk) 16:00/16:30 - Break 16:30/18:30 – Theme: The Spiritist Centre and its Interaction with Society and with the Federative Work and with the Unification of Spiritist Movement ( talk) 18:30 – Dinner, moment for enjoyment of art. Fraternisation.
Date: 7th June – Sunday: 8:30/10:00 – a talk, TVCEI and ISC Publishing house as Instruments of Divulgation of Spiritism; 10:00/10:30 - Break 10:30/1200 – The Spiritist Worker – Participation of Divaldo Franco Pereira; 12:00/12:30 – Closure.
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ARGENTINA SPIRITIST CONFEDERATION
2009 Activities Programme Sixth Argentinean Days of Spiritist Thought of
CREAR- 23rd and 24th, May 2009, at the headquarters of “Constancia”
Theme:” The permanent formation: building Spiritism in the 21st Century”. -Combined Cultural Event: CEPEA and FEDAVELL, about literature, pictographs, photography, music, etc.
Information Report from Mr. Mario Bruno. 1st Meeting of Argentine Spiritist Confederation: 4th April 2009, in Constancia
E-mail: [email protected] [email protected]
ARGENTINA
D. S. VEREINIGUNG
On 28th February the Second Encounter for Leaders and Workers of Spiritist Centres of German Language took place.
The themes which were presented to a public of 48 workers and leaders from Germany and Switzerland were: Administration of Spiritist Centres and Mediumistic Practice at the Spiritist Centre, (which were given) by Charles Kempf from France and Gorete Newton from Switzerland.
Divaldo Franco - May
Divaldo Franco will be in Germany in May giving Conferences and seminars in the following cities: 07/05/2009 Munich 08/05/2009 Frankfurt 09/05/2009 Mannheim 22/05/2009 Ankunft (arrival) 23rd to 24th/05/2009 Bonn 25th to 26th/05/2009 Berlin 27/05/2009 Hamburg
Second German Spiritist Congress The German Spiritist Union invites all to participate in the Second German Spiritist Congress which will take place on 27th and 28th June 2009 in Mannheim.
Theme: We are immortal beings. (Subscription) fee: 25 euros For any further information please contact: U.E.A Tel: 0049.7122 82253 E-mail : [email protected]
E-mail: [email protected]
www.spiritismus-dsv.org
GERMANY
FRANCISCANS SPIRITIST HOUSE
The Foundation of Joana de Cusa and The Franciscan Spiritist Centres invite all to pencil in your diaries the visit of professor Divaldo Franco in September. The themes to be dealt with are as follow: Depression, Suicide, Self-Enlightenment, Forgiveness and Self-Forgiveness, Therapy of Love, Happiness of everyone Information by phone on number: (02) 9597 6585
E-mail: [email protected] www.joanadecusa.org.au
AUSTRALIA
UNION SPIRITE BELGE
On 4th and 5th June the Belgian Spiritist Union will be hosting the Ordinary Meeting of the countries integrated to the ISC, and other observer countries.
The ISC meeting (4th and 5th June) will be at the Campanile Hotel, in Liege
Rue Jules de –Laminne, 18/4000 Liege / Belgium Tel.: +324/224.02.72
Fax: +324/224.03.80 Mail: [email protected] Reservations can be made through Jean-Paul
at [email protected] The Seminar from 5th (evening) to 7th (until
midday) will take place at the Wegimont Castle (near Liege).
There will be brothers from Belgium to transfer the ISC members from Brussels airport to the location of the meeting.
Please inform Jean-Paul of the Day of arrival (& flight no. and time), day-out (& flight no. and time), and if you are staying for the seminar
E-mail: [email protected] www.spirites.be
BELGIUM
ALLAN KARDEC SPIRITIST SOCIETY OF ANGOLA
E-mail: [email protected] www.seaka.org
ANGOLA
Spiritism in Minsk
Spartak Severin from Minsk, Belarus participated of the Stand of EDICEI in the Salon du Livre de Paris in Paris, March 2009.
Spartak finished the translation of The Gospel acording to Spiritism into Russian.
E-mail: [email protected] www.spirity.com/belarus
BELARUS
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FEDERAÇÃO ESPÍRITA BRASILEIRA
SÃO PAULO PERFORMS PUBLIC ACT IN
DEFENSE OF LIFE
On 28th March 2009 Praça da Sé, in São Paulo, hosted the Third Public Act in Defence of Life. Nearly five thousand people enthusiastically followed the speeches and artistic presentations. The event was organized by Dr. Marília de Castro, Coordinator of the State Committee of the National Movement in Defence of Life of São Paulo. Several representatives of civil society were present. Among others, Dom Odilo Pedro Scherer, Cardinal Archbishop of Sao Paulo, Federal Deputy, Mr Jorge Tadeu, Antonio Cesar de Perri Carvalho as director and representative of the Brazilian Spiritist Federation, the ex-Senator Heloísa Helena; Lenise Garcia, president of National Movement in Defence of Life, Marlene Rossi Severino Nobre, president of the
BRASIL
BOLIVIA SPIRITIST FEDERATION
E-mail: [email protected] www.febol.org
BOLIVIA Association of Medical Spiritists of Brazil; Jaime Ferreira Lopes, initiator of the National Movement. José Antonio Luiz Balieiro , president of the Union of Spiritist Societies of the State of São Paulo was also present.
Father Marcelo Rossi and the Spiritist artist Paula Zampa sang at the event. The Traditional manifestation of the National Movement in Defence of Life, in São Paulo and some Brazilian capitals has secured major victories in the House of Deputies, in defence of life and against the decriminalization of abortion. The Brazilian Spiritist Federation integrates the management of the Movement in National Defence of Life.
Regional Commissions of National Federative
Council(NFC) re-start in April Within the schedule of activities of FEB's
National Federative Council, in April the Northeast and South Regional Committees meetings will occur. At the beginning of the month, on 3rd, 4th and 5th, the Northeast Regional Commission will be held in the city of Aracaju, supported by the Spiritist Federation the state of Sergipe. The theme of the meeting of the leaders is "Federal Management." Simultaneously, meetings amongst Specific Areas will be developed. The Southern Regional Committee Meeting is scheduled for 24th, 25th and 26th of April in Curitiba, with the theme of the leaders’ meeting being: "Bases for a better orientation of Spiritist Literature."
PREPARATIONS FOR THE CENTENARY OF
CHICO XAVIER The Central Organizing Committee of the
“Centennial Project of Chico Xavier” is already in full action.
Definitions of the Federal National Council of FEB CFN on the general character of the “Centennial Project of Chico Xavier”:
Goal: Emphasize the work of Chico Xavier and contribute to the preservation of his memory;
Actions: a) Realizing the Third Brazilian Spiritist
Congress in Brasilia, from 16th to 18th April 2010, by decision of the Meeting of CFN of November 2007, highlighting the centenary of the birth of Chico Xavier;
b) Provide a Special commemorative edition of the first psychographic work of Chico Xavier "Parnassus beyond the Grave" to be launched in the Third Brazilian Spiritist Congress;
c) Prepare the development of the DVD and the
book that will summarize the works and actions of Chico Xavier, for launch at the Third Brazilian Spiritist;
d) Make arrangements for the release of Cont
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LIFE SPIRITIST SOCIETY
We thank everybody who attended the commemoration of the 2nd Anniversary of THE LIFE SPIRITIST SOCIETY in the city of Copenhagen. Everything went very well, and we ask the Father our Creator for much peace in the hearts of all of us. To view the photos of the event, please enter the Web site of the group: www.lifevida.webs.com Ruben Casotto LIFE SPIRITIST SOCIETY
E-mail: [email protected] www.freewebs.com/lifevida
DINAMARCA
SPIRITA CENTRO AMO CENTRO ESPIRITA AMOR
Mr. August stated that The Spirits’ Book published in Estonian, has had an excellent acceptance in the city’s bookstores.
At the moment Mr. August is translating “Nosso Lar” which will be published by the ISC.
In July 2009, there will be a Congress of Esperanto Speakers in Estonia, and Mr August will talk about Spiritism.
E –mail: [email protected] www.spiritism.ee
ESTONIA
Executive Comité Internacional Spiritist Council
General Secretary: Nestor Masotti (Brazil) 1st Secretary: Charles Kempf (France) 2nd Secretary: Elsa Rossi (United Kingdom) 1st Treasurer: Cesar Perri de Carvalho (Brazil) 2nd Treasurer: Vanderlei Marques (USA)
Vitor Mora Feria (Portugal) Ricardo Lequerica (Colombia) Fábio Villarraga (Colombia) Jean Paul Evrard (Belgium) Olof Bergman (Sweden) Salvador Martin (Spain) Edwin Bravo (Guatemala)
Tel: (0..61) 322-3024 Fax: (0..61) 322-0523 - SGAN Q. 603 - Conj. F - Brasília - DF - Brazil
CEP: 70830-030 E-mail: [email protected] www.spiritist.org
FEDERACION ESPIRITA de EL SALVADOR
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[email protected] E-mail: [email protected]
www.elsalvadorespirita.org
EL SALVADOR
CENTRO ESTUDIOS ESPIRITAS BUENA NUEVA
E-mail: [email protected] www.consejoespirita.com/chile
CHILE
CANADIAN SPIRITIST COUNCIL
Canadian Spiritist Council 1357-B Dundas Street West
Toronto, ON - M6J 1Y3 +1-416-5327896
Alexis SESTINI, Secretary of the Canadian Spiritist Council informs everyone of the contact emails for the Canadian Spiritist Council: [email protected] president@canadianspir i t is tcounci l .com [email protected] secretary@canadianspir i t istcounci l .com [email protected]
CANADA
CUBA SOCIEDAD AMOR Y CARIDAD
UNIVERSAL Calle 30 N. 2305 - Entre 23 y 25
Municipio Playa, Ciudad Habana, Cuba
CUBA
CONFEDERACIÓN ESPIRITISTA COLOMBIANA
The Colombian Spiritist Confederation has declared 2009 the Spiritist year of Children and Youth. Take part in this campaign.
We work towards the strengthening of Children and Youth groups in spiritist centres, as well as in the Federations of Colombia During 2009, we must promote doctrinal activities that encourage children and youth groups to integrate into our Spiritist groups.
The creation of spiritist schools will be fundamental to ensure continuity and the future of the Colombian Spiritist Movement. Get to know all the "Child and Youth News Bulletins, which are designed to support the Spiritist institutions. Take part in this campaign.
E-mail: [email protected] www.confecol.org
COLOMBIA
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SPANISH SPIRITIST FEDERATION
WORLDWIDE SPIRITIST CONGRESS (Spain 2010)
The success of this congress starts with your collaboration, your subscription. If you subscribe to it now, you will be already helping in the organisation so that everything will do well. Do not leave your subscription till the end!!
The
Spanish Spiritist Federation is a founder member of the ISC (International Spiritist Council) For questions or further information contact us [email protected] Tel: 626 311 881
E-mail: [email protected] www.espiritismo.cc
SPAIN
COMUNHÃO ESPÍRITA CRISTÃ FRANCISCO CÂNDIDO XAVIER
E-mail: [email protected] www.spiritism.jp
JAPAN
UNITED STATES SPIRITIST COUNCIL
DIVALDO P. FRANCO Will be holding a Seminar with simultaneous
translation on Sunday, 29th March in New York. The theme is: Jesus and Life.
Address: 44-01 Broadway Astoria, NY Chian Federation (train R or V to Queens 46 ST
You can make your reservation by E-mail: [email protected] or port tel (718)639-3041
Ticket: $20,00 (includes a copy of ”The Spiritist Magazine”)
The United States Spiritist Council (USSC), at its annual Ordinary General Assembly of March, 8th 2009, ran elections according to the rules of its new Statute, proposed by the previous Directorship and approved by the affiliated institutions, on 8th November, 2008, and swore in new Board of Directors and new Audit Committee whose mandates will be for three years from that date.
New Administration President: Mauricio Cisneiros – Christian Spiritist Study Centre Florida) Vice-President: Jussara Korngold – Spiritist Group of New York (New York) Treasurer: Flavio Zanetti -Allan Kardec Spiritist Society (Massachusetts) Secretary: Elza d’Agosto - Spiritist Group Love and Light (New Jersey)
Directors:
Programmes: Frederico Gouveia - Spiritist Group of New York (New York) Communication: Debora Cordeiro - Allan Kardec Christian Spiritist Centre of Orlando (Florida) External Relations: Abraham Turull – Spiritist Federation of Florida (Florida)
E-mail: [email protected] www.usspiritistcouncil.com
UNITED STATES
www.spiritistsymposium.org General Information
Official webpage of the 6th Worldwide Spiritist Congress:
www.2010.kardec.es
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UNIÃO ESPÍRITA FRANCESA E FRANCOFÔNICA
E-mail: [email protected] www.union-spirite.fr
FRANCE
CADENA HELIOSOPHICA GUATEMALTECA
E-mail: [email protected] www.guatespirita.org
GUATEMALA
DUTCH SPIRITIST COUNCIL
It is with much joy that the Dutch Spiritist Council informs of the arrival of Divaldo Pereira Franco to Holland on (next) 12th May for (the realisation of) a lecture in which he will address the theme “In search of Happiness”.
Date : 12-05-2009 time : 19:00 as 21:30 Venue : Salão de conferencias Aristo Address: Teleportboulevard 100 – 1043 EJ Amsterdam The lecture will be translated into Dutch by
Joyce de Leeuw. Further information will be available soon on our site www.nrsp.nl
Informações: [email protected] www.nrsp.nl
THE NETHERLANDS
ASOCIACIÒN CIVIL DE PROYECCIÒN MORAL [email protected]
www.honduraespirita.org
HONDURAS
FRENCH SPIRITIST COUNCIL
The French Spiritist Council (CSF) will
organise, on 2nd and 3rd of May 2009 in Strasburg, a seminar for the formation of spiritist collaborators, about the theme “Obsession and Disobsession”. This seminar happens as a continuity of the previous one, the theme of which was Mediumship and which took place in November 2008 in Douai. The theme will be dealt with following a participative organisation. It includes introduction, definition of obsession, disobsession work, spiritual help and self-improvement in order to protect oneself from obsession.
Regional Encounter of Spiritist groups in Tours.
A meeting between spiritist centres of the Western region of France took place in the city of Sorigny on 7th February, under sponsorship of French Spiritist Council and thanks to the active participation of Jeremie Philippe and of Mara Chirpatris.
The main room was used for the
interventions of the representatives of participating groups whilst another smaller room permitted the work of evangelisation of children, carried out by Marine Philippe and Valerie, which benefited from the orientations given by Claudia Werdine at the CSF Simposium in Nantes in 2008.
More than 30 people met from six local groups, plus other spiritist people who are still isolated in the region. Brigitte Buot, who returned recently from a trip to the Democratic Republic of Congo, gave a description of her journey and of the encounter with spiritist sympathisers in that country.
New affiliated groups to the French Spiritist Council: four new groups became affiliated to the French Spiritist Council, which now totals seventeen member groups and six more sympathisers groups.
The growing success of the website of the Spiritist Encyclopaedia – www.spiritisme.net
The Spiritist Encyclopaedia website, kept by the French Spiritist Council and by the Francophone Spiritist Movement (LMSF), contains several hundreds of books, magazines, photos and
articles (free from copyrights) The frequency of visits to the website has been increasing constantly.
It had more than 2 million visits in 2008, and 426 thousand in the first two months of 2009. There are more than 4000 different internet surfers who, each week, perform download of about 6000 files. More than 43000 internet surfers have already connected to this website. This only shows without doubt the rising interest of the public in Spiritist information.
Salon du Livre in Paris Members of the French Spiritist Council were present at the stand of EDICEI during the Salon du Livre, from 12th to 17th March Congress of Spirituality and Medicine: On 24th and 25th October 2009, in the city of Toulouse, the French Spiritist Council will organize, a Congress of Medicine and Spirituality, with the LMSF and the EMA-I,. Further information will be included in the next newsletter .
E-mail: [email protected] www.conseil-spirite.fr
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CENTRAL ESPIRITA MEXICANA.
The work of dissemination carried out during
last year (and) by the brothers Jesus Manuel (Monterrey, Nuevo Leon), Jorge Camargo(Mexico, DF) and Dennis Ferreira (Brazil) in different locations of Mexico is finally rendering good results: more and more groups, above all new ones, are becoming affiliated to the MSH, but also are committing to a formal study of Spiritism.
A pace of continuous visits to the institutions
of the province in Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mante, Tamaulipas, Villa Alta, Tlaxcala, Veracruz, Ve-racruz and Cancun, Quintana Roo are being maintained.
MEXICO
TALIAN SPIRITIST UNION
For the first quarter of 2009, the USI (Italian Spiritist Union) with the collaboration of Italian groups, have scheduled for the 4th Sunday of each month from 14:30 pm to 17:30 pm, doctrinal meetings for a better dissemination of the Doctrine
in Italy The 1st Meeting took place in Lazise- Verona on 25th, January with the theme “Prayer” and was organised by the Gruppo Spiritico
Francesco D’Assisi- [email protected] The 2nd Meeting took place in Treviso on 22nd February with the theme “The soul after death”- and was organised by the Spiritist Group Camino della Luce
[email protected] The 3rd Meeting will be in Lecco on 29th March with theme “Reincarnation” and has been organised by GLAK – Allan Kardec Lecco’s Group - [email protected]
2nd trimester’s programme is as follow:
The 4th Meting which will take place in April and will be organised by the Gruppo Spiritico Kardecista Spartaco Ghillardi, will welcome Claudia Werdine from Austria Information: [email protected]
In May, from 16th to 26th we will have Brazilian Lecturers Aloisio and Ivone Ghiggino who will be carrying out lectures and seminars at the Italian groups. 16th May – Spiritist Group Cammino della Luce in Treviso - [email protected] 17th May – Spiritist Group Francesco D’Assisi –Lazise – Verona [email protected] 18th May – Paths of the Spirit – Milan [email protected] 19th May – Kardecist Spiritist Group Spartaco Ghillardi– Cologno Monzese
ITALY [email protected] 24th May- Gruppo do Lecco Allan Kardec – Lecco [email protected] 25th and 26th May – Sentieri dello Spirito [email protected] Francesco D’Assisi – Lazise – Verona [email protected]
For further information through USI- [email protected]
or [email protected] and by mobile number +39 380 290 3756
www.kardec.it
Audience in Treviso
D. Zamprogno from Treviso, Evi Albor-getti, president of USI and Giovanna.
GEEAK- Luxembourg
The Allan Kardec Spiritist Group of Luxemburg invites all to participate once again in Divaldo Franco’s lecture on 10th May at 5:00 pm at the Centre Societaire at Rue de Strasbourg, L�3444, Luxemburg / Gare.
Theme: In pursuit of peace and Health. RESERVATIONS: Phone: (00352) 55 29 46 / GSM 661 55 29 46
Zelina informs you all that the Children’s Evangelisation work has started from October 2008( see activities programme in the group’s E-mail: [email protected]
www.groupespiriteallankardeclux.com
LUXEMBOURG
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GEEAK-NORGE
Divaldo Pereira Franco will be visiting Oslo
one more time and will deliver a public lecture on 13th May at the Grünerløkka Library at 18:00. On May, 14th Divaldo will carry out a seminar for spiritist groups from Scandinavia from 10:00 am to 14:00 at the Unity Senter.
Lecture at the Unity Senter On 8th February 2009 GEAAK participated in
“Open House” at the Unity Senter with a 45 minutes lecture in Norwegian on the theme “What is Spiritism?”. The direction of Unity Senter reiterated the participation invitation for next the Open House in August.
New Work on Saturdays GEAAK-Norway opened one more day of
public lectures every Saturday from 14:00 to 15:00. The lectures are held alternately in Norwegian and Portuguese.
. E-mail: [email protected] www.geeaknorge.com
NORWAY
CENTRO DE FILOSOFIA ESPIRITA
Second Movement You AND PEACE in Paraguay, with the international orator Divaldo Franco. Free entry Information with Centro Espirita Paraguain(Paraguayan Spiritist Centre)-CEPA
www.spiritist.org/paraguay E-mail:
PARAGUAY
FEDERACION ESPIRITA del PERU
On 13th January 2009 – Mr. Rescala, president of FEPERU, started the year with a Public Conference: “The Evolutionary Process through light of the Spiritist Doctrine”, at the facilities of “Amalia Domingo Soler” Spiritist Centre.
This conference was conducted at the request of the Spiritist House as a start to the Course of "Introduction to the Spiritist Doctrine" 2009, in the presence of representatives of the different CCEEs of Lima.
On 6th February 2009 FEPERU was present in the city of Ica to promote the Spiritist Study Group "Jesus’ Workers" delivering to all members of this institution the Informative Bulletin of the FEPERU "The Messenger of Light” and also the brochure “Spiritism: a new era for Humanity "from the ISC and the book “Spiritism in its simplest expression of Allan Kardec."
3 DVDs were delivered with the following
titles: “The Family”, ”The Gospel According to Spiritism” (both to sister Gloria Insfran from Paraguay) and “Three interviews” (to brother Edwin Bravo from Guatemala and a member of ISC).
On 25th March, brother Hugo Concha, Director of FEPERU, will carry out a lecture entitled, "THE RIGHT TO LIFE" at the Facilities of CE Amalia Domingo Soler
E-mail: [email protected] www.consejoespirita.com/peru
PERU A delegation from the MSH attended the
Second Workshop of Spiritism in Havana, Cuba. A consequence of this meeting was the visit to this country of the brother Thiesen from FEB, on 28th and 29th of March. In February this year we had the opportunity to visit in Sao Paulo-Brazil the facili-ties of FEESP( Sao Paulo Spiritist Federation), from the AEE and some centres and Spiritist health institutions in the metropolitan region of Campinas.
We watched a Radio Boa Nova interview with
brother Jetter, organised by our brother Washing-ton Fernandez and took this opportunity to talk about Spiritism in Mexico. We also had the oppor-tunity to greet and listen to a conference by our brother Divaldo Franco.
E-mail: [email protected]
EDICEI, Publishing House and Distributor of the International Spiritist Council (ISC) has published the book “Genesis” translated into English from the French original “LA GENESE”. Info: tel + 55-61-3404-5700
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FEDERACAO ESPIRITA PORTUGUESA
Three Days of Spiritist Culture of Porto
The Spiritist Union of the Porto Region carries out the “Three Days of Spiritist Culture of Porto”, on the 4th and 5th of April, at the Forum of Maia. The event’s central theme is “The Mediums’ Book.”
These days have as an objective, the dissemination of the Spiritist Postulates and the strengthening of unification ties within the Movement in the region. Contacts: www.uniaofraterna.org; tel: 922140448
Visit of Raul Teixeira
Raul Teixeira will be visiting Portugal in order to boost the National Encounter of Youth which will occur in the Northern region of Portugal and therefore will benefit from his short presence in Portugal with the following programme: 14th April – 21:00 Porto, Coracao da Cidade 15th April - 21:00 Leiria, Spiritist Asscociation of Leiria 16th April – 21:00 Coimbra, Grupo de Est. Esp. Allan Kardec 17th April – 21:00 Salao Nobre da Associacao dos Bombeiros Voluntarios de Agueda For further information [email protected]; tel: 919405981 Sixteenth National Meeting of Spiritist Youth
(ENJE) Dates: 17th, 18th and 19th April 2009 Theme: “Freedom in pursuit of Happiness” Speaker: RAUL TEIXEIRA
VENUES 17th April at 21:00– Salão Nobre da Associação Humanitária dos Bombeiros Voluntários de Águeda 18th and 19th April– Estalagem Quinta do Louredo; Espinhel - Piedade - ÁGUEDA
Every year and with growing interest, young people of the whole country, aged from 13 to 30 years of age, meet to study the Spiritist Doctrine in a Portuguese city.
The event proposed by The Organizing Committee of the event proposed has the theme "Freedom: In Pursuit of Happiness" in the sense that freedom leads to happiness, that is; to be free and above all, happy is to be responsible and to respect one’s fellow beings. Contacts for further information: Organizing
PORTUGAL
GRUPO ESPIRITA LEON DENIS DE VARSOVIA
Divaldo Franco will be in Poland
for the third time On 15th May we will have the immense
pleasure to host for the third time Divaldo Franco in Varsovia. The theme will be “Mediumship”. This time Divaldo is going to explain the theme mediumship to Polish spiritists.
It seems that during the lecture the book
“Happy Life” from Divaldo Joanna de Angelis (which has already been translated into Polish) will be launched.
Electronic Library
We have started a project of a virtual spiritist library. Our goal is to save and make available to the Polish reader the spiritist books edited in Poland before the War.
The first work which has been scanned is
one of the articles in a Polish magazine “Hejnal” that was edited in the city of Cieszyn in the Nineteen Thirties. The next works which are being prepared are Leon Denis’ books and the books of the famous scientist Julian Ochorowicz.
“Nosso Lar (The astral City)” in Polish
language in 2009. Great news for all those who appreciate
Chico Xavier’s works! The first books of the Andre Luiz series “ Nosso Lar (the Astral City)” is being translated and probably will be published in Polan before the end of 2009
E-mail: [email protected]
www.spirytyzm.pl
POLAND
Committee of ENJE: [email protected] 918 241 462 | Apartado 355; 3754-909 Águeda
Days of Spiritist Culture
1st and 2nd May Venue: Auditório Municipal “A Casa da Música” Theme: “Life goes on: Spiritist Facts”- Contacts: adeportugal.org; tel: 962852825 E-mail: [email protected]
Contactos: www. adeportugal.org; tel: 962852825 E-mail: [email protected]
www.feportuguesa.pt
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GOD, LOVE AND CHARITY SPIRITIST FRATERNITY
In 2008, the FEDACE (Fraternity Spiritist
God, Love and Charity) of Panama, Republic of Panama - Central America, continued to carry out their work of evangelization and social as-sistance care, with commitment and devotion, culminating in December with the completion of a nice Christmas party which entertained all mothers of the PAMJA Program (Assistance Program Maternal Joanna de Angelis) and their families, children and adolescents of CICA (Child and Youth Caravan Clara de Asis) and adults of CAFA (Caravan Francisco Assisi).
Baskets of food were distributed to 100
families and toys for all children, in addition to a cultural event in which there was much joy and Christmas spirit The annual programme of stud-ies was carried out in an atmosphere of doc-trinal discipline, formality and growing interest from the people who frequent the Spiritist cen-tre and active supporters of Spiritism. Ministers discussed Studies about the responsibility of workers in the Spiritist Centre.
In the activities regarding the divulgation
of the doctrine, the most important event of the year was the workshop on the Scientific Evi-dence for the Survival of the Soul, which was dictated by Mr. Ney Peres Prieto (Co-founder of the Instituto Brasileiro de Investigaciones Bio-Psycho-Physical and the Peres National Insti-tute of Restructural Existential Therapy). The event occurred in the Auditorium of the Univer-sidad Latina of Panama (headquarters), for 450 people, spiritists and supporters on Satur-
PANAMA day,19th April 2008, from 3:00 to 6:00 PM, which had a great attendance numbers, with the presence of (some members) belonging of his staff, members of the local scientific community.
Mr. Peres also did some instruction in the form
of carried out doctrinarian activity (cine-forum) on Sunday, 20th April 2008 at the FEDACE based on the presentation of the movie “Life after Death”, rein-forcing the concepts of the seminar and the explor-ing Spiritist approach on reincarnation.
The bulletin of Spiritist dissemination “The
Messenger”, published quarterly, has been pub-lished in 4 editions, via the Internet as well as in strategic locations in the city of Panama.
In the international dissemination of the Spiri-
tist doctrine process, the FEDAC participated in sev-eral events, represented by the speakers Master Luis Carlos Ruiz Estribi(CONCAFRAS, Goiás 8th Feb –in Brazil) and Dr. Maria de la Gracia de Ender (3rd International Spiritist Congress of Ecuador - Guayaquil 29, 30 and 31 August 2008; 12th Colom-bian Spiritist Congress - Cali, 24th to 26th October 2008; 2nd U.S. Spiritist Medical Congress - Florida, USA – 3rd to 5th October 2008; 3rd Congress of Science, Health and Spirituality - Caxias do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil 20th and 21st September 2009, Seminar:
Health and Forgiveness - Barquisimeto and Caracas 1st to 4th November 2009.
FEDAC inform us that Children’s evangelisa-
tion will start in April 2009 E-mail: [email protected]
www.fedac.org.pa
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UNION OF SPIRITIST STUDY CENTRES IN SWITZERLAND
(UCESS)
It is with much happiness that we inform you that after four years of management of the UCESS – Union of Spiritist Study Centres in Switzerland, we have had the opportunity to elect new brothers who will give continuity to the tasks of union and dissemination of Spiritism in Switzerland.
From 2nd March 2009 our new committee is as follow:
President: Nelly Berchtold - Estesia-Berna 1st Vice-President: Dilma von Niederhäuser - NEACL 2nd Vice-President: José Saperas - CESG 3dr Vice-President: Roberto Helbling - AFFA 1st Secretary-Portuguese : Rejane Bicalho - Estesia 2nd Secretary- French- : Bertrand Späth - Estesia 3rd Secretary- German: Suleika Beutler - Estesia Treasurer: Lilia Levy Häner – Estesia Advisors: CEAAK – Gorete Newton, Walda Stückelberger, Ana Paula Hornbostel AFFA – Edinaci Zäch CESG - Livia Bühlmann, Elisabeth Wenger, Emilia Lehner, Adriano Soares ESTESIA - Roseanne Murillo CEEJA - Yverdon - Joélcia Gerber CEEJA – ZURICH - Sara Schlumpf, Daniel Lemos NEACL - Julio Rodrigues, Alice Nunes GEEPE - Silvia Regina Nascimento Lima
We congratulate the new workers and also those who changed position within our union.
In the certainty of Jesus’ protection, we will continue our spiritual works and together we will fulfil the duty to bring the revived Good News to the Switzerland.
We have left the management but we do not leave the work which rejoices our heart in being able to fulfil.
We will shall be always be close to all brothers and sisters who are part of the ISC in order that our strength increases more and more, in union unison with the of ideal, work, tolerance and love.
We embrace all the brothers and sisters who we got to know in these years of conviviality and who we learned to love, during the meetings of the ISC and ISC Europe.
E-mail: [email protected] www.spiritismus.ch
SUIÇA BRITISH UNION OF SPIRITIST
SOCIETIES (BUSS)
“Seminar: Preparation of Workers for Application of Laying-on of Hands healing”
The British Union of Spiritist Societies –
BUSS, offers every 6 months Seminars prepared for the British public and others who speak English. On 21st March, at the Quakers Meeting Hall, in
South London, a seminar was held to prepare people to apply “Laying on of hands” healing. The first seminar occurred in March 2008 and the second in November 2008. This is the third Seminar of the series. Twenty five people attended the event.
“You and Peace Movement in London” will be launched in the UK in June. BUSS will host Divaldo Franco for a series of lecturers in the UK. 11th June – Lecture in Cambridge 12th June – Lecture in Surbiton, near Kingston-upon-Thames.
13th June – Seminar in London at the Old
Town Hall, in Stratford East London, from 10:00am to 05:00pm. We will also have the presence of
REINO UNIDO
Participants in the Seminar.
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BOOKS ON MAGYAR E –mail: [email protected] HUNGARY
SWEDISH SPIRITIST UNION
E-mail: [email protected] www.spiritismen.se
SWEDEN
ALLAN KARDEC SPIRITIST GROUP
E-mail: [email protected] www.allankardec.org.nz
NEW ZEALAND
ASOCIACIÓN CIVIL "SÓCRATES"
E-mail: [email protected]
VENEZUELA
URUGUAYAN SPIRITIST FEDERATION
A Seminar occurred on 22nd and 23rd of
November in Montevideo city- Uruguay, joining efforts and keeping up with the programme of the International Spiritist Council to support and strengthen the efforts of the different countries which are part of it.
I
n this opportunity we welcomed our sisters Marta Antunes and Esther Fregossi representing the ISC, where we made available our support and hospitality
Eduardo Dos Santos Presidente - Federacion Espírita Uruguaya
E-mail: [email protected] www.espiritismouruguay.com
URUGUAY
psychiatrists Mr. Andrew Powell and Mr. Allan Sanderson.
Soon there will be further information on the
Second British Congress on Medicine and Spirituality to be held on 7th and 8th, November 2009. Soon, further information on the sites
www.medspiritcongress.org
E-mail: [email protected] www.buss.org.uk
EDICEI Headquarters of the D i s t r i b u t o r o f t h e publications of CEI(ISC) EDICEI, Publishing House, Distributor and Bookshop, a division of the ISC, is in full operation in Aguas Claras- Brasilia Information: [email protected] -www.edicei.com
phone + 55-61-3404-5700.
Soon two more books will be ready by EDICEI.
In Spanish Workers of the Eternal Life a n d t h e G o s p e l according to Spiritism
N e w
Launch in Russian: The Gospel according to Spiritism and The Spirits’ Book In English: Next launch is already published: Genesis
In French:
Sex and Destiny and The Consoler
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French 1. Allan Kardec Le Livre des Esprits 2. Allan Kardec Le Livre des Médiums 3. Allan Kardec La Genese 4. Allan Kardec Lê Evangile Selon Lê Spiritisme 5. Allan Kardec Le Ciel et le Infer 6. Zêus Wantuil - Francisco Thiesen Allan Kardec - L'educ. Codif. - Vol. 1 7. Zêus Wantuil - Francisco Thiesen Allan Kardec - L'educ. Codif. - Vol. 2 8. Francisco Cândido Xavier - André Luiz Action et Reaction 9. Francisco Cândido Xavier - André Luiz Nosso Lar - Francês 10. Francisco Cândido Xavier - André Luiz Lês Messagers 11. Francisco Cândido Xavier - André Luiz Missionaires de la Lumière 12. Francisco Cândido Xavier - André Luiz Ouvriers de la Vie Éternelle 13. Francisco Cândido Xavier - André Luiz Dans le Monde Supérieur 14. Francisco Cândido Xavier - André Luiz Liberátion 15. Francisco Cândido Xavier - André Luiz Entre la Terre e el Ciel 16. Francisco Cândido Xavier - André Luiz Dans le Domaines de la Médiumnité 17. Francisco Cândido Xavier - André Luiz Action et Réaction 18. Francisco Cândido Xavier - André Luiz Sexe et Destin 19. Francisco Cândido Xavier - Emmanuel Paul et Etienne 20. Francisco Cândido Xavier - Emmanuel Il y a 2000 ans 21. Francisco Cândido Xavier - Emmanuel Cinquante Ans Plus Tard 22. Francisco Cândido Xavier - Emmanuel Avé, Christ! 23. Francisco Cândido Xavier - Emmanuel Vers la Lumiere 24. Francisco Cândido Xavier - Emmanuel Renoncement 25. Francisco Cândido Xavier - Emmanuel Le Consolateur 26. Amalia D. Soler - Roger Je te Pardonne ! 27. Yvonne Pereira Memoires d’un suicide
English 1. Allan Kardec Spirits' Book (The) 2. Allan Kardec Mediums' Book (The) 3. Allan Kardec Gospel According to Spiritism 4. Allan Kardec Heaven and Hell 5. Allan Kardec Genesis 6. Francisco Cândido Xavier - André Luiz Our Home - Nosso Lar - Inglês 7. Francisco Cândido Xavier - André Luiz The Messengers 8. Francisco Cândido Xavier - Neio Lucio Message from a Teen in the Spirit World 9. Francisco Cândido Xavier - Meimei A Primer on Being Good 10. Francisco Cândido Xavier - Emmanuel Paul and Stephen 11. Francisco Cândido Xavier - André Luiz Workers for the Life Eternal 12. Francisco Cândido Xavier - André Luiz Disobsession
Germany 1. Allan Kardec Das Buch der Geister 2. Francisco Cândido Xavier - André Luiz Nosso Lar Russian 1. Francisco Cândido Xavier - André Luiz Nosso Lar 2. Francisco Cândido Xavier - André Luiz The Messengers 3. Francisco Cândido Xavier - André Luiz Missionaires 4. Francisco Cândido Xavier - André Luiz Workers Life Eternal 5. Francisco Cândido Xavier - André Luiz In the Great World
Sede da Distribuidora das publicacoes do o CEI
A EDICEI, Editora, Distribuidora e Livraria, órgão do Conselho Espírita Internacional, esta em pleno funcionamento em Águas Claras, Brasíla, Brasil. Informações: [email protected] - www.edicei.com - fone + 55-61-3404-5700.
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6. Francisco Cândido Xavier - André Luiz Liberation 7. Francisco Cândido Xavier - André Luiz In the Domains of Mediumship 8. Francisco Cândido Xavier - Emmanuel Two Thousands Years Ago 9. Allan Kardec The Spirits’ Book 10. Allan Kardec The Gospel According to Spiritism
Spanish
1. Allan Kardec El Livro dos Espíritos 2. Allan Kardec Revista Espírita Año I - 1858 3. Francisco Cândido Xavier - Emmanuel Pensamiento y Vida 4. Francisco Cândido Xavier - André Luiz Nuestro Hogar 5. Francisco Cândido Xavier - André Luiz Y la Vida Continua 6. Francisco Cândido Xavier - Emmanuel Siembra de los Mediums 7. Francisco Cândido Xavier - Emmanuel Justicia Divina 8. Francisco Cândido Xavier - Emmanuel Religion de los Espiritus 9. Francisco Cândido Xavier - Emmanuel El Espiritu de la Verdad 10. Francisco Cândido Xavier - Emmanuel Vida y Sexo 11. Francisco Cândido Xavier - Neio Lucio Mensage de um Adolecente 12. Luis Hu Rivas Doctrina Espírita para Principiantes 13. Zêus Wantuil - Francisco Thiesen Allan Kardec - el educ. y el Codif. Vol. 1 14. Zêus Wantuil - Francisco Thiesen Allan Kardec - el educ. y el Codif. Vol. 2 15. Francisco Cândido Xavier - André Luiz Los Mensajeros 16. Francisco Cândido Xavier - Meimei Cartila del Bien
Magyar
1. Allan Kardec O Livro dos Espíritos 2. Allan Kardec O Espiritismo na sua expressão mais simples 3. Francisco Cândido Xavier - A.Luiz Agenda Cristã
Portuguese
1. Luis Hu Rivas Doutrina Espírita para Principiantes
from page 5
Commemorative Customised Stamp which will launch at the Third Brazilian Spiritist Congress e) Highlight the issues of reform during 2010, the psychographic works of Chico Xavier and launch
a special edition of this magazine in April 2010; F) To elaborate and make available to the Federative State Entities an insert about the Centenary
Of Chico Xavier for eventual circulation in the spiritist and lay press in the first week of April 2010; G) To stimulate the completion by the Federative State Entities of regional and state events in order
to broaden the dissemination of the Spiritist Doctrine. In relation to the Third Brazilian Spiritist Congress, the NFC has also approved, as well as the date,
the place: Centro de Convencoes Dr. Ulysses Guimaraes, in Brasilia. The central theme will be “Chico Xavier: Mediumship and Charity with Jesus and Allan Kardec”. The objectives of the Congress are: to give focus to the works of Chico Xavier; to highlight the influence of the automatic writing work of Chico Xavier in the Brazilian Spiritist Movement and in the world; to highlight the works of Emmanuel and Andre Luiz; to highlight the example of the life of Chico Xavier; to respect the right to personal and spiritual privacy of Chico Xavier; and also a list of topics for the programme of the Congress.
Informações: [email protected];
www.100anoschicoxavier.com.br E-mail: www.febnet.org.br
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