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Christmas
Greeting 2007
Dear
Benefactors,
May I seize this gracious
opportunity to salute and send you cordial and brotherly Christmas
greetings from ALCP/OSS Missionary Society. Hoping that with
God's help you are doing well.
In this letter, I would
like to express my appreciation and many thanks for welcoming me in
the worldwide seminarian support meeting during my visit in Portland
Oregon.
I saw and really
witnessed the wonderful work you are doing in raising money for our
seminarians. Indeed I was so touched with the way you dedicate
your time, your commitments and the sacrifice you make in order to
help our young and door society and seminarians, especially for the
payment you make for their tuition and school fees. On my
behalf and on the behalf of ALCP/OSS, I would like to thank you most
sincerely for your generosity and kindness. It is my believe
that God will reward you back abundantly. We assure you of our
prayers.
May the Good Lord
continue to bless and sustain you in His care.
With sentiments of high
esteem, solidarity and fraternity I beg to remain
Faithful yours in
Christ,
Rev. Dr. Beatus Urassa
ALCP/OSS
Provincial
Superior.
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OCTOBER 12, 2005
Worldwide Seminarian Support,
Inc.
In Thankful Memory of Rev. Fr. Ezekiel
Kanje
The Board of
Directors of Worldwide Seminarian Support and all our benefactors to
the Apostolic Life Community of Priests are saddened by the sudden
loss of Rev. Fr. Ezekiel Kanje.
Fr. Ezekiel was
the first Supreme Moderator of ALCP we knew and accepted our mission
and supported us during our formative years he served the ALCP
community. Fr. Ezekiel was an instrument of the Holy Spirit that
under his leadership brought the first ALCP missionary priests to
the United States to the Portland, Oregon archdiocese under the
stewardship of Archbishop William Levada. Fr. Ezekiel wisely choose
two highly qualified Priests, Fr. Nicolaus Marandu and Nicholas
Nilema, to initially serve, and their inspired success paved the way
for over 20 other ALCP Priests serving the people of God throughout
the United States.
Fr. Ezekiel was a
man of deep faith and commitment to the Holy Catholic Church. His
tenure as Supreme Moderator planted many seeds that are successfully
sprouting today. One of the seeds that started through his
encouragement and introduction of Fr. Nicholas Nilema was Worldwide
Seminarian Support in Portland. If Fr. Ezekiel did not agree,
encourage or approve the proper Priests to serve in Portland, Oregon
our last 12 year journey of increasing financial support of the ALCP
from our faithful benefactors from the United States never would
have taken place.
During my father
John Becker, Sr.’s 1995 trip with Father Ezekiel from Portland to
Tanzania, he noticed his people power and how he attracted all types
of people through his personality. John Sr. commented that “His love
was especially apparent with young people and they responded back in
love. I also had the great pleasure of witnessing Fr. Ezekiel with
his mother and their great love they had for each other and it
radiated to me while I was with them. That love I believe was an
example from his mother was the spark that influenced his successful
life. I will always cherish those wonderful days I spent in his
shadow.”
In honor of
Father Ezekiel, Worldwide Seminarian Support is having six Masses
said on his memory at our co-founder Fr. Nicholas Nilema “Our Lady
of Victory” church in Seaside, Oregon.
Jason Turk
John
Becker Jr.
Chairman of
Board
Founding
President
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