Delegates to the General Assembly elect four Assistants General. The first elected is REV. A. RAFAŁ KOPYSTYŃSKI, C.M. of the New England Province, USA. Fr. Rafal is currently the pastor of St. Michael Parish in Derby, Connecticut and the Provincial Treasurer. Previously he was the Visitor of New England Province.
Congratulations Fr. Rafał! Wszystkiego najlepszego! We will miss you in our Province!
The General Assembly held in Rome these days has elected the new Superior General of the Congregation of the Mission, leader of the worldwide Vincentian Family.
Superiors General are elected for term of six years by the General Assembly. They can be re-elected for another six-year term.
The 43rd General Assembly of the Congregation of the Mission started Monday, June 27 at Casa San Juan de Ávila (via Torre Rosa 2) in the center of Rome.
The theme of the Assembly is: “Revitalizing our Identity at the beginning of the Fifth Century of the Congregation of the Mission”.
According to Constitutions of the Congregation of the Mission the General Assembly is the supreme authority of the Congregation and takes place every six years. One of the events during the Assembly is the election or reelection of the Superior General the successor of St. Vincent de Paul and his advisory body, the General Council.
The Assembly will last until July 15.
On the occasion of Memorial Day 2022, all the confreres of the Province gathered in the DePaul Provincial Residence in Manchester, CT to celebrate several priesthood anniversaries which happened in May.
Thanks to this anniversary event you can meet the members of New England Province. Not present at this picture are Fr. Waclaw Hlond, C.M. and Fr. Anthony Kuzia, C.M. who were not able to participate.
Pictured in the photograph are: (center, sitting) Rev. Chester Mrowka, C.M.; (standing in the front, from the left) Rev. Jan Szylar, C.M., Rev. Rafal Kopystynski, C.M., Rev. Tadeusz Maciejewski, C.M.; (standing in the background, from the right) Rev. Stanley Miekinia, C.M., Rev. Grzegorz Markulak, C.M., Rev. Roman Kmiec, C.M., Rev. Marek Sobczak, C.M., Rev. Józef Szpilski, C.M., Rev. Sławomir Szucki, C.M., Rev. Marek Sadowski, C.M., Rev. Józef Wiśniewski, C.M., Rev. Eugeniusz Kotlinski, C.M., Rev. Jan Urbaniak, C.M., Rev. Mitchell Wanat, C.M.
 On May 22nd, 2022, Rev. Grzegorz Markulak CM, was installed as the new pastor of St. Stanislaus Kostka Church in Brooklyn, NY where he has worked as an administrator of the parish since September 2021. We congratulate Rev. Grzegorz Markulak and wish Him a lot of success in serving the parish and the people of God.
Please watch the Mass of Installation.
https://fb.watch/e9y8dgFWMN/
Rev. Slawek Szucki was celebrating his 25th Anniversary of Priesthood on May 15th, 2022 at St. Stanislaus Kostka Church in Greenpoint. We wish Fr. Slawek all the best. May God constantly bless you in your apostolic ministry in our Province.
Watch the Anniversary Mass (in Polish) under this link:
https://fb.watch/e9xThL0GV4/
In recent weeks the community of New England Province has got through the process of electing the next provincial superior. After more than one round of voting by all Provincial Confreres, the winner was elected. At the beginning of the Holy Week the result has just been approved by the Superior General and his Council. And yesterday, April 16, 2022 the confirmation was officially announced.
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 Catholic Prayer for Ukraine O Lord our God, look down with mercy on the Ukrainian people. Protect and save them from the unjust aggressors who seek to subdue them. Grant them steadfast trust in your mercy and protection. O Mother of God, who gave us your miraculous icon at Zarvanytsia, intercede for the Ukrainian people, who run to the shelter of your mercy in their times of need. O Lord Jesus Christ, have mercy on us. Grant peace and protection to the people of Ukraine. Give them strength and courage to defend what is good, right, and holy. Keep them safe from harm and provide for all their needs, both temporal and spiritual. Hear our prayers, O Lord, and deliver us from distress, for You are merciful and compassionate and love mankind. To You we give glory: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, now and forever and ever. Amen.
Prayer written by Carrie Chuff, a Ukrainian Greek Catholic mom and contributing writer at Catholic Icing.
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