Catholic Evangelization Training Center - Training in the NEW Evangelization

Poland

In 1992, Sr. Angeline Bukowiecki and Sr. Jan Nattermann were invited to come to Poland and give the ACTS II Leadership Training. Since that time, the sisters have been going back to Poland every year and, as of 1996, have trained over 600 people in the ACTS II Process and over 300 people in the Healing Ministry Training.

The ACTS II Leadership Training has been given in the following places in Poland.

In 1992, it was given in the Archdiocese of Gdansk/Gydnia which is in the north by the Baltic Sea. Archbishop Goclowski celebrated the opening and closing liturgy.

Closing Liturgy with Archbishop Goclowski

A group picture of participants sitting

A group picture of participants standing

Sr. Jan and Sr. Angeline meet with Archbishop Goclowski

In 1992, in Kielce. Bishop Szymecki of the Diocese of Kielce celebrated the closing liturgy.

Participants in the ACTS II Training in Kielce

Sr. Jan leading one of the Training Sessions in Kielce

In 1993, in Wroclaw. And a 10-Day Healing Ministry Training was given after the ACTS II Leadership Training was completed.

Chart of ACTS II in Polish

"Jesus Loves Us" in Polish

In 1994, in Cracow -- at this ACTS II Leadership Training, 15 people from the Ukraine participated together with an OFM Capuchin Franciscan priest and a sister who had accompanied them. And a 10-Day Healing Ministry Training was also given later.

Participants in ACTS II Training who came from the Ukraine. Sr. Angeline is holding a hand painted wooden plate presented to her by them.

Bishop Jan Szkodon of Cracow celebrated the closing liturgy for the Healing Ministry Training. Here he bestows his blessing upon Sr. Angeline and Sr. Jan.

Participants in the Healing Ministry Training

In March of 1994, Fr. Tadeusz Gajda, Rector of the Resurrectionist Seminary in Cracow, invited Sr. Angeline and Sr. Jan to give a retreat on evangelization to their seminarians from September 10 to 14.

Sr. Angeline and Sr. Jan with the seminarians

Sr. Angeline with Maria Kantor who translated for her

At the end of September, Sr. Angeline was a guest speaker at the EVANGELIZATION/2000 Forum held in Cracow.

In 1995, in Suwalki, in the northeastern part of Poland which is about 30 kilometers from the Lithuanian border. And a 10-Day Healing Ministry Training was also given there as well.

Participants in Healing Ministry Training, 1995, Suwalki

Sr. Jan and Sr. Angeline with 5 priests who participated in the
ACTS II Training in Suwalki in 1996

In 1995, in Czestochowa, Sr. Angeline was a guest speaker at the EVANGELIZATION/2000 Forum. In 1996, again in Suwalki.

A lovely custom of the Polish people is to present flowers and gifts at the close of each of the Trainings given.

Sr. Jan and Sr. Angeline were presented with flowers.

There are 3 parishes in which the ACTS II Process is functioning:

Gdynia, St. John the Baptist's Parish;
Suwalki, St. Alexander Parish; and
Suwalki, M.B. Milosierdzia Parish.

The ACTS II Process is being done exceptionally well in the parish of St. John the Baptist in Gdynia and, therefore, is becoming a model parish for the ACTS II Process in Poland. Fr. Wojciech Kozlowski is the pastor of this parish. He works very closely with the coordinators' team in carrying out the ACTS II Process in his parish.

We are most grateful to Fr. Wojciech Kozlowski for his diligence in working closely with the community that is forming within the ACTS II Process in his parish. He is working very hard in making ACTS II known in his parish.

Fr. Wojciech went through the Acts II Leadership Training in Suwalki in 1995. Even though ACTS II has been in his parish since 1992, this was the first time that Father was able to get away to take the Training. He related to us that in going through the Training, it renewed his priesthood.

Sr. Jan and Sr. Angeline and Fr. Wojceich Kozlowski,
pastor of St. John the Baptist Parish in Gdynia (on the right)

Healing Ministry Trainings have been given because we believe that in a parish where an evangelization process is functioning, teams of parishioners trained in how to pray with people for healing should exist.

In 1993, a Board of Directors was formed whose purpose is to oversee the Acts II Process in Poland and provide a forum for networking.

From 1995 to the present, annual Follow-Up Leadership Training is provided for the coordinators and small group leaders of the ACTS II Process.