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Interview Portuguese Spanish    
Year 10 - N° 467 - May 29, 2016
ORSON PETER CARRARA
orsonpeter92@gmail.com
Matão, SP (Brasil)
 
Translation
Leonardo Rocha - l.rocha1989@gmail.com

 
Eduardo Croys Felthes: 

“The Children’s Home
is my passion”
 

The president of the Legionárias de Ismael Children’s Home talks about the organisation where he works as a volunteer and about the 55th Spiritist Week of Barretos, which will take place in July

Eduardo Croys Felthes (photo) was brought up as a Spiritist in the Brazilian city of Barretos, in the state of São Paulo, but he only became fully engaged in Spiritist activities in 1991.  He has a university degree in Mathematics and is a retired tax revenue official. He is the vice-president of the Bezerra de Menezes Spiritist Centre and president of the

Legionárias de Ismael Children’s Home, which he says is his biggest passion: 


Tell us first about the Spiritist Week of Barretos, a traditional event in the city. When did it begin? 

We will have this year, in 2016, the 55th edition of the event. The first edition took place in 1948, according to the information we have. 

Does it gather all Spiritist Centres in the city? 

It gathers all Spiritist Centres affiliated to the official regional body, the Union of Spiritist Societies (USE). It takes place in two parts. From July 3rd to 9th, it happens in Barretos.  In the second week, from 11th to 15th, of July, it is hosted by the cities of Colina, Guaíra and Jaborandi. It must be highlighted the presence of non-Spiritists to the event. A number of Spiritist speakers will give talks at the event, which will not have a main theme. Each speaker will be free to choose a subject. 

Tell us a bit more about the Children’s Home. 

The Children’s Home is my passion. It is an organisation that carries out an amazing jog in the formation of human beings, contributing towards a fairer, a more fraternal and solidary society. It was founded on June 1st 1947 and it has now eight programmes for children and parents. 

What about the shop the Children’s Home has for pregnant women? 

Cantinho do Bebê (Baby’s Little Corner) is a shop that provides all pregnant women and babies need, including clothes, nappies and decoration. The currency we use in the shop is the “Home-Bonus,” which the mother-to-be gets through her participation and that of the father in the activities and courses offered by the organisation. At the end of the 16-month course she uses the Home-Bonuses earned to get items in the shop. 

Is there anything you would like to add? 

I would like to highlight the importance of events that promote Spiritism in its triple aspect (religious, philosophical and scientific) and that underline the importance of the role those ahead of Spiritist organisations must play in preserving the integrity of the Teachings. We must help make people aware of the importance of putting the Gospel of Jesus into practice and the importance Spiritism has in the moral transformation of humankind. Finally, I would like to invite those who can to attend the 55th Spiritist Week of Barretos and to get to know more about the work of the Children’s Home. And let us hope that we, Spiritists, may lead by example and make the difference in our society through work, solidarity and tolerance, as Allan Kardec taught us.

 


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