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Macaé is a city
located in the
Brazilian state
of Rio de
Janeiro, 180 km
northeast of the
state capital.
Its population
was recorded as
188.787 in 2008
and the
municipal covers
an area of 1,216
km². Macaé is
generally
considered to be
the centre of
the Brazilian
offshore
petroleum
industry. As a
consequence it
is often
referred to as "Cidade
do Petróleo"
("City of
Petroleum").
There is massive
opportunity
offered in the
city for highly
skilled work.
There are people
coming from
everywhere in
Brazil and even
from other
countries who
are searching
for job
opportunities.
Therefore, we do
have a lot of
people in need
in the region
due to bad
political
management.
O Consolador:
What are the
cities that are
part of the
regions called
região dos
Lagos and
Norte fluminense?
Região dos
Lagos: Búzios,
Arraial do Cabo,
Cabo Frio, São
Pedro da Aldeia,
Iguaba Grande,
Saquarema and
Rio das Ostras.
Norte Fluminense:
Macaé, Campos
dos Goytacazes,
Carapebus,
Cardoso Moreira,
Conceição de
Macabu, Quissamã
and São
Fidélis.
O Consolador:
How is the
spiritist
movement in the
area?
The Spiritist
Union of Macaé
has 22 spiritist
centres
registered
spread out in
between these
two regions:
região dos Lagos
and Norte
fluminense.
I would like to
highlight Ms.
Djane Abs, who
worked hard to
unite them. In
Macaé the
spiritist
centres have a
similar way to
work, but their
focus could be
different from
one another.
This could be
seen in several
areas, such as:
healing, youth,
art, charity to
communities in
need, the offer
of food at the
centre,
mediumship
courses, etc. In
some centres the
work happens
quite smoothly
with active
leadership. In
the other hand,
at other centres
there are some
old fashioned
leadership
styles that are
stuck in the
past and do not
take advantage
of new leaders
who come their
way. We can see
that these
centres lack
workers and the
centre doesn’t
run smoothly.
There are two
options for the
younger
generations:
wait or look for
another centre
to work.
O Consolador:
What would you
like to
highlight in
regards to
spiritist
disclosure in
your region?
Internet is a
powerful tool
available for
the disclosure
of the Doctrine.
It allows us
know everything
that happens in
our region,
State, Country
and in the world
at an impressive
speed. We can
now open our
emails and
receive
information
about spiritist
events, courses,
messages, etc.
The spiritist
family can now
use this tool to
take a bit of
our knowledge
that was only
available at the
books and
spiritist
centres to
everyone in the
planet.
O Consolador:
Are there any
tools in the
city for the
disclosure of
Spiritism, such
as a spiritist
newspaper
column, radio
programme, and
book club or
book fairs?
Yes, in Macaé we
have the Book
Club Olímpia
Machado, which
is linked to the
spiritist centre
João Batista. It
was founded on
the 30th
October 1995 by
Etelvino Cyriaco,
who is now at
the spiritual
world. D. Zilma
di Volu is now
leading this
project. The
Book Club has
now 450 members,
who receive
every month a
book for the
price of R$
10.00 (USD
5.61).
The last book
sent was
Diversidade dos
Carismas
(Language:
Portuguese –
translation:
Diversity of
Charismas),
from Hermínio C.
Miranda. The
Club is open to
every one. If
you would like
more information
please contact
via:
005522-27620599.
We also have two
spiritist
bookshops:
Bookshop Idalina
Meirelles linked
to the Spiritist
Union of Macaé,
and Bookshop
Iluminar, linked
to the spiritist
group Pedro. We
also have in the
region the
Spiritist book
fair Rio das
Ostras.
O Consolador:
How is the
integration of
the local
movement going
on with the
activities that
are coordinated
with the State
Federation?
This integration
is done by the
33rd CEU (Spiritist
State Council
for the
Unification of
the Spiritist
Movement of Rio
de Janeiro). The
orientation
comes from the
State
Federation, CEUs
and then taken
to the spiritist
centres.
O Consolador:
What are the
biggest
difficulties and
achievements
found in the
spiritist
movement?
I believe the
achievements are
the creation of
new spiritist
centres, and the
engagement of
new colleagues
into the
Doctrine, who
want to work and
serve other
brothers. The
issue we have is
the lack of
disclosure of
the doctrine
outside the
spiritist centre
by the
spiritists
themselves. I
think we are
afraid of saying
we are
spiritists.
O Consolador:
What other
initiatives are
being done to
disclose
Spiritism in
your region?
I think we are
very quiet in
terms of
publishing.
There are a lot
of people who
criticise us for
putting up
messages,
posters, etc.
The disclosure
of the Doctrine
is powerful way
to bring new
colleagues to
the movement. We
work very hard
to make sure we
send posters to
all spiritist
centres via
email.
O Consolador: Is
there a good
integration
amongst the
spiritist
centres?
The spiritist
centres in Macaé
are well
integrated;
there are not
relationship
issues between
them. There is a
lot of exchange
between
different
centres.
O Consolador: Is
there anything
you would like
to add?
Yes, there is.
I would like to
add my gratitude
to the Spiritist
Union of Macaé.
They have
provided us with
tools to develop
the coordination
of spiritist
events and
lectures at the
Região dos
Lagos and
Norte Fluminense.
Our objectives
are to divulge
as much as
possible our
spiritist
Doctrine. |
