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Interview Portuguese Spanish    
Year 7 - N° 317 – June 23, 2013
ORSON PETER CARRARA 
orsonpeter@yahoo.com.br 
Matão, São Paulo (Brasil)
 
Translation
Leonardo Rocha - l.rocha1989@gmail.com


Jovina Nevoleti Correia: 

“We have in our region full participation of all affiliated Spiritist Centres”

The coordinator of the Regional Spiritist Union in the city of Dourados, in Brazil’s Mato Grosso do Sul state, talks
about the Spiritist Movement in the region

Jovina Nevoleti Correia (photo), from Dourados, in western Mato Grosso do Sul state, is a member of the Administrative Council of the state’s Spiritist Federation and coordinator of the Regional Spiritist Union in her city. She was born into a Spiritist family and works as a volunteer at the Bezerra de Menezes Spiritist Centre. Jovina Correia, a lawyer,

gives us a broad view of the Spiritist Movement in the city and the region.

First tell us a bit about the city of Dourados.

Dourados is the second biggest city in Mato Grosso do Sul. It is considered a regional economic centre. People from more than 30 municipalities come to Dourados to work and for health, education and other services. We also have four universities. The Dourados region has the highest population density in the state, with one million inhabitants. The economy is based on soya production, cattle raising and, more recently, sugar cane and the production of ethanol for fuel.

How many Spiritist Centres are there in the region?

The city of Dourados has 12 Spiritist Centres. The Regional Spiritist Union of Dourados covers an area with 29 Spiritist Centres. The first Spiritist Centre in the city was the Amor e Caridade (Love and Charity), founded on March 1st 1946.

What is the strategy for disseminating the Teachings in the city?

We have talks open to the public; we have Spiritist plays; Spiritist Book Fairs; articles published in regional papers and banners that we hang in the street.

Do the local Spiritist Centres get engaged in the regional Spiritist Movement?

Eight out of the 12 Spiritist Centres in the city are affiliated to the Spiritist Federation of Mato Grosso do Sul and play an active role in the events organised either by the Regional Spiritist Union or the Federation.

What are the main Spiritist events in the city?

The Spiritist Book Fair, in April. We also have talks and seminars in a public space, in the same month. In October, we hold our Regional Meeting. And every month of July we have a play, performed by the Theatre Group Boa Nova, from the state capital, Campo Grande.

What do you think is the main characteristic of the Spiritist Movement in Mato Grosso do Sul?

The dedication of those in charge of the Spiritist Federation, who have been working hard for the union of all Spiritists and the unification of the Spiritist Movement.

Your final thoughts, please.

It is very gratifying to work in the Spiritist Movement. It gives us the opportunity to learn continuously with our brothers and sisters in the Movement, with whom we develop a fraternal relationship that warms our hearts and gives us strength for new challenges. Also, we realise that we are part of a network, that we are not alone and everyone can contribute towards the great aim of Spiritism, which is the moral transformation of humankind. However, we know that transformation has to begin inside us, so we become better workers in the fields of Jesus and are able to put his teachings into practice. By working with fellow Spiritists we also learn that, in spite of all flaws, Jesus counts on us and provides the opportunity for constructive work. That is a way of ensuring that we can make our part, giving our contribution, albeit small, in our community.


 


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