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Interview Portuguese Spanish    
Year 7 - N° 331 – September 29, 2013
ORSON PETER CARRARA 
orsonpeter@yahoo.com.br 
Matão, São Paulo (Brasil)
 
Translation
Leonardo Rocha - l.rocha1989@gmail.com

 
Roberto José Damasceno: 

“Our Spiritist Week events are eagerly awaited by all Spiritists in our capital” 

The president of the Society of Spiritist Studies Brother Tomé, in
the Brazilian city of Vitória, talks about the Spiritist Week
 events organised by the Group
 

Roberto José Damasceno (photo) has been living in Vitória, capital of Brazil’s Espírito Santo state, for 51 years. He was born into a Spiritist family on his mother’s side, brought into the teachings due to two cases of Spiritual obsession among their relatives. He is a retired accountant and president of the  Society  of  Spiritist Studies Brother Tomé. He

has been a volunteer worker at the organisation for 28 years and its president since 2011. In this interview he gives an overview on the Spiritist Week the Group organises:  

How many Spiritist organisations are there in Vitória? What was the first group founded in the city? 

We have now 18 Spiritist Groups affiliated to the Espírito Santo State Federation. The first group opened here was the Henrique José de Mello, more than 90 years ago, on November 2nd 1922. 

What about the Brother Tomé Group? When was it founded? 

On July 12th 1971 as a family group, which began to hold the meetings at home. Other people joined them and they eventually bought a plot of land and built the current building where the Group meets. 

What have you learned from the experience of organising the Spiritist Week, now on its eighth yearly edition? 

The event began in 2006, when I got in charge of the Studies Department and had the idea to organise the Spiritist Weeks in order to disseminate the Teachings. We had initially speakers from our state, Espírito Santo, but in 2007 we already had the first guest speakers from other areas. And some of the best known Spiritist speakers in Brazil have come to our events over the years. 

How do you choose the group of speakers every year? 

We need to have speakers and themes that encourage the participation of a wider public. That is why we usually invite names who will bring in bigger crowds – both for their knowledge of Spiritism and for their appeal with Spiritist audiences across the country. 

How many people usually come to your study group meetings and talks? 

We get on average 130 people in the main room for our regular talks and lectures. The number is higher, of course, during the Spiritist Week events. 

What has been the best memory of the event in these past eight years? 

I had many moments of joy during those eight events, as the number of Spiritists taking part increases every year. I hope to be able to carry on organising the event every year, as it is already part of the Spiritist calendar of the city of Vitória. 

What is the public reaction to the event? What feedback do you get? 

There is huge response to every single Spiritist Week. People come to me to praise the speakers and the themes chosen for discussion. They also suggest new names and new subjects to be debated in future events. The 9th Spiritist Week of the Brother Tomé Group will take place between July 20th and 27th

Is there anything else you would like to add? 

I would like to thank especially all the speakers who have contributed to the success and popularity of our Spiritist Weeks over the years. Our Spiritist Week events are eagerly awaited by all Spiritists in our capital. 



 


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