Remembering Fr René Graat MHM 1945 - 2020 After 37 years as a missionary in the Congo, Fr René was for 12 years the much-loved Parish Priest (‘Pastoor’ in Dutch) of a cluster of parishes in the south of the Netherlands. Sadly, he contracted Covid, and died, aged 74, but there could be no public funeral at that time. With the easing of the restrictions a group of MHM former Congo missionaries, including Fr Fons Eppink was able to join parishioners in a special Eucharist, and other ceremonies to commemorate their beloved pastor. Fr Fons Eppink describes the ceremonies in honour of ‘Pastoor Graat’
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