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InTouch 11_17_11



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Nov. 17
2011
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Dear Brother and Sister Salesians:
Our Rector Major, Fr. Pascual Chavez,
brought the Interamerica Team Visit
to a conclusion last month with four
orientations or priorities for our
region. He clearly states that rather
than multiplying guidelines, these are
four action areas, gleaned as priorities
from the discussions held by the
provincials and councils themselves at
the Team Visit in El Salvador. Each
province will need to translate them
into objectives to be achieved in their
own context. They are (1) to return
to Don Bosco, evangelizer of the
young, (2) to create our own future by
renewing the quality of our religious
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becoming more faithful disciples of
Jesus, (3) to give strategic importance
to vocational animation and to initial
and ongoing formation, and (4) to
sensitize ourselves to where God
is calling us by the phenomenon of
migration in our region.
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to return to Don Bosco, evangelizer
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return to Don Bosco. We feel this as
an urgency, to return to Don Bosco,
but what does it mean in practice?
It means to respond as he did to the
current challenge of the evangelization
of youth with his same apostolic
passion.
The 150th anniversary of the founding
of our Congregation just two years
ago, the 100th anniversary of Don
Rua’s death (whom the Rector Major
describes as “the most exemplary
Salesian imaginable”), the pilgrimage
of Don Bosco’s relics, the three year
preparation for Don Bosco’s 200th
birthday-----all this is surely making
us want to grow closer to the person
and charism of Don Bosco. However,
enthusiasm is not enough. In our
region, the Rector Major says, there
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knowledge of Don Bosco. Could that
be true in our province too, despite
the fact that our province has sent
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specialization in Salesian studies?
Despite the fact that fully one quarter
of our confreres have taken the ISS
program of Salesian renewal at
Berkeley? This is the moment to pass
from enthusiasm, or worse, nostalgia,
and even worse yet, complacency,
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concrete decision.
Two practical consequences:
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communities, and not just
formation communities, must
make available the written
works about the history,
pedagogy, and spirituality of
Don Bosco. For that reason I
am making available for each
confrere a copy of Don Bosco’s
Memoirs of the Oratory. Dare I
ask if each community, without
exception, has a set of Arthur
Lenti’s seven volume work on
Don Bosco?
ƒ The second is the need
to develop and grow the
conviction of the necessity
of preparing Salesian experts
in spiritual direction and in
Salesianity.
So let all of us, together and with
intention, move to a greater and more
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with St. John Bosco. In other words, to
know him, to love him, to imitate him,
to make him known, to pray to him.
Sincerely in Christ,
Rev. Timothy C. Ploch, SDB
Provincial
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Provincial’s Calendar
November 2011
12-­18   Visitation:  St.  Joseph’s  Novitiate  
and  Retreat  Center,  Rosemead
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20-­22   Provincial  Council  Meeting,  
Corpus  Christi,  San  Francisco
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sian  High,  Richmond
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28-­29          CMSM  Region  6  Meeting,                
 Encino,  CA
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Pray for Our Sick
Fr.  Paul  Caporali,  SDB
colon  and  bladder  cancer
Mission  Care  Center
Rosemead,  CA
Fr.  Austin  Conterno,  SDB
slow  recovery  from  congestive  heart  failure
May they Rest in Peace
Marie  Nguyen  Thi  Mui
November  13,  2011  
at  age  97  in  Vietnam
paternal  grandmother  of
 Deacon  Thien  Nguyen,  SDB

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Visiting Fr. Carmine Medical Mission at St. Luis Rey
By Sheila Kuhn
By Fr. Michael Gergen, SDB
Our California sun promises to do its job
this Saturday morning, bringing its warmth
in the midst of the early winter breeze. The
smiles of the the Sisters at Nazareth House
Assisted Living, Los Angeles, were as wel-
coming as our weather. Sr. Loretta greeted
us warmly as she ushered us to Fr. Carmine
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Fr. Carmine began his retirement a week
ago at the Nazareth House and, according to
him, he is liking it. He fondly remembered
his previous visits with his SDB confreres
at this retirement home. Now that he starts
his retirement, he has nothing but praises
about the work of the Sisters. He said he
has felt their respect and love here.
Fr. Carmine never loses his sense of hu-
mour. He said, “The minute the residents (
most elderly women) found out that I was
a priest, they hovered over me like their
baby brother.” Yes, at age 77, he is one of
the lively ones around. He jokes around
with the residents and even with Sr. Loretta.
When asked if he would do some volunteer
work, he said, “Money talks!” Our visit
was punctuated by fond memories of his
years at Bosco Tech, St. Bridget’s and the
Club. He told us to say hello to everyone.
Looking at the calendar of the daily activi-
ties, Louis and I are conviced they will keep
him very busy.
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For the week of Novem-
ber 6 to the 11, the parish
of San Luis Rey hosted
the Medical Missionar-
ies of the Divine Mercy, a
group of 35 doctors, nurs-
es and volunteers from
Sugar Land, Texas, near
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days they offer almost
500 people free medical,
dental and vision treat-
ment. For many years
the focus of their mission
was to serve the poor in
remote areas of Mexico.
This was the third time
the medical mission has
come to Laredo. It was
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fered them a place to
serve the uninsured and
the undocumented of our
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Creating a Missionary Culture in our Province
By Juan Carlos Montenegro
For the last four moths
a group of over 30
people in our province
have been thinking
and planning for the
Salesian Mission Day
2011, eager for it have
an impact on the lives
of young people and
our province. All
this process paid off
on November 11-12,
2011 when over 300
people participated
Fr. Maravilla presents the Christian call to be missionaries.
in both events. However, as Fr.
Alfred Maravilla from the World
Wide Missionary Animation Team
said, “It is not about the number
of people who participate in such
programs, but about the movement
Salesians as volunteers changed
their lives. It was impressive to see
these 9 young people
opening people’s minds and hearts
to volunteering.
and excitement that programs like
these create.”
On Saturday we went to the
Salesian Boys and Girls Club in
On Friday we had two highlights:
1) The presentation of Fr. Alfred
Maravilla, SDB who talked about
what it means to be a missionary
and how every baptized person is
called to become one. He reminded
us that we are responsible to
evangelize our brothers and sisters
who live around us, especially the
young and those most at risk. 2)
The Salesian Volunteers forum,
where we had 9 present and
past volunteers who shared their
experience of how being with the
East Los Angeles, where we had
many beautiful opportunities to
help the community. One group
went to clean the backyard of a
lady who had always helped St.
Mary’s Church but can now no
longer walk. Gabriela Gordillo,
the adult who was assisting the
young people said, “She was really
happy, and the teens did great
job cleaning the back yard. They
understood that they were making
a difference in the life of this lady.”
Another project was cleaning the
streets of the neighborhood. Grace
Martinez a 16 years old
shared, “Young people
can really make the
difference. We are not
only people who are
behind the computer.
We are people who
clean streets too.” Rudy
Bonilla from St. Mary’s
Church said, “I always
Steve DeMaio, novice, and eight other Volunteers respond to wanted to do clean the
questions about their volunteer experience.
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streets like this, but never would do
it by myself. Now I have a group.”
At the concluding celebration of
Eucharist, Fr. Thomas Prendenville,
the main celebrant, and Fr. William
Keane commissioned the young
people by giving them a “dog tag”
embossed with “Salesian Mission
Day 2011.” While they were
receiving this gift, Fr. Tom and Fr.
Bill said to the young people, “Go
and make the difference,” and they
responded, “Amen.”
Thanks be to God, Salesian Mission
Day 2011 was supported by many
organizations from the Salesian
Family. In these twenty-four hours
Fr. Tom Prendiville and Fr. Bill Keane commis-
sion participants to “go make the difference’ in
their communities.
we had the participation of the
FMAs, Salesian Cooperators, Past-
Pupils, Bosconians and ADMA.
It was quite impressive to see all
these groups coming together
to celebrate and to promote our
Salesian Mission Day 2011.
A BIG thanks to everybody who
made all the events possible!
Too See JC’s Salesian Mission Day
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Salesian Volunteers
“Missionary Exposition”
By Novice John Langan
To Serve is to
Love
By Julieta Contreras
On Friday, November
What are you willing to wake up
11, the doors were
for in the morning? For what are
opened at St. Dominic
you willing to give up a Saturday?
Savio Youth Center to
For me it would be so easy to just
anyone who wanted to
sleep in, but putting every excuse
learn more about the
aside, I made the choice to do
missionary aspect in the
something different.
charism of Don Bosco.
There were about a
Last Saturday I had the privilege of
dozen missionaries who
going to east LA along with several
had been to places from
other young adults to serve the
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as far away as India. We
Tijuana Volunteers ready to share their stories
community there. When we arrived
other groups such as the Salesian
were given about an hour
with their own experiences about
cooperators and volunteers met us.
to start off by visiting the mission- ÀQGLQJ*RGIHDUVMR\\VDQGHYHQ After a group prayer we were sent
aries booths, looking at pictures
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and cultural items, and talking to
all else though their underlying
groups were assigned to sweep up
them about their own personal
message was summed up well by
the streets and clean up the trash. I
experiences spreading the Gospel one missionary who said, “Ev-
was among one of these.
message.
eryone should be a missionary in
Next, we sat down for the more
formal presentation. I had a chance
to look around and noticed that the
hall was packed with people all
conversing and growing in their un-
derstanding of what it meant to be
whatever way they can, whether
it be 30 minutes just outside their
house or by giving a few years at
an international mission site.”
Finishing off the night Fr. Tom
Prendiville gave the good night
We swept the streets and picked
up trash for a few hours, which
normally would seem like a drag,
but since it was a task done out of
love for Christ and neighbor rather
than self, it was beautiful.
a missionary. Fr. Alfred Maravilla,
SDB, gave an informative Power-
Point presentation about the mis-
sionary zeal of Don Bosco. Some
key elements were recognizing the
missionary component in his dream
of age nine and then the develop-
thanking Juan Carlos, the Coop-
erators and all involved in plan-
ning the evening. Then JC lead
everyone in the Salesian tradition
of praying three Hail Marys with
a particular intention for two men
present who were look-
I learned that in such a community
it is good to interact with the people
in the neighborhood, that more than
how much we get done, it is about
being present with the people, so
that’s what we did. In a day or two
ment of missionary work beginning ing into being Salesian
with the local young boys, and then Volunteers next year.
on to evangelizing more people
with the Salesian Bulletin. Finally,
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Patagonia. The missionary heart of
Don Bosco continued to dream and
act to save souls.
This was a great night
that highlighted an im-
portant part of the Sale-
sian charism and I hope
that this is the beginning
of an annual event that
This was followed by a question
will continue on for a
and answer session with the mis-
long time.
sionaries. They were very open
Lunch revived the energies of all who served.
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our group arrived at the day. We made the area much
the Salesian Boys more beautiful by just picking up
and Girls Club in
some trash off the nearby streets.
East Los Angeles, it
seemed that the day Regardless of the type and
would comprise of proportion of work, we all
simply volunteer
contributed to serve others, which
work—cleaning
is what ultimately matters. Overall,
up the streets and
the day showed that the youth have
moving trash. At
a greater purpose than society’s
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unaware of the
common misconception about
complexity of how teenagers are mischievous, lazy
much this service or irresponsible. In a sense we
would mean to the became an example for other youth
Bro Tom offers orientation to the Club for those who will serve. community and to
the leaves will have blown back
myself.
onto the streets, but the impact that
our presence leaves behind will last
so much longer on the hearts of the
people we served.
The group I spent my time with
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as a chore into an enjoyable
experience. We were a collection
So, to answer my own question,
“What am I willing to get up in
the morning for?” It shouldn’t just
be to have a life changing service
opportunity. It shouldn’t just be
to do something grand. It should
be so I can be a good daughter, a
good friend, a good student, and
to do all of this with the same love
and passion as I have when I get
to be a good neighbor! Because I
don’t need to go further than my
bedroom door to begin to make a
of old and recently new friends.
Everyone talked to each other, like
a family; there was never a moment
spent without hearing the sound of
someone else’s laughter or voice.
Surely, we portrayed a group of
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their day for others. God was
present in each one of us, because
we were able to unify in order to
serve others, even when they were
unaware that we were cleaning the
streets in their neighborhood.
who want to partake in service for
their community, especially the
children at the Salesian Boys and
Girls Club. I look forward to other
opportunities that God presents me
to serve my community.
Points of View
Shifted
By Michelle Vergara
On Salesian Mission Day 2011
several youth came together to help
out and make a difference, which
would not only make an impact
in the lives of whom they were
helping but in their own. I decided
to take part in something of which
I did not know what to expect or
difference!
The people
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that noticed us
cleaning their
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sidewalks showed
gratefulness for
our small work.
One woman
With every opportunity we have
named Cecilia
to assist others, there reveals a
was so thankful
chance to help ourselves in terms
that she recited a
of personal growth. My moment
prayer to ask God
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portion of the Salesian Mission
guidance through
Day 2011, a chance for the youth
the remainder of
Everybody does something to serve.
to serve their community. When
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what I would do.
one’s view forever. Many
may feel blessed and
As we arrived at the
grateful just as I had
Salesian Boys and Girls
Club in Los Angeles, I
looked around only to
that day. And because of
these experiences many
want to continue helping.
see a neighborhood so
different than mine. The
On the bus ride
youth had split up into
different groups to help
out in different areas
around the neighborhood.
The group I was in had to
home several youth
said they wished to
return to help out the
following weekend.
Many friendships and
walk around the area and
clean up the sidewalks. It
was a very tiresome but
fun experience.
Chris Carlson, novice, teaches about family spirit.
experiences were gained
that day. Many eyes
have been opened to a
reality that is not their
own and many hearts and minds
One of our leaders asked a lady
who was sitting outside her house
if she wanted us to clean her front
yard for her. This moment become
my favorite... The look on her
understand her, by the smile I could
tell she was saying how thankful
she was and she had even prayed
for us. We continued cleaning until
it was time for our lunch break and
have been touched by the purpose
of what Salesian Mission Day was
all about. Whether you are helping
out or the one being helped out,
a difference in the lives of those
face lit up as we helped cleaned
her yard. Even though I couldn’t
then meditation followed by Mass. people involved are made and some
are never forgotten.
Salesian Mission Day had not only
opened my eyes but also the eyes
of many other youth that were
helping. Many saw that just the
little things they did today meant a
big deal to someone else. That day
I met a little girl and as I continued
to talk to her she began to smile
more often. She had told me stories
of all the fun she had that day and
how happy she was that there was
someone to play with her.
Rey Gomez keeps little andrew pumped up
to serve.
What happened on that day can
not only change the lives of those
we are helping but also those who
have helped. For those we are
helping, they may be inspired to
help others in the same way they
have been helped. And for those
who are helping, their eyes have
been opened up to many new
experiences that can even change
Aaron Mendoza, Savio, gives a hoist to Phil-
lip, a young street worker from the Club.
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To paraphrase Juan
Carlos Montenegro,
every task the
group undertook
was to be treated as
a personal service
to Jesus Christ.
Those who tended
to the garden at
the 4th street Boys
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The Young
Serving the
were tending God’s
garden, those who bagged trash
in the local streets were cleaning
God’s streets and those who played
Young
with the club regulars were acting
as shepherds to God’s children. No
By Sean Roche
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Profound examples of service can endeavor was spiritually uplifting.
be found throughout the world
but few events call together such
a varied and spiritually charged
group of individuals as was the
case with the Salesian Mission
Day 2011. Children, teens, adults,
religious, Lay missionaries,
volunteers- all were joined together
in love of God to serve His
people in any capacity, small or
profound. Whether it was pulling
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furniture, or simply picking up
trash in the neighborhood around
the Wabash Boys and Girls Club,
young people poured forth their
hearts in the collective effort to be
Following the morning work
period, the group gathered to
replicate one of Don Bosco’s time-
honored traditions: the oratory.
Volunteers joined the young
people in sports, in conversation,
and (enthusiastically) in breaking
bread. Excited chatter could be
heard throughout the playground
regarding the day’s service while
enjoying the generously donated
burgers and hot dogs. The great
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be measured by its spiritual and
emotional impact on every one
involved.
missionaries to their own people.
Salesian Missionaries gather for a family picture at the end of the day.
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This group sought to change the
hearts of their brothers and sisters
but, in doing so, they themselves
were changed. When mass was
held to conclude the experience,
the cohesive love and spirit of the
group was apparent. We were one
body; one body in Christ.
Salesian Mission
Day
By Gaby Gordillo
Young people need to be
challenged to live out the Gospel.
Being a missionary, leaving
everything behind to bring the
word of God to those in need is
something foreign to many young
people in today’s society. However,
as our province moves to new
frontiers and challenges the young
to share their talents, the Salesian
mission animation team organized
a weekend of mission.
We didn’t know what to expect or
what it was all this about, but Fr.
Alfred Maravilla, SDB, offered an
outstanding presentation to start us
off. He explained of the missionary
spirit of Don Bosco, and how as a
visionary he foresaw what he can
do for the poor, not just in northern
Italy, but around the world.
Proclaiming the word of God and
evangelization are at the center
of the Salesian mission, and Fr.
Alfred invited and challenged the
young people that were present to
do just that. As a youth minister, it
was awesome to hear at the end of
the night, that the young people at
my parish were so inspired by this
presentation that without hesitation
they just wanted to go to Africa and
do what Don Bosco dreamed of, to
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On Saturday, even though some
of the young were ready to pack
and leave to the missions, we
encouraged them to start with
baby steps, doing service in their
community. Two of my fellow
CYMs and I were assigned ten
wonderful young people who
worked for three hours non-stop on
cleaning the yard of a St. Mary’s
parishioner who is elderly and
can’t do the yard work herself. She
was very demanding, but the kids
never hesitated to accomplished
the task at hand. When we were all
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that a little bit of effort and team
work can really make a difference
in someone’s life.
There were many assignments
during the day, but the goal was
only one: to witness the Gospel
through action and service. At the
end of this new experience, the
young people that I serve, realized
that the work of Don Bosco didn’t
end when he died but was just
getting started. So they made the
commitment to share their talents
and help build the kingdom of God
in our community and hopefully
by the time they turn eighteen, they
will be ready to take a bigger step,
which is to leave everything behind
and follow Jesus wherever this
might be.
A Day in the Life
of a Salesian
Missionary
By Carlos Sousa
I volunteer for the Salesian Boys
& Girls Club during the week and
seeing a hundred young people
there serving in the weekend
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was amazing. Watching the teens
cleaning the streets of Boyle
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or washing the walls of the Salesian
Family Youth Center was truly
inspiring. The kids that went to
Eva’s house across the street from
St. Mary’s said, “I never worked so
hard in my life.” Eva is the nicest
lady that did countless things for
the parish in the past. Now she is
just too old to even do mundane
things around her house. The teens
helped Eva out by picking fruit
from her trees, picking weeds from
her garden, and mowing Eva’s
lawn. The young people learned
a lot about how good service is,
no matter how small or mundane
the work. We ended with oratory,
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Eucharist. Mass was exceptional
with Father Tom giving the good
night. Now we look forward to
seeing these same young adults in
our communities being “everyday
missionaries.”
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Every task the group undertook was
to be treated as a personal service
to Jesus Christ. Those who tended
to the garden at the 4th street Boys
and Girls Club were tending God’s
garden, those who bagged trash
in the local streets were cleaning
God’s streets and those who played
with the club regulars were acting
as shepherds to God’s children.
- Sean Roche
We surpassed the common
misconception about teenagers’ as
mischievous, lazy, or irresponsible.
In a sense, we became an example
for other youth to want to partake
in service for their community,
especially the children at the Boys
and Girls Club.
- Jesus Morales
I would do this again, there’s no
doubt. Just knowing the fact that I
made people’s day’s is amazing!
- Amy Paredes
“I just want to change someone’s
life, someone’s way of seeing
things, for the better, like these
volunteers have changed mine.”
- Andres Ortiz
One of the girls from that
neighborhood voiced that she was
so proud to see us clean up and
spend time with each other. As
tears came down she deeply said,
“Thank you.”
- Melissa Barron
“This is love through service. This
is our future. This is reality. This is
changing the world, one small step
at a time, one life at a time.”
- Taaj Lewis
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Dear God,
Thanks for this great day. Thank you for all
the food. Thank you for the family. Thank
you for giving a chance to make a difference
and to meet new people. Thank you for
allowing us to come together and talk with
people we’ve never met. Thank you for this
club, thanks for all the joy. We are truly
blessed. Thank you for our homes. Thank
you for my school.
Thank you for watching over us and our
loved ones. May tomorrow be as good as
today.
Amen.
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MEDIA MATTERS
Volunteers are signs of
God’s love, Pope says
By Cindy Wooden
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Through volunteer work,
Christians become signs of God’s love in the world,
Pope Benedict XVI said. Especially at a time of
serious economic crisis, moral uncertainty and social
tension, Christian volunteers show “that goodness
exists and that it is growing in our midst,” the pope
said Nov. 11….
http://www.catholicnews.com/data/stories/
cns/1104423.htm
Spiritual direction
from a Salesian
perspective
The Salesians of St. John Bosco booth at NCYC was completed
today by this able group of Salesian family under the
direction of Fr. Steve Ryan, SDB, and Sr. Colleen Clair, FMA.
Many other members of the Salesian family: priests, brothers,
sisters, cooperators, men and women in formation and young
adults will help animate the carnival themed booth.
(ANS – Rome) – Between 11 and 13 November at
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on spiritual direction from a Salesian perspective,”
organised by the Youth Ministry Department. Over
the next two years there will be two more Seminars on
other aspects of Youth Ministry….
Spiritual Direction
National Catholic
Youth Conference
(NCYC)
November 17-19, 2011
Indianapolis, Indiana
The National Catholic Youth Conference is an
exciting, biennial three-day experience of prayer,
community, and empowerment for Catholic teenagers
and their adult chaperones. The schedule includes
keynote addresses, concurrent and workshop sessions
addressing a wide variety of topics. Some of these
events can be viewed online. Check out the schedule:
NCYC 2011 Called to Glory
Sr. Colleen Clair and Sr. Ann Cassidy strike a happy pose in front
of the Salesian booth now ready to welcome
over 22,000 youth and adults leaders who will enjoy more than 16
games in the booth, serving as springboards
to discussions on Salesian youth spirituality
SDB Birthdays
(Corrected)
November
   2    
Tom  Prendiville
   3    
Noel  DeBruton
   7    
Mel  Trinidad
 14    
Paul  Caporali
 14    
Tom  Mass
 21    
Leo  Baysinger  
 
InTouch    10 10.12.2011