HCM CITY: 7th August 2007 -- No less a personage than the
Vice Provincial of Vietnam has written in to 'give thanks to God' for
the many blessings experienced by the Vietnam Province in the past
year, and to express confidence in the future. The letter focuses
on the vocations efforts which have yielded a good harvest. Currently
the Province has 150 of its members in initial formation!
With the new school year just weeks off (it begins
in September for Vietnam) here are some of the numbers that the
Province is looking at. In fact our correspondent writes, 'What's new?
Here's what's new':
new pre-novices: 40
new novices: 19
new first professions: 20 (two Brothers amongst this
group)
new perpetual professions: 10
new deacons: 8
new priests: 12
New missionaries ad gentes: 7
new canonical houses: 3
The total number of communities in the province is
18 and the total number of confreres 275, so large communities!
Father goes on to say: "It is really a demanding
development (he is referring to the formation demands), because a total
and balanced development requires enhancing not only the quantity but
the quality as well. The province recognised that it should focus on
some crucial points to deal with the problem. GC26's 'Return to Don
Bosco' has come in time to meet those needs. With vocation promotion
and formation ont he one hand, the province has tried to improve its
mission to the young on the other. The recent provincial chapter drew
up a simple but feasible and credible programme to serve the young,
especially the poor and most in need.
Setting the heart of every confrere on fire in this
field, encouraging the communities eagerly to find out the new ways to
fulfil their commitment, the province hopes that this relaunching will
bring further fruitful harvest into the future". JM Hoa Hung sdb _________________ AustraLasia is an
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