1953 AUL Key laystaff in touch with Salesian roots
austraLasia #1953
Australian Salesian school lay staff in direct touch with
Salesian roots
TURIN: 4th October -- In a major initiative covering nine
Salesian schools located throughout the Australian continent, a group
of twenty key lay staff, most principals or deputy principals, are
visiting Salesian roots in France and Italy. The venture, led by
Fr Bernard Graham SDB, principal of Engadine College (St John Bosco),
has been organised by the Salesian Principals Association of Australia
(SPAA) and is billed as a pilgrimage to Salesian Holy Places.
The group first met together in Annecy where they
spent two days under the spell of St Francis de Sales. They then
went on to Turin where they are currently located. On Friday 5th
October they visit Chieri, Colle Don Bosco, Capriglio, Mondonio, then
Valdocco and surrounds on Saturday. Later in the following week
their intention is to visit Rome and again focus on Salesian sites of
importance such as Sacro Cuore, San Callistus, the UPS and, of course
Salesian Headquarters at The Pisana! For a number of these visits
in Piedmont and Rome they are or will be accompanied by a Salesian from
Australia who knows both the sites and the language.
Salesian schools in Australia are widely recognised
both by Church and State as amongst the finest in the land and are much
sought after by ordinary people. They have always maintained
their lower to middle class appeal and accept the needy student by
preference. The schools range from city to rural location, and
include schools which have no Salesians teaching or resident in the
area (in one instance) and schools which have a Salesian principal with
a lay deputy, which is the case for approximately half of the schools
involved. The lay Director of Sydney's Boys Town, a flagship of
Salesian outreach to the most-at-risk youth in Australian society, is
also amongst the group. _________________ AustraLasia is an
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