Salesian visitors to Solomon Islands abound in July
HONIARA: 29th July 2006 -- July has seen some
important events for the PNG-SI Delegation and for the Solomon Islands
part in particular. From 17th-21st July there was the visit of Fr
Andrew Wong, Provincial of the Philippines North province and therefore
the Provincial with overall responsibility for the Delegation led for
its normal internal affairs by Fr Luciano Odorico. Then from the
21st-29th July, four Salesian Sisters, comprising Sr Edna Mary,
Provincial of the South Pacific Region province, Sr Sialei Puapuaga, Sr
Sonia Murari, and Sr Anna Maria Gervasoni, visited to finalise
arrangements for the opening of a Sisters' presence in Honiara next
year. An additional visitor was a Salesian priest from Piedmont,
a magician who goes under the professional name of 'Mago Sales' and who
strives to bring happiness to the lives of youngsters, especially the
poor, through his entertaining performances. To complete the
round of visitors, though this one intends to stay put, a new confrere,
Fr Albert, arrived from India to take up his role at Don Bosco
Henderson in the school.
Fr Wong stressed the importance of harmony between
Church and Government, and remaining strongly in touch with the people
as the Salesians continue to develop their educative and pastoral
community which by now involves not only a flourishing technical
centre, a rural training centre, communications work for the diocese
and attention to the health needs of far-flung villages through
development of clinics and a hospital.
The four Salesian Sisters spent their time taking up
precisely the kind of invitation Fr Wong had addressed to his own SDB
community - seeing to connections with Church, Government and local
people. They were able to meet the Archbishop and to spend much
time in and around the villages where they will be active. They
were made very welcome not only by their Salesian hosts but by the
Archbishop, Adrian Smith, other Church personnel and members of other
Congregations, especially the women's Congregations located on
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