austraLasia #2606
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EAO Provincials meeting in Moresby
PORT MORESBY: 6th March 2010 -- The Provincials of the East
Asia-Oceania Region conclude their meeting today in Port Moresby. They
commenced on 2nd March. Not only has the Regional, Fr Wong been
present, but also the Missions Councillor, Fr Klement and the Formation
Councillor, Fr Cereda, at least for the earlier part - he then went on
to the Australian Province and is currently in Fiji at the Formation
Community in Nakasi, Suva.
Meetings of this kind cover a wide range of topics,
and one could expect that at virtually mid-term between the 26th
General Chapter and the next in 2014, consideration has been given to
follow-up from GC26, especially since many provinces are now engaged in
the mid-term Provincial Chapter preparation or immediate followup.
One of the matters dealt with, this too being an
issue from GC26, has been the attention given to the Salesian Brother
vocation. Provincials considered a range of possibilities, including
sharing this aspect of formation with the South Asia Region (or setting
up a specific centre within the EAO Region in Manila), and setting up a
specific formation team to this end.
Other matters taken up by Provincials included
meetings for school and training centre delegates over the course of
the next several years (specifically in 2011 and 2013), the pilgrimage
of Don Bosco's relics through the region, an issue which also needs to
take into account local sensitivities with regard to relics (Casket or
statue), and the international meeting in Rome in October 2010 on Fr
Rua.
With regard to this last item, and just for general
information: the Desramaut book on Rua (which in English will bear the
title 'Fr Rua') has been translated; final touches are being made to
the translation at the moment. The text will be handed to Bangalore
Province by 14th March and they will proceed to its subsequent printing
almost immediately.
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