austraLasia #2811 Happy (belated) Feast day! And other matters
ROME: 25 February 2011 -- Very much aware that
where the bulk of austraLasia readers are, the Salesian
Feast of the Proto-martyrs, Versiglia and Caravario, is all
but over. Had hoped to hear from either China or Timor
on this one, but maybe we'll get an account of festivities
in due course. Anyway - happy feast day!
New Don Bosco School in Samoa - Salelologa
I think it is worth reprinting the Provincial's comments
from Australia-Pacific Province, and perhaps this serves to
emphasise why this insistence on Australia-Pacific. A
very lively, faithful and significant Salesian presence for
nigh on 30 years, in the South Pacific Island zone (forget
Bali Hai and all that romantic rubbish) has borne yet more
fruit. Read on....
School opens at Salelologa
"It is with much joy that I can announce that Fr Mosese Tui
has formally opened Don Bosco High School at Salelologa,
Savai’i (Samoa's 'big' island). Mosese has worked nothing
short of a miracle. We are still not able to get onto the
site, and into the buildings, which are at various stages of
construction. Mosese and his staff have begun classes in the
Parish Hall, beside Fr Nick Castelyns’ new Church (Nick is
now Parish Priest back on the other island at this stage
however), and behind the community Parish Residence. There
is a fine cohort of beginning students, and we have a Year 9
and Year 10. Mosese is very happy with his academic staff,
but is still struggling to get staff for the technical
subjects. Fortunately, finance from the German Ministry is
beginning to flow, as well as other sources of support
elicited by Don Bosco Mission, Bonn. The prognosis is good.
There is every chance that Don Bosco High will be fully
operational on its school site and in the new buildings
immediately after Easter".
Lenten Sundays
Seems important to mention this now, to give people time
should they want a copy. Fr Michael Winstanley's latest
biblical reflections, titled 'Lenten Sundays: Reflections on
the Gospel Readings', has just arrived on my desk. It would
be unfair to provide any kind of review at this point since
I've merely had the chance to flick through the pages, but
we already know the quality of this author and his earlier
reflections, and this will be more of the same. He brings
with it enormous experience and non-intimidating
scholarship; in other words Michael writes for all of us,
and in fact he selects his readership this time as "all
people, lay, religious, ordained clergy..... of all
denominations". As usual this item is produced by Don
Bosco Publications out of Bolton, which is a true little
jewel for its English language Salesian publications -
pastorally focused, cleanly printed and solidly sent! (By
contrast with some other publishers who do well up until the
distribution part, then it falls apart - literally!). If you
want to know more, including special prices for overseas
requests (being presumptuous as usual), contact
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