austraLasia #2427
An important message -
and time for a little fun!
ROME: 29th May 2009 -- Just so I can get my breath back again
after so much material coming in, here is first of all an important
note regarding the previous austraLasia #2427.
Members of the Salesian Family from EAO and Sth
ASIA regions can request copies of Starting Again from Don Bosco
from the Australia-Pacific Province, since the bulk of them have been
shipped in that direction. You may email
susand@salesians.org.au regarding your request.
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And now for a little fun.
1. Only last week, the same Aus-Pac Province requested some items from
this end - the usual Mass books, Proper Offices etc. I duly
passed on the note to those responsible here and asked them to send
these items to the Provincial's personal secretary, Ms Susan Drew.
The response was immediate - she got them within a few days of the
request note passed on - addressed to Rev Fr Susan Drew SDB. Susan has
been with us around 27 years....it has taken her that long to get
ordained!
2. Was waiting at the bus stop at the Hotel Pisana the other day
during peak hour morning traffic. Two elderly Italian ladies were
holding a conversation that only two elderly Italian ladies could hold:
they were standing at opposite bus stops. Now that's where hand
gestures really begin to play a part!
3. Later that day I spent several hours in the Vatican 'Questura'
awaiting the all-too-frequently required 'soggiorno'. Mine expired a
year ago but they are only just getting out the paperwork for its
renewal. A young Argentinian Sister sat next to me. After
several hours of paper shuffling and interminable explanations she was
getting nowhere fast with her request. She turned to me and said,
in Spanish, hoping the female cop would not understand (out of luck
there, I'd say): "This is worse than childbirth"! I presume
Sister is a nurse.
Until tomorrow....
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Title: australasia 2427
Subject and key words: SDB General
Date (year): 2009
ID: 2000-2099|2427
