4316_Rector Major welcomed in Thailand by Salesian Family

EAO Team Visit 2017 (1)

March 5, 2017

By THA SC Team

Hua Hin, Thailand, 6 March 2017 -- The Rector Major Fr. Angel F. Artime reached Thailand, Bangkok one day before the Team visit of the EAO region, being already present all other 7 General Councilors. Together with Fr. Francesco Cereda (Birthday celebration yesterday) and his personal secretary Fr. Horacio Lopes reached the venue of the EAO TEAM VISIT in Hua Hin for lunch of March 6.

All 9 groups of the Salesian Family in Thailand were present from the early morning in the Hua Hin Parish Hall of St. Therese for the SF Day of Thailand focused on the Strenna 2017 'WE ARE FAMILY'. After an introduction talk given by Fr. Joseph Banchong all participants were delighted to listen to the confrerence of Fr. Fabio Attard, General Councilor for the Youth Ministry about the 'Amoris Letitia'. Fortunately the Thai translation of the Exhortation was released by the Bishops Confrerence just few days ago!

More than 500 SDB, FMA, SIHM Sisters, DQM and SQM sisters, Salesian Cooperators, ADMA, VDB and many groups of the Don Bosco Past Pupils together with Hua Hin Salesian School community teachers and some students (summer holiday started already last weekend) joined the RM for lunch animated by Hua Hin school orchestra, dances and other cultural performances of high quality.

Almost half of the Team Visit participants from 6 EAO provinces did join the lunch and get know each other after a long time, some of the them reviving the memories of past two previous Team Visit (also in Hua Hin) in 2005 and 2011.