3086 FIN Paranaque opening school year
austraLasia #3086
BCS gets under way for new academic
year
PARAÑAQUE: 17 June 2012
-- Given
the extent of our region from northern to southern hemisphere,
with its
different academic year, school year rhythms, it should be no
surprise
that some parts of the region are just about halfway through
their
academic year, while others are just starting! The
latter is the case
for the Don Bosco Center of Studies in Parañaque,
Philippines. The
academic year has had its official start on 11 June.
Mass in the Don Bosco Center of Studies (DBCS) Chapel at 8:00
am on 11
June saw Fr. Alex Garces presiding as the new President
of the DBCS
(and, at least for now, continuing as provincial secretary of
FIN).
Those taking part included the professors, the superiors of
different congregations and orders (Priests and sisters) with
formandi at DBCS,
lay people teaching, working (staff members) and studying in
DBCS.
2012-2013 is the Year of Faith and Grace, and this has also
been
adopted at DBCS by the new president as its vision and mission
"We are
an academic community of disciples of Christ, the Good
Shepherd,
seeking to form Priests, Religious and Laity as Youth
ministers and
Educators in Faith, thus effectively responding to the
challenge of New Evangelization in the spirit of Saint John
Bosco".
Fr Alex acknowledged in particular the former president of
DBCS Fr.
Eligio Santos, the Teaching and non-teaching Staff of
DBCS, Fr. Pepe
Jose Reinoso, Rector of the Seminaryo ng Don Bosco and
other superiors
of other congregations present and absent, and the outgoing
Student
Council.
The Mass included the Profession of Faith and Oath of Fidelity
by the new and senior Professors.
A Seminar on Liturgy followed the Mass: overview of the
Eucharistic and
the new English translation of the Roman Missal animated by
Fr. Anscar
Chupungco OSB SThD (Paul VI Liturgical Institute). Bishop
Jesse E.
Mercado of the diocese of Paranaque, was present for
this.
In the afternoon there was meeting of teaching staff from DBCS
and the
superiors and formators of the religious congregations
involved.
