2011 Korea - new FMA provincial and missionary fruits of Golden Year
austraLasia #2011
New FMA Provincial of Korea speaks of missionary fruits of
'golden year'
ROME: 19th December 2007 -- Sr Cecilia Choi Cheong Hee, 58
years of age and Directress of Novices and also Youth Ministry Delegate
in Korea, is replacing Sr Maria Domenica Park Hye Jaa as Provincial in
Korea and is currently in Rome for her 'provincials course'. She
has spoken of the fruits of the recently concluded (23rd November'
Golden Year celebrating 50 years of FMA presence on the Korean
Peninsula. In fact the final day of the Golden Year celebrations
were also the opportunity to thank the outgoing provincial and welcome
in - install - the new one.
According to the new provincial, whose course will
conclude on Boxing Day/Feast of St Stephen 26th December, "the main
fruits of the Golden Year are many. First of all, and finally,
VIDES Korea was officially established - after many years of struggle
to open this new frontier. Many events during the celebrations
focused on fund raising for Ulanbaatar where there is now the first
Catholic School (of the normal academic kind) in Mongolia and a
community of Sisters already celebrating its first birthday of presence
there. It is a sign of gratitude to the first group of five FMAs
who founded the Salesian Sisters' presence in Korea in 1957 - Srs
Carmela Solaroli, Ancilla Gritti, Barbara Park, Maria Broccardo and
Michela Santiago. Now the receiving province is mature enough to
become a giving one.
The outgoing provincial and one other, Sr Kristina
Chang, received their missionary cross and have already left for their
new destination in Mongolia.
The Sisters put a special effort into the last 50
days of the jubilee celebrations - helped by the fact that October and
November are amongst the best months weatherwise in Korea.
AMongst other things they held a large youth rally with about 3,000 in
attendance from all around the nation's 28 FMA educating
communities. The days were also spent in spiritual renewal with
seminars on mission, spiritual life and spirituality. A special
jubilee prayer chain of reconciliation was initiated amongst the
Sisters and young people as the best start to the next 50 years! _________________ AustraLasia is an
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