austraLasia #3216
SOUTH KOREAN
PROVINCIAL CHAPTER - KOR
TAEAN (South
Korea) 12 April
2013
-- The 14th Provincial Chapter in Korea took place from
April 7 to 11, five days with 32 members. The Chapter took place
at the beach-side Novitiate House and Salesian Retreat Centre in
Taean.
The Provincial Chapter followed, naturally, the GC27 theme:
'Witnesses to the radical approach of the Gospel'. Fr Marcello
Baek was termed 'Regulator' and Bro. Hilario Seo Moderator.
Members worked in three commissions, mystic, prophet and servant.
Topics specific to the province were also addressed: Salesian
Family Guidelines, Poverty Guidelines were deliberated on as well
as a Manual of Pastoral Ethics for the province. They also offered
an in-depth review and had lengthy discussion on the commemorative
activities pertaining to the life and spirituality of the late Fr.
John Lee. The results of the review and discussion were given to
the Provincial and his Council to decide and act on.
Fr Stefano Yang, vice provincial, was elected as Delegate for
GC27, an appointment he accepted humbly this time (on at least
three earlier occasions he had just as humbly refused!).
The final evening was an 'open' session which simply allowed
people to freely exchange ideas to make a better provincial
community - invoking the grace and blessing of the Holy Spirit. It
was an honest and fraternal conversation about our life in the
provincial community, and seems to have been a factor in helping
people to appreciate the stability and beauty of the Salesian life
and demonstrating well how the Holy Spirit works in the confreres.
"The PC minutes will be made available to all confreres; it's not
just homework completed for GC27. On the contrary, we have to
become a compass needle for ourselves and others. When we put our
deliberations into practice and live it more deeply in our lives,
we will be authentic witnesses to the radical approach of the
Gospel” said the provincial, Fr Stefano Nam, during the concluding
Mass.
