4279(II)_Professions and Commencement of the Novitiate in AUL
February 3, 2017
Final Professions in Samoa
Sinamoga, Samoa, 31 January 2017 -- On the Feast of St John Bosco, Fr Greg Chambers, Provincial of the Australia-Pacific Province received the Perpetual Professions of two confreres of the Province, Cl Atonio Lealea and Cl Sinapati Ioane in a celebration held in St John Bosco Parish Church, Sinamoga in Samoa.
In addition to this celebration eight other confreres renewed their temporary vows in ceremonies across the Province, six confreres in Samoa and two in Australia.
Renewal of Temporary Profession in Samoa
Back: Cl Anetelea Silao, Fr Greg Chambers (Provincial), Fr Petelo Vito Pau (Delegate), Cl Kevin Fiame, Cl Leiofi Sueina Front: Cl Falefa Elia, Cl Eteuati Milo, Cl Sanele Faapue
Final Professions
Celebrations in Fiji
Suva, Fiji, 31 January 2017 -- On and around the feast of St John Bosco two significant celebrations also took place at Don Bosco House in Suva, Fiji Islands when Fr Bernie Graham, Vice Provincial of the Australia-Pacific Province, presided over short ceremonies of installation and welcome.
In the first ceremony Fr Paselio Tevaga was installed as the new Rector of the Formation community at Don Bosco House and Fr James Kyaw Hoe was installed as the new Director of Novices. Fr Paselio has come from Samoa where he had been the Director of the Pre-Novices at Alafua. Fr Jim has been Vice Rector and Dean of Studies at Don Bosco House and now takes on the additional role as Director of Novices.
In the second ceremony six young men were welcomed to their novitiate year and entrusted to the care of Fr Jim. Saimoni Koronibuto from Fiji and Foua Tea Peato, Damian Taofinu’u, Sefilino Fanaliko and Silao Moeloa all from Samoa had completed their Pre-Novitiate at Alafua in Samoa, and have been joined by Duc Nguyen who had completed his Pre-Novitiate in Clifton Hill, Australia. In the reflection on the scripture passages of the Call of Samuel ‘Speak Lord, your servant is listening’ and the Call of the first Disciples ‘They left everything and followed him’ the new novices were encouraged to be great and deep ‘listeners’ throughout the novitiate experience, listening to themselves, their Formators, the message of the Constitutions and particularly to the Word of God, and, in imitation of the disciples to step out with courage to follow the call of Jesus to this particular form of discipleship which is Salesian consecrated life.
Fr Paselio Tevaga, Rector, Fr Bernie Graham, Vice Provincial, Fr James Kyaw Hoe, Director of Novices
Ceremony for the Commencement of the Novitiate, Suva 2017
Duc Nguyen, Simioni Koronibuto, Foua Tea Peato, Fr Bernie Graham, Fr James Kway Hoe, Damien Toafinuu, Silao Moeloa and Sefilino Falaniki
