4121(IV)_Animation visit of Fr. Ivo Coelho (Gen. Councilor for Formation)

September 3, 2016

By Fr. Lino Belo, SDB
ITM, Delegate for Indonesia

Jakarta, Indonesia, 2 September 2016 -- Between September 1 and 9, Fr. Ivo Coelho, General Councilor for Formation and his team members Fr Silvio Roggia are on the animation visit to Indonesia - Timor Leste (ITM) vice-province.

Arriving to Jakarta on 1st September , in the morning right after lunch they hold the meeting with the Post-Novitiate community of Wisma Don Bosco (Jakarta). in the next day September morning session visit to STF Driyarkara, the Philosophy University were the postnovices go for their Philosophy Studies.

Then they proceed to visit St John Bosco Parish of Sunter - Jakarta, where they met the parish priest, Fr Yohanes Boedi and his newly assigned assistant, Fr Agustinus Catur Prastawa. In the afternoon they hold the meeting or formators with some senior confreres of the Indonesia delegation.

On September 3rd they will proceed to Sumba Island (Indonesia) accompanied by the Delegate, Fr Lino Belo to meet the community of Sumba, where is located also the Indonesian prenovitiate. In the Timor Leste leg of this animation visit Fr. Ivo will preside the first profession of 8 Timorese novices on September 8.

The ITM viceprovince has a 'double' structure of formation in both countries (Timor Leste and Indonesia) - two prenovitiates (Sumba and Los Palos), two novitiates (Sumba and Fatumaca), two postnovitiates (Jakarta and Dili).