TETERE (SI): 5 July 2011 -- The Don Bosco Rural
Training Centre (DBRTC) used the occasion of its monthly
collective celebration of students' birthdays to use a newly
inaugurated section of the expanding DBRTC enterprise - the
Don Bosco Bamboo Park.
Situated just near the Don Bosco Haus
(Salesian residence), where our correspondent Bro Moise
Palaku, lives, the celebrations took place on Saturday 2
July. It was a moment which brought together a series of
events. The DBRTC involves young men and women in a variety
of skill training especially connected with agriculture and
associated trades. The birthday celebrations covered the
months of June and July, but the event also offered a chance
for a blessing on the rice harvest. So what better place to
do all this than in the newly developed Bamboo Park!
Although it was an evening event, the day
was not considered complete without the morning Mass, but
from 6 pm onwards, the festivities swung into action,
beginning with the Rosary then leading to a special open air
meal, garlanding of those celebrating birthdays, and
of course, a showcase presentation of Solomon Islands
culture with cultural dances from Guadalcanal, the islands
on which DBRTC is situated, Makira-Ulawa (formerly San
Cristobal) to the south east and nearby Malaita, the largest
and most populous island in the group to the north east. All
three provinces are presented at DBRTC.
Fr Michael Lap, the Rector, concluded the
event with a word of thanks and encouragement by way of a
Good Night.
..............
On an entirely different and sobering note - please keep in
your prayers the provincials of Japan and Philippines North
respectively, who are undergoing treatment for cancer. Fr
Cipriani (Japan) was operated on this week, and it remains
to be seen how effective the intervention has been. Fr Eli
Cruz will wait awhile for planned treatment.
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