3684(III)_The new pastoral year started in Sumba community
July 24, 2015By Fr. Belo Lino, SDB
Sumba, Indonesia, July 24 - The new pastoral year started in Sumba community, with the installation of the new rector and novice master Fr. Andre Delimarta, presided by new the Delegate - Superior for Indonesia, Fr. Lino Belo.
This 13 years old community is located at the middle of the whole Indonesia archipelago, in almost completely Christian island (Protestants and Catholics).
After a short break, this year there are starting three young men their prenovitiate and four novices starts their religious life in the community. Community of 7 confreres is entrusted with mission of a small vocation training center (Budi Daya Don Bosco) for carpentry, daily Oratory with Youth Center and few mission stations of the local parish.
Starting with the school year 2015-2016 there was open also a new section of the Don Bosco Sumba mission - a high school, with 33 newly enrolled students.