austraLasia #2213


Vietnamese-American Youths Medical Mission in Vietnam and WYD with Salesians
(Fr Dominic Tran sdb, writing in E-Service from SUE)

NEW ROCHELLE: 1st August 2008 -- Frs Paul Chuong Nguyen and Dominic Tran led a group of 12 Vietnamese-American young adults to Vietnam in late June 2008.  They visited a number of rural villages, and together with local students and medical professionals, provided free medical examinations and medicines to over 3,000 adults, and toys and games to their children.
    They then continued their pilgrimage to Australia and participated in the Days in the Diocese in Melbourne as their preparation for World Youth Day. The Salesian parish of St Margaret Mary in North Brunswick (where Fr Anthony Quang is parish priest) hosted the group of by now 41 pilgrims from the USA.  One of the highlights here was the Salesian International Youth Festival with Cardinal Oscar Rodriguez, Fr Chávez and Bishop Tim Costelloe sdb, Auxiliary of Melbourne.
    Then in Sydney the group, known as Youth 117 (named after the 117 Vietnamese Martyrs) took part in World Youth Day.  There were now 85 people in the group, including Sr Vuong Do FMA from San Antonio Province, 5 other Sisters and 7 Priests.

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Title: australasia 2213
Subject and key words: EAO General, EAO Provinces VIE, AUL
Date (year): 2008
ID: 2000-2099|2213