EAO-rectors formation: 1997 - 2007 overview
Materials - content
1997 – Follow up of GC24: 3 days; EPC and SDB: 3 days; Community leadership skills:
3 days, Field experience – 1 day [materials printed: THA]
1998 - similar pattern to the 1997 rectors’ formation: GC24 [no materials: FIN]
2001 - Rector: promoter of communication (Culture empowerment, Ministry demands intimacy, Listening skills as the key to communication) [no materials; FIS]
2004 – Spiritual and pastoral animation of the local community (MO) [materials EAO]
2007 – Content to focus: basic duty of the Rector, conflicts, spiritual direction, animation – council meeting dynamics etc) [materials BOSCONET]
Year-Place |
Duration-days |
Participants |
Resource person |
NB |
1997 Hua Hin |
Feb 15-25 |
49 SDB (9 provinces) |
VanLooy, Chrys, Regional |
3 sessions/day |
1998 Batulao |
Oct 5-16 |
30 SDB |
VanLooy, Baclig, Sr. Garcia DC |
4 sessions/day |
2001 Cebu |
Sep 24-Oct 4? |
25 SDB |
Ernest Tan, Carr. Julian,SHCJ |
4 sessions/day |
2004 Batulao |
Aug 17-28 |
64 SDB (8 provinces) |
Fox, Chrys, Regional |
4 sessions/day |
2007 Hua Hin |
Aug 1-10 |
63 SDB (9 provinces) |
EAO mobile team |
3 sessions/day + reflection time |
From the minutes of EAO Provincials’ meeting (evaluation, direction)
1999 – majority of the Provincials wants the Seminar on regular basis (every 2nd year)
2002 – Project of RM for the EAO region (envision two Rectors formation within the
‘Sessenium’ (shared in Hua Hin, 2003 – January)
Ongoing formation – some useful resources for Rectors
Resources of church-salesian information-formation: internet
Catholic Church: ZENIT - zenitenglish@zenit.org (daily news from Rome) http://www.zenit.org/english/subscribe.html (subscribe address)
Consecrated life: www.vidimusdominum.info/en (Union of Major Superiors)
Salesian news: www.sdb.org/ANS/eng; ans@sdb.org (Roma – Pisana)
EAO salesian family: jbfox@sdb.org; www.bosconet.aust.com (EAO office)
Asian Catholic news: UCA News - www.ucanews.com (FABC – soc.com)
China services: China Info-doc Service: china.infodoc@online.be (SJ service)
Resources of Salesian materials in English/Spanish: printed matter
Animation notes; India – Bangalore: L.B Anthony : lbanthoni@hotmail.com ; <www.dbyp.org; Yuva Prachodini Ongoing formation center SDB; www.dbyp.org
Revista de formacion permanente, Equador – Quito, Centro Salesiano Regional De Formacion Permanente (www.salforpe.org; centro@salforpe.org) in Spanish
