EAO Seminar on Salesian Brother Vocation Promotion and Care

Cambodia, Aug 21-25,2006

Top Five Actions Plans for EAO Provinces – conclusions

AUL

1. To organize a meeting of all brothers in the Province in November to share the fruits of this meeting.

2. To make the above meeting a spring board for a series of meetings in the Province to re-awaken our understanding of the nature of consecrated life.

3. Prepare a collection of biographies of brothers in our Province (deceased and/or still living). For autobiographies, ask the contributors to include the story of their spiritual journey and growth, and not just a list of their appointments – something like St Therese’s “Story of a Soul”.

4. To recommend to the Provincial that a brother always be an integral part of the Formation Commission.

CIN

1. Confucius says that all reform begins with the reform of language. We propose that the Chinese terminology used to refer to the different forms of the Salesian vocation be standardized: Salesian Sau Si (Xiu Shi) for Salesian Brother, Salesian San Fu or Si Dok (Shen Fu or Si Duo) for Salesian Priest, Salesian Sau Sang (Xiu Sheng) for Salesian Cleric. We should also suggest to the diocesan seminary to refrain from calling its seminarians Sau Si (Xiu Shi) and to call them, instead, Sau Sang (Xiu Sheng). Let us invite the advice of experts in Chinese language and literature.

2. The Annual Retreat is a precious occasion of formation that touches most confreres. The Annual Retreats for 2006-2007, dedicated to the theme “Da mihi animas, cetera tolle”, will include half a day or a day of reflection on the meaning of Salesian consecrated life, both lay and clerical.

3. In vocation promotion, priority will be given to the Salesian vocation as such.

4. Through the 2006-2007 Annual Retreats, we will try to instill in each confrere the concern: “Before my death, I have to find at least one successor in Salesian life”.

5. Each community gives due importance to the daily prayer for vocations.

FIN

Top five action plan of our province which can be an inspiration for the other provinces in the EAO region:

1. Echoing the seminar: the EAO Salesian brothers’ seminar in Cambodia will be echoed to the rectors during the rectors’ assembly.

2. Salesian family: giving sufficient information about the Salesian brother vocation to the other members of the Salesian family.

3. Professional training: to implement the idea of professional training for the Salesian brothers after the postnovitiate formation on a case to case basis

4. Ongoing formation: to implement the plan that the commission on formation has made for the ongoing formation of Salesian brothers who have been perpetually professed for ten years and for the Salesian priests who have been ordained priests for ten years.

5. formation guide: in the postnovitiate to assign a Salesian brother as

formation guide.

FIS

. Vocation Promotion Plan by Community

2. Care and Promotion of the Salesian Brother Seminar – PADS

3. Provincial Celebration of SB’s Anniversary of Profession

4. Zatti Camp (Vocation Camp)

5. Vocation materials: print and multi-media

6. Volunteer Movement: a Program for youth leaders, college students and young professionals render service in a sdb community or projects

7. vocation promotion as the thrust of the CYM (all sub-commissions) for the coming two years

8. financial support for vocation promotion and aspirancy formation level

9. preparation of salesian brother formators and vocation guides

GIA

1 Find the way (time and venue) for a sharing of the experiences of LB vocation promotion in the various provinces of the region.

2 Lay special stress on human formation in youth ministery.

3 To present clearly the figure of the Salesian Lay Brother in the HP of the province and of the Houses.

4 Translate books and articles that present the figure of the Salesian Lay Brother.

5 Present the figure of the Salesian Lay Brother in our parishes.

ITM

1. Systematize the provincial formation program (contents of various stage), that all members can access to.

2. Weekly prayer for SB vocation, commemoration of Bl.Artemide Zatti every 15^th of every month.

3. Regular meetings of the Quinquennium (priest and Brothers) in practical training

4. Celebrate the anniversaries of our Brothers (60^th anniversary of Br. Ribeiro)

5. Encourage the participation of the SB in the formation of Aspirants (Venilale and Fatumaca) and in the prenovitiate

KOR

1. Establish the EAO Salesian Brothers formation team

2. Establish the Provincial Salesian Brothers formation team

3. Provincial with his Council and Formation Commission looks regularly to the animation and evaluation of the SB vocational promotion

THA

1. To translate the Salesian magisterium regarding the Salesian Brother’s documents into own languages.

2. To produce a special video-presentation and to have a brother team visit for the Salesian Brother Vocational Promotion.

3. To encourage and support the Salesian Brother to animate in different Salesian pastoral settings.

4. To have a formulate prayer for the Salesian Brother Vocation in our Salesian House.

5. To promote the Salesian Brother Awareness particularly in the occasion of final professional vow, 25^th and 50^th anniversary of the Salesian Brother Profession.

VIE

1- A meeting will be held for all SB’s and the whole province to echo this seminar

2- A change of addressing the SB as SU HUYNH is proposed for the SDB and all the others.

3- Publications of SB documents (as many as possible and as quick as possible) must be done.

4- Posters and Fliers on SB should be printed and propagated.

5- Rector of local community should accompany for SB in the community, in particular those in formation.