austraLasia #1909
Thai Salesian Cooperators' Retreat
HUA HIN: 23rd July 2007 -- As many as 80 Salesian Cooperators from Thailand gathered at Hua Hin from July 20-22 for their annual retreat. The short but intense few days of prayer began with a prayer service led by the Provincial of the Thai Province, Fr John Bosco Dheparat Pitisant.
The Salesian Cooperators in Thailand hark back to their origins in the 1960's and the then provincial Fr Mario Rezzeddu. One name which stands out from those early years, a long time local and then Provincial Coordinator as well as founding member, is that of Mr Benedict Prasong Chompanan. Thailand now has a total of around 170 members in 11 Centres. The Salesian SDB Delegate is Fr Dominic Savio Suphot Riungam, and the FMA Delegate Sr Theresa Udom Sridarunsil, younger sister to Bishop Joseph Joseph Prathan Sridarunsil. The current Provincial Coordinator is Mr Pomsawat Lertvitayavivat.
The theme for this year's annual retreat was the new Project of Apostolic Life. The SDb Delegate led the retreat since he was present at the discussions which resulted in the new PAL. The occasion was also used to inform members of the forthcoming East Asia Cooperator Region Congress to be held in May (22-25) of next year.
Of interest is the fact that the PAL has now been translated fully into Thai, and copies of the Statutes and Regulations forwarded to Rome. This intense work of translation has been carried out with the help of Fr Anthony Nopphorn Joseph, Bro. John Baptist Thanand Anan and Sr Theresa Udom Sridarunsil.
The retreat concluded with a typical expression of Thai gratitude to older members. The Provincial, Fr Dheparat offered a bouquet of flowers (some 30 of them!) to older members after praying for them. The concluding Eucharist was an occasion for renewal of promise and one new member made her first promise.
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Thai Salesian Cooperators' Retreat
HUA HIN: 23rd July 2007 -- As many as 80 Salesian Cooperators from Thailand gathered at Hua Hin from July 20-22 for their annual retreat. The short but intense few days of prayer began with a prayer service led by the Provincial of the Thai Province, Fr John Bosco Dheparat Pitisant.
The Salesian Cooperators in Thailand hark back to their origins in the 1960's and the then provincial Fr Mario Rezzeddu. One name which stands out from those early years, a long time local and then Provincial Coordinator as well as founding member, is that of Mr Benedict Prasong Chompanan. Thailand now has a total of around 170 members in 11 Centres. The Salesian SDB Delegate is Fr Dominic Savio Suphot Riungam, and the FMA Delegate Sr Theresa Udom Sridarunsil, younger sister to Bishop Joseph Joseph Prathan Sridarunsil. The current Provincial Coordinator is Mr Pomsawat Lertvitayavivat.
The theme for this year's annual retreat was the new Project of Apostolic Life. The SDb Delegate led the retreat since he was present at the discussions which resulted in the new PAL. The occasion was also used to inform members of the forthcoming East Asia Cooperator Region Congress to be held in May (22-25) of next year.
Of interest is the fact that the PAL has now been translated fully into Thai, and copies of the Statutes and Regulations forwarded to Rome. This intense work of translation has been carried out with the help of Fr Anthony Nopphorn Joseph, Bro. John Baptist Thanand Anan and Sr Theresa Udom Sridarunsil.
The retreat concluded with a typical expression of Thai gratitude to older members. The Provincial, Fr Dheparat offered a bouquet of flowers (some 30 of them!) to older members after praying for them. The concluding Eucharist was an occasion for renewal of promise and one new member made her first promise.
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AustraLasia is an email service for the Salesian Family of Asia Pacific. It also functions as an agency for ANS based in Rome. For queries please contact admin@bosconet.aust.com . Use BoscoWiki to be interactive. RSS feeds - subscribe to www.bosconet.aust.com/RSS/rssala.xm Avail yourself of the Salesian Digital Library at at http://sdl.sdb.org
