austraLasia #3321
EAO Formators look to team building
MELBOURNE: 27 November 2013 -- Following on from the meeting of EAO Provincials and Formation Delegates, now the EAO delegates and some of their team members are meeting at the Salesian Spirituality Centre at Lysterfield, on the outskirts of Melbourne. Their focus - team building.
Participants, who number approximately 30, have been treated to a wide variety of input and have spent time discussing amongst themselves as well. They have heard from key formation personnel in the Region (the regional moderator is Fr Francis Gustilo), including Fr Frank Moloney, Fr Peter Rankin of Australia- Pacific Province, and also listened with interest to a Jesuit formator who spoke to them about formation structures in the Jesuit Asia-Pacific Region. Participants were struck as much by the similarities as by the differences in this case.
Fr Chrys Saldanha for the Formation Department in Rome, has also contributed and will contribute more in the two days to come. He will be focusing on the team building aspects of formation communities in the province and in the region.
Wednesday 27th November was an opportunity to do a little team building amongst the group, and they have spent the day visiting a number of places around Melbourne City, including St Patrick's Cathedral - and the Melbourne Zoo! But a highlight of the day was a brief luncheon visit to the Province Centre in inner city Ascot Vale where they were warmly welcomed by the Provincial, Fr Greg Chambers.
The Formation meeting concludes on Friday evening.
EAO Formators look to team building
MELBOURNE: 27 November 2013 -- Following on from the meeting of EAO Provincials and Formation Delegates, now the EAO delegates and some of their team members are meeting at the Salesian Spirituality Centre at Lysterfield, on the outskirts of Melbourne. Their focus - team building.
Participants, who number approximately 30, have been treated to a wide variety of input and have spent time discussing amongst themselves as well. They have heard from key formation personnel in the Region (the regional moderator is Fr Francis Gustilo), including Fr Frank Moloney, Fr Peter Rankin of Australia- Pacific Province, and also listened with interest to a Jesuit formator who spoke to them about formation structures in the Jesuit Asia-Pacific Region. Participants were struck as much by the similarities as by the differences in this case.
Fr Chrys Saldanha for the Formation Department in Rome, has also contributed and will contribute more in the two days to come. He will be focusing on the team building aspects of formation communities in the province and in the region.
Wednesday 27th November was an opportunity to do a little team building amongst the group, and they have spent the day visiting a number of places around Melbourne City, including St Patrick's Cathedral - and the Melbourne Zoo! But a highlight of the day was a brief luncheon visit to the Province Centre in inner city Ascot Vale where they were warmly welcomed by the Provincial, Fr Greg Chambers.
The Formation meeting concludes on Friday evening.
