SYM EAST ASIA-OCEANIA: SCHOOLS FOCUS
MELBOURNE: 2nd September -- The Salesian Youth Ministry conference concluded on Friday last with all delegates and representatives of Salesians from the East Asia-Oceania region finding value in the experience. The region is so diverse in thinking and languages .... but it was such a gift to share a common spirit, and to be inspired and lead by Fr Antonio Domenech. and Fr Mario Baclig as they continued to build on previous conferences - striving to help delegates and relevant people animate SYM within Salesian centres of work - be they schools, parishes, youth centres ... One of the common factors in the region's SYM, it would appear, is the school, certainly a presence that has meant much both in terms of evangelization in very different circumstances (from multi-religious Asia to secular Australia). The Melbourne meeting gave particular emphasis to this facet of Salesian ministry to young people, and delegates were appreciative of the degree of cohesion they discovered in the Australian Salesian school experience The meeting also looked at animation at the provincal level and the regional level. As Fr. Michael Court, an Australian delegate puts it, "I personally found the experience excellent, Mario is such a clear thinker, but also aware of the pace of everyone. And of course if you get such a large group of younger Salesians there is much synergy to be had!!"
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