austraLasia #1957
Meeting of EAO Regional Formation Commission
TIGARAKSA (Indonesia): 10th Ocotber 2007 -- Between October 7-9, fourteen Salesians gathered in Tigaraksa for an activity that had been envisioned by the provincials of EAO in order to reflect and coordinate the work of animation in the area of Salesian formation within the region.
Frs. Chrys Saldanha and Francis Gustillo led the 3 days of sharing and learning about the common characteristics of the aspirantate and pre-novitiate as experienced by the provinces of the region. Fr. Andres Calleja (ITM Provincial) offered his reflections on practical training while Fr. Danilo Torres shared how the FIN province prepared candidates for perpetual vows.
Besides the practical resolutions taken, the body also acknowledged the existence of a Mobile Team whose task is to assist the provinces in the field of Salesian formation. The members are Frs. Francis Gustilo (FIN), Giovanni Marsiglia (GIA) and Ian Murdoch (AUL).
The meeting was rated positively by all participants who came from the Philippines (FIN & FIS), Japan, Hong Kong, Thailand, South Korea, Vietnam, East Timor and Indonesia. Next year the group will meet on the Practical Training stage and preparation forerpetual vows.
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Meeting of EAO Regional Formation Commission
TIGARAKSA (Indonesia): 10th Ocotber 2007 -- Between October 7-9, fourteen Salesians gathered in Tigaraksa for an activity that had been envisioned by the provincials of EAO in order to reflect and coordinate the work of animation in the area of Salesian formation within the region.
Frs. Chrys Saldanha and Francis Gustillo led the 3 days of sharing and learning about the common characteristics of the aspirantate and pre-novitiate as experienced by the provinces of the region. Fr. Andres Calleja (ITM Provincial) offered his reflections on practical training while Fr. Danilo Torres shared how the FIN province prepared candidates for perpetual vows.
Besides the practical resolutions taken, the body also acknowledged the existence of a Mobile Team whose task is to assist the provinces in the field of Salesian formation. The members are Frs. Francis Gustilo (FIN), Giovanni Marsiglia (GIA) and Ian Murdoch (AUL).
The meeting was rated positively by all participants who came from the Philippines (FIN & FIS), Japan, Hong Kong, Thailand, South Korea, Vietnam, East Timor and Indonesia. Next year the group will meet on the Practical Training stage and preparation forerpetual vows.
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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.xml Avail yourself of the Salesian Digital Library at at http://sdl.sdb.org
