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Samoan Salesian to be ordained deacon tomorrow
MELBOURNE: 7th July 2006 -- Preparations are complete for the ordination to diaconate in Melbourne tomorrow of Solomona Pouniu Paulo, from Samoa. 'Mona, as he is commonly known, will be ordained by Archbishop Dennis Hart, archbishop of Melbourne.
In the 26 years of Salesian presence in Samoa, there has been a steady vocational growth for the Salesians, to the point where there are now six Samoan born Salesian priests and several others either now at the diaconate stage or close to it. There is one Salesian Brother residing at Alafua, near Apia in Samoa. The Rector of the community in Samoa is a Samoan, as is the principal of the technical college. Other young Samoan Salesians and prenovitiate candidates are spread throughout the stages of formation in Samoa, Fiji and Australia. At least two of the Samoan priests have begun or are about to begin advanced studies in educational and youth leadership for the planned expansion of work in those Pacific Islands served by the Australian Province.
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Samoan Salesian to be ordained deacon tomorrow
MELBOURNE: 7th July 2006 -- Preparations are complete for the ordination to diaconate in Melbourne tomorrow of Solomona Pouniu Paulo, from Samoa. 'Mona, as he is commonly known, will be ordained by Archbishop Dennis Hart, archbishop of Melbourne.
In the 26 years of Salesian presence in Samoa, there has been a steady vocational growth for the Salesians, to the point where there are now six Samoan born Salesian priests and several others either now at the diaconate stage or close to it. There is one Salesian Brother residing at Alafua, near Apia in Samoa. The Rector of the community in Samoa is a Samoan, as is the principal of the technical college. Other young Samoan Salesians and prenovitiate candidates are spread throughout the stages of formation in Samoa, Fiji and Australia. At least two of the Samoan priests have begun or are about to begin advanced studies in educational and youth leadership for the planned expansion of work in those Pacific Islands served by the Australian Province.
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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 Try out BoscoWiki to be interactive. For RSS feeds, subscribe to www.bosconet.aust.com/RSS/rssala.xm A separate service entirely is called F/OSSERVATORE to help us keep abreast of trends in the digital world.
