By Bro. Thanad Anan, SDB
Hua Hin, Thailand, November 16-20, 2015 – the Salesian Province of Thailand organized the annual seminar on the vision and the contents of the Salesians Youth Ministry. This seminar was directed by Fr. Fabio Attard, General Councillor for Youth Ministry. The participants were in the Salesian family such as SDB, FMA, SIHM, DQM, SQM, Past Pupils, Salesian Cooperators and the Youth Pastoral Team. He helped us to have a clear understanding the Salesian Charism and going more deeper to the heart of the Salesian Youth Ministry.
His presentation requires updating its understanding of Don Bosco’s Preventive System. It has also reflected seriously on the Salesian Community as both object and subject of evangelization, Special attention was given to the Educative and Pastoral Community (EPC) with a clear vision of its Salesian Educative and Pastoral Plan (SEPP), a project that defines the evangelising and educative identity of every form of Salesian work. Youth Ministry as an activity of the ecclesial community demands of us a deep theological and ecclesiological study. Moreover, he expounds three basic convictions: Jesus Christ, the evangeliser who proclaimed communion with God and communion between people [fraternal love), is the full revelation of God as a community of love. The Church is the mystery of Communion and mission, animated and sustained by the Spirit of God. The Salesian Congregation shares the Church's evangelising mission, with a specific option for the young.
