1 August 2011                                                                                         

Communications events in the Region

One cannot but help notice the increase in quality activity of a communications kind around the Region, an activity which has many fronts, but the noticeable common factor is the active and forward-thinking engagement of Communications Delegates as well as the activity of a number of people with specialist skills. In our region the delegates are Salesians (not the case in a number of other regions where there are increasing numbers of lay delegates)  in most cases supported by a team of Salesians and lay people. Of particular interest is the involvement of young Salesians in these teams and activities, all of whom are by now normal denizens of the digital world.

    Here we indicate several of these communications activities, without prejudice to others that do not get a mention here this time by reason of space. Each demonstrates a different approach based on local needs but with the clear intention of ensuring that the confreres and our immediate lay mission partners are kept up-to-date and indeed ahead of the field where possible.

    

Korea

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SEOUL: From Korea the news that the Salesian Social Communication System has been fully translated into Koream, published and disseminated widely. The Communications Delegate is Fr Simon Baek ably assisted in this particular case by Bro Hilario Seo who heads up the publishing sector of the KOR province and has directed both the translation and the publication of this item.  Hilario is currently in Rome for a short period working on the layout of the Salesians 2012 Magazine, which ensures that the quality layout we have now come to expect of this item will be once more evident.

Philippines South

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CEBU: Fr Fidel Orendain, SC Delegate FIS, has sent notice around of the upcoming 3rd John Paul II Ongoing Formation in Communication for Youth Animators and Catechists, to take place in Cebu (Don Bosco Formation Centre Lawaan, Talisay City) from 24-26 October.  The main pastoral theme is Truth, Proclamation and Authenticity of Life in the Digital Age, the theme for this years World Communications Day Message. Workshops include:

'Beyond the religion subject: expaning the religious program of the school for today's students', 'Creative liturgies and digital interventions', ' 3rd Millennium Youth Ministry: Basics and breakthroughs', 'Non-negotiables in facilitating group retreats and recollection', 'Learning multiple intellegences and digital age catechesis', 'designing and processing non-structured learning experiences for seminars and workshops', 'The Word in the World Wide Web', 'Youth Ministry and the basics of social media' and 'Motivating (counselling) the Net generation'. Workshops are being led by Salesians and qualified lay people, and include one young Salesian with much prior experience in the digital field (Bro Keith Amodia who will lead the YM and basics of SM workshop).

They are expecting up to 300 participants.

Papua New Guinea-Solomon Islands

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PORT MORESBY: Forthcoming  follow-up to an earlier media course. Fr Ambrose Pereira, SC Delegate PNG-SI has sent out a tentative program for the proposed 'Digital Stories' event to be offered at the Emmaus Retreat Centre, Port Moresby from 26th to 30th September. The aim is to present digital story-telling through photography and video. Other than Salesians such as John Cabrido, Edwin Segovia, other trainers for the course will be two Australians, Carol Labbad and Jessica Whiting from Swinburne University of Technology (Vic) and Adelaide University respectively.

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There is more news to come in this area, but just from the above one can see that there is much good thinking and positive activity afoot.

Congrats to all involved.