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Extraordinary Assembly of Confreres
PORT MORESBY: 12th July 2006 -- The Extraordinary Assembly of Confreres was opened by Fr. Andrew Wong, provincial of the Philippine North province on the 9th July, 2006 at the Delegation House,
This is the 6th Extraordinary Assembly of Confreres for the confreres of PNG and the 1st with the
Fr. Alfred Maravilla, moderator outlined the schedule for the coming days and reminded the confreres of the ‘sacred trust’ placed on each one present by the members of their communities. “We need to prayerfully discern where we are going to?” he said. Each day will involve meetings and discussions while the evenings will be set aside for reflection and prayer.
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A little further south and a little earlier in fact (AUL) the Australian province held its annual Province Day. A feature of the occasion was the celebration of 70 years of Salesian life by Fr Alan MacDonald and 60 of those as a priest, Frs Bob Curmi and Bill Edwards 50 years of priesthood, and Fr Frank Bertagnolli, 4o years of priesthood. A photo of the jubilarians can be found on the ANS photocover for yesterday.
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One further item - expect a break in service over the next week and a bit. Your correspondent finds himself in various parts of one or other continent and at times on foot - other than plugging into a passing lamp post it may not be possible to send austraLasia. Just accept them as and when and if they arrive. A long gap will not mean your computer has broken down!
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