austraLasia #2605
Assembly of Delegates – PNG-SI
PORT MORESBY: 2nd March 2010 -- The Rectors and the Delegation Council members of the PNG-SI Delegation met in Assembly from 7th to 13th February, 2010 at the Emmaus Retreat Centre, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea.
The meeting commenced with Benediction and a Prayer Session imploring the blessings of God in understanding how best we are to respond to deal with the needs of the youth in these two demanding Melanesian countries. In presenting the State of the Delegation Address to the confreres, Fr. Raffy Galve sdb, Delegate, highlighted the need to live our missionary commitment, lay collaboration, vocation promotion, formation and community life. Lack of personnel and updating were also highlighted.
The members worked hard on the different documents and did their best to fix time lines and measurable outcomes. Understating attitude and culture were stressed.
The members also had time for recreation and purchasing much needed supplies for their institutions.
On the last evening – a lengthy piece of tapa cloth, (traditionally made from bark and imprinted with local designs, most often in brown) draped around the room was cut off and given to each of the houses. Taking it back to their houses in the different provinces, the Rectors symbolically take all that they have committed themselves to during the week-long discussion.
Port Moresby is also the focus of additional important meetings for the Region, involving all Provincials, the Formation Councillor, Missions Councillor and Regional Councillor.
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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 Bosconet-wiki to be interactive. RSS feeds - just go to Bosconet, click on austraLasia 2009 in the sidebar. You will see the RSS orange icon in your browser address bar - add it from there. Or be interactive with the EAO blog Cetera Tolle. Avail yourself of the Salesian Digital Library at http://sdl.sdb.org
Assembly of Delegates – PNG-SI
PORT MORESBY: 2nd March 2010 -- The Rectors and the Delegation Council members of the PNG-SI Delegation met in Assembly from 7th to 13th February, 2010 at the Emmaus Retreat Centre, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea.
The meeting commenced with Benediction and a Prayer Session imploring the blessings of God in understanding how best we are to respond to deal with the needs of the youth in these two demanding Melanesian countries. In presenting the State of the Delegation Address to the confreres, Fr. Raffy Galve sdb, Delegate, highlighted the need to live our missionary commitment, lay collaboration, vocation promotion, formation and community life. Lack of personnel and updating were also highlighted.
The members worked hard on the different documents and did their best to fix time lines and measurable outcomes. Understating attitude and culture were stressed.
The members also had time for recreation and purchasing much needed supplies for their institutions.
On the last evening – a lengthy piece of tapa cloth, (traditionally made from bark and imprinted with local designs, most often in brown) draped around the room was cut off and given to each of the houses. Taking it back to their houses in the different provinces, the Rectors symbolically take all that they have committed themselves to during the week-long discussion.
Port Moresby is also the focus of additional important meetings for the Region, involving all Provincials, the Formation Councillor, Missions Councillor and Regional Councillor.
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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 Bosconet-wiki to be interactive. RSS feeds - just go to Bosconet, click on austraLasia 2009 in the sidebar. You will see the RSS orange icon in your browser address bar - add it from there. Or be interactive with the EAO blog Cetera Tolle. Avail yourself of the Salesian Digital Library at http://sdl.sdb.org
