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Kumgi celebrates Solemnity of Sacred Heart by donating
blood
KUMGI (PNG): 21st June 2007 -- After
eleven years as a technical school, Don Bosco Kumgi this year added the
novitiate for the Salesians in Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands to its
mission. And as is traditional for many Salesian novitiates, they are
named after the Sacred Heart of Jesus.
Each year the
spirit of love and sharing generated by the Solemnity was marked in practical
terms by blood donations. Staff from the Kundiawa hospital visit the school.
This year 25 students offered their blood.
In the evening,
at the vigil of the feast, staff, hostel boys and girls gathered in the Savina
Hall (named after Fr Savina, Salesian pioneer missionary in PNG) for a religious
program in honour of the Sacred Heart. The prayerful part of the event was
coordinated by Novice Augustine Bitu. Other items were prepared by
students.
On the day of the Solemnity
the school community celebrated with a whole school Mass and recognition of
contributions of different individuals and groups in the school
community. The novice master also used the occasion to gather vocation
candidates - some thirty of them - for a bible sharing.
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