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PNG inaugurates
Salesian Family Council
PORT MORESBY: 14th
June 2006 -- June 12 marked another milestone in the history of the Salesian
Family in PNG. The Salesian Family Council met for the first time at the
SDB Delegation House in Boroko. Representatives from the SDB, FMA, CSM
(Caritas Sisters of Miyazaki), Cooperators and Past Pupils met to discuss ways
to foster collaboration amongst the different groups of the Salesian
Family. For various reasons, representatives of the Association of Mary
Help of Christians and the Michaelites were unable to attend the
meeting.
The new born Council agreed to cultivate the
sense of belonging to the Salesian Family in a spirit of communion found in Don
Bosco's charism which all groups of the Salesian Family share. To attain
this goal they agreed to meet initially on a quarterly basis in order to:
-
promote deeper knowledge of the various groups of the Salesian Family, and
appreciation for their specific identity.
- organise joint activities that
are planned and then evaluated for their explicit formational value
- foster
family spirit through common celebration of anniversaries, jubilees etc.
-
foster a lively sense of the Church so as to respond to the pastoral challenges
of the local Church according to our common Salesian charism and the individual
group's specific identity.
The Council agreed to organise
the annual Salesian Family Day with moments for formation, fellowship and
celebration. This year it will be on July 8th when all the Salesians are
in Port Moresby for their Extraordinary Assembly of Confreres which will start
the next day. The Council also decided to hold an annual Salesian Family
Retreat in Holy Week.
The Commission for the Salesian
Family in the PNG/SI Delegation was set up last year and one of its early goals
was to set up the Salesian Family
Council
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