Thailand – Rector Major welcomed in Thailand by the Salesian Family

06 March 2017

(ANS – Hua Hin) – The first Team Visit of this 6-year period (2014-2020) was held in Chennai, India for the South Asia Region. The second of the 7 events around the Congregation is the East Asia-Oceania Team Visit (6-11 March). The Rector Major, his Vicar with six General Councilors and the Delegate of the RM for the Salesian Family will meet all 11 Provincial Councils of our Region. Among the 97 participants are also seven EAO Coordinators for various sectors of the Salesian mission.

On the agenda is the in-depth Study of the EAO Region, with the help of the General Council reflection about the EAO region held in March 2015. During 4 full days the participants will study seven themes based on the reality of the 11 provinces and 6 delegations. Each province was invited to share one or two good practices through a short video.

The Rector Major Fr. Angel F. Artime reached Thailand, Bangkok one day before the Team visit of the EAO region. All the other 7 General Councilors were already present. Together with Fr. Francesco Cereda, and the Rector Major’s personal secretary. Fr. Horacio López, Fr Angel reached the venue of the EAO Team Visit in Hua Hin for lunch on 6 March.

All 9 groups of the Salesian Family in Thailand were present from the early morning in the Hua Hin Parish Hall of St. Therese for the SF Day of Thailand focused on the Strenna 2017 'WE ARE FAMILY'. After an introduction talk given by Fr. Joseph Banchong all participants were delighted to listen to the conference of Fr. Fabio Attard, General Councilor for the Youth Ministry, on “Amoris Laetitia”. Fortunately the Thai translation of the Exhortation was released by the Bishops’ Conference just few days ago.

More than 500 SDB, FMA, SIHM Sisters, DQM and SQM sisters, Salesian Cooperators, ADMA, VDB and many groups of the Don Bosco Past Pupils together with Hua Hin Salesian School community teachers and some students (summer holiday had started last weekend) joined the RM for lunch animated by Hua Hin school orchestra, dances and other cultural performances of high quality.

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