East Timor News August 2007
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Last August 10 –18, twelve Jesuits made their annual retreat at the Dare Retreat House, with Fr John Mace giving points once a day.
Myanmar News August 2007
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Some good news from Wilbert Mireh. He has arrived (at last!) in Chuuk on Friday, August 10. Fr James Crogan, the local superior, and Bro Bayu, an Indonesian scholastic, received him at the airport. He is now discussing his teaching assignments with Fr Arthur Ledger, the school director; but tentatively, he will be teaching Religion to Freshmen and Juniors, and Government to the Seniors, with some involvement with the choir group and soccer games.
JEC-EAO Colloquium
The Colloquium of Jesuit School Board Members was held in Cebu, Philippines on August 3 – 6. There were 47 participants coming from Japan, Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan, Philippines, Micronesia, Indonesia, East Timor, Australia and Indonesia. More than half of them are lay.
Indonesia News August 2007
On July 31, the Adhi Luhur Jesuit High School at Nabire (Papua) in cultural way celebrated Saint Ignatius day with a blessing of the Le Cocq d’Armandville chapel in its campus.
Fr Provincial Priyono Marwan presided the Eucharist in the beautiful 300-seat chapel. Fr Le Cocq d’Armandville SJ died in Papua in 1896 (www.usd.ac.id/adhiluhur/Kolese.html).
Tertians’ Pilgrimage
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Every major ancient religion featured the practice of a deliberate journey to a specific holy place in quest of special blessings. In acting out this sacred ritual, pilgrims recreated the essentials of a hero’s journey which stands for all the partings we must do in life, all the separation we must undergo in order to find our way again to new life, new challenges and higher danger.
Thailand News August 2007
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The community of Xavier Hall is happy to welcome Fr Maharsono Probho. He has been involved in university student chaplaincy for several years now; he was assigned to our parish in Bang Saen, and appointed to be the diocesan university student chaplain. Last October he took over as our Jesuit national university student chaplain, overseeing and coordinating the work that we do for university students. He has been doing a very good job, and he is totally immersed in this.
September Ordinations
On September 8, Schs Matthew Hsu Shen-yi (CHN), Jerome Guevara (PHI) and Boniface Pak Yong-chol (KOR) were ordained deacons in Fu Jen, Taiwan by Cardinal Paul Shan. On the same date, Schs Emmanuel Alfonso (PHI) and Xavier Olin (PHI) were ordained deacons by Archbishop Leonardo Legaspi in Naga City, Philippines.
EAO Office Dates
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Fr Tom Steinbugler left September 2 for Seoul, South Korea to attend the EAO Treasurers’ Meeting from September 3–7. On the way home, he passed by Bangkok in his capacity as revisor of Thailand’s arca. He arrived in Manila on September 9.
Fr Adolfo Nicolás goes on an eight-day retreat from September 13–22.
A joint meeting of EAO Consultants, Secretaries and Directors of Work will be held On October 27–28.
EAO Major Superiors Meeting, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
“You will be very busy. Please, give us the honor of washing your laundry for you.” With such a gracious greeting we were welcomed to Vietnam’s Curia, and the hospitality only grew from day to day.
East Timor News July 2007
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Our celebration of the Feast of St. Ignatius began with a 9:00 a.m. mass in our garden for Jesuits and the friends and families of Jesuits. About 13 Jesuits concelebrated the mass together with two priests and one deacon of the Dili Diocese. All remained after mass for merienda and conversation. In the evening we hosted Bishop Alberto Ricardo and priests of Dili at dinner.