Challenges for the Apostleship of Prayer
24 Nov 2006

Challenges for the Apostleship of Prayer

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The eleven EAO delegates for the Apostleship of Prayer (AOP), with Fr Aloys Van Doren, Director General Delegate, met last October 9-14, 2006 in Seoul, South Korea.

Their sharing confirmed that the situation of the AOP of each province/region is different. It is active in some places but in others, there are difficulties in terms of manpower, collaboration with dioceses. Sometimes communication and collaboration with fellow Jesuits is not good. In some places, people do not know about the AOP.

Chinese Province website fully operational
24 Nov 2006

Chinese Province website fully operational

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The official website of Chinese province (Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese as well as English) http://www.amdgchinese.org/en/main.html is finally up and running! It is best viewed at a minimum screen resolution of 1024×768.

The content of the website is divided into the following Categories (7 major Sections), namely: (1) Who we are, (2) Chinese Mission, (3) What We Do, (4) News and Events, (5) Join Us, (6) Contact Us, and (7) For Jesuits Only.

Experiment and Retreat for Novices in Singapore
24 Nov 2006

Experiment and Retreat for Novices in Singapore

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Seven novices (5 East Timorese, 1 Singaporean, 1 Thai) will be going for their six-week Pastoral Experiment from November 7 to December 19.  They will be working as garbage collectors (for a Garbage Collection company) and as migrant workers doing landscaping work (i.e. planting grass, trees etc.) Some will live with the poor in a small one-room flat, while most will live with other migrant workers in their dire poverty-stricken living conditions.

Please pray for our sick brothers in Thailand
24 Nov 2006

Please pray for our sick brothers in Thailand

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Bro Htoi Shawng arrived in Bangkok last October 8, at the new Suvarnabhumi Airport. His first introduction to Thailand was a glorious one.  He had already been registered at the Pra Mongkut Military Hospital, just near Xavier Hall, at the specialty clinic. He had his first appointment with the doctor on October 12, Thursday afternoon.

Assistancy Activities for November 2006
24 Nov 2006

Assistancy Activities for November 2006

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  • November 3–4: EAO Consult Meeting, JCEAO Office
  • November 5–26: Fr Nicolas’ trip to Javier, Spain for a Congress on Mission and to Rome for meetings of the Juridical Commission for the preparation of GC 35.
  • November 23: EAPI Board of Trustees’ Meeting, EAPI
August-September 2006 Arrupe News
24 Oct 2006

August-September 2006 Arrupe News

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The Arrupe community’s monthly recollection on 25 August was graced by the presence of Dr. Onofre R. Pagsanghan, a teacher of the Ateneo de Manila High School since 1951. Mr. Pagsi, as he is popularly known to his friends and students, is one of the most revered pillars in Philippine education. Aside from teaching, he spends much of his time going around the country to give talks to teachers, principals and school superintendents.

Fr Paul Pollock visits Myanmar
24 Oct 2006

Fr Paul Pollock visits Myanmar

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On Monday morning, October 2, Fr Paul Pollock, Superior of Thailand Region and of Myanmar Mission, left Bangkok for Yangon, together with the new consultants (Frs Pitoyo, Vinai, and Bernard). They will all return to Bangkok by noon on October 6. While he is gone from Xavier Hall, Bangkok, Fr Alfonso de Juan will be acting-minister of the Xavier Hall community. Say a prayer for the visit, for the visitors, and for the visitees!

First Ordination for the Chinese Province in Several Years
24 Oct 2006

First Ordination for the Chinese Province in Several Years

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Fr Louis Gendron, Provincial of the China Province, wrote on this touching celebration: “On August 26, our Chinese scholastic Lúcás Chan was ordained a priest by Cardinal Zen in the Hong Kong Cathedral, together with a diocesan seminarian. The church was packed. I was interiorly moved several times during the celebration (although it was almost all in Cantonese) and deeply grateful to the Lord for having a new priest in our midst.

Training and Meeting of EAO Treasurers
24 Oct 2006

Training and Meeting of EAO Treasurers

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From August 31 to September 02, the first ever EAO Training Program for new/possible Treasurers was conducted at St. Ignatius chapel, Chiang Mai, Thailand. Organized by Fr Noel Vasquez on behalf of the EAO Treasurers, and supported by the Major Superiors, the sessions were conducted by Fr Bob Grimm, No. 2 in the Curia’s Finance Office. There were 20 participants, including the present Treasurers. The training focused on the Jesuit and religious dimensions of the Treasurer’s responsibilities; it was not geared towards accounting or other practicalia.