Myanmar May 2008 News

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Out of the desolation in Myanmar came a ray of good news from our Jesuit brothers. Campion Language Institute opened one week late. Fr Paul Pollock was there for the opening Mass on May 12, 10 days after cyclone Nargis went thru. They have 300 students!

Myanmar April-May 2008 News

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Myanmar Mission members will meet on the GC35 on October 14 – 15 in Taunggyi. The facilitator will be Fr John Lee Hua, who was the delegate/elector from the Chinese Province. Besides the Jesuits residing inside Myanmar, it is hoped that the five scholastics form the Arrupe International residence will also be present. It is time for a “home apostolic visit” for Aung Zaw, Alex Pau Sian Zam, Augustine Pyae Sone, Michael Tu Aung and Stephen Marthay.

Myanmar December 2007 News

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On December 15, Fr Paul Pollock wrote, “In January 2008, Fr Tran Van Tro (ASL) will take up his new assignment in Yangon. He will be assigned to the Campion Language Institute and be helping out with the candidates at Canisius House; and also be available for retreats and pastoral ministry as the requests come in.

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.

Myanmar welcome new novices

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Six men have been accepted into the Novitiate. They will arrive in Taunggyi on April 28, 2007, together with the four Thai men who are entering first year novitiate.

Let us keep them all in our prayers, and ask the Lord of the harvest to continue to bless us even more!

Study Session for Candidacy Programs

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A four-day Study session for Candidacy Programs will be held in Singapore from March 8-11 to reflect seriously on the Candidacy Programs in the Assistancy. This activity was developed as a response to some Myanmarese Bishops’ request, the new situation in East Timor, and a beginning Candidacy program in Thailand. In order to learn from the experience of well-developed Programs with good tradition and plenty of reflection, people from the Malaysia-Singapore, Philippines, Indonesia and Vietnam were invited as helpers. The list of attendees is: Frs. Philip Heng (MAS), Fr.

Christmas in Myanmar

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Dec. 23, 2006: December is really a busy month for novices, both first and second year. Fr. Master Wardi Saputra has been away since November 16 till now. He just met and had lunch personally with Fr General. He intends to go to Amsterdam.

Myanmar welcomes 4 novices

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Four young men will enter the novitiate of the Society of Jesus in Taunggyi, Myanmar, on May 1, 2007. On December 31, 2006, they will go to Yangon, Myanmar, and live with our candidates at Canisius House, and study English full time (with the candidates and other students) at our Jesuit Campion Institute. This intensive language course will be two to three months, after which they will have a short break to be back in Thailand with their families, and then return for the novitiate.