Study Session for Candidacy Programs
10 Mar 2007

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
26 Jan 2007

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
11 Dec 2006

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.

Fr Wardi briefly leaves Myanmar
11 Dec 2006

Fr Wardi briefly leaves Myanmar

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During the next three months (mid-November to mid-February), Fr Wardi Saputra will be gone from Myanmar for several activities and meetings. During his absence, Fr Agustinus Purwantoro serves as the acting local superior of the Jesuit community in Myanmar (including both Yangon & Taunggyi).

New assignments in Myanmar
24 Nov 2006

New assignments in Myanmar

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As of October 28, 2006, Fr Paul Pollock, Superior of Myanmar Mission, assigned Bro Valerio Rireh to the St. Aloysius Gonzaga Language Institute, Taunggyi.  This will add to Bobo’s regency experiences and enable him to share in the newness of the ministries that are being created – both in Yangon and in Taunggyi. He will be assigned as a full time teacher of the Language Institute, and possibly have some extra work added on by Fr Wardi to help in various things for the novices.

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!

For the first time in my life I feel excited
5 Jun 2006

For the first time in my life I feel excited

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Adapted from the Occasional Address of Fr Michael Smith SJ

In the week after Easter two lecturers from Australian Catholic University, Mrs Ellen McBarron and Dr Robert Compton, made the long journey from Australia to the town of Mae Sot on the Thai-Burma border.  On Wednesday, 19th April, they awarded undergraduate Diplomas in Business to 16 young Karen refugees and a Certificate in Business to another.  The Award Ceremony was the culmination of a pilot project by ACU National which used a mixed mode of distance and online learning to meet the need for the higher education of Karen refugees who have been forcibly displaced from their homes in Burma.

First Vows in Myanmar
10 May 2006

First Vows in Myanmar

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The First Vows held last Sunday, May 7 at the Infant Jesus Chapel, Payaphyu, Taunggyi was an occasion that was simple, yet full of fun and great joy. Fr Paul Pollock was there. And so were Fr Peter Kim and Sch Valerio Rereh. Many family members and friends showed up. After the ceremony, they all shared a picnic-type of refreshment under the green trees, which are now plentiful. On behalf of our brothers in Myanmar, Fr Ignatius Wardi Saputra thanked everyone for your prayers.