Salesian Missionary Voluntary Service: Unity is Strength
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Long time program supporter visits office
Fr. Bob Falk SDB left for the missions over 5 decades ago and has given his heart and soul to the various works of the Salesians in Korea. For many years Fr. Bob worked with lay missioners – helping guide them and form them into what Don Bosco called “good citizens and good christians”. Just
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Salesians Commission 2011 Lay Missioners
By Father Michael Mendl, SDB The Salesians of Don Bosco in the United States have commissioned 14 lay volunteers for mission during 2011-2012. Thirteen will serve as Salesian Lay Missioners (SLMs) in Salesian missions overseas, and one will serve as a Salesian Domestic Volunteer at Don Bosco Cristo Rey High School in Takoma Park, Md.
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Candidates Discern Call to Mission
(South Orange, NJ) – From June 10 – 12, twelve candidates came to discern the call to the Salesian Lay Missioner (SLM) program. During that time they learned about the Salesian charism, Don Bosco, what it means to become an SLM, and tools for reflecting on their discernment journey. Salesian Missions’ director, Fr. Mark Hyde
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SLM Alumna Receives Honorary Award from Alma Mater
Former SLM, Kathleen Curran, received the Sanctae Crucis award from Holy Cross, her alma mater, for the work she has done first as an SLM in Bolivia and, second, as the founder of a project there. The following is a speech given by the vice president of the College of Holy Cross, Frank Vellaccio, of
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Inter-Salesian Service Collaborative Meeting
Rome, Italy – I returned yesterday from a 2 day meeting held at the Salesian Generalate house, know as “La Pisana”. While there I met with 6 other Salesian volunteer sending organizations (Ireland, Czechoslovakia, Austria, UK, Australia, Poland) to discuss various issues and ways to better collaborate. It was, in short, a great meeting. Hosted
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