Tag: Formation
SYLC Update!!
Newly Inducted Salesian Cooperators
By: Elizabeth Gamarra (ASC – USA Western Province) This year’s celebration of this Solemnity was uniquely joyful for our Province, its Salesian Family, and the Association of Salesian Cooperators. On May 24th, six new Cooperators made their Promise during the MHC Bilingual Mass celebrated at St. Dominic Savio Parish in Bellflower and presided by Fr, Ted Montemayor, SDB Provincial of USA-West. These candidates had completed their … Continue reading Newly Inducted Salesian Cooperators
Salesian Volunteers: A Youthful Experience
By JC Montenegro (Salesian Volunteers, CA) – It could be said that the Salesian volunteers started back in the time when Don Bosco started his ministry with the young. The Salesian cooperators took upon themselves the mission of Don Bosco, to form good Christians and honest citizens. Later on, the volunteer program as we know it today started globally in Ecuador in 1974. Two young … Continue reading Salesian Volunteers: A Youthful Experience
Renewal of Profession, a Renewal of Gratitude & Joy
By Bro. Jhoni Chamorro, SDB (Camp St. Francis, CA) – Two months ago, I flew from New Jersey knowing that I was making a complete transition back to my province. My Provincial assigned me to the community of Richmond so that I could finish my undergraduate degree at St Mary’s University in Moraga. I can’t express how full of gratitude my heart is for the 3 years I … Continue reading Renewal of Profession, a Renewal of Gratitude & Joy
Getting to Know the Salesian Brother: Part 1. Salesian Brothers in the Salesian Community
By Bro. John Rasor, SDB (Don Bosco Tech, Rosemead) – What are Salesian brothers? How do they fit into the whole Salesian picture? That is the question I’ll try to answer in this series of little articles. Let me say right away that Salesian brothers, priests, Cooperators, alumni, and all the rest of the Salesian Family are there because God loves youth. We have no … Continue reading Getting to Know the Salesian Brother: Part 1. Salesian Brothers in the Salesian Community
