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SAFC organizes Formation of Formators at Hyderabad
The South Asia Formation Commission (SAFC) under the title ‘Formation of Formators’ organized a regional meeting for all the Rectors of the formation houses namely Pre-Novitiate, Novitiate, Post-Novitiate and Theologate. The South Asia Delegate for Formation, Father Robert Pen coordinated the meeting at The Provincial House, Hyderabad from November 06 to 10, 2022.
Father Thomas Santiagu, the Provincial of Hyderabad (INH), expressed joy of hosting the meeting for those who are entrusted with the delicate and yet the most crucial task of accompanying young Salesians at different levels of formation. In his homily, he stressed, "A Salesian Formator of the 21st century must become a man of God, a man of the heart, and a son of Don Bosco."
Father Santiago wished the participants a rich experience of delving deep into the formative concerns of the present times and in turn effectively accompany the lives of young Salesians.
The participants include 7 Rectors from Pre-Novitiate, 5 Directors from Novitiate, 5 Rectors from Post – Novitiate and 4 Rectors from Theologate.
Father Robert Pen scheduled the 5-day animation programme on the following themes:
- Spiritual Accompaniment
- Listening with the Ear of the Heart
- Synodality in Formation
- Formation for the Digital World
- Understanding/Handling Mobile Addiction
- Salesian Syllabus
- Sharing of Formative Issues