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17/2/2012 - Poland - Missionary Animation: more formation for Salesians and for the young
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(ANS – Krakow) – Yesterday afternoon 16 February, Fr Vaclav Klement, Councillor for the Missions, in these in Krakow for the Extraordinary Visitation of the “Saint Hyacinth” Province of South Poland (PLS), met the Delegates for  Missionary Animation of the four Polish Provinces. There was a special commemoration of Fr Marek Rybinski, on the occasion of the first anniversary of his killing.

Held at the theological studentate in Krakow, the meeting was attended by Fr Roman Wortolec (PLE), Fr Adam Parszywka (PLS), Fr Przemek Cholewa (PLN) and Fr Jerzy Babiak (PLO). Items on the agenda were  the missionary animation and the formation of Salesians, of the young and the Project for Europe.

The example of Fr Marek Rybinski, killed at Manouba in Tunisia on 18 February 2011 was a reminder to the Provincial Delegates for Missionary Animation of the total dedication a missionary and evangeliser needs to have in proclaiming the Gospel. The first anniversary will be commemorated today in Warsaw in a celebration which will be attended by the Ambassador of Tunisia in Poland and the Mamma of Fr Rybinski.

Discussions at the meeting highlighted the available resourses and the initiatives already in progress in Poland in the missionary area; in fact there are a number of groups and missionary projects in the four Provinces: resourses that need to be known about and shared.

In addition Fr Klement presented an enquiry undertaken in January about the situation of migration in Europe with particular reference to the works and pastoral activities of the Salesians, the results of which will be presented in the autumn at the IV Meeting of the Provincials of Europe.

Among the important conclusions arising from the meeting was that of the Pila Province (PLN) to celebrate Salesian Missions Day on a Sunday close to 25 February, the liturgical feast of Saints Luigi Versiglia, Bishop and Callistus Caravario, Priest, the Salesian protomartyrs.

The animation booklet produced by the Department in Rome will have  a Polish-language version. The Delegates also agreed to prepare formation material for the various Salesian missionary groups, starting also with their elementary schools, of which in Poland there are about fifteen.

Missionary formation, important for young Salesians, has been introduced in the curriculum of the National Theologate in Krakow with a course of Missionology. In the same study centre  Towarysztwo misijne a missionary animation group is active.

Published 17/02/2012

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