July, 2024
Quinquennium 2024
Posted: Tue, 23 Jul 2024 11:50
Frs Gregory Echegwo SDB, Joseph Tran SDB and Steven Lloyd SDB (Greg, Joe and Ste) have spent some quiet days at Douai Abbey, a Benedictine Monastery, accompanied by Frs Hugh and Francis Preston SDB.
These quiet days of prayer and reflection are vitial for Priests in their first 5 years of ministry as they reflect on and share their experiences with each other. Dom Peter of the Abbey, shared on his monastic... Read More »
New App for Animators
Posted: Tue, 16 Jul 2024 13:22
Our friends at Don Bosco Youth Net have been working with Bosco Base in Belgium to create an app for Animators and Youth Workers to help them in their activities.
The app is a collection of games and activities that can be used for different age groups, different spaces, different situations and different group sizes.
The app also includes a dice roller and a randomiser where you are given 3 prompts... Read More »
Thank you to our retiring teachers
Posted: Wed, 10 Jul 2024 08:07
Two of our Salesian Schools are losing long-standing members of staff.
At Salesian College, Farnborough, they are saying goodbye to Nick Crean and Andy Smith, and at Thornleigh Salesian College, Bolton, they are also saying goodbye Andrea O'Callaghan
Below is the text from Salesian College, Farnborough. Written by Senior Deputy Headteacher, Mr Moore:
This year we say farewell to our two longest serving... Read More »
Perpetual Profession of Brother Aondoaseer Solomon Tivlumun SDB
Posted: Wed, 3 Jul 2024 15:39
On Sunday 30th June, Brother Aondoaseer Solomon Tivlumun SDB made his Perpetual Profession at St James' Bootle.
The service was presided over by Fr Gerry Briody SDB, Provincial of the Salesians in the GBR Province, other SDBs from Salesian Houses up and down the country, Salesian Sisters, and the parishioners of St James'.It was a wonderful celebration despite a little bit of rain. The service was also... Read More »
Rector Major's Message - July/August 2024 - Between Admiration and Pain
Posted: Wed, 3 Jul 2024 10:32
Today I bid you farewell for the last time from this page of the Salesian Bulletin. On 16 August, the day we commemorate Don Bosco's birth, my service as Rector Major of the Salesians of Don Bosco ends.
It is always a reason to give thanks! First of all, to God, to the Congregation, and the Salesian Family, to so many dear people and friends, to so many friends of Don Bosco's charism, the many benefactors.... Read More »