Salvatorians

Dear Friends
There are only 47 days to the event and everybody involved in the preparation of it is very busy trying to tie up necessary things. I am taking this opportunity to update you about what happened in the last few weeks so you can be inform about our progress.

From Monday 7th of September till Thursday 10th of September the Salvatorian Community in Australia gathered on the VI Regional Chapter to review and strengthen our apostolates in area of vocations, formation, Salvatorian Collaborators, working with youth especially in regards to preparation towards WYD in 2011 in Spain and our charitable support to people in need around the world.

Salvatorian Collaborators Quarterly Newsletter - September 2009 available for downloads.

Our Salvatorian community in Manila is trying to help the children who live in the slums of Parola. These kids have nothing and spend their lives sorting through rubbish on a huge stinking rubbish tip to eke out a living for their families. Last year the Salvatorians in Philippines with around 200 volunteers held a Christmas party for 500 of the children and it was an amazing success for all. This year they would like to have the party for 5ooo children. The cost to give them a good meal, a present and entertainment for the afternoon is only $5 a head.

Our Salvatorian community in Australia, together with Salvatorian Collaborators and parishioners are trying to raise funds to support this event and in the future alternative learning education system which is going to follow from next year. To find out more about the beginning of these ideas please read reflection: Hidden World or to find out what is Parola read reflection: Slums of Parola.

Read more to see some photos of the children of Parola as well as photos and video from the last year Christmas party for 500 children.

Recently, I returned from the Salvatorian pilgrimage, in which we travelled through six countries “Following the Footsteps of Fr Francis Jordan” it was an incredible journey and through it witnessed the Salvatorian way of love and friendship.