| Visit of the Archbishop in the Seminary | ||
 On November 30, 2006, the Archbishop Antonio Ledesma, DD, SJ paid a short visit to the Sacred Heart Formation House in Cagayan de Oro City.  Besides his busy schedule, the Archbishop was able to find a time to visit the SCJ community and to have a supper together. The visit was friendly and very promising regarding the pastoral involvement of SCJs in the diocese. For the seminarians it gave an opportunity to know better their bishop.  |
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| SCJ Memorial Day in Cagayan de Oro | ||
 On November 26, 2006 - the Dehonian Family in Cagayan de Oro celebrated the 3rd already SCJ Memorial Day. The celebration started at 5:30 pm with the concelebrated Holy Mass and was followed by a simple supper.  The main celebrant, Fr. Indra Pamungkas in his introduction, explained the importance and reason for this celebration, which was picked-up and continued by Fr. Francis Pupkowski - the homilist.  In his homily Fr. Francis connected the Solemnity of Christ the King with the commemoration of SCJ Martyrs, who through their martyrdom became witnesses to the Gospel and Christ's Kingdom. To be a martyr and missionary was a dream of Fr. Leo Dehon, the founder of the Congregation, which was fulfilled by his followers in different parts of the world. To be a witness to the Gospel and Christ's Kingdom is the everyday challenge for every member of the Dehonian Family, which means openness to the signs of times, especially to the poor and needy. |
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| Annual Retreat 2006 | ||
 From October 16 to October 20,2006, members of the SCJ District in the Philippines took part in their annual retreat conducted by Fr. CB Kusmaryanto from the Indonesian Province. Fr. Dr. Kusmaryanto, who is a specialist in bio-ethics, helped us to see the "gift of life" from the biological and moral point of view. The retreat itself was different from other retreats, but at the same time very informative, touching the newest moral issues the world is facing now.  |
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| Meeting with the Parents of Seminarians in Cagayan de Oro City | ||
 On October 14, 2006, the formators from Cagayan de Oro City organized the second already meeting with the parents of the seminarians. The first meeting was held in January 2006. On the side of the formators it was a good opportunity to know better the families of our seminarians and on the side of the parents to visit the place their sons are living in.  As usual the meeting started with the Holy Mass presided by Fr.Andrzej Sudol and finished with the lunch together. Among the main points in the agenda of this meeting was a presentation of different stages of formation prepared by the Superior of the Community - Fr. Indra Pamungkas, Power Point presentation of activities of the SCJ District in the Philippines and current issues and concerns regarding the life in the seminary. Parents had also an opportunity to talk personally to the formators of their sons. The meeting turned to be not too long and well prepared.  |
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| We are back Online! | ||
| Due to the system maintenance and upgrades of the server our site was not working at all and later on not all the functions were available. Fortunately, most of the problems are gone and, thanks to the Saint Ambrose Foundation, we are again online. Thank you also to the owners and administrators of http://www.strefa.org.pl an Internet Service Provider from Poland, who agreed to host one of our services for free until all the problems will be solved. | ||
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| Power Point Presentation of the SCJ Philippine District | ||
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Here below is a link to the Power Point Presentation of the SCJ Philippine District prepared for the occassion of dedication of the new theologate in Manila on September 29, 2006 SCJ Philippine District (32.9 mb) or get it in Flash (6.19 mb) SCJ Philippine District. |
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| Dedication of the New Theologate in Manila | ||
 On September 29, 2006 took place the ceremony of dedication of the new SCJ Theologate in Manila. The new building was blessed by the Bishop of Diocese of Novaliches, Most Rev. Antonio Tobias. Bishop Antonio Tobias is the one who in 1989 accepted SCJs into his Diocese in Pagadian.  The date of this event is connected with the end of the SCJ Asian Zone Conference on the "Postulancy Program" which took place in Manila from September 27 to 28, 2006.  Besides the delegates from Indonesia and India, attending this formators' meeting, were also present the General Councillor Fr. Claudio Weber from Rome, the Mission Secretary from Germany Fr. Edwin Rombach and the Provincial Superior of the US Province, the main sponsor of this project, Fr. Richard MacDonald.  Among the other invited guests were priests, sisters, religious and lay people connected with the apostolate of our Congregation, including some of the top benefactors.  The celebration started at 6:00 pm with the blessing of the house and was followed by the Holy Eucharist, Power Point presentation of our SCJ District, distribution of plaques of appreciation and finally by the common supper.  Even the ceremony took place just one day after the strong typhoon passed through the Philippines, causing many damages, the celebration was nice and very well prepared.  |
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| Pearl of the Orient No. 8 | ||
 Please click one of the following links to see the No.8 issue of our newsletter. PDF Version: Pearl of the Orient Flash Version: Pearl of the Orient To save it on the disk - use right click and "Save Target As..." N.B. The electronic version may slightly differ from the printed version. |
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| August 12 Celebration in Cagayan de Oro | ||
 On August 12, 2006, the SCJ Community in Cagayan de Oro, together with the Lay Dehonians and the Dehonian Youth, celebrated the Anniversary of Fr. Dehon's Death.  The celebration started at 5:00 pm with the Holy Mass in the chapel of the Sacred Heart Formation House in Aluba, Cagayan de Oro City. The main celebrant Fr. John Karl Cabaluna, scj, who just returned from Rome, shared his thoughts regarding this celebration and the Dehonian Spirituality.  After the Mass, the Lay Dehonians, the Dehonian Youth and the Seminarians put flowers before the statue of Fr. Dehon and recited the prayer of dedication, which was followed by a simple supper and later on by a Power Point presentation on "Life and Mission of Fr. Dehon" prepared by Fr. Francis Pupkowski, scj.  The presentation was a starting point for a further discussion, questions and sharing regarding the life of Fr. Leo Dehon in which Fr. Francis was supported by the group of Postulants, who just a day before finished their worksop on life of the SCJ Founder.  |
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