BIS #5754 BEGINNINGS OF PC 2019


by Father Leon Cruz

LONAVLA, FEB 18, 2019: The Provincial Chapter (PC) of Mumbai Province began in Lonavla on February 17. In preparation for PC 2019, all confreres gathered for a recollection talk given by Father Thumma Vijay Prathap Reddy who was recently the moderator of the Provincial Chapter of Hyderabad province and the elected delegate to the General Chapter (GC 28) in his province.

Father Reddy set the tone for PC 2019 as he spoke about creative fidelity and he addressed creative fidelity of God, creative fidelity of Don Bosco, and creative fidelity of Salesians. The recollection talk was followed by an Adoration service animated by Father Wyman Gonsalves, moderator of the Provincial Chapter.

During the Goodnight Talk, Father Godfrey D’Souza, the Provincial of Mumbai Province welcomed the confreres and speaking about Prophet Jeremiah. He expressed the need to be rooted in faith, to be men of God, and to do God’s work.

The Provincial Chapter of Mumbai Province will end on February 22 and the forthcoming days will be days of reflection, discernment, and discussions on the theme ‘What kind of Salesians for the youth of today?’