50 Anniversary of the Regional Centre
On 29 December 2011 a Thanksgiving Mass to commemorate 50 years of the Australian Region’s administration centre was celebrated by Rev. Charles Gauci at St Bernadette’s Church, North Sunshine. This was followed by the blessing of a new residence for SDC Members at 80 Westmoreland Road and a blessing of a new altar for the chapel of the administration centre.
Activities in Australia
In November 2011, the Australia Region celebrated 50 years of its Apostolate in Tasmania. In December 2011/January 2012, the Primarius of the SDC Tonio Caruana visited the Australian Region and participated in its Annual General Meeting. The photograph shows participants of the AGM at the monument of St George Preca on the grounds of St Patrick’s Cathedral, Melbourne.
Lending library in the Ruiru Centre
On the 21st of January of this year the Preca Lending Library was inaugurated in the Ruiru Centre in Kenya.Preparation has been going on for over a year for every book to be covered and inputed in the library software. So far the library has around a thousand books from which the Kenyan children and youths can borrow.
Week-end retreat for Peru Candidates
A week-end retreat was organized for the Lurin, Peru Centre between Friday 25 and Sunday 27 November 2011 on the theme: My meeting with Jesus. The retreat was held in the Benedictine monastery in La Tomina, Pachacamac. Reflections were shared on particular persons who met Jesus.