1- Thun li: a s anh ch em CTV Saledieng cc Trung tm c sng v sinh hot trong mi trng ca SDB hoc FMA. Cc Trung tm c qu cha, qu s y vin quan tm, ng hnh, khch l, o luyn thing ling anh ch em cc Trung tm duy tr vic sng n gi v thc thi s mnh ca ngi Cng Tc Vin Saledieng. Rt nhiu anh ch em CTV ca cc Trung tm tham gia Hi ng mc v, hot ng trong cc on th, gio l vin, ca on trong cc gio x qua thc thi s mnh v qung b n gi CTV; c nhng hi vin tr, nng ng, nhit huyt, c k nng ang sinh hot tch cc v l nng ct trong hot ng gii tr Gio x, Gio ht. 2- Kh khn: - Nhiu trung tm s hi vin ln tui chim a s, mt s sc khe yu nn khng quy t c ng trong cc bui hp nh k, cng do ln tui nn trong sinh hot kh khan, khng c bu kh tr, thiu sc sng, cha thu ht hi vin trong sinh hot, t ngi tham gia cc t hot ng tng . - Kh nng o luyn ca nhiu Trung tm rt hn ch nn anh ch em hi vin v ng sinh cha c o luyn nhiu, t c ti o luyn. - Kh nng truyn thng v s dng cng ngh thng tin li l vn cng hn ch ca nhiu trung tm. II. THC TRNG V T CHC - Tng s hi vin tuyn ha: 595 - S hi vin cn trong danh sch: 463 - S hi vin thng xuyn sinh hot: 363 - S ng sinh hin c: 126 Vi nhng l do nh qua i, i nh c nc ngoi hoc tui cao sc yu phi chia tay vi Hip hi v l do khc nh xc tn n gi cha su t ri b Hip hi, n nay Hip hi ch cn 463 hi vin trong danh sch. Trong s 463 ny ch c 363 hi vin sinh hot thng xuyn, nh vy 100 hi vin c tn nhng khng sinh hot vi nhiu l do l v gi sinh hot ca trung tm trng vi ca lm vic, qu bn rn vi cng vic v gia nh, v khng thch sinh hot na, v li bing hoc khng nu l do. Hin Hip hi c 126 ng sinh. III. HI NG TRUNG TM V Y VIN - Thnh vin Hi ng cc Trung tm nhn chung c tinh thn hip nht, thc c vai tr v n lc, c gng trong cng vic ang m nhim ca mnh trong vic iu hnh cc hot ng ca Trung tm. Tuy nhin c Trung tm anh ch em vn cn nhng im cha tng ng, ri v trnh mi ngi khc nhau, kh nng hn ch, cc thnh vin Hi ng trung tm hot ng khng u tay, dn n tnh trng khng thc hin c nhng cng vic ca Trung tm v nhng vic Hip Hi yu cu, nhiu Trung tm li vo Cha y vin, HTT khng t tin iu hnh hot ng trung tm khi vng Cha. - Nhiu Cha, S y vin th hin c hnh nh ca Cha Thnh Gioan Bosco trong vic linh hng cho Trung tm, hu ht qu Cha qu S nhit tnh, lun theo st Trung tm trong mi sinh hot v u t t cng tc o luyn lm mu cht, cc Cha c nhng gi m gip Trung tm nh hng hot ng v cch sng n gi gia i; tuy nhin c nhng Cha v bn nhiu cng vic ca cng on nn khng dnh thi gian v ton tm cho Trung tm c. IV. XC TN V SNG N GI 1. n gi CTV Salding l li mi gi dnh cho nhng gio dn sng gia i c dn thn hot ng tng theo ng li ca Cha Thnh Gioan Bosco l chm lo phuc v, gio dc thng tin ngi tr. Mi CTV Salding n nhn n gi v cng chung on sng vi Gia nh Salding, c hip thng vi cc thnh phn ca Gia nh Salding trong cng mt s mnh. 2. Mi Trung tm duy tr cc hot ng hng thng o luyn, thc hin nhng vic o c, hun c, cng c i sng n gi, xy dng tnh hip nht, gia tng s hip thng, to nn sc sng gip cho vic pht trin n gi, thc y CTV Salding lm vic tng cho ngi tr v tr em ngho b b ri. 3. a phn hi vin thc sng n gi, nhit thnh, thao thc v ngi tr, thc thuc v trong cc bui sinh hot nh k v cc cng cuc tng chung. Anh ch em Trung tm lnh hi nhng ni dung c o luyn mt cch st sng, tc ng n tng ngi c lng yu mn Don Bosco su xa hn cng nh vic dn thn tng hu hiu hn. 4. Nhiu Trung tm xy dng c tnh on kt, tng tr nhau, quan tm n nhau qua vic thm ving nhau khi vui bun, thm nhng hi vin ln tui, khng i sinh hot c, chia s vi nhng thn nhn hi vin qua i. 5. a s cc trung tm sinh hot mi thng mt ln, theo thi im thch hp ca mi trung tm, mt s trung tm mi thng gp nhau 2 ln. 6. Vic o luyn ca cc Trung tm c lng ghp trong sinh hot thng, trong Thnh l ca CTV, nhng ni dung o luyn gm: Hin chng G Saledieng, K hoch i sng Tng , Hoa Thing ca Cha b trn C, khoa s phm Don Bosco, Tu ngh Tnh. Tuy nhin vn cn mt s anh ch em cha hiu su v n gi, cn ri rc, ngui lnh, thiu s gn kt, b sinh hot khng l do chnh ng; c nhng CTV dn thn cha (cn theo tnh phong tro, v ham vui) cha ton tm ton thc thi n gi vi l do l v phi lo lm n, v cuc sng cn gp kh khn, v cn phi lo gia nh, c nhng CTV t cch o c c nhn cha chun mc. Mt khc do o luyn cha vng vng, ch v s lng hn cht lng t khi mi thnh lp cng l mt nguyn nhn gy ra kh khn nht nh, dn n Thm tn v n gi cha su cha . V. THC THI S MNH TNG S mnh Tng c t chc thc hin ti mi trung tm, nh: h tr Lp hc tnh thng, h trc cc nh lu x, t chc vui chi, pht qu cho cc em thiu nhi vo cc dp l hng nm; gip tr khuyt tt m ci, gio dc tr trc ht t con ci trong gia nh ti cc em thiu nhi ngoi x hi, dy gio l, qung b sch bo Don Bosco Ngy 05 thng 3 nm 2017 ASSOCIATION OF VIET NAM SALESIAN COLLABORATORS
REPORT OF VIETNAM SALESIAN 'S COLLABORATORS ACTIVITIES
I. GENERAL SITUATION Advantages: majority of Salesians collaborators are living and participating activities in environment of SDB, FMA. All centers were interested, encouraged, accompanied and spiritually trained by Reverent Commissioners (fathers& sisters) . These motivations will let centers staff maintain their blessed vocation lives and carry out their mission as Salesian collaborators. Many collaborators have participated the Pastoral Councils, acted in various groups, became religious doctrine trainers, parish choir singersBy joining these activities, they fulfilled their duties and promoted their blessed vocation calls to become collaborators. There are young active, dynamic, enthusiastic skillful members with working for organization as the core workers of youth movement in parish and congregation. Hardship: - In most centers, aged members are in majority, They are so weak that these centers can not gather them into group as large as expected in routine meetings, the activity air is not fresh and lifeless, unattractive to youth, only few people participate apostolic groups - limited training capability of centers did not allow providing training and re-training courses to members or candidates. - Communication and use of modern media is really a serious problem of centers. II. REALITY ABOUT ORGANIZATION: TOTAL PROMISSED MEMBER: 595 ENLISTED MEMBERS: 463 ACTIVE MEMBERS: 363 CANDIDATES: 126 Due to death members, the ones moved out to foreign countries, aged and weaken members, the ones who felt bored and quit, now the remaining members are 463 on list, among those, there are only 363 active members. We have 100 non active members due to several reasons, such as: work schedule, too busy for their families, lazy. Recently, there are 126 candidates for vocation. III. CENTERS COUNCIL AND AUTHORIZED REV. Apostlotic mission has been carried out at each center: - CentersCouncil members have a unified spirit, an awareness of their role and effort in their responsibility for centers management. However, at some certain centers, there still be disagreeable points of view or because of the difference on knowledge, limited capacity, councils members can not work together at same level. For that reason, they are unable to fulfill duties required by the Associaton. A lot of centers relied on the Rev Commissioner or Center Council without any self esteem that they sure can manage centers affairs even when the Rev. absent. - Many delegate fathers or sisters have expressed Holly Father John Boscos portrait in spiritual direction for the center, almost fathers and sisters are enthusiasm, always care of the center in all activities. Their primary concern is training as a key tool of their works, they gave suggestion to help centers with oriented activities and vocation secular lifestyles. However, many fathers are so busy with community that may not devote all the time and their hearts to the centers. IV. CONVINCED BELIEF AND VOCATION LIFE 1. Vocation to Salesian collaborators is an invitation for parishioners living in the world to follow John Boscos way as an apostolic commitment in caring of and using service, to advance the education for young people. Each Salesian collaborator will receive blessed vocation as well as the Salesian family got it in group. They will also be connected each others with family members in the same mission. 2. Each center shall maintain their monthly activities to train, promote moral behavior, mold and consolidate the commitment in unity and mutual communion, create the vital strength of blessed vocation development, push all Salesian collaborators apostolic works, serving young people and abandoned poor children. 3. Majority of members consciously live their vocation life, stay awake with enthusiasm of young people. They are aware of a belong to status in the regular meetings and common apostolate. Brothers and sisters at this centers earnestly comprehend the trained content that affect everybody, make them love Don Bosco deeper as well as show their commitment more effectively in apostolic works. 4. A lot of centers have built up fellowship in helping each others, paying attention through occasional visits to aged and weak members whos unable to move themselves or whom having deceased relatives. 5. In majority, centers keep on meeting once a month, according to their own convenience, some others meet twice a month. 6. Training sessions are planted in monthly activities of centers in the form of mass for collaborators. Annual training contents include of: Salesian Familys Norm, Plan of Apostolic Life, Holly flowers of Father Superior, Don Boscos Ecology, Province Missionary Convention. However, some brothers and sisters still do not understand deeply about the blessed vocation, they do not have any inspiration, they are not interested in joining activities at all, give up without any reason. Some collaborators joined just for fun as lagers, they do not practice vocation with full commitment. Their reason is: too busy with jobs or familys matters. Some of them do not have good behavior. In order words, the training was not perfect, at starting period we have focused on quantity rather than quality. That can explain why we have to face with this kind of difficulty, the lacking of deep and true belief on blessed vocation! V. REALIZATION APOSTOLIC MISSION Mission was carried out differently at each center such as assisting students of Charities Classroom and providing a wide variety of social activities for them, donating gifts to young children on occasions like at Easter, Christmas, Mid- autumn and Lunar New Year, helping and supporting students at Girl Hostels, Boy ones and the Aspirants, aiding orphan and handicapped children, educating children mission (home, neighbourhood, school, parish), educating children and new comers with Catholic doctrine, broadly spreading Don Bosco books and magazines.
Dalat, March 14th, 2017
On behalf of PROVINCE COUNCIL SALESIAN COLLABORATORS VN Coordinator at Province Council Peter LE THANH BAO