Jaboatão, Brazil - November 2024 - The third meeting of community rectors was held on 27 November, presided over by Fr Francisco Inácio, Superior of the Salesian Province of Recife (BRE). The meeting was also attended by members of the Provincial Council and Salesian school principals. The meeting opened with a Eucharistic celebration in the Basilica of Our Lady Help of Christians, early in the morning, in the presence of the novitiate community. The morning was reserved for formation, with a reflection on Don Bosco's dream at 9 years of age and the importance of the chronicle in the communities. In the afternoon, Youth Ministry information was shared, the administrative report and the Provincial's communications. Concerning youth ministry, Salesian Brother Manoel Messias and Fr Valdemir Augusto spoke about the next Salesian youth festival, support for vocations ministry, missionary experiences 2025, social action, the pastoral project in schools, the Salesian Family celebration, the youth jubilee, a subsidy for the formation of new collaborators, altar boys 2025. As an administrative report, the economer Fr Robson Barros dealt with the Shared Services Centre and its extensions, the province's cash flow and the parishes' contribution this year. Fr Francisco Inácio shared various items of information at the end of the meeting, including Obedience 2025, initial formation and GC29.

Samoa - A Day of Grace and Reflection: Don Bosco Technical Center Final-Year Students Visi to the Chapel of the Sacred Oil in Leauvaa Village
Leauvaa, Samoa, 28 November 2024 -- The final-year students of Don Bosco Technical Center in Samoa marked a significant milestone on their journey of formation with a special visit to the Chapel of the Sacred Oil in Leauvaa Village. This event, organized as part of their graduation preparation, served as both a spiritual retreat and a time of meaningful reflection. Accompanied by Fr Paselio Tevaga, Br Falefa Elia, and a dedicated team of teachers, the students engaged in a day filled with prayer, sharing, and Eucharistic celebration. This retreat emphasized the Salesian charism of integrating faith and daily life, as the young men prepared for their transition from school to the workforce or further studies. The day began with a spiritual sharing session, during which students were encouraged to reflect on their vocational journey, their relationship with God, and their roles within their families and communities. These moments of introspection were aimed at fostering a sense of gratitude and commitment to the values instilled during their time at Don Bosco Technical Center.

Lima, Peru - November 2024 - From 26 to 28 November, the Salesian Tabor Retreat House hosted a Meeting of Salesians of Don Bosco from the Salesian Province of Peru (PER), which brought together 61 Salesians from different communities in the country. This space for meeting, reflection and fraternity was led by Fr Juan Pablo Alcas, PER Provincial with Bishop  Martín Quijano, Bishop of the Apostolic Vicariate of Pucallpa, in charge. “This event, which brings together Salesians from all over Peru, is a unique opportunity to strengthen our bonds and renew our commitment to the mission that we have inherited from Don Bosco,” said the Provincial. In the afternoon, during the reception, there was an atmosphere marked by the warm reunion of Salesians with their confreres. Hugs, gestures of closeness, expressions of affection and, above all, a spirit of brotherhood. Each community created its own space to express, through photographs, memories and other elements, a fragment of their community life and pastoral work together with the young people and the Salesian Family. In the evening, Fr Juan Pablo Alcas opened the meeting with the presentation of the PER Province report. Afterwards, the participants spent some time analysing and reflecting on the report presented. In his reflection, the Provincial reminded the confreres of the GC28 guidelines.