United States - New Promise of Salesian Cooperators at the Santo Domingo Savio Centre in Hernando
Crystal River, United States - December 2023 - The new Salesian Cooperator Anna Grosso took her promise and, together with her, the other members of the Santo Domingo Savio Centre in Hernando, Florida, renewed their apostolic promise in St Benito's Church in Crystal River. The Eucharist was celebrated by Fr Dominic Tran, Superior of the Salesian Province of the Eastern United States and Canada (SUE) and his Vice-Provincial Fr Franco Pinto. After the Mass, the Salesian Cooperators met with the Provincial and Vice-Provincial, and took the opportunity to present the foster children apostolate that the ASCs carry out at St. Benito's Church. Pat Sobel, coordinator of the Santo Domingo Savio centre, said that they work with Leslie Hosmer from Kids Central in the search for foster parents. The evening ended by sharing food. There were 27 participants, including Salesian Cooperators, aspirants, volunteers and some children from the Don Bosco Children's Home.