Kochi, India – December 2016 – Don Bosco Vaduthala witnessed a two-day meeting of Salesian Co-operators from six southern Salesian provinces on 10 and 11 December 2016. The programme was organised by the SPCSA National Council along with the host province of Bangalore. There were 42 co-operators who participated from different provinces. Apart from them, eight Salesian fathers – among whom Fr. Noel Madichetty sdb, the Salesian Delegate of the National Council of Co-operators – and four Salesian Sisters took part in the meeting. Strenna 2017 on Family was presented and, during the discussion that followed, the members unanimously felt the need to focus for the coming years on Family with varieties of ministries directed to the family by co-operators. The focus was centred on family spirituality, counselling, education of the children and morality.