Iauaretê, Brazil – August 2024 - On 16 August, the Salesian community of Iauaretê, in the state of Amazonas, in the far west of the country, on the border with Colombia, celebrated the feast of Don Bosco with the presence of the Regional Councillor Fr Gabriel Romero, as part of the extraordinary visit to the Province of Manaus. The Eucharistic celebration was attended by delegations from the ten communities of the parish, belonging to different ethnic groups in the area. Fr Wellington Abreu, the director and parish priest, and Fr José Reginaldo de Oliveira, Assistant Parish priest, concelebrated in the Holy Eucharist and the celebration was attended by the entire community of the Daughters of Mary Help of Christians. During the celebration, the formation book of the Association of the Devotees of Mary Help of Christians was given to the members of the new group that is in formation. In the afternoon the representatives of the ten communities participated in the Salesian gymkhana in honour of our Father Don Bosco, organised by Salesian José Leandro Vieira. It was truly a Salesian celebration!