Brazil - The Salesian Missionary Forum in Goiânia marks the start of celebrations for the 150th anniversary of the first missionary expedition
Goiânia, Brazil - November 2024 - From 14 to 17 November, Goiânia welcomed young people, animators, catechists, spiritual directors and leaders of the missionary groups in the St John Bosco Province of Belo Horizonte Btazil (BBH) for the Salesian Missionary Forum, an event that opened the celebrations for the 150th anniversary of the first missionary expedition, scheduled for 2025. The Forum aimed to promote the exploration of topics central to the Salesian mission, as well as being the stage for the official launch of the Salesian Missionary Childhood (IMS) project at the provincial level. The programme began on the 14th with a Mass in the São João Bosco parish, presided over by Fr Natale Vitale Forti, BBH Provincial. The 15th was marked by many performances and lectures on various topics. In the evening, the participants gathered at the Salesian Sagrado Coração de Jesus Parish for the Missionary Rosary, animated by Niterói, and the end of the day was marked by the official launch of the IMS project, which aims to involve children in the Salesian mission from an early age. On the 16th, in addition to the conference on spiritual accompaniment, there was a very important and eagerly awaited moment, the conference in which the Salesian Missionary Childhood was discussed in detail. In the afternoon, the participants took a trip to the Santuário Divino Pai Eterno, in Trindade, where they participated in a mass.
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