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Thursday, June 20, 2024

Salesian Mission Offices Respond to War in Ukraine

Salesian Mission Offices Respond to War in Ukraine

(by Fr. Marcin Wosiek, SDB)

(ANS – Krakow, Poland – June 19, 2024)
– A meeting of leaders of the Salesian mission offices of the United States, Switzerland, Germany, Spain, Italy, and Poland took place in Krakow, on June 13-14. The program, “War in Ukraine: Emergency Response Mechanism,” envisaged a review of coordination (difficulties, successes, corrective measures); future planning 1 (situation analysis, donor analysis); future planning 2 (priority of needs, decision on areas of action); agreements and conclusions (roadmap, communication). Participants posed in front of the Juliusz Slowacki Theater in Krakow. Salesian Missions of New Rochelle was represented by Fr. Gabriel Slawowy (standing at left in photo); Fr. Gabriel is a member of the Krakow Province serving presently as assistant director in New Rochelle.

Some women teachers from Odessa, Ukraine, participated in the meeting.

All the participants also visited the historic center of Krakow and experienced various opportunities for fraternity and Salesianity.

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