Joyful Celebration of Salesian Family Day

Joyful Celebration of Salesian Family Day

(ANS - Sherbrooke, Quebec – May 7, 2025) - Around 40 members of the Canadian Salesian Family gathered on April 26 at the charming Dominic Savio Camp on the shores of Lake Magog, near Sherbrooke, to celebrate together the Salesian Family Day of the Montreal and Sherbrooke region. The day began with a moving celebration focused on 4 pillars: peace, love, faith, and hope, which invited people to reflect on and strengthen these values. Throughout the day, thanks to interventions by Fr. Richard Authier and Fr. Pierre Celestin Ona Zue, participants reflected on Strenna 2025 and the Dream of the Ten Diamonds. The celebration culminated with the Eucharist, presided over by Fr. George Harkins, delegate for Salesian Cooperators at the St. John Bosco Centre in Sherbrooke. Representatives of the Daughters of Mary Help of Christians, Salesians of Don Bosco, Don Bosco Volunteers, Association of Mary Help of Christians, Salesian Cooperators, and friends of the Salesian work and family members of some of the participants took part.

Salesian Family Day in Eastern Canada

Salesian Family Day in Eastern Canada

(ANS - Montreal, Que. – October 9, 2024) - On Saturday, October 5, Montreal was the scene of Salesian Family Day, organized by the Salesian Family Council of Montreal, Sherbrooke, and Cornwall. The activity took place at the Don Bosco Youth Leadership Centre in Montreal, focusing on the explanation of the Jubilee 2025 logo, entitled “Pilgrim of Hope,” on Strenna 2025, and also exploring the care of creation, as well as the life of Carlo Acutis, soon to be canonized. Over the years, the face of the Salesian Family in eastern Canada has evolved considerably. Along with French-speakers, English-speakers, and Italians, now Haitian, Mexican, Peruvian, Filipino, Cameroonian, and Vietnamese communities have been integrated. In addition, there was the presence of two aspiring Salesian Cooperators from Lebanon, belonging to one of the Eastern Catholic rites.

Eastern Canada's Salesian Family Day

Eastern Canada's Salesian Family Day

(ANS – Montreal – April 17, 2023) - On Saturday, April 15, 62 members of the various Salesian Family groups from Montreal, Sherbrooke, and Cornwall met in Montreal for Salesian Family Day. The day’s theme centered on St. Francis de Sales and Pope Francis’s apostolic letter Totum Amoris Est.  The SDB and FMA provincial delegates for the Salesian Family, Fr. Thomas Dunne and Sr. Denise Sickinger, spoke. Group discussions were held in different languages—French, English, and Spanish. The presence of Salesian coadjutor Bro. Gerard Richard, age 100, was very much appreciated.