Thursday, August 28, 2008

DMC UPDATE

23rd-31st (Sat-Mon)
Wim Valckx is presently at Ballarat (Vic) to substitute for the chaplain of Nazareth House, Kevin Condon, OP, who went on home-leave.
23rd-24th (Sat-Sun)
Henry A. went to Brisbane to visit Alexi Tupun in his pastoral work there.

26th August (Mon)
Bob Mendoza, member of the live-in community of JSC goes to visit his family in Sydney, NSW.

Henry A went to Sydney, NSW, for important matters on formation.

Dom F celebrated Mass at DMC at 10am for some residents of the Retirement village. The weekly Masses (Tuesdays) which Wim Valckx initiated.

28-29 August (Thurs-Fri)
Tim N, our province leader, was at DMC for some YTU and some other matters.

30th August (Sat)
The DMC community will hold its regular monthly meeting at 9:30am.

John Prior returns from Balaton, Hungary, where he attended a conference of the IAMS (International Assoc for Mission Studies).

31st August (Sunday) – The monthly gathering of ‘Returned Missionaries’ is held at 6-9pm. C/o Larry N.
REFLECTION

St. Augustine, whose feast is on the 29th August, is the most significant personality in the history of the Western Christian tradition. He wrote 113 books, 800 sermons, and 250 letters. We could summarize his voluminous writings in the short verse he wrote:

“Our hearts are restless until they rest in you (God)!”

Without God in our life, we can never be truly happy inside!