Pascual Chavez Villanueva – “Come over to Macedonia and help us” (Acts 16,9). Presentation of the Northern European Region” in “Acts of the General Council of the Salesian Society of St John Bosco”

The letter extends Easter wishes and gratitude for condolences on the author’s father’s passing. It mentions the upcoming beatification of Fr. Bronislaw Marhiewicz and the initiation of Team Visits halfway through the six years following the last General Chapter. These visits aim to understand Salesian life and work across regions, focusing on GC25 implementation and regional challenges. The Region of Northern Europe will be the final one presented in the series on Salesian Europe.

Contents:

• 1. “Come over to Macedonia and help us” (Acts 16,9)
• 2. Beginnings of Salesian work in the Northern European Region
  • 2.1 Great Britain, Ireland-Malta, Holland and Northern Belgium

• • 2.2 Austria and Germany
  • 2.3 Poland
  • 2.4 Lithuania and countries of the former Soviet Union
  • 2.5 Hungary, Slovakia and the Czech Republic, Slovenia and Croatia
  • 2.6 Two factors contributing to the first development
    • 2.6.1 The “Salesian Bulletin”
    • 2.6.2 The Salesian Cooperators
• 3. The present context of our mission
  • 3.1 The new Europe
  • 3.2 The youth situation
  • 3.3 The present Salesian situation of the Region
  • 3.4 The situation in the different areas
  • 3.5 Interprovincial collaboration
• 4. Sectors of Salesian life and mission
  • 4.1 Initial formation
  • 4.2 Salesian formation of lay people
  • 4.3 Youth ministry
  • 4.4 Vocational pastoral work
  • 4.5 Social communication
  • 4.6 The Missions
  • 4.7 The Salesian Family
• 5. Future prospects
  • 5.1 For all the Provinces of the Region
  • 5.2 For the different parts of the Region
• Conclusion

Reference time period: 2005

Reference institution:
Direzione Generale SDB