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PASPAC e-NewsletterJanuary 2011

Dear Brothers,

These past two months have seen changes in our Region that are worthy of special note and

also of a new effort at communication with the Passionist Family throughout the wider

PASPAC configuration.

LEADERSHIP CHANGES

JAPAN - Vice Province Congress - 29 November - 4 December 2010On 3 December 2010 the Vice Province of the Japanexe Martyrs, elected a new Vice Provincial and Council. Father Paul of the Cross Kazuhiro MATSUMOTO fills this role ofleadership. The Council members for the Vice Province are Fathers Isaia Hidetoshi KISHI (First Consultor) and Francis Katsunori NAKAMURA (Second Consultor). Isaia served as the previous Vice Provincial and his successor Paul is

the youngest (37) Leader in the PASPAC Region. The Congress was held in our beautiful Retreat Center in Mefu, Takarazuka City outside the city of Osaka. The photograph of the maple trees in their Fall splendour was taken by the Superior General, Ottaviano D'Egidio during the course of the Congress.


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KOREA - Province Chapter - 7 - 12 December 2010

Immediately following the Congress in Japan, the Chapter of the Province of the Korean Martyrs was

held in Seoul at the Retreat Center located in the northern part of that vast city. As in Japan, a new Leadership team came into being with the election of Fathers Peter Dong-Ho

SHIN as Provincial Superior (9 December), Andrew Ki-Ho SONG as First Consultor and Peter Jae-Seong OH as Second Consultor (10 December). This Chapter began with a pilgrimage to one of the sites ofthe Korean Martyrs located on an island very near the place where there were recent attacks my the armed forces of North Korea. The attacks were quite recent, and certainly

formed the thoughts and prayers for peace for this country that has known so much suffering as a result of war. There was an ecumenical element to this pilgrimage with further visits to a large Buddhist Temple and an Anglican Church located nearby. Despite the cold, the warmth ofshared fraternity kept the cold at bay.

INDONESIA - Province Chapter - 10 - 15 January 2011

The membership of the Province of Our Lady of Peace met in Chapter and discussed the pressing

issues facing them. Father Sabinus LOHIN was re-elected to his third term as Provincial Superior

with Fathers NICODEMUS chosen as Vice Provincial and Antonius JANGGA, Markus ADU and

Stephanus SURYANTO as Consultors. Markus Adu had served for a number of years as a missionary


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in Papua New Guinea. The Chapter ended upon a very sad note with the death of one of the

participants. Father Matius Sanding died on Saturday morning - January 15. Matius was just 41 years of age - and served as the Rector of our Seminary in Sekadau, West Kalimantan. This unexpected ending to the business of the Chapter added a somber note to an otherwise joyful experience. May Matius rest in the eternal embrace of our Heavenly Father and our Mother, Mary, Queen of the Congregation.

Father Matius Sanding, C.P.Born 3 March 1969

Professed 22 August 1994Ordained 8 August 2002Died 15 January 2011

All Powerful God,out of love for Christ and His Church

Matius served you faithfully as a Passionist Priest.

May he rejoice at the coming of Your gloryand now enjoy eternal happiness

in Your Kingdom.Amen.

PASPAC INTERNATIONAL HOUSE OF FORMATION

MANILA Language Programme

Since this past August three candidates from Vietnam have been studying at the Assumptionist

Language Programme being offered at Loyola Heights, located very closely to the Saint Paul of the

Cross Theologate operated by our Philippine Province. They have been residing at our Passionist


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house and walking daily to the language

programme. They are scheduled to

complete their studies by late March and

then move on to the PASPAC novitiate

in Australia. They are being directed by

Father Rene Ventajar, a member of the

Philippine Province, as they make their

final preparations for the novitiate. A

prayer on the part of all the members of

PASPAC would certainly be appreciated

for these young men so that they successfully finish their English exams and preparation for this

important year.

ADELAIDE House of Novitiate

In addition to the five novices who began on various dates their novitiate experience almost a

year ago, a sixth novice will soon be added to their number. On January 27 2011, Erick Niriyagira

will formerly begin his time as a Passionist novice with a ceremony in which he will be clothed in the Passionist habit. Erick is in the formation programme of the Australian Province, and joins the International PASPAC Novitiate. Erick, originally from Burundi, came to Australia with his family as refugees. Erick is pictured here

with Father Jacob Otieno Oyugi of our Kenyan

Vicariate - currently studying in Templestowe, Victoria, Australia.Erick will join the five novices currently coming to the end of their canonical year. The

profession ceremony of Peter, Joseph and Matthew from China and Truc and Thomas from Vietnam

is fast approaching. On February 28 2011, in the Church of St. Paul of the Cross in Glen Osmond,

which is attached to our monastery there, these five young men will profess their first vows asPassionists. This is an historical event for PASPAC certainly - and perhaps even more so for our


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global Congregation. The prayers and support of the Congregation and most particularly of the

members of of our PASPAC Region have made this event possible so that the Congregation will find

itself in new places, doing new things, keeping alive the memory of the Passion of our Lord Jesus on

the Asian mainland. Please continue to pray and support this most important aspect of our fraternal

solidarity with one another and the peoples whom we serve.

Pictured are our Passionist Novices in GlenOsmond along with Brother StanislausTyler, a member of the local community.

I close asking for your prayers once again, especially for our efforts in Australia and the Philippines.

Most especially I pray for our formation directors - Father Rene in Manila and Fathers Willy and

Tomy in Adelaide. May they continue their fine service to the future of the Congregation in Asia and

the Pacific.

Your brother always in the CrucifiedBro. Laurence M. Finn C.P.

Executive Secretary - PASPAC

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