By Mr. Thomas Aquinas Lee, ASC
韓國會省議員
【慈幼通訊社 ─ 2018 年 10月 27 日意大利羅馬訊】 ─ 第五屆協進慈幼會士全球代表大會，以天主召叫的挑戰為重點。10月25日下午，在總會長主持祝夜安前，全球總會議員（美洲、東亞大洋洲、非洲及歐洲 ─ 各大洲共分為11個地區）分享他們所遇到的挑戰及應對方法。
范達民神父在簡短卻意義深長的訊息中（即時傳譯成4種語言），邀請一眾協進慈幼會士，「要勇敢，不要懼怕任何事情，不要壓制任何聲音，因為我深信……這些時刻所作出的努力，是總不會白費的。世界需要慈幼家庭，也需要一眾協進慈幼會士，時時處處捍衛青少年。我們為青少年而生，而不是製造一個保證安穩生活的運動。」……他作總結時，指出三個基本重心或支柱：「在中央的耶穌，是我們基督徒及慈幼聖召的保證；要時常為青少年生活；要捍衛沒有保護能力的人。願這成為慈幼家庭的真正使命。」
第二天（10月26日），早上進行地區性演說，由協進慈幼會士講述現時的挑戰，及一些可行的應對方法，並舉行全體公開答問論壇。午餐前，會眾共分成11個地區小組，舉行工作坊，為辨識協進會在未來6年，將會遇到的重大挑戰。
第五屆協進慈幼會士全球代表大會將於10月28日，即與以「青年、信仰與聖召分辨」為主題的主教會議，在同一天結束。大會實況可透過串流收看：
https://www.soundservicecisternino.it/blog/5-congresso-mondiale-associazione-salesiani-cooperatori。
總會長在10月25日主持的祝夜安，已上載至Youtube：https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=2&v=-odKXCkEJy4
Fifth World Congress of the Salesian Cooperators – Day 2
By Mr. Thomas Aquinas Lee, ASC
Korea – provincial councilor
(ANS – Rome–Italy, 27 October 2018) – The fifth World Congress of the Salesian Cooperators focuses on challenges as God’s call. Before the Good Night talk of the Rector Major, in the afternoon of October 25, the World Councillors (America, EAO, Africa and Europe – all continents divided into 11 regions) share their challenges and way how to tackle them.
Fr Ángel F. Artime invited Cooperators, in his short but very strong message translated simultaneously into 4 languages, “to be courageous in not being afraid of anything, to not silence any of the voices, because I am convinced …that these moments and efforts are never a waste of time.. The world needs a Salesian Family and also needs the Association of Salesian Cooperators that defends boys and girls always and everywhere. We are born for young people, not to create a movement that thinks of guaranteeing life for itself.”… And he concluded by indicating three fundamental columns, or pillars: “At the centre: Jesus, as a guarantee of our Christian and Salesian vocation; to be always for children and young people; and to guarantee the defence of those who have no defence. May this be a true mission of the Salesian Family.”
On the second day (October 26) regional presentations of present challenges and possible responses by the Salesian Cooperators followed in the morning session, with the opportunity for an open question and answer forum in the Congress Assembly. Before lunch the large assembly split into the 11 Regional group workshops in order to discern the preferential challenges that they are called to answer as an Association during next 6 years.
The 5th World Congress will conclude, like the Synod of Bishops on Youth-Faith-Vocation Discernment, on October 28. Live streaming is available: https://www.soundservicecisternino.it/blog/5-congresso-mondiale-associazione-salesiani-cooperatori.
The Rector Major’s goodnight on 25 October is available on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=2&v=-odKXCkEJy4