MACAU ZHUHAI Report January 2006 to April 2007 The first 15 months

Report Outline  MACAU History and UpdateMACAU History and Update  CHINA Mission UpdateCHINA Mission Update  The WORLDThe WORLD  On-going projectsOn-going projects  BudgetBudget

MACAU Mission ApprovalMission ApprovalMission ApprovalMission Approval The ProcessesThe ProcessesThe ProcessesThe Processes ResidencesResidencesResidences PersonnelPersonnelPersonnel CollaborationCollaborationCollaboration Claretian PublicationsClaretian PublicationsClaretian PublicationsClaretian Publications InternetInternetInternet History and Update

Mission Approval

Provincial Chapter in the Philippines in January Decision to open the Macau Residency and Fr. Alberto Rossa assigned to start this mission post.

Agreement with the Macau Diocese and renting of three apartments. Extensive work done to fix the three apartments as living quarters and office work. 

the processes

Macau Residency Identification Card

Registration of the Congregation in Macau as an “Association”, with 6 board members.

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residences

Macau - Purchasing of three apartments belonging to the Macau Diocese 

Rental of a new apartment in Macau for residency of PBF employees and visitors.

ZHUHAI

ZHUHAI

 Rental of one apartment in Zhuhai.

Hengqin

PERSONNEL

Ian Dacayanan Fr. Sebastian Thooni Divine de Leon

Fr. Jojo Ancheril Fr. Peter Chao

The Macau – Zhuhai Community

Collaborations with IIUM

Collaborations with Fr. Michael Saso.

Claretian Publications Macau – a business endeavor.

Daily Gospel 2008 in Chinese Claretian Publications

Editing of the Chinese edition of the Christian Community Bible Claretian Publications

Translation into English and Chinese of the pastoral notes of La Biblia de Nuestro Pueblo Claretian Publications

More Publications The Concise Bible in print and internet. More bilingual editions… This time of the Four Gospels… Visual Series, 11 volumes. The Catholic faith in drawings. OFW Prayerbook – copies printed and distributed at cost price to OFW in Hong Kong and Macau. Chronicle: Daily entries – 1000 pages.

Internet Extensive work upgrading web pages and posting new ones. Collaboration with teams of people working in different countries. New web pages and projects being prepared.

CHINA mission update

Official Contacts Continuous contact with the Nuncio Msgr. Eugene Nugent.

Continuous contact with Mr. Liu Bainian to get his support and approval for publication projects and to establish the first community in Beijing.

Assisting the Church in China Agreed to send his assistant, Mr. Francis Zhou, to Manila to study English and theology. Francis stayed in the Philippines for 8 months.

Agreed to send to the Philippines and to support Mr. Quanquan for 6 months as a token of gratitude to Fr. John Chen, Rector of the National Seminary.

Pastoral assistance through books Establishing of the “Parish Library – Sister Parish” project. The coordinator in China is Fr. Huang Yu Tao.

Donation of books to the National Seminary in Beijing.

…by all possible means The Concise Bible in English, Chinese and English MP3. Establishing contacts with Chinese priests, Jesuits, SVDs, Maryknollers, Claretians and others.

WORLD

PASTORAL BIBLE FOUNDATION

Reaching a world audience and Continuous update of Liturgy Alive web page in English and Spanish. Monthly Newsletter:

Reaching a world audience Spanish edition: “ ““ “Liturgia Viva”, with the collaboration of Fr. Carmelo Astiz.

Distribution of more than 200,000 copies in Latin America and USA of the new pastoral bible – La Biblia de Nuestro Pueblo. Continuous updating of this edition. At present 100,000 copies more at the press.

Printing and distribution of 80,000 copies of Diario Biblico And 2008 at the press right now. Several other jobs with the press in China: printing of books for Central America and Puerto Rico.

XAVERIAN Project: The Four Gospels – two languages per edition. About 20 languages in preparation.

New Testament bilingual edition (English – Vietnamese). New Testament in Creole for Haiti.

Ongoing Projects

For 2007… –C–Cantonese language study of Fr. Jojo. –N–New editing and translation of the Pastoral Bible into English and Chinese.

–T–The Concise Bible in Chinese: printing and web. –T–The Chinese edition of Daily Gospel 2008 – Editing, printing and distribution.

More for 2007 Christian Community Bible in searchable page The Four Gospels in mp3 format

The Visual Series – 11 Series

Publishing of the Four Gospels in two languages – Ongoing project with Mr. Roger Butland of New Zealand. Teaching and formation of catechists - Fr. Peter Chao. Fr. Peter Chao professor at IIUM. Language school in Zhuhai. and more …

New editions of the new Spanish Pastoral Bible. Diario Bíblico New editions of the Christian Community Bible in English. First edition in Burmese. First edition of the New Testament in Creole for Haiti. Full color magazine with Gospel text for the youth – with SJ Taiwan.

more books –B–B–B–Books for seminaries in China.

–P–P–P–Parish Library project: ongoing

Expanding… –P–Partnership with Fr. John B. Zhang, Director of Faith Press for the publication of Daily Gospel 2008 and other books in Chinese.

–H–Hiring of Chinese web developer, Mr. Yuan Yi for the Zhuhai office.

Real estate investment in Macau and Zhuhai. and dreaming …

Following a proposal of Mr. Liu Bainian during the General Assembly of the Party at the beginning of March we are preparing a project entitled: One WORD One Dream! The Official BIBLE of the Beijing Olympics

Budget 2006 budget Support from the Philippine Province. Support from the Philippine Province. Donation from the Pastoral Bible Foundation. Donation from the Pastoral Bible Foundation. Small income from ministry. Small income from ministry. Support from the Philippine Province. Support from the Philippine Province. Donation from the Pastoral Bible Foundation. Donation from the Pastoral Bible Foundation. Small income from ministry. Small income from ministry.

Donation of the General Government for the purchase of three apartments Euro175,000 payable in two years. 2. Support of the Philippine Province: $18, Contribution of the Pastoral Bible Foundation $54,000 (estimated). 4. Small income from ministry. Approved Budget Approved Budget

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