Provincial Delegates of the Vocational Guidance Dimension (VGD) from the Salesian Provincial Conference of South Asia (SPCSA) Region met at SPCI House, New Delhi, from October 8 to 10 for their annual regional gathering. The three-day meeting focused on broadening vocational guidance, integrating discernment into youth pastoral ministry, and expanding the vision of youth accompaniment in our pastoral settings.

To showcase young people’s footballing talent, teamwork, and sportsmanship while promoting the Salesian vision of holistic development and keeping youth meaningfully engaged in sports and away from anti-social activities, St. Xavier’s Higher Secondary School, Pathaliaghat, held the Don Bosco Knockout Football (Open Category) Tournament – Season 4.0 from September 25 to October 12. Thirty-five teams from across Tripura participated.

Believing the family is the first school of human and Christian formation, where love, faith, prayer, and witness nurture vocation, parents, formators, and pre-novices from Odisha, Jharkhand, and Chhattisgarh deepened their understanding of vocation at a two-day gathering at Don Bosco Yuva Kendra, Jharsuguda. The gathering helped 15 parents and relatives of 11 Salesian pre-novices understand each person's vital role in nurturing and accompanying Salesian vocation.