General Information, The Board, The President, The Office

• April 15 – 16: JCEAO Consult Meeting, JCEAO Office
• April 17 - May 20: Sabbatical
• May 21 – 27: In Cambodia for Jub Phokthavi's Priesthood Ordination
• June 3 – 9: In Rome
• June 19 – 28: East Timor visit
• June 29 – July 6: In Sydney, Australia for Province Gathering

• April 13 - 15: Theological Cooperation Working Group Meeting
• April 15 - 16: JCEAO Consultors Meeting
• May 29 - 30: Meeting of Preparatory Group for Social Apostolate Workshop

All these will be held in Quezon City, Philippines.

• March 13 - 17: With Jesuits in Thailand for the Regional Discernment
• March 18 - 21: With Jesuits in Cambodia for Jesuit Service Cambodia Planning
• March 23 - 25: Visit to Zamboanga City, Philippines
• March 27 - April 5: In Australia
• April 15 - 16: JCEAO Consult Meeting, JCEAO Office
• April 17 - May 20: Sabbatical
• May 21 - 27: In Cambodia for Deacon Jub Phokthavi's Priesthood Ordination

Newly appointed Jesuit Conference for East Asia and Oceania (JCEAO) President Fr. Mark Raper, SJ bikes around the Ateneo de Manila campus and understandably, speaks with a distinctive Australian twang. Father Raper, in an interview with The Windhover's Frank Savadera, SJ speaks to us about his experience of the 35th General Congregation, his work with the refugees and the evolving challenges being faced by the entire East Asia and Oceania Assistancy.

A new Conference Formation Delegate, better cooperation on theology and philosophy, regional planning and management, and other concerns kept the major superiors occupied last January 26–29 in Manila.

Jesuit formation and apostolic planning were high on the list for the thirteen JCEAO (Jesuit Conference of East Asia and Oceania) major superiors who met in Manila, as guests of the Philippine Province, in the last week of January. The Conference, which meets every six months, is represented by the major superiors of seven provinces and six regions or missions, and covers over fifteen countries.

A sagging ceiling indicated a leaky roof of the Sonolux building. And one thing led to another.

The Novice Masters were in Singapore on January 15–23 under the leadership of Fr Colin Tan (MAS). Fr Philip Heng (MAS), who used to coordinate the group was sorely missed. Vocation Promoters had the privileged of using the newly renovated JCEAO conference room, which was formerly the Vietnam Service Desk. Fr Xave Olin (PHI) organized the group and they shared a session, dinner and a night with the Major Superiors. For the rest of the year, here's the list of Conference activities.

• February 20–23 in Bangkok to attend Thailand's Regional Discernment
• February 23–March 02 in Phnom Penh to join the Cambodia Jesuit Mission discernment and planning.
• March 14 in Thailand for the continuing regional discernment.

• January 15–23: Novice Masters' Meeting, Singapore. Fr Philip Heng, coordinator.
• January 26–29: Vocations Promoters' Meeting, Quezon City, Philippines. Fr Xave Olin, coordinator.
• January 26–29: Major Superiors' Meeting, Quezon City, Philippines.

Beginning December 12, Fr Mark will be traveling to Myanmar, Thailand, Australia and Singapore. He will return to Manila on January 20, 2009.

Fr Minh-Uoc will be visiting Australia from December 5, 2008 to January 6, 2009.

On December 28, 2008–January 2, 2009, Fr Tom Steinbugler will be visiting friends in Davao City and in Cagayan de Oro City.

The JCEAO Office will be closed from December 24, 2008 to January 4, 2009.