By CBCMSB
Aug 19 2020
We are approaching the Inauguration of The Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conference (FABC) 50 General Conference.
Inauguration
We will inaugurate this General Conference on August 22. This Inauguration will take place at the Shrine of Blessed Nicholas Bunkerd Kitbamrung, in Bangkok. It will begin at noon Bangkok time. This will be a live online event and it will also be available after via social media.
The live streaming will be available at:
FABC 2020 website 50 Years of the FABC | FABC2020 or FABC 2020 – YouTube
Thai Catholic Media – CSCT Thai Catholic Media – สื่อมวลชนคาทอลิกประเทศไทย – Home | Facebook or Thai CatholicMedia -CSCT- – YouTube
LiCAS News LiCAS.news | Facebook or LICAS•NEWS – YouTube
Archdiocese of Bombay Archdiocese of Bombay – YouTube
You may join this or watch it after it is over as a way of participating.
Prayer for FABC 50
We are requesting that after the August 22 inauguration, that all of our people here in Asia enter into a period of prayer for this first ever General Conference. Prayer is an essential preparation. We are sending you a copy of the prepared:
Prayer for FABC 50 – Bahasa Malaysia
We have sent it to all of the FABC Members and asked that it be used after August 22. We have encouraged translations as needed. We have encouraged prayer for the FABC 50 throughout all of Asia.
Song for FABC 50: Song of Asia
We are also sending you The Song of Asia, Bless Our God Who Walks with Us which was written for the FABC 50 General Conference. This will include the words, musical accompaniment, the vocal score. An original video and video also made for this and a minus one version. There are files that can be downloaded at https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1_E9i5tqfcHQUQBQt_Ixxr0LGz0JSCpup?usp =sharing.
We have asked that this song be disseminated so people will be familiar with it and be able to use it after August 22.
The minus 1 version can be used as the music while choirs can sing it. We have asked that they make their own videos of it with a translation as subtitles if they wish. This Song will be officially launched on August 22.
We have requested that it be used as often as possible after August 22.
It is our hope that the prayer and the song will help create awareness and interest and a sense of participation in an Asia wide event. Please encourage the use of these.
See this original LETTER TO ALL
The Central Secretariat of the Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conferences (FABC) is bringing out a book on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the Asian Bishop’s Meeting in 1970 which was the beginning of the FABC This anniversary book is the re-edited collection of the Final Statements of all the eleven Plenary Assemblies of the FABC that were held so far. It also includes the valuable documents of the 1970 Asian Bishops’ Meeting.
The Fifty Years Asian Pastoral Guidance.
For more information on FABC 50, visit www.fabc2020.org
