Oakland, CA St. Bernard Catholic Church Tongan Community President: Vetekina Moala Contact Information: Sosafina Finau, Secretary 1234 61st Avenue Oakland, CA 94621 Phone: 510-706-0545 E-mail: Lfeao@yahoo.com |
Group statistics: as of June 1, 2009: 17 members of Tongan Third Order of Mary.
About 4 moved away. Members include families/children.
Present facilitator: take turns facilitating whoever hosts gathering at their home
Ministries: Reaching out to children to be formed in the Marist Way and consecrated
to Mary.
Meetings: Meet monthly in Tongan language and taking turns in people’s homes for
meeting then dinner. Who ever hosts the meeting facilitates. Marist Tongan priest, Fr.
Anaua occasionally visits CA and comes to give them a retreat. They do not follow a
formation program since they have the litany and prayers in Tongan. They get new
member thru invitation to belong to Mary’s family.
About 4 moved away. Members include families/children.
Present facilitator: take turns facilitating whoever hosts gathering at their home
Ministries: Reaching out to children to be formed in the Marist Way and consecrated
to Mary.
Meetings: Meet monthly in Tongan language and taking turns in people’s homes for
meeting then dinner. Who ever hosts the meeting facilitates. Marist Tongan priest, Fr.
Anaua occasionally visits CA and comes to give them a retreat. They do not follow a
formation program since they have the litany and prayers in Tongan. They get new
member thru invitation to belong to Mary’s family.
