3 comments so far.Sannat Priest’s books presented to Adelaide Maltese School
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Recently a set of books in Maltese were donated to the Maltese Language School of Adelaide. On the 23rd of July 2010 the students and teachers of the school invited Father Gabriel Micallef OFM, the Maltese Chaplain for South Australia, to present the teaching material during the first lesson of Term 3.
The author of these books of prose and poetry is Monsignor Anton Saliba from Sannat Gozo and were sent by Anthony Stivala. These books will be displayed in the school library of the Maltese school at the Maltese Cultural Centre, Beverley. These books will be used by teachers and students of the school and by other members of the Maltese community.
The principal of the school, Frank Scicluna, explained how these books were sent from Malta through the generosity of Anthony Stivala, Mgr. Saliba and George Caruana of Torrensville, South Australia. Their intention is to assist teachers and students of the school in their learning and teaching of the Maltese Language and Culture in Australia.
During his short address Father Micallef congratulated the sterling work the Maltese school is contributing among the Maltese community of South Australia to preserve the Maltese language among the present and future generations.
Fr. Micallef then presented the books to the school on behalf of Mgr. Saliba. Father Gabriel had the privilege of meeting Mgr. Saliba during his visit to Malta in April of this year.
The Maltese Language School of Adelaide is affiliated with the Ethnic Schools Board and the Ethnic Schools Association of South Australia and also a member of the Federation of Maltese Language Schools Inc. (Australia). The Maltese school was established in February 1982.
The students and teachers together with Father Gabriel Micallef during the presentation of the books at the Maltese Cultural Centre, Beverley.
Congratulations to Mr.Anthony Stivala and to Mgr. Anton Saliba!
Both of them are ardent to promote the Maltese language abroad, especially in Australia, the second home land thousands of Maltese and Gozitans alike.
I was very pleased to see this event featuring on the Gozo News.com. So Adelaide, as far as I know, is the second city in Australia, where now one can find the books of Mgr. Anton Saliba. It was last November that such books reached the Library of the Maltese Community Council in Parkville Melbourne.
Such donations of Maltese Language books to communities in Australia, will in help those Maltese descendants who wish to learn how to read and write Maltese. Sorry to note that during my visits to Melbourne I noticed that most of the public libraries I attended, lack very much books written in Maltese.
Congratulations for the very good work that you are doing Mr.Anthony Stivala, Mr.John B Camilleri and Mgr. Anton Saliba.
These three are representing and promoting our Maltese language abroad especially in Australia and the village of Sannat. They are all making us proud! Keep up the hard and excellent job dear friends.
Thank you very much!!
Wow. Congratulations. Anthony Stivala we need more people like you my friend.
I take my hat off to you.
Mary Anastasi