It is matter of immense joy for me to see the Family Service Centre making strives of progress. The credit goes to the Managing Committee, all our faculty, our department co-ordinators, our staff members, the members of the Centre, the benefectors and all those associated with it. It has been a wonderful experience to work as a team in collaborative leadership. The Archbishop-Patriarch has been very supportive towards the Centre. The Clergy, the religious and the laity along with the people of good will, have been very appreciative of the various programmes that have been organised for different audiences in and around Goa. Through the electronic multi-media programmes the Centre has been spreading the message of building happy, healthy and holy families.

In these days the Family Service Centre is gearing all its energy towards the organization and hosting of the XV ASIA PACIFIC CONGRESS (ASPAC) on Love, Life and Family, along with the Human Life International, Asia Pacific. HUMAN LIFE: MYSTERY, MARVEL & MANDATE is the theme chosen for this historic event. This programmes will be held at Taleigao Community Centre from the 28^th to the 31^st of October 2008. The response seems to be overwhelming, not only from the Asia Pacific delegates but also from the National delegates and above all our own Goan delegates. We hope and pray that this Pro Life event will leave imprints in the hearts and minds of all the delegates.

It is my earnest wish that the Family Service Centre continue offering it's dedicated services to all the families, thus strengthening them in building a good society and a stable nation.