THROUGH
LENT TO EASTER: Brother
Stanislaus Campbell,
FSC, Visitor of the
District of San Francisco,
reflects on the season: “As
we make our way through
Lent toward the annual
celebration of Jesus’ life-giving
death in which our
communion with him
and with one another
has its origin, we
might focus particularly
on our living in
communion, in association
for the service of
the poor through
education. In a global
society marked by
war, violence, division,
litigation, and individualism,
people committed
to living and working
together in communion
or association for
the human and Christian
education of the
young are certainly
not only a counter-cultural
force but a necessary
witness to the young
of how their lives
must be lived if
peace and genuine
happiness are to
be theirs.” But
how, he asks, do
we maintain this
communion and nourish
this association
among us? To read
his answers, click
here.
EVENTS
IN THE DISTRICT
OF SAN FRANCISCO
DISTRICT
ASSEMBLY THIS SUMMER:
The District Assembly
on Mission opens
on July 30 at Saint
Mary’s College
of California: Delegates
are now able to register
online for their
choice of one of
four orientation
meetings that will
help them to prepare
for the Assembly.
DISTRICT CHAPTER: Preparations
are also getting underway
for the District Chapter,
the policy-shaping
body of Brothers that
meets every four years.
Its first session will
be at Mont La Salle
from October 18 to
22. The Preparatory
Committee consists
of Brothers Thomas
Jones, Ronald Roggenback,
George Van Grieken,
Kevin Slate, and Charles
Hilken.
DISTRICT CONVOCATION: On
March 3 and 4 the Christian
Brothers of our District
gathered for their
annual Convocation
at Mont La Salle in
Napa. During the Convocation
several Brothers celebrated
jubilees: Brother Robert
Smith (75 years); Brothers
John O’Neill,
Timothy Ford, Raphael
Phandinh (60 years);
Brothers Clifford Biller,
Joseph Fabiano, and
Jerome Gallegos (50
years); Brothers Jack
Henderson, James Joost,
Jesus Lara, and Kevin
Slate (25 years.) All
these honorees were
in attendance except
Brother Robert Smith,
who, aged 92, works
in Maryland at St.
John’s College.
Proceedings of the
Convocation will be
published in a forthcoming
issue of E-HORIZONS.
VOCATIONS
INNOVATIONS: Brother
George Van Grieken,
FSC, will take on
a new role as Director
of Vocation Ministry
for the District
beginning July 1.
Brothers James Joost
and Kevin Slate will
be wrapping up their
service in vocation
ministry this semester,
and will be visiting
the schools to meet
with the school vocation
coordinators and
with interested young
men. There is also
a new position being
developed in the
Office of Education
at De La Salle Institute
that will coordinate
student programs,
including vocation
programs.
NEWS
BRIEFS from schools
around the
DISTRICT
OF SAN FRANCISCO
BERKELEY
- Saint
Mary’s College
High School student
Jose Taylor is recognized
as one of the Bay
Area’s “Students
Rising Above,” a
program sponsored
by KRON television
to honor and support
students who are
overcoming tremendous
difficulties in order
to secure their secondary
educations and go
on to college. An
interview with Jose
will air on KRON-TV
on their news shows
on April 18, 19,
20, and 22. For more
details, check www.kron.com and www.studentsrisingabove.org.
Since this program
began in 1998, two
other Saint Mary’s
College High School
students and two
De La Salle High
School ( Concord)
students have also
been recognized by
the program.
YAKIMA
- The
Lady Lightning of La
Salle High School soared
past Curlew High to
claim the Washington
State Class B Girls
Basketball State Championship
on March 4. For the
story and photos, see www.kndo.com and
the La
Salle High Web site.
SACRAMENTO
- KBFT
Studios at Christian
Brothers High School
has been named the
number one news broadcast
in the nation by the
Student Television
Network. More than
300 high schools competed
for this award. The “Falcon
TV’ team and
several individual
students were honored
at the national convention
in February. Click
here for full story.
SAN
FRANCISCO - The
intensive and varied
program of service,
outreach, and Christian
formation at Sacred
Heart Cathedral Prep
is highlighted in the
March issue of the
school’s newsletter
SHCP
CONNECTION. In “Campus
Ministry Update” you
can read about retreats,
prayer services, tutoring
aid to local kids,
service immersions
in Tijuana and Montana,
and fundraising for
Lasallian works in
Kenya, Sri Lanka, and
India.
MORAGA
- Saint
Mary’s College
is where it’s
all happening: A forum,
founded by a student,
debates
the ethics of genetic
engineering;
students go to New
Orleans to help to “clean
up and green up” the
ravaged city; an alumna
comes home from Torino with
an Olympic bobsledding
medal; and an alumnus
takes his vows as a
Trappist monk – all
this and much more
is at www.stmarys-ca.edu.
Also, check out the
beautiful new Spring
issue of SAINT
MARY’S magazine,
now online.
To
find out what’s
up at schools throughout
the District, visit
our "Schools
and Works” page
for an alphabetical
listing of District
work with links
to their individual
Web sites.
NEWS BRIEFS
from the U.S./TORONTO
REGION
LOUISIANA
LASALLIANS REBUILD “Whatever
you have heard about
the recovery of the
city, know this:
De La Salle and our
city face a long
climb akin to the
recovery of Europe
after World War II.
The rebuilding will
take years.” So
writes Ken Tedesco,
president of De La
Salle High School
in New Orleans, in
his February update
on the situation.
Ken expresses the
gratitude of Lasallians
in New Orleans for
the massive aid that
has been given. Read
his letter.
New
Director of Communications Celine
Quinio has taken
the position of Director
of Communications
at Christian Brothers
Conference in Landover,
Maryland.
Regional
Initiative Toward
Secondary School
Association More
than 120 chief administrators,
board chairs, and
other representatives
met in San Diego
recently to continue
exploration of closer
association and better
networking among
Lasallian secondary
schools in the U.S/Toronto
Region.
For
more news of the
U.S./Toronto Region,
visit the Web site
of the Christian
Brothers Conference
NEWS BRIEFS
from the
INTERNATIONAL
LASALLIAN MISSION
CENTRO LA
SALLE, MEXICO This
center for “integral
education” in
Tijuana is well known
to many in our District.
Brothers and partners
from this District
were instrumental
in its founding in
1979 and we have
continued to support
its ever-growing
mission of outreach
to the poor. Our
District’s “Venaver” programs
have taken hundreds
of students to Tijuana
to assist with the
work and to learn
from the people there.
An examination of
the impact and meaning
of el Centro’s
work is in a recent
publication now available
on the Rome Web site.
Available
in pdf format in
four languages, it
is also published
in booklet form.
“THE
LASALLIAN CHARISM” AS
IT IS LIVED Another
new publication available
in pdf format is
on Lasallian
Charism . ”‘Charism
is a gift which the
Holy Spirit gives
to a person for community
service or, better
yet, to enable the
person to contribute
to the community’s
mission.” A
full exploration
of the meaning and
history of Lasallian
charism, and personal
witnesses by eight
modern Lasallians
-- including Gery
Short of the District
of San Francisco
and Karin and Michael
Anderer-McClelland
of the Midwest District – make
this a compelling
new document.
WHERE DO
THE RIGHTS OF THE
CHILD BEGIN? Brother
Nicholas Capelle,
FSC, who is now the
Visitor of the District
of France, gives
us a document titled “Est
d é ja homme,
qui le sera.” In
English translation,
that is “It
is already now the
person it will become.” This
MEL
Bulletin No. 22 (also available
in Spanish and Italian)
is an investigation
of human life in
its embryonic and
fetal stages. The
bulletin, Brother
Nicholas writes, “is
meant to provoke
reflection and to
encourage all Lasallian
educators” to
give thought to the
origins of life and
its need for protection.
With essays, international
data, and a glossary,
this is a rich resource.
Available in pdf
format at the Generalate
Web site in Rome.
Also available in
booklet form.
SOME DATES
FROM LASALLIAN HISTORY
-
March 11
On this date in 2001,
five Christian Brothers
were beatified. They
are known as the Martyrs
of Valencia. To know
who they are and why
they died, click
here.
-
March 19 On
this date in 1719,
John Baptist de La
Salle, gravely ill,
celebrated Mass for
the last time . He
would die less than
three weeks later,
on April 7. It is said
that the word went
round in the streets
of Rouen, “The
saint is dead.” To
understand his life
and work and sanctity,
a good resource is
the “Commemorative
Issue” of
Signs of Faith magazine
on our web site.
Many other resources
in Lasallian literature,
history, and documentation
are available online
from the Generalate
Web site at www.lasalle.org.
Teachers
of languages and
cultures: You have
a resource in Rome
-- The
Web site of the Institute
of the Brothers of
the Christian Schools is multi-lingual
and multi-cultural,
with publications
and postings in French,
Spanish, and Italian
as well as English.
It’s a gateway
to the wider Lasallian
world.
LASALLIANS
WEST • MARCH
2006
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