Visit the District web site www.delasalle.org regularly to see what’s happening.  Here is a sample of recent items of interest.

A Death in the Family: Brother Richard Camara, FSC:  Brother Richard Camara, a Brother of the District of San Francisco since 1954, died on January 11 in Concord, California.  His funeral will be in Napa on Saturday, January 17.  For complete information, visit www.delasalle.org.

Alumnus and Alumna Say Thanks:  Read the talk that Mary Miller, class of 2005 at De La Salle North Catholic, gave to the ‘Changing Destinies” luncheon at the school.  Read the appreciation that Matt Flemer, class of 2008, expresses for the education he received at Saint Mary’s College High School in Berkeley. Both are in the NEWS at www.delasalle.org.

Presidential Changes:  At San Miguel High School in Tucson, Elizabeth Goettl has announced that she will take up a new post in July at the national offices of the Cristo Rey Network.  For more, see the NEWS at www.delasalle.org.   At Justin-Siena High School in Napa, Robert Jordan has been named the President, to succeed Brother Robert Wickman, FSC, in July. Complete information is in the story at www.delasalle.org.  The Napa Valley Register interviewed Brother Robert and Robert Jordan for a front-page story: to read the Register’s article, visit the Justin-Siena web site www.justin-siena.org

Our 140th anniversary story continues:   Just posted are Chapters 5 and 6 of the history of the District: In the early years of the twentieth century the District of San Francisco experienced a series of disasters, difficulties, and setbacks. Facing earthquakes, fires, lack of funds, few vocations, and controversies over curriculum, Lasallian education in the west was in for tough times.  To read all about it, go to www.delasalle.org and click on the District History icon.  Also posted on this History page are congratulatory letters and a 15-minute video history.

NATIONAL PRESS FOR LASALLIAN EDUCATION

Momentum magazine November/December issue:   The journal of the National Catholic Education Association carries an article about the District of San Francisco’s program for developing excellent boards of trustees.  Visit the “News and Information” page of the NCEA at www.ncea.org. [If you don’t subscribe to Momentum and would like a copy of the article, please contact me at jgray@dlsi.org.]

America magazine editor’s Lasallian speech is published:  The keynote address on educating for faith and justice given by Father Drew Christiansen, SJ, at the Huether Lasallian Conference in November has been published by the Catholic New Service in its ORIGINS periodical, the December 4 issue.  [If you don’t subscribe to Origins and would like a copy of the keynote address, please contact me at jgray@dlsi.org.]

VOCATION AWARENESS

On the national level, a new website has recently been launched to introduce the vocation of the De La Salle Christian Brothers.  Visit www.brothersvocation.org.

In this District, the ‘Called and Chosen’ Vocation Retreat for female students takes place January 17-19, following a successful retreat for male students held in November. (For a story on the November retreat, see  http://www.delasalle.org/2008LasallianVocationRetreat.shtml.)
There will also be Vocation Discernment retreats for men at Mont La Salle in 2009. Visit www.delasalle.org and click on the headline “Explore the Brother’s Life.”

WHAT”S UP AT DISTRICT SCHOOLS?   Here is a small sample of what can be found online: 

Cathedral High School, Los Angeles:  At www.cathedralhighschool.org, click on the “CHS Photo Club” tab to browse through some very cool photo galleries.  Click the “Purple Letter” tab to read the current school newsletter, with its lead story about Brother Chris Patiño, a Cathedral alum and the District’s newest Brother.

Christian Brothers High School, Sacramento: The latest “Falcon Family News” is online, with a round-up of fall semester sports, including the women’s volleyball team’s great showing in the state championship tournament.  Visit www.cbhs-sacramento.org

De La Salle High School, Concord:  On January 19 in Berkeley the school sponsors the Twelfth Annual Martin Luther King Classic – a basketball tournament with top Bay Area prep teams.  Go to www.dlshigh.org and click on the headline “MLK Basketball Classic.’

De Marillac Academy, San Francisco:  The school’s third annual benefit gala has been set for March 12:  The “Learning for Life - Transforming Lives” evening will be emceed by NBC Television news anchor Diane Dwyer.  For information, visit www.demarillac.org

Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory, San Francisco:  Jason Hill of the San Francisco 49ers football team – a member of the SHCP class of 2003 – was interviewed recently by the San Francisco Chronicle.  To read the story, go to www.shcp.edu and visit the Press Room.

Saint Mary’s College High School, Berkeley:  January 9 was the dedication of the new athletic field named in honor of Thomas M. Brady.  For story and photos, visit www.saintmaryschs.org.

San Miguel High School, Tucson:  Sister Judith Franz of the Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament is featured in MISSION magazine. Read the story of her ‘second vocation’ as the school’s first librarian. The link is in the NEWS area of the Cristo Rey Network web site at www.cristoreynetwork.org. 

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LASALLIANS WEST - JANUARY 2009
A newsletter of the
De La Salle Christian Brothers ● District of San Francisco

For information, contact
J. A. Gray
Director, Office of Communication
De La Salle Institute, Napa, California
707-252-3739