Sister Ann Marie Lustig, OP, is AFSC. Sister Ann Marie Lustig has been honored by the De La Salle Christian Brothers by being officially named an Affiliated Member of the Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools. The Lasallian Community in Yakima and the Provincialate Community in Napa teamed together to bring her name forward for this honor, in recognition of her decades of effort in advancing the Lasallian education of youth in the District of San Francisco, at Garces High School in Bakersfield, La Salle Catholic College Preparatory in Milwaukie, La Salle High School in Pasadena, the Christian Brothers Retreat House, and, currently, La Salle High School of Yakima. Her congregation of Sisters, the Tacoma Dominicans, has generously supported her through these many years of dedicated Lasallian service.
        There will be two ceremonies marking her Affiliation, the first on Saturday November 15 at La Salle High School, Yakima, and the second on Saturday May 9, 2009, at Mont La Salle in Napa.
        Sister Ann Marie has asked that, in lieu of gifts, donations be made to La Salle High School of Yakima (designated for the Campus Ministry Program).
        Messages and congratulations can be sent to Sister Ann Marie Lustig at La Salle High School, 3000 Lightning Way, Union Gap, WA 98903 or at sam@lasalleyakima.org.

Current Stories, Photos, and Videos...

Visit the District web site www.delasalle.org regularly to see what’s happening.    
Here is some of the latest news:

Brother Jerome Gallegos, FSC, “a students’ principal” and “the essence of hospitality”:  Appreciations of Brother Jerome Gallegos, who died at Mont La Salle on October 17, are offered by some of those who knew him. The story and photos are on the home page at www.delasalle.org.

School Leaders from the District of San Francisco and New Orleans-Santa Fe District Meet:
Recent meetings of the expanded Secondary School Administrators Association at Mont La Salle and of Campus Ministry & Student Activities Directors at the Russian River are reported on. Stories and photos are on the home page at www.delasalle.org.

Michael Richards Is Distinguished Lasallian Educator for the District 2008:  Mike Richards of San Miguel High School in Tucson has been recognized for his many contributions by being named Distinguished Lasallian Educator for 2008 from the District of San Francisco.  Mike and the honorees from other Districts in our U.S.-Toronto Region will received their awards at the Huether Lasallian Conference in Saint Louis.  The full story and photos are on the home page at www.delasalle.org.

Lasallian Immersion in India Captured in Words and Images: Participants in the Vandu Paaru immersion program in summer 2008 share their experience in words, photos, and video. The full story and links are on the home page at www.delasalle.org.

Holiday Custom Meat Sales from Christian Brothers Ranch:  Christian Brothers Ranch at Mont La Salle is an animal husbandry program for at-risk youth in the Napa area that supports the academic, professional, and social development of its young ranchers. The sale of their organically raised meat provides funds for their post-secondary education. The full story and an order form are on the home page at www.delasalle.org.

Spooks, Sprites, and Superheroes:  Trick-or-Treaters Visit Mont La Salle.  The Holy Family Community of Brothers at Mont La Salle hosted a Halloween haunting by second- and third-graders from St. John’s School in Napa.  For a treat – no tricks! – see the story and photos on the home page at www.delasalle.org.

New Lasallian Resources Are Online.

A one-page introduction:
What is Lasallian education? What is the District of San Francisco?
For those who want a brief up-to-date introduction, a new “One-Page Summary” of this District and its mission is available now online. The full-color PDF is printable. 

A six-page Style Guide:
How do we spell key Lasallian terms and what is their proper usage?
If consistency and clarity are goals in your writing about or on behalf of the Lasallian educational mission, this new “Lasallian Style Guide” may be a handy reference tool.

A fourteen-page Glossary of Lasallian Terms:
What are the meanings of those special terms that we hear frequently in Lasallian conversation:  Apostolate, Buttimer, Charism, CIL, Contact, Chapter, Generalate, Huether, LLI, Novice, Partner, Provincial, Region, SECOLI, Visitor, Vows, Young Lasallians…. ?
This updated “Lasallian Glossary” gives brief definitions and explanations of nearly one hundred terms.

For all these new documents, visit www.delasalle.org and click on RESOURCES & LINKS.

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LASALLIANS WEST - NOVEMBER 2008
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