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An excerpt from moderator Don Dalphonse's article
on the LIFE program at Good Counsel:
"One of the main reasons for the success of our LIFE program has been due to leadership and preparation. Our senior LIFE leaders have accompanied Don and Randy over the past three years to the summer LIFE program in Ohio (Marianist LIFE Central), and this has been one of the main reasons for the growth of our program. Six rising seniors have had the opportunity to build faith, received inspiration, acquire skills and develop enthusiasm from this summer experience. Upon returning to Good Counsel, our students remain inspired and this inspiration has activated a renewed sense of "living their faith" through the LIFE program." To read Don's entire article, click here. |
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In order to better share our gifts and talents to
enhance the Marianist LIFE Community experience,
the national office has set up an online Resource
Website for all students and moderators to access.
There are more than 60 online
resources currently available; however, we
still need your help! In order to assist more students
and moderators, please email us prayer services,
meeting ideas, MLC gathering agendas, fundraising
ideas, pictures, etc. to make it the best possible
interactive website for all involved.
Reminder: The school or parish who submits the
most materials to the national office (in the current
academic year) by May 1, 2008
will receive $475.00 towards their LIFE program.
The administrator, moderator, campus minister, or
youth minister can use it towards a student
scholarship to a summer program or put it towards
the overall budget.
The unique portion of the Marianist LIFE website
is for our use only. The private username for the site
is "marianistlife" and the password is "chaminade".
We hope these resources, and those posted in
the future, will help you and your MLCs.
The resource can be found on our homepage on the
bottom right corner. Please Note:
sometimes the username and password do not work
on the first try. Simply re-enter the username and
password one or two times and you should be
directed to the resource page.
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We are initiating the "2008 Theme Song &
T-Shirt Design Challenge," encouraging and
inviting members of the Marianist LIFE community to
help choose this summer's theme song and help
design our t-shirt. The process is open to all
interested (past and present) students, moderators,
Marianist Young Adults, administrators, and
Coordinating Team members.
If you would like to be involved in the process,
please note the following:
If you have an idea for a 2008 t-shirt design, please
submit your entry (in writing and graphic attachment)
to marianistlife@sm-usa.org by
Friday, April 4th.
The t-shirt must include the Marianist LIFE
logo, the year 2008, and be age-appropriate for both
student and adult participants.
Please spread the word in and among
the Marianist
LIFE community. We will contact you in the near
future to explain the next step of the selection
process and how you can be further involved.
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Due to valuable feedback we have received, the
Marianist LIFE Reunion Retreats to be held in July
2008 will be open to ALL students who have attended
a summer LIFE program and who are 21 years old or
younger. The purpose of these gatherings is
two-fold: 1) to gather and re-connect with others who
experienced a summer LIFE program, and 2) to
broaden the "Living In Faith Experience" and learn
more about what the larger Marianist family has to
offer (young adults in particular). If you happen to be
older than 22 years of age and would like to
participate in this reunion retreat, or similar
experiences in the Marianist family, please contact the
national office for Marianist LIFE at marianistlife@sm-usa.org.
The following are tentative dates for July
2008:
Dayton, OH - University of Dayton :: July 18-20 (includes a visit to Bergamo Center & Marianist LIFE Central's Commissioning) San Antonio, TX - St. Mary's University :: July 25-27 (includes a visit to TECABOCA & Marianist LIFE South's Visitors' Night) Pacific - currently being determined |
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The Office of Peace & Justice for the Marianist
Province supports and communicates current social
justice activities, as well as initiates action to work in
solidarity with the poor and marginalized. An exciting
opportunity offered to young adults and adults is the
Marianist Volunteer Program (MVP). MVP offers
individuals the opportunity to serve those in need, live
in community, and reflect on the volunteer experience
with the Marianist family. Individuals can volunteer
with a variety of agencies in San Antonio, St. Louis and
East St. Louis, Rockaway Park, N.Y., Cincinnati,
Honolulu, and Karonga, Malawi (Africa). The MVP
provides opportunities for faith, spiritual, and personal
development, and empowers a diversity of volunteers
to be partners for peace and justice. Marianist
volunteers live out an option for the poor and
marginalized through a simple lifestyle and cross
cultural service, and experience the Marianist vision of
lay leadership and community. Are you interested?
Visit
www.marianist.com/mvp for more information.
Also, the Office of Peace & Justice offers different
immersion trips across the country and world. Some
include New Orleans, Texas and Mexico (Border
Awareness Experience), and Israel. This provides
Marianist LIFE Communities and/or their moderators
a life-changing, practical follow-up to the Marianist
LIFE social justice module. For more information visit
www.marianist.com/immersiontrips.
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Wishing you and your communities a peace-filled
Lent, Peace,
Marianist
LIFE email:
marianistlife@sm-usa.org phone:
215-634-4116 |
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