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 Spirit
of Saragossa
Retreat
The offices of
the International
Center for Marianist
formation were the site of the meeting of the Steering Committee [See
photo] which is charged with the promotion and advancement of the
thirty-day Marianist retreat known as "The Spirit of
Saragossa." At the 7-9 July 2008 meeting, the
Committee reviewed the past instances and future plans for the retreat.
In order to assist in the continuing formation of directors capable
of conducting this retreat, several initiatives are being considered,
e.g.: a manual for retreat directors and another training workshop.
According to our information, there have been Saragossa
retreats in the following countries: Kenya,
Chile, India (2), Peru,
Côte d'Ivoire (2), Japan, Togo,
and the USA.
While the full format for this retreat is 30 days, it has been adapted
to a 6, 8, and 10 day format. Samples of these formats in the
original language of the retreat will be on the web site along with
resources developed for these retreats (also in the original
language).
Click here to access
information and resources for this retreat and learn the names of the Steering
Committee. The resources can be adapted for various formation
settings for religious and lay Marianists.
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 Horizons 2010
Committed
Missionaries of Mary in a Globalizing World
The Coordinating
Team for Horizons 2010 [see photo] met in Rome from 23-25 July 2008 to begin
plans for the program with the above theme. The Team planned a draft of
the program that includes pilgrimages, courses on Marianist topics and
various activities to foster family spirit and cross-cultural
competencies among young Marianists from around the world.
Letters have gone out to Unit Superiors of the Society of Mary and the
Daughters of Mary in a call for participants. The program is
planned for 10 July - 10 August 2010 in Bordeaux, France.
Click here to learn about the
members of the Coordinating Team and view photos of the recent meeting
and the site of the program.
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E-Learning Courses:
E-learning
Courses in Spanish. The e-learning initiative for the Spanish-speaking
Marianist world has been successfully launched. The course on the
lives of the founders has been offered twice and is scheduled for several
more offerings in 2009.
I recently
traveled to Argentina
and Peru
to work with members of the Marianist Family to plan and develop
courses. Two more courses - The Marianist Charism and Community in
the Marianist Tradition - are presently being refined and will be ready
in early 2009. Photos of the groups I worked with are on this
page and the names of those involved are on our web site.
Click here to find out information, the schedule of courses
and to register for these courses. The new courses will be added
gradually so come back often to the ICMF web site to find out what is
available.
E-learning Courses in French. The French-speaking e-learning project is
temporarily suspended.
E-learning
Courses in English. The North American Center for Marianist Studies continues to
develop and offer courses. Coming up in the first months of 2009
are the courses on community, charism and leadership. Click here to find out more about these courses and how to
register.
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 USA Province Leadership Development Program
At the request of
the Provincial Council of the US Province, the ICMF -- in the persons of
Ray Fitz, SM and Tom Giardino, SM -- is implementing an eighteen-month
program for leadership development for younger members of that Province.
The eight brothers in the first cohort have begun the program which
includes: a 360-degree on-line assessment instrument with follow-up
coaching; guided reading; a five-day workshop in July 2009; each brother
selecting a "change project" to work on during a year that
includes interaction with each other and mentors and finally a ten-day
workshop and retreat in the summer of 2010.
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Marist-Marianist
Renewal Programs
Marianist religious from various countries
continue to benefit from these programs of ongoing formation. Recently
Leóncio García and José Antonio Villapún from the Province
of Madrid [See photos]
participated in the Third Age program in Spanish at Manziana, Italy.
Presently there are five Marianists in the Third Age English program,
also at Manziana: Beda Ahn (KO); James Moran (US); Joseph Kozar (US);
Donald Neff (US) and Stan Zubek (EA). [See photo]
 
Click here to view the calendar for
programs offered in
2009.
Click here to view a brief description of the various programs.
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 Where
We Were Born:
Scenes from our Foundation
Have you ever wondered what the houses
where Fr. Chaminade lived or Mother Adele was born looked like... or
where Marie Thérèse de Lamourous worked? How did they think about their
vocation and their life journey? Listen as they tell us about their
life journeys and vocations.
With the program "Where We Were
Born," you can get a better idea of just these matters and more,
with the sights and sounds of our Heritage.
This video resource is available in
French, Spanish or English in a DVD (compatible in all regions) and a CD
format. The program is approximately thirty minutes.
If you are interested in purchasing
copies of the program in any of the three languages for use in
communities, schools, formation programs, etc., click here to view some scenes from the program and the order
form.
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 Marianist resources for individual & community
formation
The ICMF is pleased to offer to all members of the Marianist
Family two sets of resources for use in growing in one's understanding
and apostolic commitment as a missionary of Mary in the 21st century.
Click here to access all of
the materials in French, Spanish and English for Stella Maris.
Click here to access the materials for the Spirit of Saragossa retreat.
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Who
is receiving
The ICMF exists to provide ongoing formation resources
that complement the
particular formation that happens in the individual Units of the SM and
in the other branches of the Marianist Family. Therefore, we are
sending this to persons and groups with some responsibility or interest
in ongoing formation, e.g.:
- SM/FMI Unit administrations &
formators
- International Organization of
Marianist Lay Communities Team
- Alliance Mariale administration
- Marianist study centers or other
institutions who are interested
- Other interested individuals or
groups...
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