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Volume 7, Number 4
Wednesday, February 20, 2008

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CHAMINADE U. RECEIVES PRESIDENTIAL SERVICE AWARD


Banners of the Marianist Founders adorn Henry Hall on the Chaminade University campus.

Chaminade University of Honolulu is one of only three colleges and universities nationwide to receive the Presidential Award for Service to Youth from Disadvantaged Circumstances from the Corporation for National and Community Service. The award is the highest recognition a school can achieve for service learning and civic engagement. Chaminade’s achievements include 62,000 hours of service performed by the university community with 85 percent of the student body participating in service to disadvantaged youth. “We consider service to be a key component in educating our students and preparing them to become engaged citizens,” said Chaminade President Sue Wesselkamper. The Corporation for National and Community Service is a federal agency focused on service and volunteering. The organization also named St. Mary’s University in San Antonio to its community service honor roll. Read more about CUH’s award and a story from the Honolulu Advertiser.

Nolan Kido ( faculty member), Rachel San Agustin (student), Candice Sakuda, director of CUH’s service learning, and Richard Kido (faculty member) received the Presidential Service Award at the American Council on Education conference Feb. 11 in San Diego, Calif.

 

HAWAI’I LAY MARIANISTS GATHER FOR COMMITMENT MASS


At the commitment ceremony, Hawai’i Lay Marianists with MLNNA area representative Julie Nagasako (far right) and national leadership team member Kay Stone (far left). Photo courtesy of Kay Stone

Members from five Lay Marianist communities active in Honolulu gathered for their annual commitment ceremony on Feb. 3 at the Mystical Rose Oratory in Honolulu. Fr. Jim Bartlett (Marianist Hall, Honolulu) was the celebrant. The ceremony, conducted by Julie Nagasako and Kay Stone, included initial commitments and recommitments of the Lay Marianists.

 

SIX ATTEND DISCERNMENT RETREAT IN SAN ANTONIO


At the discernment retreat, front, Heribertus Denny, Alfonso de la Torre-Navarte, Sr. Gretchen Trautman, Bro. Roberto Rivera and Paul Trozzi; middle, Brian Bui, Sr. Grace Walle, Joe Ojile, Bro. Richard Roesch, Bro. Jim Wisecaver and Stephen Ovalle, back, Fr. Norb Brockman, Bro. Jim Jaeckle, Fr. Tim Dwyer and Bro. Bob Donovan

A Marianist vocation retreat on the campus of St. Mary’s University in San Antonio Feb. 1 to Feb. 3 brought together six men considering religious life and priesthood. Presenters and panelists were Fr. Norb Brockman and Bros. Bob Donovan, Roberto Rivera, Richard Roesch, Jim Jaeckle and Jim Wisecaver, Fr. Tim Dwyer and Srs. Gretchen Trautman and Grace Walle. Highlights of the weekend included visiting Marianist communities in San Antonio and the Emmaus Walk, where participants are paired with presenters for discussion. View a slideshow of the weekend. (Note: slideshow requires a software download to view.)


Clockwise from top, Heribertus Denny and Paul Trozzi; Bros. Lester Kaehler and Bob Donovan; Stephen Ovalle, Sr. Durie Kim, Heribertus, Sr. Marcia Buchard and Sr. Laola Hironaka. Photos courtesy of Heribertus Denny

 

MARIANISTS PARTICIPATE IN ASSEMBLY IN RUMBEK, SUDAN


In Rumbek, Bro. Paul Kageche, Fr. Martin Solma, Bishop Caesar Mazzolari, Bro. Joseph Maricky and Bro. Stan Zubek. Photos courtesy of Bro. Paul Kageche

Four Marianists from the District of Eastern Africa participated in the diocesan Assembly Feb. 7 to Feb. 14 in Rumbek, Sudan. The brothers were in Sudan to explore a request by Bishop Caesar Mazzolari for the Marianists to open a teacher training college in Rumbek. Attending the meetings were Bro. Paul Kageche, Bro. Joseph Maricky and Fr. Martin Solma. Bro. Stan Zubek attended as director of the Bakhita Formation Centre in Kitale, Kenya (a junior seminary for the Rumbek diocese). The Marianists visited the proposed site of the new college and held discussions with Bishop Mazzolari and the diocese director of education. It is hoped that the new center would provide 700 trained teachers and help strengthen the Church in southern Sudan. According to Fr. Martin, the District Council is willing to respond, but issues such as funding need to be resolved. “The days in Rumbek made it clear the need is real and extremely important,” he said.


The Cathedral of the Holy Family in
Rumbek

 

YOUNG ADULTS GATHER FOR RETREAT IN CAPE MAY POINT


With the retreatants, Anthony Fucci (retreat center director), front, center, Ruth Hinde (Marianist Volunteer Program), second row, fourth from left; Bro. Mike O’Grady, fourth row, center; Novice Nicole Trahan, fourth row, fourth from right; Brian Reavey (Marianist LIFE) back, third from right; Fr. Ted Cassidy, back, second from right; and Ben Dougherty (NACMS), back, third from left. Photo courtesy of Anthony Fucci

Bro. Mike O’Grady, assistant director of novices, was the facilitator for the annual Young Adult Retreat Feb. 1 to Feb. 3 at the Marianist Family Retreat Center in Cape May Point, N.J. The event drew 46 participants, its largest gathering, from around the country. Bro. Mike focused on the topic “Living with Grace.” Participant Ruth Hinde enjoyed connecting with other young adults and sharing experiences on living away from home, working with people of various ages, and the struggles of faith in a secular society. “It was good to hear their stories and learn from the ways they approached difficulties,” she said.

 

MORE FOUNDER’S DAY EVENTS FROM AROUND THE PROVINCE

In San Juan, Puerto Rico


At the award celebration, Bro. Armando Añeses, Bro. Reinaldo Berríos, Dr. Pablo Báez, Dr. and Mrs. Juan Salgado, José Ramón Vázquez, Esq., Fr. Donald Wallace and Bro. Francisco González. Photo courtesy of Marilú Vicens

Colegio San José in Puerto Rico held its annual Founder´s Award celebration on Jan. 25, recognizing the work of people who support the school and represent Fr. Chaminade´s legacy. Bro. Francisco González, CSJ president, presented awards to Dr. Pablo Báez ´77, José Ramón Vázquez, Esq. ´84, president of the alumni association, and Dr. Juan Salgado and his wife Mari. Congratulations to all!

In Honolulu


ABOVE: Bro. Jerry Bommer and Chaminade University President Sue Wesselkamper (far right) present Founder’s Day Awards on Jan. 23 to Patti Lee Robinson (outstanding faculty member), Candice Sakuda (outstanding staff member) and Angela Gregory (outstanding student); BELOW: Honolulu Marianist communities gather to sing Salve Regina at the Founder’s Day Mass at the Mystical Rose Oratory. Photos courtesy of Kay Stone

In St. Louis

Chaminade College Preparatory in St. Louis honored teacher James Zolnowski and alumnus James Kahlmeyer for their contributions to the school on Jan. 25 during a Fr. Chaminade Day liturgy. Read more about the honorees.


Fr. Ralph Seifert
, Chaminade president, presents awards to James Kahlmeyer (photo left) and James Zolnowski (right). Photos courtesy of Karen Carroll

 

CLEVELAND AREA CELEBRATES CHAMINADE DAY

TWO NEW LAY AFFILIATES MAKE PUBLIC COMMITMENT


The brothers of Cleveland gather on Chaminade Day: front, Bros. Dave Conrad and Jack Dempsey (director of Marcella Road community), Fr. George Abmayr and Bros. Bob Dzubinski and George Kemmett (director of St. Al's community); back, Bros. Paul Hoffman, Joe Scheible and Dave Murphy, Fr. Bill Behringer and Bro. Will Halloway.

On Jan. 20, two faculty members of Villa Angela-St. Joseph High School made a public commitment as Lay Marianist Affiliates into the Society of Mary during a Eucharist to celebrate Chaminade Day at St. Aloysius Church in Cleveland. Fr. Bill Behringer, principal celebrant and homilist, and Fr. George Abmayr presided over the Rite of Affiliation ceremony for William Raddell and Stephen Wallace. Raddell is a religion teacher, member of campus ministry and director of Mission Effectiveness at VASJ; Wallace is business and technology chair at the school. A reception followed the Eucharist. Also attending were three Lay Marianist Affiliates from Pittsburgh and five members of Common Bond.


Clockwise from top left, new affiliates Steve Wallace and Bill Raddell; Common Bond members who attended: Tom Corrigan, Mike Reiling, Joe Clark, Jack Veasey and Bob Mc Auliffe; Fr. Bill Behringer, principal celebrant and homilist; and Lay Affiliates from Pittsburgh who braved the snow to attend: Antoinette Graupe and Jim and Rita Finn

 

CHAMINADE-MADONNA HONORS RELIGIOUS AT CELEBRATION


At the Founder’s Day Gala, seated, Sr. Grace Messarge, SSND, Sr. Marie Danielle Amspacher, SSND, standing Principal Gloria Ramos, Bro. John Campbell, Fr. Dan Doyle, Fr. John Thompson and Assistant Principal for Student Affairs Colette Varese Weinstein

More than 160 people gathered on Feb. 2 at the Hillcrest Golf & Country Club in Hollywood, Fla., to honor five religious leaders, including three Marianists, for their contributions to Chaminade-Madonna College Preparatory school in Hollywood. The tribute was part of C-M’s annual Founder’s Day Gala, which benefits the school’s scholarship funds. The Marianists honored were Bro. John Campbell (Center Marianist, Honolulu), Fr. Dan Doyle (Hollywood, Fla.) and Bro. Charles Roggemann (Mercy Siena, Dayton). Bro. John, who served the school for over 40 years, was the first president of Chaminade High School. Fr. Doyle has served C-M as a teacher, spiritual counselor, chaplain and past president of the school. Bro. Charles taught at C-M for over 30 years until his retirement in 2005. Fr. John Thompson, C-M president, served as master of ceremonies. Also in attendance were Fr. Jack McGrath and Bros. George Endres, Ray Kane, Don Neff and Kevin Whelan. Srs. Marie Danielle Amspacher, SSND, and Grace Messarge, SSND, also were honored. The Notre Dame Sisters ran Madonna Academy which merged with Chaminade High School in 1988. Congratulations to all! Read more about the honorees.

 

BRO. RAY KANE CELEBRATES GOLDEN JUBILEE


Bro. Ray
(right) is congratulated by Bro. Kevin Whelan
Chaminade-Madonna College Preparatory recently celebrated the Golden Jubilee of Bro. Ray Kane with a Mass at Nativity Church in Hollywood, Fla. Fr. John Thompson presided at the celebration, which was attended by over 900 students, faculty and staff members. Also in attendance were Bros. George Endres and Kevin Whelan. A reception followed at the Marianist Center in Hollywood. Bro. Ray has served at C-M for eight years as a guidance counselor and substitute teacher. “The students who I have been blessed to be associated with have helped me to appreciate more and more God’s involvement in our lives in so many mysterious ways,” said Bro. Ray. Our best wishes to Bro. Ray!

 

PLEASE PRAY FOR THE REPOSE OF THE SOUL OF . . .


Bro. Art
, early years

Bro. Art
, recent

Bro. Art Dofing (Marianist Residence, San Antonio), 74, who died Feb. 10, 2008, in San Antonio. May he rest in peace. Bro. Art was a teacher in Texas, Missouri, Illinois and Wisconsin and ministered for several years as a family counselor. There was a wake and memorial Mass for Bro. Art in San Antonio on Feb. 13 at the Marianist Residence. A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated Feb. 16 at Our Lady of the Pillar Church in St. Louis. Fr. Joe Uvietta was the presider and homilist. Burial was at Maryhurst Cemetery on the campus of St. John Vianney High School in St. Louis. Read Bro. Art’s obituary.

Bro. Robert Kelly (Mercy Siena, Dayton), 84, who died Feb. 1, 2008, in Dayton. May he rest in peace. Bro. Bob had a 45-year career in education. He was a member of the first Marianist community in Ireland, and he helped establish St. Laurence College in Dublin. Bro. Bob also spent many years as a teacher and administrator at St. Joseph College in Yokohama, Japan. A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated on Feb. 7, 2008, at Queen of Apostles Chapel at Mount St. John in Dayton. A memorial Mass also was celebrated Feb. 9 at the Marianist community in Dublin. Read Bro. Bob’s obituary.

Bro. François Marie Jestin (Province of France), 93, who died Feb. 15, 2008, in Créteil, France. May he rest in peace. Read Bro. François Marie’s memorial card. Bro. François Marie’s obituary will appear in the next issue of FamilyOnline.

Please pray also for Arockiasamy, Wilfred Fatooh, Mark Homan, William Maguire, Sr. Lucille Masek, Michael McMahon, Jessie Bull de Muller, Joseph Pistone, Kathy Richter, Eugene Streckfus and Chuck Weierich. Read more.

Editor's note: On behalf of his family, Fr. Kip Stander would like to express to the Province and the Family of Mary thanks, appreciation and gratitude for the prayers, condolences, and presence in many ways upon the death of his dad. This support certainly helped them celebrate him and his passing to eternal life in a fitting manner.

 

MARIA LAACH ABBEY ROAD, GERMANY


Photo courtesy of Bro. Bob Resing, S.M. Bro. Bob's images are available for sale as note cards or prints. To order, visit www.resingart.com

 

PLEASE PRAY FOR THE HEALING OF . . .

Bro. Jim Abel (currently at Mercy Siena, Dayton), who is being treated for a foot infection.

Bro. Walter Ebbesmeyer (Curé of Ars, St. Louis), who has been hospitalized with severe flu, bronchitis and pneumonia.

Bro. Max Beyer (Mercy Siena, Dayton), who is suffering renal failure and congestive heart failure and has entered hospice.

Fr. Ed Jach (DeSales Crossings, Cincinnati), who has been diagnosed with cancer and will begin treatment.

Please pray also for Sr. Marie Abmayr, Matthew Almeida, Jose Alvarenga, Paul Dirks, Angelica Estrada, Barbara Metzger, Rev. Mr. James Paul, Carmen Salvador, Frank Ungerer and Sal Yemane. Read more.

 

REGISTER NOW FOR MARIANIST VIRTUAL LEARNING COURSES

Patti Gehred, coordinator of the Virtual Learning and Curriculum Innovation for NACMS, announces the spring/summer schedule for Marianist online learning. Read the course list. For more information go to the VLC Web site or E-mail Patti.

 

WHO'S DOING WHAT. . .


Fr. Martin

Bro. Daniel
Fr. Martin Solma and Bros. Daniel Wang’ombe and Moses Atito (District of Eastern Africa) were recently quoted in National Catholic Reporter stories about the strife in Kenya. Read the Feb. 8 story and letter from the editor.

Bro. Desmond Howard, a Marist brother and former director of the Third-Age Renewal Program in Manziana, Italy, recently visited with Bros. José Degorio and Robert Maruyama in Honolulu. Bro. Desmond is the new rector of formation for Marists from Asia and Oceania.
Bros. José, Desmond
and Robert

Congratulations to Sr. Laura Leming who was promoted to associate professor in the University of Dayton’s Department of Sociology, Anthropology and Social Work. Sr. Laura recently presented a paper, “A Disturbance in My Heart: Indian Christian Women on Paths of Empowerment,” at a conference on “Women, Leadership and Community” in New Delhi, India.


Bro. Gary
(left) plays Fr. Farley
Bro. Gary Morris (Chaminade Pohaku, Honolulu), who is starring in The Actor’s Group production of “Mass Appeal” in Honolulu, appeared in a theater review given by the Hawai’i Catholic Herald. Read the review.

Bro. Mel Meyer (Curé of Ars, St. Louis) is featured in an ad campaign by the American Welding Society. Bro. Mel uses welding techniques to create many pieces of art at the Marianist Galleries in Kirkwood, Mo. View an enlarged version of the ad.

Bro. Charles Johnson, national vocation director, spoke about Blessed Chaminade and religious life on Feb. 7 to students in grades 5 through 8 at Our Lady of the Pillar grade school in St. Louis.

Bro. John Lemker (novitiate, Dayton) is exhibiting several of his nature photographs at Gallery Saint John in Dayton through March 23. Find out more.
“Winter Sunrise” by Bro. John Lemker

 

CELEBRATING THE LUNAR NEW YEAR IN DAYTON


At the Lunar New Year celebration, Novice Brandon Alana, Bro. Tom Wendorf, UD international students Jungho, Iris and Shin, and Bro. Dennis Schmitz. Fr. Louis Cho took the photo.

In honor of the Lunar New Year, celebrated by Asians on Feb. 7, Fr. Louis Cho invited a group of Marianists and University of Dayton international students to a celebratory meal at a local Korean-Japanese restaurant. On Lunar New Year, it is customary in Korea for the young to bow to their elders and receive small envelopes of money. Fr. Louis, who is currently living at the novitiate, demonstrated by bowing to Bro. Dennis Schmitz, who handed Fr. Louis a dollar bill. The dollar bill went around the table several times as group members had fun bowing to one another. Happy Lunar New Year!

 

PEACE & JUSTICE UPDATE:

Lenten Booklet Available. The Marianist Environmental Education Center has produced a Lenten Energy Fast booklet that includes “40 Ways in 40 Days” to conserve energy and Scripture-based reflection questions. Download from the MEEC Web site and click on “Energy Fast.”

Province Immersion Trips. Important Reminder! The deadline to sign up for the immersion trips to the Mexican-American border and to serve in New Orleans with Catholic Charities is Feb. 24. Find out more.

40 With the Last 40. Marianists in Spain are marking the 40 days of Lent by considering the 40 countries with the lowest Index of Human Development. “Forty Days with the Last 40” hopes to raise awareness about the situations of the poorest countries and the difficulties faced by women and children in these countries.

My Journey to Justice. Advancing justice is an integral part of every ministry in the Marianist Province. Myles McCabe, Province director of peace & justice, invites all Marianists to share their experiences in living out this pledge and its impact on Marianist life. E-mail Myles to submit your story.

Read "Living the Social Gospel" by Bro. Jack Somerville

 

TEXAS LAY MARIANISTS GATHER FOR CELEBRATION


Lay Marianist Juanita Rangel reads a reflection on ”The Feast of the Presentation” by Fr. Bert Buby at a recent gathering in Texas of Lay Marianists from Denton and Fort Worth. Photo courtesy of Paul Dworak

 

GOOD TO KNOW

 
 

Feb. 28 – March 1
Provincial Council Meeting

Feb. 28 – March 2
Los Angeles Religious Education Congress

MORE

OUT AND ABOUT. Read the upcoming travel schedule of members of the Provincial staff in St. Louis.

RETREAT SIGN UP. Just a reminder that 2008 retreat registration is due by March 15. Please note the St. Edmund’s retreat is full. Information about the retreats is available on the PORTAL.

PERSONNEL CHANGES. Read the changes. Remember that personnel information on SM Connect (PORTAL) is updated on a regular basis. A PDF version of the Personnel Book is also available on the PORTAL under the “Personnel” link.

 

MARIANIST FOUNDERS CAN BE FOUND ON FACEBOOK

The Marianist Founders have profiles on the social networking Web site Facebook. If you have a Facebook profile, or would like to register and create one, you can add Adèle and the other Founders as Facebook friends and join the growing number of Marianist groups on the site. On Facebook you can keep in touch with Marianists around the world and learn more about Marianist organizations and activities, like the Adèle Social Justice Project.

 

GOVERNOR’S ISLAND HOSTS PEER RETREAT TEAMS FROM UD


Bro. Paul Bredestege
reports that two peer retreat teams from the University of Dayton – Metanoia and More2Life – gathered at Governor’s Island in January to plan their programs. Bro. Paul says that thanks to the UD director of campus retreats, David Conard, there will be more retreats this year, many of them to be held at Governor’s Island. Shown above, the Metanoia group.

 

THE CLASSIFIEDS

CENTRAL CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL. Several opportunities are available for the 2008 – 2009 school year, including assistant principal for academics, director of campus ministry, counselor and teaching positions in mathematics, social studies, Latin/Spanish and religion. Find out more.

 

FROM THE SCHOOLS . . .

ST. MARY’S UNIVERSITY students performed over 100 hours of community service work on Jan. 26 as part of the school’s biannual “Continuing the Heritage” service day. More than 250 students in the St. Mary’s Leadership Program, coordinated by Sr. Gretchen Trautman, participated. The event began with a welcome by Sr. Gretchen and a prayer and send-off blessing by Fr. John Leies, former president of St. Mary’s.


Fr. John Leies
(far left) and Sr. Gretchen Trautman (kneeling, far left) with St. Mary’s University Leadership Program members. Photo courtesy of Sr. Gretchen

COLEGIO SAN JOSÉ. Congratulations to Black: Guayaba, a rock band that includes three graduates of Colegio San José in Puerto Rico. The group won a Grammy Award Feb. 10 for best Latin rock or alternative album for its album, “No Hay Espacio.” The three CSJ alums are Carlos Colón ´02, Gustavo González ’99 and Javier Morales ´99.
Members of Black:Guayaba: CSJ grads Carlos Colón, Javier Morales and Gustavo González with Gabriel Calero and Carlos ¨Toro¨ Ortiz

ST. MARY’S HIGH SCHOOL. Senior Mark Stuckel was awarded the Fr. Richard O’Shaughnessy Award on Jan. 30 for exemplifying the Marianist spirit throughout St. Mary’s High School. The award’s namesake, Fr. Richard O’Shaughnessy, has instilled the Marianist charism at St. Mary’s since 1984.
Principal
Kevin Hacker, Fr. Richard O’Shaughnessy (seated), Fr. Brad Modde, Mark Stuckel and Assistant Principal Jane Goff

ST. MARY’S HIGH SCHOOL ATTENDS PRO LIFE MARCH IN WASHINGTON, D.C.

On Jan. 22, 24 students from St. Mary’s High School in St. Louis attended the “March for Life” rally in Washington, D.C. The students joined a group of 900 students from the St. Louis area and over 20,000 students from around the country.

ST. JOHN VIANNEY. Former student Joe Pusateri, president of Elite Homes, Inc., in Louisville, Ky., is the builder of a home that was featured on the Feb. 17 “Extreme Makeover” television show on ABC. Joe has a reputation for charitable giving in the Louisville community. Read more.

 

ST. JOHN VIANNEY COMMEMORATIVE GAME. On Feb. 7, three individuals at a Kirkwood, Mo., city council meeting and two Kirkwood policemen were gunned down by a city resident, who also died in the incident. St. John Vianney High School, which is located in Kirkwood, paid tribute to the murder victims with a ceremony at the school’s varsity basketball game Feb. 11 against Kirkwood High School.

 

Both sides wore memorial T-shirts before tip-off and at other points of the game.


ARCHBISHOP MOELLER HIGH SCHOOL. Alberto Delgado, a teacher at Archbishop Moeller, recently traveled to Zaragoza, Spain, and visited with Dolly Stella Quiroga Gaona and her family. Dolly is the sister of Bro. Miguel Angel Quiroga, a Marianist who was murdered in 1998 at age 26 while helping the poor in Columbia, South America. Dolly was interested to find out that one of the houses at Archbishop Moeller, Quiroga House, is named for her brother.
Dolly, with her son Julian, who attends a Marianist school in Zaragoza, and her husband Luis

NOLAN CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL. Congratulations to two seniors who earned top honors in the Texas Music Educators Association area auditions. Emily Rew placed in the top choir at TMEA All-State, the Mixed Choir and Alissa Davis placed 1st chair in the state for TMEA All-State 4A Symphonic Band.

EDUCATION MINISTER DEDICATES ROOM AT ST. LAURENCE

Mary Hanafin, Ireland’s minister of education and science, visited St. Laurence College in Dublin on Jan. 21 to dedicate the government-sponsored renovation of the school’s Design and Communications Room. Mary is shown with Bro. Jim Contadino, Fr. Neville O’Donohue, Bro. Fred Rech and Fr. Mike Reaume. View more photos from St. Laurence. Photo courtesy of Bro. Jim Contadino

 

SCHOOL LEADERSHIP TEAM MAKES RETREAT IN CALIFORNIA


At the retreat, front, Chris Case-Anderson, Bro. Jack Ventura, Mike Valentine (middle school principal) and Fr. Jim Mueller (school chaplain); back, Bro. Tom Fahy, OSF (high school principal), Rob Webb, James Adams (school president), Janet Koller and Yannis Grammatis; not shown, Ellen Celaya

The President’s Council of Chaminade College Preparatory in Chatsworth, Calif., gathered Feb. 4 for its annual one-day, mid-year retreat. The day of reflection, led by Bro. Jack Ventura, Office of Religious Life, focused on “Creating a Culture of Marianist Spirituality” through invitation, leadership and acting as a small faith community.

 

OOPS…

In the Feb. 5 issue of FamilyOnline we incorrectly identified Fr. Joe Uvietta as Fr. Al McMenamy in the article about the St. John Vianney Chaminade Day Mass. Our apologies for the mistake!

 

NEWSLETTER
CENTRAL

CFL. Read the February 2008 issue of High Tidings, the newsletter from the Christian Family Living Center in N. Topsail, N.C.

MLNNA. Read the February 2008 issue of MLNNA E-News from the Marianist Lay Network of North America.

 

JUST ONE MORE...

Pirates of the Marianist Province


Bros. Tony Pistone and LeRoy Viera enjoy a break from the rainy California weather with a day as pirates at Ventura Harbor. Photo courtesy of Bro. Jim Wisecaver

 

PROVINCE
BIRTHDAYS

Editor's Note: If you would like your e-mail address eliminated from FamilyOnline for security reasons, please e-mail Ann Mueller.

February

20 - James Heft James.Heft@notes.udayton.edu
  Michael Lisbeth mlisbeth@juno.com
  Paul Ryan  
  Kevin Whelan kwhelan@cmlions.org
21 - Innocent Chikwanda  
  Fred Halwe fhalwe@aol.com
  Joseph Spehar brojoe@fuse.net
  Irwin Wachtel  
22 - George Abmayr gjabmayr@hotmail.com
23 - August Biehl  
  Vinod V.T.  
25 - Bhaskar Galleli gallelib@rediffmail.com
  John Klein  
  Edward Violett eviolett@gmail.com
26 - John Collins  
  Thomas Jalbert tjalbert@riordanhs.org
27 - Donald Geiger donald.geiger@notes.udayton.edu
  Vincent Wayer arius227@aol.com
29 - Joseph Mwaura kmwaurake@yahoo.com

March

1 - Darwin Joseph G. darwingmp@yahoo.com
  Marcus Tuti tutimarcus@yahoo.co.in
2 - Norbert Brockman ponorb@aol.com
  Richard Dix rdix@stmarytx.edu
3 - Patricia Reeg preeg@sm-usa.org
4 - James Bartlett jbartlet@chaminade.edu
  Thomas Giardino tom.giardino@udayton.edu
6 - Chester Burnog cburnog@vianney.com
  Christian Janson cjanson@swbell.net
  Bernard Ombima  
7 - Thomas Oster smlimuru@yahoo.com
  Albert Edwin Leo U. edvinleo@rediffmail.com

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