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SEVEN COMPLETE MINISTRY TRAINING IN NAIROBI, KENYA

At the graduation ceremony, Fr. Martin Solma (center) with graduates Bros. Philip Adoka and Floyd Chanda. Photos courtesy of Fr. Martin

Marianists in Nairobi gathered May 10 at the scholasticate community to celebrate the graduation of seven brothers who have completed their initial training for ministry. Bros. Floyd Chanda, Moses Atito Okoth and Philip Adoka graduated from Christ the Teacher Institute for Education at Tangaza College in Nairobi. Bro. Kondwani Nalivata completed his certificate in mechanical engineering from the Nairobi Technical Institute. Three brothers from Togo, Bros. Ferdinand Amana, Jerome Abora and Louis-Daniel Lomie, completed their course work and will receive their bachelor’s degrees formally in October from Catholic University of Eastern Africa. Congratulations to all the graduates!

LEFT: Bro. Chola Mulenga (district superior) with Bro. Floyd Chanda; RIGHT: Bro. Moses Atito Okoth

BRO. JOMO IS CLASS VALEDICTORIAN AT LOYOLA

Celebrating graduation with Bro. Jomo are Bros. Frank O’Donnell and Jerry Sullivan and Fr. Martin Solma. Photo courtesy of Fr. Martin

Congratulations to Bro. Joseph Maria Mwaura (Bro. Jomo) of the District of Eastern Africa, who graduated May 17 from Loyola College in Maryland with a master’s degree in pastoral counseling. Bro. Jomo graduated first of 44 graduate students and served as class valedictorian. He will return to Kenya at the end of June to prepare to become the new novice director for the District of Eastern Africa. Our best wishes to Bro. Jomo in his new ministry!

LALANNE PROGRAM TO EXPAND TO SAN ANTONIO

Debra Sanderman

The Lalanne Program of the University of Dayton Center for Catholic Education is expanding. In August 2008 a Lalanne community will open in San Antonio, according to Debra Sanderman, program director. Lalanne is a program in which teachers make a two-year commitment to teach in a Catholic school while living in community and pursuing professional and spiritual development. The San Antonio community will include four teachers in three schools. The Marianist Foundation is a contributor to the Lalanne program and its expansion. Read more.

MORE FROM THE FIRST PROFESSION IN DAYTON

Our slideshow of the first vow ceremony of Bros. Tom Farnsworth (left) and Luis Gamboa on May 17 in Dayton has been updated with more photos. View the slideshow.

MARIANISTS CELEBRATE JUBILEES IN SAN ANTONIO

Jubilarians celebrating in San Antonio included, front, Frs. Gus Biehl and Herb Pieper and Bros. Ed Loch, Delmar Jorn and Al Kuntemeier; back, Bro. Earl Leistikow and Frs. Jerry Pleva and George Montague. Not present, Fr. Paul Ryan and Bros. Francis Singler and Bob Riemann

Approximately 200 Marianist family members, relatives and friends attended the Marianist jubilee celebration May 17 at the Chapel of Our Lady of Guadalupe at St. Mary’s University in San Antonio. Fr. George Montague (Casa San Juan, San Antonio), who was celebrating his 50th sacerdotal, was the presider. Serving as homilist and celebrating his 50th anniversary as a Marianist was Fr. Jerry Pleva (Wailuku, Maui). Other honorees included Fr. Herb Pieper (80 years and 70th sacerdotal); Fr. Paul Ryan (75 years); Bro. Francis Singler (70 years); Bros. Al Kuntemeier and Bob Riemann (60 years); Bros. Delmar Jorn, Earl Leistikow and Ed Loch (50 years); and Fr. Gus Biehl (50th sacerdotal). A reception followed at the St. Mary’s University Center Atrium. A slideshow of the San Antonio jubilee will appear in the next issue of FamilyOnline. Congratulations and best wishes to all!

At the jubilee celebration, clockwise from top, Fr. Herb Pieper, left, with sibling Bro. Jim Pieper; Bro. Ed Loch renews his vows; Fr. Jerry Pleva preaching; and Fr. Herb receives a standing ovation from the audience. Photos courtesy of Fr. Richard Wosman

FR. GEORGE HONORED AT ST. MARY MAGDALEN PARISH

In April, St. Mary Magdalen parish in San Antonio honored Fr. George Montague on the occasion of his golden sacerdotal. LEFT: Processing into the celebration, Fr. George, who is a priest in residence at St. Mary Magdalen, Fr. Bob Hogan, priest in residence, and Fr. Joseph Mary Marshall, pastor; RIGHT: Fr. George with Fr. John Leies (far left) and Fr. Will Combs, BBD, parochial vicar (right). Photos courtesy of Sr. Stephanie Morales

PERSONNEL NEWS

Fr. John Manahan will join the DeSales Crossings community in Cincinnati in the next week to assist Fr. Ed Jach, pastor of St. Francis de Sales Parish, who is recuperating from surgery. For the past year, Fr. John has done pastoral and campus ministry work at Nolan Catholic High School in Ft. Worth. Our best wishes to Fr. John in his new ministry.

EAST COAST AFFILIATES GATHER FOR RETREAT WEEKEND

In late April, the East Coast Affiliates met as a community for a retreat at St. John’s in Rockaway Beach, N.Y. The retreatants gathered to share, pray, and discuss their identity as Affiliates and as a community. Retreatants attending, front, Bro. Jack Ventura, Pati Krasensky and Denise O’Connor; back, Joanne McCracken, Fr. Paul Reich, Marg Van Herk-Paradis, Carol Weiss and Brian Reavey

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

Bro. Stan Mathews in the Marian Library on the campus of the University of Dayton in 1994

Bro. Stanley Mathews (Mercy Siena, Dayton), 85, who died May 18, 2008. May he rest in peace. Bro. Stan ministered in Cleveland and Dayton for 65 years. He was an English teacher, principal, librarian, the first rector of the University of Dayton and a longtime member of the school's board of trustees. In the former Province of Cincinnati, he served as assistant provincial, director of education, vocation director and councilor. Bro. Stan was a member of the Provincial Chapter and General Chapter. He is remembered as a first-class Marianist, who led with wisdom, kindness and grace. He also loved the Cincinnati Reds. A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated yesterday at Immaculate Conception Chapel at the University of Dayton. Fr. Jim Fitz, assistant provincial, was the presider and represented the Provincial Council. Bro. Mike O’Grady was the homilist and Fr. Tom Schroer gave the eulogy. Burial was today at Queen of Heaven Cemetery at Mount St. John in Dayton. Read Bro. Stan’s obituary.

Fr. Jean-Baptiste Armbruster (Province of France), 85, who died May 16, 2008, in Pessac, France. May he rest in peace. Read Fr. Jean-Baptiste’s obituary.

Bro. Daniel Carry (Province of France), 81, who died May 18, 2008, in Brie, France. May he rest in peace. Read Bro. Daniel’s obituary.

Bro. Hermann Huber (Region of Switzerland), 90, who died May 10, 2008, in Fribourg, Switzerland. May he rest in peace. Read Bro. Hermann’s obituary.

Kumu John Keola Lake, 70, who died May 14, 2008. May he rest in peace. Kumu Lake was the kumu-in-residence at Chaminade University of Honolulu, Hawai’i, and taught at Saint Louis School for more than 30 years, where he started the school’s Hawaiian Studies Program. He graduated from St. Anthony’s High School in Wailuku, Maui. Services will be held May 31 at the Mystical Rose Chapel on the Saint Louis School and Chaminade University campus. Read his obituary in Honolulu’s Star-Bulletin.

Please pray also for Mark Brookey, Edward Malone, Amalia Pedraza, Mr. Soreng and Vernon Winter. Read more.

MOUNT ST. JOHN, DAYTON

Photo courtesy of Bro. Jim Wisecaver

PLEASE PRAY FOR THE HEALING OF . . .

Fr. Ed Jach (DeSales Crossings, Cincinnati)

Fr. Cy Middendorf (Mercy Siena, Dayton)

Bro. Urban Naal (Cupertino, Calif.)

Fr. Richard O’Shaughnessy (Curé of Ars, St. Louis)

Bro. John Rohe (Marianist Residence, San Antonio)

Please pray also for John Brossart, Dennis Dyckes, Howard and Shirley Gillespie, Frank Kopczyk, Kathy O’Connor and Dan Paul. Read more.

NOVITIATE COMMUNITY BIDS FAREWELL TO BRO. HUGH

The novitiate community in Dayton had a special evening prayer on May 10 to celebrate and bless Bro. Hugh Bihl on his upcoming missionary assignment in the Philippines. During desserts, the brothers shared their favorite stories about Bro. Hugh and offered words of encouragement for his new apostolic adventure. Bro. Hugh (center) is shown with Bros. Tom Wendorf and Luis Gamboa. Photo courtesy of Novice Brandon Alana

WHO'S DOING WHAT. . .

Instead of watching television, Bro. Gene Meyerpeter (Curé of Ars, St. Louis) is taking free online courses from Yale and MIT in psychology, political science and chemistry as well as listening to lectures in the fields of technology, business, science and culture. “They keep my brain and thought processes alive. I enjoy the mental stimulation,” says Bro. Gene. He says all you need is a computer with earphones or speakers; there is no cost and no requirement to spend any specific amount of time. View links for the online courses as well as lectures from the “TED Conferences.”

Bro. Herb Janson (Marianist Residence, San Antonio) paid tribute to the late Fr. Bernard Meyer in the May 2008 issue of Homiletic & Pastoral Review by nominating him for the “My Favorite Priest” feature. “Father Meyer … did ordinary things with great and lasting results. His simple mannerisms and actions made the parishioners love him and confide in him,” Bro. Herb wrote. Read the article.

Bro. Herb Janson

Fr. Bernard Meyer

Bro. Joe Kamis (DeSales Crossings, Cincinnati), superintendent of schools in the Archdiocese of Cincinnati, and Bro. Mike O’Grady (novitiate, Dayton) are mentioned in a Catholic Telegraph article about the Miami Valley Catholic Education Council’s 20th anniversary. Read more.

Bro. Joe Kamis (left) at the Miami Valley teacher banquet. Courtesy of The Catholic Telegraph

ALIVE magazine and FamilyOnline, two publications produced by the Province Office of Communications, took top honors at the International Association of Business Communicators' Bronze Quill Awards on May 22 in St. Louis. The awards honor local communicators who have developed well-conceived strategies and creative execution that deliver measurable results.

On May 21, the Provincial Office in St. Louis threw a surprise wedding shower for Ruth Hinde, Marianist Volunteer Program assistant coordinator, and her fiancé Michael Pera. Ruth and Michael are getting married on June 7 at the Immaculate Conception Chapel at the University of Dayton. Fr. Chris Wittmann is presiding. Our best wishes to Ruth and Michael!

WHAT’S NEW AT THE CUPERTINO COMMUNITY IN CALIFORNIA

LEFT: St. Francis of Assisi statue donated by the extended family of Fr. John McEnhill. The statue base was constructed and tiled by Bro. Tom Suda. The statue will be blessed June 1 with members of Fr. John’s family present; RIGHT: New lectern in the Chapel of the Marianist Martyrs. The piece was crafted by Bro. Tom from extra redwood lumber from the Cupertino construction.

LEFT: Painting of the Risen Christ, which was begun by the late Bro. Jim Roberts and finished by the sister of Nancy Romano (Cupertino administrative assistant), a local artist; RIGHT: New greenhouse constructed by Bro. Tom and Steve Weiner (maintenance supervisor). Before he died, Bro. Jim Roberts raised money for the greenhouse as a tribute to the late Bro. Anthony Young, who was a talented gardener. Photos courtesy of Bro. John Samaha

UNIVERSITY OF DAYTON SPIRIT IS STRONG IN PUERTO RICO

At the alumni gathering, standing, Manuel Casanova, Jose Gomez, Francois Flamand and Jessica Gonzalez, Lay Marianist/Marianist Educational Associate; seated, Miguel De Jesus and Fr. Don Wallace

University of Dayton alums gathered in April for Mass and conversation at Colegio San José. Fr. Don Wallace, a UD grad, presided. The Mass and gathering was a spring spiritual event organized by the UD-Puerto Rico alumni chapter

NOVITIATE COMMUNITY CELEBRATES WITH BRO. DON

On May 24, the novitiate community invited Marianist family members and friends to celebrate Bro. Don Geiger’s retirement from the University of Dayton, where he taught for 44 years. Clockwise from top, Bro. Don cuts into his retirement cake as Bro. Tom Farnsworth and a friend look on; the cake reads: Retiring But Still Green and Growing; Bro. Tom Wendorf with Bro. Don; and Bro. Don with friends. An article about Bro. Don’s retirement appeared in the Dayton Daily News. Photos courtesy of Novice Brandon Alana

PEACE & JUSTICE UPDATE: Sr. Grace Walle (left), Anti-Death Penalty Team chair, with Elizabeth Kaigh. Courtesy of Jim Vogt Marianist Sharing Fund. Elizabeth Kaigh, a student at St. Mary’s University School of Law, has been awarded a $4,000 summer internship grant from the Marianist Social Justice Collaborative’s Anti-Death Penalty Issue Team. The grant was funded by the Marianist Sharing Fund to place a law student with the Texas Defender Service. The TDS is a non-profit organization devoted to establishing a fair and just criminal justice system available to all Texans. Read more. Apply Now. Applications for 2009 Sharing Fund Grants are being accepted. Apply online today. Say On Pay. The Marianist Province of the U.S. is one of 75 investors with over $1 trillion in assets under management filed shareholder proposals pressing for the advisory vote on executive compensation, dubbed “say on pay,” at more than 90 companies. Read more.

MAUI GROUP AT ST. ANTHONY’S TO ATTEND WORLD YOUTH DAY

A group of parishioners from St. Anthony’s, a Marianist parish in Maui, Hawai’i, and other local parishes, will attend the World Youth Day gathering in July in Sydney, Australia. Shown sporting their Marianist sweatshirts are Serina Souza, Chiree Souza, Rhonda Visaya, Shanna Souza, Sarah Ishikawa, Charles Morales, Susan Kaupalolo, Ryan Morales and Courtney Kaupalolo; all are members of St. Anthony Parish in Maui except for Rhonda, who belongs to Christ the King parish; not shown, Kanani Koanui and Raena Bulusan (St. Anthony Parish), Felix and Cyrilla Pascual (Holy Rosary) and Keani Kahuhu and Ritchilda Yasana (Christ the King)

GOOD TO KNOW     May 29-30 Office of Education meeting, St. Louis May 30 Most Sacred Heart of Jesus May 30-31 Provincial Council meeting, St. Louis May 31 Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary MORE NACMS announces the latest publication in its “Things Marianist” series called “How Do Marianists Do Social Justice?” Find out more. HAVE YOU VISITED THE FAMILY ONLINE ARCHIVE? Did you know that FamilyOnline is archived online? Just go to www.marianist.com/fol to search any issue since November 2002. Type in the word(s) you're searching for and then click on the issue(s) that appear. Once you open an issue, go to "edit" and then "find on this page." CALENDAR. If you have a meeting date or event you would like posted on the Province calendar, please contact Pat Stephens. BLOGS. Read the latest from our Marianist bloggers. Bro. Eugene Frank (Cupertino, Calif.), Marianist Resources Fr. Bert Buby (Stonemill-Kiefaber, Dayton), Scriptural Reflections FINDING FLIGHT BARGAINS. Read an article from The New York Times offering strategies for finding bargains on airfare. Courtesy of Bro. Brian Halderman.

NEW HOME AT ST. MEINRAD FOR “THE LAST SUPPER”

Bro. Mel Meyer with Bro. Martin Erspamer in front of the Last Supper art

The Marianist Gallery in St. Louis has donated artwork depicting the Last Supper to St. Meinrad Archabbey in Indiana. Bro. Mel Meyer (Curé of Ars, St. Louis) created the piece, which was once displayed at the former novitiate in Galesville, Wis. Bro. Mel took the piece from storage and donated it for the dining room of St. Meinrad’s new guest house. “We’re pleased it has found a new home where it will be on display and appreciated,” said Bro. Mel.

A REFLECTION ON THE FEAST OF THE VISITATION

“Mary walked in the light of faith. God told her enough about his plan for her to make each new step. Faith is not only intellectual, that is, belief. Faith is also trust and action.” The Feast of the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin is May 31. Read more of Bro. John Samaha’s reflection on this feast.

BRO. SOFIELD GIVES PARISH MISSION AT ST. ANTHONY’S, MAUI

Bro. Loughlin Sofield, S.T., gave a parish mission at St. Anthony’s Parish in Maui on the ”Universal Call to Holiness, Giftedness, and Needs Assessment.” He also spoke to the St. Anthony’s staff on clarification of roles and conflict. Bro.”Lock” (standing, far left) is shown with the parish staff: standing, Nona Iwata, Fr. Jerry Pleva and Bro. Jim Vorndran; seated, Tehani Shimabuku, Rosie Johnson, Sr. Eva Messina, Paulette Cardoza and Debbie Melton; photo courtesy of Fr. Roland Bunda

FROM THE SCHOOLS . . . NORTH CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL in Pittsburgh has named Louis Lazzaro principal, effective July 1, 2008. Mr. Lazzaro served this past year as acting principal. CHAMINADE COLLEGE PREPARATORY IN ST. LOUIS. Ray Harter, director of the Marianist Servant Leadership Program at CCP, announces that in 2008 CCP performed 27,600 hours of Christian service and collected $31,514 for local, national and international charities. Read more. NOLAN CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL. Major League Baseball coach Richard Donnelly visited students at Nolan Catholic recently. He didn’t come to talk about baseball. He came to share the lessons he learned about faith from his daughter who died of cancer. Read the story. (5 MB) (Reprinted with permission from Joan Kurkowski-Gillen of the North Texas Catholic newspaper) Coach Donnelly (far right) with Nolan Catholic students UNIVERSITY OF DAYTON. George Hanley, owner of two Chicago-based derivative trading firms, has given $520,000 to the University of Dayton to create a new, state-of-the-art center to give students real-world experience and a competitive career edge in the rapidly growing trading field. Read more. PURCELL MARIAN HIGH SCHOOL. Congratulations to theatre teacher Allan Karol, who was saluted May 19 as an outstanding teacher at the Cincinnati Enquirer/Fifth Third Theatre Educator Awards. As part of the ceremony, Purcell Marian was awarded $1,000 for its theatre program. Karol has directed the school’s 50-year-old theatre program for the past 10 years. Read more. PURCELL MARIAN IS TEST SITE FOR NEW COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY Principal Al Early (left) with Scott McNealy of Sun Microsystems and Steve Quinn, director of IT at PM, in the school’s computer lab. Photo courtesy of The Enquirer/Gary Landers Purcell Marian High School has been selected as a regional test site to showcase a new system of computers without hard drives that are linked to a few central servers. They are expected to save thousands of dollars in hardware, software, maintenance and electrical costs. Read more. CHAMINADE UNIVERSITY OF HONOLULU has partnered with EMI Network of Cincinnati to create a Digitorial® College Tour video library on its Web site. The video library is expected to increase visibility and reach to students around the world. The library also will appear with the university's listing on the Web site of U.S. News & World Report. Read more. ST. JOHN VIANNEY HIGH SCHOOL in St. Louis placed second in the K-12 rating tournament at the United States Chess Federation National Championship in April in Atlanta. St. John Vianney was one of 60 teams throughout the U.S. to participate. Ed Bauer is the team’s moderator. Congratulations to the chess team! President Mike Loyet (back, far left) and Ed Bauer (back, far right) with the St. John Vianney Chess Team

BRO. BERNIE DANCES WITH THE STARS OF CUH

Bro. Bernie Ploeger, executive vice president and provost at Chaminade University of Honolulu, with student members of the university’s Hawaiian Club. The group danced at Chaminade’s “Extravaganza” in April, which showcases the talent of student groups.

A NEW MARIAN REFERENCE

Bro. John Samaha (Cupertino, Calif.) offers information on a new book, Encyclopedia of Mary, by Monica and Bill Dodds. The reference includes brief entries of Marian information on scripture, theology, art, history and literature. The Society of Mary, Daughters of Mary Immaculate and Marian Library/International Marian Research Institute are among the book’s subjects. Published by Our Sunday Visitor Press, 2007, 334 pages, $24.95. Find out more.

AMAZING AMARYLLIS IN WEST HILLS, CALIFORNIA

Bro. LeRoy Viera with amaryllis he takes care of at the West Hills community. Photo courtesy of Contact Heribertus Denny

NEWSLETTER CENTRAL

NEPAL. Read the May 15 issue of Namaste Nepal, the publication of the Marianists in Nepal, the Morning Star Marianist Community. Thanks to Bro. Tom Oles, director.

MLNNA. Read the May 2008 issue of MLNNA E-News, the newsletter of the Marianist Lay Network of North America. Read a reflection from MLNNA President A. J. Wagner on “Prayer, Counsel and Experience.”

ST. LOUIS AFFILIATES CELEBRATE MAY DAY CROWNING

Lay Marianist Affiliates in St. Louis and Bros. Ken Jung, Richard Middleton and Bill O’Leary participated in a May Day Crowning on May 18 at the Immaculate Conception Chapel at Chaminade College Preparatory. Photos courtesy of Affiliate Nancy Davies

CFL OFFERS SPECIAL FATHER’S DAY WEEKEND

Enjoy relaxing island life June 13 to June 15 while creating new memories and enriching family bonds with Christ-centered activities at the Christian Family Living Retreat Center on Topsail Island, N.C. Find out more.

JUST ONE MORE...
Keller Takes One For The Team

Diehard Chicago Cubs fan and St. John Vianney High School Principal Larry Keller washes senior Jason Smith’s car. Keller was on the losing end of a bet with Smith that the Cubs would win a recent weekend series against the St. Louis Cardinals. As part of the wager, Keller had to wear a Cardinals shirt while washing the car. He later used the shirt to buff the car!

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