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“LOOK, LISTEN AND LOUNGE” HELD AT GOVERNOR’S ISLAND

At the LLL formation program, kneeling, Bro. Lucien Tigga (India), Aspirant Nhan Nguyen, Bro. George Kemmett and Contact Heribertus Denny; standing, Aspirant Andrew Caruso, Novice Joe Janosik, Bro. Sean Downing, Contact Aaron Filsinger, Bro. Andy Kosmowski (partially hidden), Bro. Charles Wanda, Fr. Chris Wittmann, Bro. Charles Johnson, Aspirant Brandon Paluch, Novice José Julian Matos and Bro. Jim Eppy. Photos courtesy of Heribertus Denny

Marianists in formation attended a program called “Look, Listen and Lounge” July 29 to Aug. 2 at Governor’s Island in Huntsville, Ohio. In addition to sharing in prayer and recreation, the group heard presentations and explored religious life with professed brothers. The event was coordinated by Bro. Andrew Kosmowski with assistance from Bros. Sean Downing, Jim Eppy, Charles Johnson (national vocation director), George Kemmett, Lucien Tigga, Charles Wanda and Fr. Chris Wittmann. Also providing support and hospitality were the Marianists of the Governor’s Island community, Bros. Paul Bredestege and Bill Deanhofer and Fr. Jim Russell.

Contact Heribertus Denny and Bro. Lucien enjoying the water at Governor’s Island

Clockwise from top, Aspirant Andrew Caruso, Contact Aaron Filsinger, Bro. Sean Downing, Aspirant Nhan Nguyen and Fr. Ken Templin; Fr. Chris Wittmann; Bro. Charles Wanda with Aaron Filsinger; and Nhan Nguyen with Bro. Charles Johnson. View more photos from the event.

NEW NOVICES ATTEND RETREAT IN OHIO

Fr. George Cerniglia (far left) and Bro. Dennis Schmitz (far right) led a retreat earlier this month for Novices José Julian Matos and Joe Janosik at the Jesuit Retreat Center in Milford, Ohio. José and Joe officially began their canonical year with a ceremony Aug. 14 at the novitiate in Dayton. Our best wishes to the novices!

TWO BEGIN ASPIRANCY YEAR IN DAYTON

Bro. Charles Wanda (center) with Aspirants Nhan Nguyen and Hugo Bastida. Photos courtesy of Bro. Brandon Alana

The Stonemill-Kiefaber Marianist community recently held its community orientation. Aspirants Nhan Nguyen and Hugo Bastida were formally received into the community with the Rite of Acceptance during community prayer. The aspirants received an audio CD about Mary by Fr. Bert Buby. In addition, the community blessed and installed Bro. Ray Fitz as its new director. Our congratulations to Nhan, Hugo and Bro. Ray! Our best wishes also to Aspirants Norman Capinpin, Andrew Caruso and Brandon Paluch, who have begun their aspirancy year at the Casa Maria community in San Antonio.

LEFT: Fr. Paul Marshall (right) calls forth Bro. Ray Fitz to the position of community director; RIGHT: Bro. Ray with Bro. Tom Pieper (community sub-director)

An evening of prayer at Stonemill-Kiefaber. LEFT: Bro. Lucien Tigga, Nhan Nguyen, Fr. Eugene Adingra (Ivory Coast) and Bro. Dan Klco; RIGHT: Bro. Charles Wanda, Bro. Ray Fitz, Fr. Paul Marshall, Bro. Paul Quinn and Bro. Charles Johnson. Photos courtesy of Heribertus Denny

PROVINCIAL CHAPTER TO MEET IN SEPTEMBER IN CALIFORNIA

Bro. Gary Marcinowski, Fr. Oscar Vasquez and Bro. Brian Zampier at the March 2009 Chapter meeting

Provincial Stephen Glodek has convoked the sixteenth session of the Provincial Chapter of the Province of the United States. This session of the Chapter will be held at Vallombrosa Center, Menlo Park, Calif., from Sept. 11-13, 2009.  Members of the Province on the West Coast will be invited to join the Chapter for evening prayer and supper on Saturday, Sept. 12, the Solemnity of the Holy Name of Mary. Details will be sent in the near future. The main focus of the Chapter will be the strategic planning process of the Province facilitated by Tony Fitzgerald. The Chapter will receive updates from the Provincial Council and reflect on the recent General Leadership Assembly held in Rome. The agenda and timetable are posted on the Province PORTAL. Because this is a reflection Chapter, no propositions will be discussed.

MARIANISTS ATTEND CMSM ASSEMBLY IN ST. LOUIS

Provincial Stephen Glodek, Assistant Provincial Fr. Jim Fitz and Bro. Ed Brink, assistant for education, attended the 53rd annual assembly of the Conference of Major Superiors of Men in St. Louis Aug. 5 to Aug. 8. The CMSM supports and offers resources for U.S. leaders of Catholic men’s religious institutes. Approximately 130 religious superiors attended the assembly. Archbishop Pietro Sambi, the Vatican’s Apostolic Nuncio (ambassador) to the United States, gave the keynote address. Read more about the assembly.

JUBILARIANS HONORED AT THE UNIVERSITY OF DAYTON

Front, Fr. Robert Hughes (60 years and 50th sacerdotal), Bro. Bob Johns (60 years), Fr. Francis Kenney (60th sacerdotal), Fr. Jim McKay (75 years), Bro. Dave Conrad (60 years), Fr. Paul Vieson (50 years and 25th sacerdotal), Bro. Charles Gausling (60 years) and Fr. Ken Sommer (50th sacerdotal); back, Fr. Johann Roten  (50 years), Fr. Ken Templin (50 years), Fr. Gene Contadino (50 years), Fr. Bill Behringer (60 years) and Bro. Jim Vorndran (50 years).

Thirteen Marianist brothers and priests were honored Aug. 15, 2009, at the Immaculate Conception Chapel at the University of Dayton, for jubilees that included Fr. Jim McKay, who is celebrating 75 years as a brother, and Fr. Francis Kenney, who has been a priest for 60 years. Fr. George Cerniglia, assistant for religious life, presided at the Eucharist, Fr. Ken Templin served as homilist and Fr. Chris Conlon was master of ceremonies. Novice Joe Janosik and Aspirant Brandon Paluch were servers; Sr. Nicole Trahan and Bro. Tom Wendorf were lectors. Following Mass, a reception and dinner was held for hundreds of family and friends at the Kennedy Union, with Bro. Mike O’Grady acting as master of ceremonies. Congratulations to the jubilarians!

MLC COMPLETES INTERNATIONAL ASSEMBLY IN NAIROBI

At the meeting, Isabella Moyer, Susan Vogt, Ernest Kasongo and Felix Arqueros. Courtesy of MLNNA E-News

The 5th International Meeting of Marianist  Lay  Communities was held Aug. 1 to Aug. 7 in Nairobi, Kenya. Delegates from 20 of the 28 countries attended, including six delegates from the U.S. The delegates discussed and approved a document, “The Role of Marianist Lay Communities in the Church and in the World.” The document will be posted on the MLC international Web site. Isabella Moyer (Canada) was elected president. Isabella replaces Tony Garascia, who is stepping down after serving in leadership of the Marianist International Lay Organization for 16 years. In addition, Susan Vogt (U.S.) was elected regional responsible for North America, Asia, Australia and Ireland, Ernest Kasongo (Congo), regional responsible for Africa, Felix Arqueros (Spain), regional responsible for Europe and Isabel Duarte (Chile), regional responsible for Latin America. Our best wishes to the new leadership team!

MLC DELEGATES VISIT WITH THE SCHOLASTICS IN NAIROBI

After the Marianist Lay Community assembly in Nairobi, Kenya, some of the delegates had dinner with the Marianist scholasticate community in Nairobi. Shown with the delegates and scholastics are Sr. Marie-Joelle Bec, superior general of the Marianist Sisters, seated (white blouse), Sr. Suzanna Kim, office of religious life for the Marianist Sisters, standing, right, and Bro. Jack Ventura, standing, far right. Photo courtesy of Fr. Martin Solma

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

Fr. Luis Ángel Madinabeitia Elorza (Region of Argentina), 82, who died July 11, 2009, in Gral Roca, Argentina. May he rest in peace. Read Fr. Luis’ obituary.

Please pray also for Daniel Bampton, Robert Cwiklowski, Bro. Sylvester Krus, CSC, Patricia MacMonagle, Jim McGinnis, Jack McNamee, Jonathan Moehl, Irene Pistone and Dorothy Ullrich. Read more.

RAINDROPS ON A LILY, DAYTON

Photo courtesy of Bro. John Lemker

Bro. Gerry Hyland (Marianist Residence, San Antonio)

Fr. Michael Barber (District of Mexico)

Fr. Thomas Hogan (Cupertino, Calif.)

Fr. George Onida (Port Washington, N.Y.)

Fr. Lee Sciarrotta (Washington-Franklin St., Dayton)

Please pray also for the brother of Bro. Bhaskar Galleli, Christina and Theresa Messina, Minerva Ramos, Andre da Silva and Frank Ventura. Read more.

SPOTLIGHT ON 2009 JUBILARIANS

FamilyOnline honors Marianists celebrating a milestone anniversary this year. Each issue will profile jubilarians and pay tribute to their dedication to the Marianist mission. Fr. Robert E. Hughes is celebrating 60 years of profession and 50 years of ordination. He was born and raised in Washington, D.C. Fr. Robert professed first vows in 1949 at Beacon, N.Y., and perpetual vows in 1953 at the University of Dayton. He was ordained in 1959 in Fribourg, Switzerland. Fr. Robert earned a bachelor’s degree from the University of Dayton. He has served as a teacher and chaplain in Southern California. Fr. Robert was the first director and chaplain of the Newman Center when it opened in 1965 at the University of California at Santa Cruz. He currently resides at the Alumni Hall Marianist Community in Dayton. Fr. Kenneth Sommer is celebrating 50 years of priesthood. He was born and raised in Dayton. Fr. Ken professed first vows in 1947 at Beacon, N.Y., and perpetual vows in 1952 in Dayton. He was ordained in 1959 in Fribourg, Switzerland. Fr. Ken received a bachelor’s degree in education from the University of Dayton. Read more.

REMEMBERING BLESSED JAKOB GAPP

LEFT: Marianist Family members gather at a memorial stone for Blessed Jakob Gapp in Greisinghof, Austria. The stone is oriented toward Berlin, where Gapp died. RIGHT: Painting of Gapp by Hungarian artist Czonkareti, nephew of the late Fr. Ladislaus Nagy.

Marianists around the world paused Aug. 13 to remember Blessed Jakob Gapp, who died a World War II martyr in Berlin on Aug. 13, 1943, at age 46. Fr. Gapp was condemned to death for speaking again the Reich. Read an article about Fr. Gapp by Bro. John Samaha and several of Fr. Gapp’s memorable quotes.

The Marianist community in Cupertino, Calif., created an informational exhibit about Blessed Jakob Gapp for his feast day. The exhibit was prepared by Nancy Romano from materials supplied by Fr. Ray Malley and Bro. John Samaha and was placed in the vestibule of the Chapel of the Marianist Martyrs at the Marianist Center in Cupertino. Photo courtesy of Bro. John Schlund

SCENES FROM EASTERN AFRICA

Aspirants who finished their program in July at the Faustino House in Lusaka, Zambia, are shown with Bro. Joseph Kamotho (standing, far left), Bro. Patrick Kagai (standing, fifth from left), Bro. Dingiswayo Soko (standing center, plaid shirt), Fr. Mike Nartker (director of aspirants), standing, third from right, and Bro. Daniel Odero (far right, leaning down). The dog is “Jack.” Photos courtesy of Fr. Joe Lackner

Aspirants Shadrack (squatting) and Manasseh with Fr. Mike Nartker (yellow shirt) and Bro. Fred Silbereis filling the fish pond that was recently dug at Faustino House. The pond is a project of Fr. Mike’s to help the aspirancy house increase its self-sufficiency for food. Courtesy of Bro. Fred

WHO'S DOING WHAT. . .

Congratulations to Bro. Tim Pieprzyca (Casa Maria, San Antonio), whose AP chemistry class at Central Catholic High School in San Antonio averaged 4.462 out of a possible 5 on the national exam. Every student passed. More than 60 percent of the class got 5’s and 23 percent got 4’s. Great job Bro. Tim and students!

Bro. Dennis Bautista (Casa Maria, San Antonio) will take perpetual vows Saturday, Oct. 24, 2009, at St. Mary's University in San Antonio. Each community will receive printed invitations in a few weeks. In the meantime, you might want to look at Dennis’ Web site.

Bro. Joe Aspell (San Jose, Calif.) recently completed a bronze statue of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton. The life-size statue was created for the property entrance of the Western Province of the Daughters of Charity Provincial Residence in Los Altos, Calif. View more photos of the statue.

Congratulations to Bro. Bernie Stratman (Washington, D.C.), who received a “Leadership in Vocation Ministry Award” from the National Vocations Awareness Division of the J.S. Paluch Company. The award was presented at the J.S. Paluch 22nd Annual Vocation Seminar earlier this month. Read more.

Bro. Mel Meyer (Curé of Ars, St. Louis) is featured in the summer 2009 issue of “Engaging Aging,” a newsletter produced by the National Religious Retirement Office. Bro. Bob Metzger is associate director of the NRRO. Read the article.

On Aug. 2, 2009, Srs. Celina and Teresa renewed their vows in Nirmal Deep at the brothers’ novitiate in Ranchi; front, Srs. Celina and Teresa (with orange leis) with Srs. Juliana Hong, Franca Zonta, Columba Yu; back, Srs. Laura Leming and Tere Ferre. Photos courtesy of Sr. Franca

Sr. Celina and Sr. Teresa cutting the cake in the brothers' dining room in Nirmal Deep

GOOD TO KNOW Aug. 31 Office of Education meeting, St. Louis Sept. 4-7 Province Gathering Committee, St. Louis MORE OFFICE CLOSED. The Provincial Office in St. Louis will be closed on Monday, Sept. 7, for the Labor Day holiday. PERSONNEL CHANGES. Personnel updates for the Province Personnel book are posted for the brothers on the PORTAL only. They are not sent via e-mail. To access the most current personnel information on the PORTAL, click on the "Documents" link. 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." BLOG. Read the latest from our Marianist blogger. Fr. Bert Buby (Stonemill-Kiefaber, Dayton), Scriptural Reflections SEPTEMBER FEAST DAYS. Fr. George Cerniglia, assistant for religious life, writes about important feast days in September. Read Fr. George's letter.  Read the list of September feast days.

MATERO BOYS ARE BASKETBALL CHAMPIONS

Congratulations to the basketball team of Matero Boys Secondary School in Lusaka, Zambia, which won the national championship. Coaches are Mr. Kabala and Mr. Mweene. Photo courtesy of Bro. Daniel Odero and Bro. Fred Silbereis

FROM THE SCHOOLS . . . CHAMINADE UNIVERSITY OF HONOLULU has experienced a 15 percent increase in first-year students and a 16 percent increase in transfer students in new enrollments since last year. Approximately 50 percent of the new students are from public and private schools from across the state. “We believe our strong academic programs have begun to gain increased visibility. In addition, the current economic climate has led many Hawai’i students to take a closer look at what is available here at home,” said Bro. Bernard Ploeger, president of Chaminade University. Read more. ST. MARY’S UNIVERSITY incoming freshmen and transfer students participated in Academic Convocation on Aug. 18, a more than 20-year St. Mary’s tradition that welcomes new students to the St. Mary’s family. Read more. Bro. Dennis Bautista (center), St. Mary’s professor, participates in the “Presentation of Light” ceremony at the convocation GREAT SCHOOLS. GREAT PRICES. U.S. News and World Report listed the University of Dayton as one of the nation's top values in the magazine's 2010 edition of its America's Best Colleges list released Aug. 20. The University of Dayton ranked 36th on the "Great Schools, Great Prices" list. Read more. In the same issue, St. Mary’s University placed fourth in the West in the “Great Schools, Great Prices” category. Read more. NORTH CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL in Pittsburgh invites all members of the Marianist Family to attend an alumni Mass and Marianist 150th anniversary celebration at 10 a.m. on Sunday, Nov. 8, at the North Catholic chapel. Fr. Bert Buby will be the main celebrant. Read more about the history of the Marianists in Pittsburgh. CENTRAL CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL, beginning its 158th year, is the oldest high school for boys in Texas. CCHS began 16 years after the battle of the Alamo. Four Marianist brothers traveled to Texas by stagecoach to bring education to the tiny settlement called San Antonio de Bejar. The first school was established in 1852 in an old livery stable with 12 students. This year, 535 students (grades 9-12) began the school year with more than 150 students in the freshman class. Read more facts about CCHS. LEFT: Early photo of the CCHS school community; RIGHT: CCHS administration team circa 1932 ST. ANTHONY JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL in Maui inducted the Society of Mary into its Hall of Fame with the “Guardian Angel Award,” which is presented to non-alumni supporters of St. Anthony who have demonstrated loyalty, honesty, integrity and service. Marianists have ministered in Maui since 1883. Fr. Jim Orsini is principal of the school. Fr. Roland Bunda, Bro. Frank Gomes, Fr. Jerry Pleva and Bro. Tom Spring at the induction ceremony, accepting on behalf of the Society of Mary; courtesy of Janice Pruett ST. ANTHONY STUDENT RECEIVES MARIANIST SCHOLARSHIP.  Congratulations to Desiree Borges, a 2009 graduate of St. Anthony Junior/Senior High School in Maui, who has been awarded “The Marianist Leadership Scholarship” for the 2009-2010 academic year at Chaminade University of Honolulu. The  scholarship is offered to students who have earned a minimum grade point average of 3.0 during high school and have completed community service.

PICNICKING WITH THE AFFILIATES

In Milwaukee

Fr. Al McMenamy (far right) with the Milwaukee Lay Marianist Affiliates at a Mass and picnic July 11 at St. Thomas More High School in Milwaukee. Photo courtesy of Bro. Ralph Neumann

In Pueblo

NEWSLETTER CENTRAL

MLNNA. Read the August 2009 issue of MLNNA E-News, the newsletter of the Marianist Lay Network of North America.

IIRD. Read the Fall 2009 issue of the newsletter of the Institute for Integrated Rural Development in Bangladesh.

NRRO. Read the Summer 2009 issue of the newsletter of the National Religious Retirement Office. Bro. Bob Metzger is associate director of NRRO.

JUST ONE MORE . . .

Bro. Stan Zubek and his furry friend at the Mombasa community. Courtesy of Fr. Joe Lackner

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