Volume 2, Number 15
Wednesday, July 2, 2003

MARIANIST CENTER IN CUPERTINO TO CLOSE

Dear Members of the Marianist Family,

It is with regret that the Provincial Council announces the closing of the Marianist Center in Cupertino, Calif., effective August 2003. Although the Center will no longer be used for retreats, it will remain a Marianist property. Plans for use of the Center are undecided; we will keep you informed as plans develop. The closing is due to financial necessities, including the economic downturn, the rising costs of running a retreat center, and the availability of other retreat centers in the area.

Marianist Center in Cupertino

The Marianist Center has nourished many souls in its long service to the area. We are truly grateful to Director Kevin Dincher and his staff for their spirit of service and excellent programs.

We also thank Bro. John Haster for agreeing to manage this transition at the Center. Please contact Bro. John concerning use of the property.

Blessings to you, Brother Stephen Glodek Provincial

DIRECTOR ASSIGNMENTS

The Provincial Council has named local directors with terms effective Aug. 15, 2003. We pray for their ministry as directors.

Bro. John Haster will be the director of the Marianist Community joining the present San Juan and Villa St. Joseph communities in Cupertino. He is appointed for a first term of three years. Bro. John also will be coordinator of the Marianist Center property in Cupertino (see story above).

Bro. Stanley Murakami will be the subdirector for the Villa St. Joseph community.

Fr. Gerald Pleva (Marianist Community at Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish in Helotes, Texas), director for a first term of three years.

Bro. Tom Spring (Pohaku Marianist Community, Honolulu), acting director until the new community recommends a director to the Provincial Council.

Bro. Michael Sullivan (Casa Maria Community, San Antonio), acting director until the new community recommends a director to the Provincial Council.

ON THE MOVE

We pray that the transitions of the following Brothers will be blessed. All personnel changes are effective Aug. 15, 2003.

Bro. Tony Pistone has moved to the Waldron Community in St. Louis, with ministry at Chaminade College Preparatory High School's campus ministry program, which includes faculty faith development and student apostolic service.

Bro. Don Smith will move from Governor's Island, Huntsville, Ohio, to the Meyer Hall community at Mount St. John, Dayton.

Bro. Robert Riemann will move from the Curé of Ars community, St. Louis, to the Marianist Residence in San Antonio.

Fr. Dave Schuyler will move to the Marianist community at San Juan in Cupertino. The Marianist community on Pineview Drive in Santa Clara will close.

Bro. Joseph Nuuanu also will move to the Marianist community at San Juan in Cupertino.

Bro. Roy McLoughlin will move from the Washington Street Community in Dayton to the Montgomery Road Community in Cincinnati, with ministry at Archbishop Moeller High School.

Bro. Stan Mathews will move from the Marianist Community on St. Clair Avenue in Cleveland to Governor's Island, Huntsville, Ohio.

Bro. Sean Downing will move within Dayton from the Washington Street Community to the Stonemill Community. He will continue his studies at the University of Dayton.

The Marianist religious communities on Stonemill and Kiefaber in Dayton will become one community with two residences.

NATIONAL L.I.F.E. COORDINATOR TO BE HIRED

The Provincial Council has authorized the hiring of a national coordinator for the Marianist L.I.F.E. (Living in Faith Experiences) and Marianist LIFE alumni programs. Bro. Jack Ventura, assistant in the Province Office of Religious Life, will supervise the national coordinator, who will be hired this fall. The job description will be based on the description developed from the national LIFE team proposal several years ago. Bro Jack will collaborate with LIFE team coordinators and alumni to enhance the job description. The job opening will be posted in all publications of the Province and Marianist Family.

For more than 20 years, LIFE has provided a Catholic, community-centered six-day retreat for high school youth. LIFE is rooted in community, sacraments and prayer and works to form disciples with skills for servant leadership to the Church and the world.

COUNCIL FUNDS LAY MARIANIST FORMATION PROGRAMS

To help continue lay Marianist formation programs and projects, the Provincial Council has allocated funding for these programs under the responsibility of Bro. Jack Ventura. Bro. Jack invites lay and religious Marianists to submit proposals for lay Marianist formation programs and projects via e-mail at jventura@sm-usa.org. "I look forward to tapping into the creative energy of our lay Marianists to develop programs and projects that will meet their formational needs," Bro. Jack said.

As announced earlier, the Marianist Family Council of North America is collaborating on a joint lay Marianist formation initiative with the Society of Mary, the Marianist Sisters and the Marianist Lay Network of North America. The funds announced above will support lay Marianist formation programs until the new entity is in place. A concept team will meet in September to flesh out the details of the initiative. Team members include Fr. Jim Fitz and Bro. Jack Ventura (SM); Sr. Mary Louise Foley (FMI); Kurt Weber and Mary Andrews (lay Marianists); and other individuals representing different groups and parts of the country. The work completed in September will be discussed at the Nov. 8 meeting of the Marianist Family Council in San Antonio.

PLEASE PRAY FOR THE REPOSE OF THE SOUL OF…

Fr. Louis Reile, 78, who died June 25 in San Antonio. May he rest in peace. A rosary and wake were held for Fr. Louis on June 27 at the Marianist Residence in San Antonio. A funeral Mass was presided over by Fr. John A. Leies on June 28, followed by burial in the Marianist Cemetery and a reception and luncheon. Fr. Reile was the author of Running Giant, the life of Father Chaminade, one of the most requested works at the North American Center for Marianist Studies in Dayton. Fr. Louis' obituary will appear in the next issue of FamilyOnline.

Fr. Reile (undated)

Fr. Reile (2000)

Fr. Alphonse Sirlin (Province of France), 98, who died June 21 in Saint Hippolyte (Haut-Rhin). May he rest in peace. To read Fr. Alphonse's obituary, please click here:

Fr. Joseph Knobloch (Province of France), 91, who died June 17 in Saint Hippolyte (Haut-Rhin). May he rest in peace. To read Fr. Joseph's obituary, please click here:

PLEASE PRAY FOR THE HEALING OF…

Bro. Richard Roesch (Marcella Road, Cleveland), who was hospitalized for a stroke in Florida where he was attending a Province retreat. Bro. Richard has returned to his community and will undergo therapy.

Jakob Burdick, eight weeks old, son of Laura Luehrmann-Burdick and Joe Burdick (Micah and Miriam Marianist Communities, Dayton), who has an intestinal infection and other health problems.

OUT AND ABOUT

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