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NINE MAKE FIRST PROFESSION IN DISTRICT OF INDIA

Newly professed Bros. John Lijo Uzhuthuval, Binod Bahla, Rohit Lugun, Stifen George Majhi, Lalit Dhanwar, Samuel Kerketta, Suresh Samad, Shantinandan Dungdung and Daniel Tamilarasan V. Courtesy of Via Latina and Bro.  Libin Minj

More than 400 Marianist Family members, friends and family witnessed nine men make their first profession of vows in the Society of Mary on May 1 at the Marianist novitiate in Nirmal Deep in Kolambi Morh, Ranchi, India. District Council member Fr. Marianus Lugun presided at the Eucharist. Bro. Prakash Kujur (assistant district superior) gave the homily and Fr. Pragasam T. (district superior) received the vows as each candidate was presented by novice master Fr. Ignatius Arulappen. The ceremony was organized by the first-year novices in conjunction with Fr. Ignatius and formation team members Bros. Shivbharos Marianus Kujur and Jim Fitzgibbons. After the liturgy, the celebration continued with a reception and meal. The brothers will join the scholasticate community in Bangalore. Our prayers and best wishes to the new brothers!

FORMATION ADVISORY BOARD MEETS IN ST. LOUIS

At the meeting, clockwise from top, Fr. George Cerniglia, Bro. Mike O’Grady, Fr. Bill Meyer, Bros. Tom Wendorf, Charlie Wanda, Charles Johnson and Brian Halderman, Frs. Mike Lisbeth and Tim Dwyer, Sr. Laura Leming, Fr. Oscar Vasquez and Donna Tucker

The Formation Advisory Council of the Province met on April 23 at the Provincial Offices in St. Louis. The group is comprised of those responsible for initial formation for Marianist brothers and sisters in the U.S. The group advises the Provincial Assistants for Religious Life and oversees the smooth operation of the Province’s vocation ministry efforts as well as the levels of initial formation (pre-novitiate, novitiate, post-novitiate) prior to the profession of perpetual vows.

ARCHDIOCESE OF ST. LOUIS TO BEGIN MIRACLE REVIEW

Rachel Baumgartner Lozano and her husband Gabe

The Marianist General Administration has received word that an Archdiocesan Tribunal in St. Louis will soon hear testimony in connection with the cure of Rachel Baumgartner Lozano from a very aggressive form of cancer. Rachel, members of her family and some friends maintain that this cure was the miracle that they prayed for through the intercession of Blessed William Joseph Chaminade. Her doctor feels that Rachel’s cure cannot be explained. The archdiocesan process will conclude by the end of May and the case will be sent to Rome shortly after. During May, the month of Our Lady, the General Administration asks the Marianist Family to call upon Mary to watch over these proceedings, and, if it is God’s will, to bring Blessed Chaminade one step closer to sainthood. Read more from Via Latina.

TWO PARICIPATE IN “LIVE-IN” EXPERIENCE AT WEST HILLS

At the San Fernando Mission, David Wheat, Bro. LeRoy Viera and Michael Federico. Photos courtesy of Bro. Jim Wisecaver

In April, Michael Federico and David Wheat joined the West Hills community in California for a week to experience community life as a Marianist religious.  In addition to sharing conversation, prayer and meals, David and Michael joined the community for a trip to the San Fernando Mission.  

At a community dinner, clockwise around the table, Fr. Jim Mueller, Michael Federico, Alejo Perez, Bro. Leroy Viera, Fr. Ted Ley, David Wheat and Fr. John McEnhill

WEST HILLS COMMUNITY HOSTS GROUP FOR DISCERNMENT

At West Hills, front, Jason Mora, Mark Gately, Heribertus Denny and Michael Federico; back, Fr. John McEnhill, Sean Canullas, David Wheat, Andrew Giles, Alejo Perez and Bro. Jim Wisecaver. Photos courtesy of Bro. Jim Wisecaver

On April 18, the West Hills community in California hosted Sean Canullas, Heribertus Denny, Michael Federico, Mark Gately, Andrew Giles, Jason Mora, Alejo Perez and David Wheat for a day of discernment. Sean, Andrew and Jason met the Marianists at the LA Congress. Michael and David were at West Hills for a “live-in” experience earlier in the week. Alejo and Heribertus are regular members of the West Hills discernment program.

NEWS FROM VOCATIONS

JUBILEES AROUND THE PROVINCE

In San Antonio

Jubilarians Bro. Jerry Sullivan (60 years professed), Fr. Joe Uvietta (60 years professed), Bro. Ed Brink (25 years professed), Fr. Joseph Mary Marshall (25 years professed), Bro. Bob Minges (70 years professed), Bro. Chas Lohrenz (60 years professed), Fr. George Cerniglia (presider), Bro. Alva Gillis (25 years professed), Bro. Paul Metzger (60 years professed), Fr. Cris Janson (50 years professed) and Fr. Ade Windisch (50 years ordained); not pictured, Bro. Dan Calvo (70 years professed). Photos courtesy of Fr. Richard Wosman

Eleven brothers celebrated milestone anniversaries with the Society of Mary at a Eucharist May 1 at Our Lady of Guadalupe Chapel on the campus of St. Mary’s University in San Antonio. Fr. George Cerniglia was the presider and represented the Provincial Council. Fr. Joe Uvietta was the homilist. A reception followed on campus. Congratulations to the jubilarians! 

Clockwise from top, Fr. George Cerniglia (left) witnesses Fr. Joseph Mary Marshall renew his vows; Bro. Bob Minges renews his vows; Bro. Chas Lohrenz speaks at the reception; Fr. Tim Dwyer and Bros. Richard Dix and Jim Burkholder

In St. Louis 

In Cincinnati

Marianists in Cincinnati honored local jubilarians with a Eucharist at St. Francis de Sales Parish on April 11. Fr. Joe Lackner (center) was the main celebrant. Shown with Fr. Joe are jubilarians Fr. Ed Jach (60 years professed), Bro. Bob Politi (50 years professed), Bro. Mitch Schweickart (25 years professed) and Bro. Bob Wiethorn (50 years professed). Our best wishes to the jubilarians! Photos by David Abad

Preparing to renew vows, Fr. Ed Jach and Bros. Bob Politi, Bob Wiethorn and Mitch Schweickart

On May 1, the brothers in Cincinnati had a pig roast jubilee celebration for Bro. Mitch Schweickart at St. Francis de Sales Parish. LEFT: Bro. Mitch with the pig;  RIGHT: Some of the Marianists who attended the celebration, including Bros. Basant Kujur, Bob Donovan, Mike Murphy, Lucian Tigga and Wilbert Hamm, Aspirant Brandon Paluch, Novice Joe Janosik and Fr. Nicky D’Cruz. Courtesy of Bro. Bob Donovan

In Honolulu

ABOVE: Fr. Joe Lackner blesses Bro. Bob Hoppe on the occasion of his golden anniversary as a Marianist brother. A special Eucharist was celebrated April 25 at the Mystical Rose Oratory in Honolulu. Congratulations Bro. Bob! BELOW (left): Bro. Bob with Bros. Dennis Schmitz, John Campbell and Jim Dods; (right) Bro. Bob with Fr. Ken Templin. Photos courtesy of Bro. José Degorio

GOOD SHEPHERD SUNDAY CELEBRATION IN LUSAKA

At the celebration, the Chaminade Vocation Group with Bro. Daniel Odero (seated, center), Fr. Callistus Jeje (seated, African shirt) and Bro. Daniel Wang’ombe (seated, third from right). Courtesy of Justin Mutale

The Chaminade Vocation Group at St. Joseph's Chapel at Matero Boys Secondary School in Lusaka, Zambia, were challenged to listen to the Lord at a commitment ceremony celebrated in April. Fr. Callistus Jeje was the main celebrant.

BECOME A FAN OF THE MARIANIST FAMILY ON FACEBOOK

The Province Office of Communications in St. Louis has developed a Marianist Family “fan page” on Facebook, which was created from the Chaminade Facebook page. We will be populating the fan page with stories from FamilyOnline, ALIVE, ALIVEOnline, Marianist blogs and our Web site. Become a fan today. Click on the “Like” button at the top of the page to become a fan.

FR. GEORGE BRINGS GREETINGS TO FRIENDS IN CANADA

In April, Fr. George Cerniglia (Assistant for Religious Life) traveled to Winnipeg, Manitoba, to visit with Aspirant Michael Chiuri. Fr. George (in red plaid shirt) and Michael (white shirt) are shown with David and Isabella Moyer in their home in Neepawa, Manitoba. Isabella is president of the International Organization of Marianist Lay Communities. Photos courtesy of Michael Chiuri

LEFT: Fr. George, Archbishop Ray Roussin, Fr. John Kracher, Bro. Joe Andre and Michael; RIGHT: the Our Lady of Peace Marianist Lay Community of Winnipeg

MARIANISTS IN CUPERTINO PRAY FOR VOCATIONS

On April 25, Lay Marianist Affiliates were invited to share Mass and brunch with the Cupertino Marianist community on the occasion of Marianist World Day of Prayer for Vocations. Shown with the Affiliates are, front, Bro. Pat McMahon (far left), Bro. Gene Frank (third from right) and Fr. Jack Russi (far right); back, Bro. Frank Spaeth (second from left), Fr. Bob Hertweck (third from left) and Bro. John Samaha (far right). Courtesy of Fr. Jim Imhof and Nancy Romano

MENU FOR MARIANIST LAY FORMATION  NOW AVAILABLE

The Alliance for Lay Formation is pleased to announce the official release of the "Menu for Marianist Lay Formation." The Menu is a four-page resource to assist Marianist Family members who are interested in more faith formation in their lives. It provides a listing of the many resources available as well as detailed descriptions and contact information. The Menu is available online and as a printable PDF on the Marianist Lay Formation Initiative web pages.

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

Bro. José María Fernández de Retana (Province of Madrid), 82, who died April 27, 2010, in Madrid, Spain. May he rest in peace. Bro. José María’s obituary will appear in the next issue of FamilyOnline.

Read the eulogy given by Fr. Tom Schroer (Mercy Siena, Dayton) for Fr. Eldon Reichert, who died on March 20, 2010. A memorial for Fr. Eldon was held in Dayton on April 17 at Queen of Apostles Parish.

Read the eulogy given by Fr. Tom Schroer (Mercy Siena, Dayton) for Fr. Tom Schoen, who died on April 14, 2010. A memorial Mass was celebrated at Queen of Apostles Parish in Dayton on April 27. Read the homily given by Fr. Bert Buby.

Please pray also for Eugene D’Amico, Charles Kindel, Robert Maus, Sheila Hartlaub Miller, Mary Moogan, Rose (Carpentieri) Starace and Michael Samy V. Read more. 

CALIFORNIA GOLDEN POPPIES

PLEASE PRAY FOR THE HEALING OF . . .

Thomas Fitz, Bonnie Gundlach, Gregory Hartlaub, Tim King, Tim Prevou, and Joe Stanek. Read more.

SPOTLIGHT ON 2010 JUBILARIANS

NOVICES GO BACK TO SCHOOL

In April, Novices Joe Janosik and José Matos visited the Marianists in Cleveland and some of their ministries. Joe (above, left) is shown reading a story to first grade students at St. Aloysius Parish school. José (right) observes the work of engineering students at Villa Angela-St. Joseph High School. Courtesy of Bro. Erik Otiende

WHO'S DOING WHAT. . .

Congratulations to Bro. Terry O’Connor (Marianist Residence, San Antonio), who is retiring from St. Mary’s University in San Antonio after 27 years as an instructor of French and Latin. Bro. Terry was honored by members of the St. Mary’s community at a reception April 29. View a video  about Bro. Terry created by St. Mary’s student Chrystalla Georghiou. “Bro. O’Connor has been a family friend since the day I came to St. Mary’s,” said Chrystalla. “Even though I have never taken a class with him, it never stops him from checking on me or making time for me when I come in just to sit down and talk.”

Bro. Terry (center) with St. Mary’s President Charles Cotrell (left) and Vice President of Academic Affairs André Hampton. Courtesy of Bro. Dennis Bautista

MARIANIST LIFE ADVISORY BOARD, COORDINATORS MEET

LEFT: At the meeting, Sr. Nicole Trahan and Natalie Mulholland (regional coordinators) with Jamieson Fong and Tiana Sanford (advisory board members); RIGHT: Bro. Jack Ventura at his farewell celebration. Courtesy of Brian Reavey, national coordinator for Marianist LIFE

Marianist LIFE held its second annual “national joint session” of advisory board members and regional coordinators April 16 - 17 at the Marianist Center in Philadelphia. Bro. Jack Ventura, who was attending his last meeting as the group’s liaison to the Provincial Council, was thanked for his leadership and service to Marianist LIFE.

IRELAND COMMUNITY HEADS FOR THE MOUNTAINS

The Marianist community in Dublin used its Emmaus Day walk into Glenmalure in the Wicklow Mountains to reflect on the events of Holy Week. Shown are Fr. Neville O’Donohue, Bro. Jim Contadino, Fr. Mike Reaume and Bro. Fred Rech. Courtesy of Bro. Fred

UD LIFE ALUMNI GATHER WITH DAYTON “LIFERS”

Members of the Queen of Apostles Marianist LIFE community in Dayton invited University of Dayton students who are LIFE alumni to a meet and greet event April 25 at Bergamo Center. The event was planned by Novice José Matos (kneeling, far left), Lay Marianist Jessica González (seated on chair, far right), Bro. Brandon Alana (standing, far right) and Sr. Nicole Trahan (not shown). Courtesy of Jessica González

The day was extra special for Lay Marianist Jessica González, whose son Luis made his First Communion that morning. LEFT: Fr. Tom Schroer presides at the First Communion Mass at Queen of Apostles Parish in Dayton; RIGHT: Jessica and Luis González

FROM THE SCHOOLS . . . CHAMINADE COLLEGE PREPARATORY, ST. LOUIS broke ground April 26 on its new Skip Viragh Center for the Arts during a ceremony attended by the CCP school community, local Church and government officials and members of the Marianist leadership team. The center was made possible through a $28 million gift from the late Skip Viragh, a 1959 CCP graduate. During the groundbreaking ceremony, it was announced that the center’s 1,000-seat auditorium will be named for Fr. Ralph Siefert, the longest serving president in CCP's history (1987 - present). The groundbreaking was part of the school’s ongoing centennial celebration that will continue through January 2011.  At the groundbreaking ceremony, Fr. Martin Solma (provincial-designate), Fr. Jim Tobin (pastor of Our Lady of the Pillar Parish), Mark Viragh (brother of the late Skip Viragh), Fr. Ralph Siefert (CCP president) and Fr. Jim Fitz (assistant provincial) ARHS students in front of a home they worked on in New Orleans. Courtesy of Dion Sabalvaro ARCHBISHOP RIORDAN HIGH SCHOOL. For the fourth consecutive year, ARHS sent a group of students to assist the Gulf Coast area with recovery from Hurricane Katrina. Eleven students, along with English Department Chair Michael Vezzali and Admissions Director Dion Sabalvaro (both ARHS alumni), spent their Easter break working with Habitat for Humanity and AmeriCorp building homes in the St. Tammany West Parish. COLEGIO SAN JOSÉ in Puerto Rico is making improvements to its campus, including a new worship center-auditorium with capacity for 800 people, infirmary, weight-lifting room, new locker rooms and renovation of the swimming pool area. The project is expected to be completed by early 2011. Read more. An artist’s rendering of the CSJ campus improvement project. Courtesy of Marilú Vicens The CCP C-Notes choir takes a break from recording CHAMINADE COLLEGE PREPARATORY, CHATSWORTH. The choir and middle school band took top honors at the National Heritage Festival in San Diego. The festival hosted choral and instrumental groups from across the nation. Both groups received First Place Gold in their divisions. The choir has been invited to participate in the National Youth Choir Festival at Carnegie Hall in 2011. It also has released its first professional CD project called “Service, Justice and Peace.” Proceeds from the CD go to the Los Angeles Good Shepherd Shelter. If you would like a copy, call CCP at 818.363.8127. UNIVERSITY OF DAYTON and Grupo SM, the third-largest educational publisher in the Spanish-speaking world, have partnered to form University of Dayton Publishing. The new venture will develop English-language learning materials for schoolchildren in Latin America and Spain. Read more. Scott Endress (left) and Ben Girmann will serve internships with University of Dayton Publishing. ST. MARY’S UNIVERSITY elected nine new members to its board of trustees, including Frs. Martin Solma and Jim Fitz and Bros. Joe Kamis and Bill Campbell. St. Mary’s is grateful to the outgoing board members, including Bros. Stephen Glodek and Richard Dix. Read more.

VIRTUAL MARIANIST LAY COMMUNITY GETS REAL

OLRT members, front, Chris Suriano (USA), Susan Buckley (Ireland) and Isabella Moyer (Canada); back, Marceta Reilly (USA), Mary Harven Gorgette (France), Joanne McCracken (USA), Julie Aherne  (Australia) and Lorna Mueni Kilonzo (Kenya) with the new OLRT logo; not pictured, Pati Krasensky (USA), who joined the group via SKYPE

Members of the “cyber” Marianist Lay Community “Our Lady of the Round Table” had their first “in person” community gathering in Ireland in late April. The group has been meeting online since May 2005 after taking an online course together on Marianist Community through the University of Dayton (VLCFF). The Marianist brothers in Dublin hosted the group for dinner and Eucharist.

MARIANIST RESIDENCE IN SAN ANTONIO GETS A NEW LOOK

“Before” shot of the Fordham entrance at the Marianist Residence in San Antonio. Photos courtesy of Fr. Richard Wosman and Bro. Richard Dix

Congratulations to Bros. Richard Dix, Jim Jaeckle and Tom Suda, who recently completed renovations to the visitor entrance to the Marianist Residence community in San Antonio. The trio added landscaping, fresh paint, artwork, and a shed to hide pipes and machinery. Bro. Mel Meyer contributed the metal wall hangings. A ceremony to bless the new entrance was held April 25. Frs. John Leies and Kip Stander presided at the blessing. 

DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR. The Marianist Province of the U.S. is seeking a creative, visionary and collaborative individual to join its group as Director of Development. To apply, please submit a cover letter describing your approach to development, a résumé that includes a detailed history of fundraising activities, three references and a salary history no later than June 15, 2010. Read the job description

TEACHERS. St. Anthony Junior/Senior High School in Maui has teaching positions available in English and mathematics. Find out more.

OOPS …

In the April 21 issue, we incorrectly identified Fr. Stephen Wanyoike as Bro. Stephen Wanyoike. Our apologies for the mistake!

DIGGING IT AT MOUNT SAINT JOHN IN DAYTON

The Mount Saint John facilities crew discovered ancient buried wires on the campus last week. The four direct buried wires were lead clad. It is not clear what these wires fed except that they were found in the area that once housed the old barn and other farm dwellings which were still in use during the summer of 1964. LEFT: Bro. Jack Somerville digs up the wire; RIGHT: An aerial view of the Mount Saint John from 1964

MLNNA. Read the April 2010 issue of E-News, the newsletter of the Marianist Lay Network of North America. 

MSJC. Read the April 2010 issue of Justice Jottings, the newsletter of the Marianist Social Justice Collaborative.

MLC. Read the April  2010 issue of Gifts and Tasks, the newsletter of the International Organization of Marianist Lay Communities.

JUST ONE MORE . . .

Marianist hospitality oozes out to the parking lot at NACMS in Dayton, where a goose made himself right at home on top of one of the employees’ cars. Unfortunately something else oozed out of the goose when it was prompted to move! Photo by Patti Gehred

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