Volume 3, Number 25
Tuesday, Dec. 21, 2004

MERRY CHRISTMAS FROM THE PROVINCE STAFF!

And peace on earth, good will to men! Front row, from left: Pat Stephens, Bro. John Habjan, Donna Tucker, Myles McCabe and Diane Guerra; middle row, from left: Kathy Cooper, Patti Reeg, Mary Ellen Garcia, Jill Pfeiffer, Bro. Charles Johnson, Ann Mueller, Bro. Jack Ventura, Mary Ann Hood, Mary Perotti and Sr. Mary Beth Hefti; back row, from left: Bros. Ken Straubinger and Richard Dix, Lisa Gooding, Bros. Bob Resing and Stephen Glodek, Brian Reavey, and Bros. Tom Payne and Bob Metzger. Not shown: Frs. Jim Fitz, Tim Kenney and Joe Lackner, Bro. Joe Markel, Sue McKamely, Bro. Gene Meyerpeter, Bro. Mike O'Grady, Fr. David Paul and Dan Richter

BRO. STEPHEN OFFERS PROVINCIAL LETTER NO. 11

Bro. Stephen Glodek attended the International Congress on the Consecrated Life in Rome Nov. 22-27, 2004. The theme of the Congress was
”Passion for Christ, Passion for Humanity.” To read Bro. Stephen’s Provincial Letter No. 11, which includes the summary of the Congress, “What the Spirit says today to Consecrated Life,” please click here: Note: This document is posted on the PORTAL at www.marianist.com/portal.

NOVICES ENJOY SOLITUDE AT GETHSEMANI ABBEY

The Province's six first-year novices and their Novicemaster, Fr. Dave McGuigan, spent several days in December on a silent retreat at the Abbey of Gethsemani in Kentucky. Front row, from left: Dennis Bautista, Luke Hoenigman, Fr. Dave, Alfredo Chavez and Andrew Kosmowski; back row, Armando José Añeses (left) and Jeffrey Warren

JOIN TOGETHER IN PRAYER JAN. 1, 2005

The Marianist Family Council of North America again invites the Marianist Family to pray together on Jan. 1, feast of Mary, Mother of God. To read the prayer, please click here: Members of the Council are Jean Canning, Marge Cavanaugh, Sr. Evangeline Escobar, Fr. Jim Fitz, Bro. Stephen Glodek and Sr. Marcy Loehrlein.

Statue of Mary and Jesus, Nirmal Deep, Photo courtesy of Bro. Darwin Joseph

GENERAL ADMINISTRATION: HERE, THERE, EVERYWHERE

CALIFORNIA. The General Administration visited communities in California over the weekend of Dec. 11. Pictured during the visit, from left, Fr. Dave Fleming (Superior General), Bro. Larry Scrivani (Pacific Grove, Calif.) and Fr. Roland Bunda (Santa Cruz, Calif.)

CALIFORNIA II. From left, Bros. Paul Fennelly (Cupertino, Calif.), Thomas Jalbert (San Francisco), and James Leahy (San Francisco) gathered during the General Administration's visit to California.

EWA BEACH, HAWAI`I. The General Administration visited Hawai'i and the Honolulu communities Dec. 15-16. Enjoying scenic Ewa Beach, from left, Bros. Javier Anso (Assistant for Temporalities), José María Alvira (Assistant for Education), Dennis Schmitz (Center Marianist Community, Honolulu), and Fr. George Cerniglia (Assistant for Religious Life). Photo courtesy of Reynard Nivera.

WEST HILLS, CALIF. From left, Bro. Urban Naal, Contact Luis Gamboa, Bro. Javier Anso, Inquirer Ray Dominguez, Fr. Ted Ley, Bro. José María Alvira, Contact Fausto Sanchez and Fr. Edwin Johnson. Photo courtesy of Bro. Jim Wisecaver

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

Fr. John Mulligan, 75, who died Dec. 5, 2004, at Mercy Siena in Dayton, apparently of a heart attack. May he rest in peace. Fr. Pat Tonry presided at a Mass of Resurrection held Dec. 11 at Queen of Apostles chapel at Mount St. John in Dayton. Bro. Stephen Glodek led the reflection, and Fr. Jack McGrath gave the homily. "As he was a fine professional, an outstanding Marianist religious, he was also a great friend, very special on the personal level," said Fr. Jack. To read Fr. Jack's homily, please click here: To read Fr. John's obituary, please click here:

Fr. François Joseph Pralong (Region of Switzerland), 82, who died Dec. 8, 2004, in Sion, Switzerland. May he rest in peace. To read Fr. François' obituary, please click here:

Harold Bartlett, who died Dec. 20. May he rest in peace. Harold was the father of Fr. Jim Bartlett (Marianist Novitiate, Dayton).

Mary Lorraine Knopp, who died Dec. 20, 2004. May she rest in peace. Mary was the mother of Sr. Patricia Knopp (Marianist Regional Vocation Office, Dayton).

Vernon Yost, 82, who died Dec. 9, 2004, in Omaha, Neb., after a long illness. May he rest in peace. Vernon was a longtime lay Marianist affiliate.

Mary Bezdek, 86, who died Dec. 20, 2004, in St. Louis. Mary was the mother of Sue McKamely, secretary to Fr. Jim Fitz and Fr. Joe Lackner.

Stephen Yano, who died recently. May he rest in peace. Stephen was a senior at the University of Dayton.

SNOWY GATE, ST. LOUIS

Photo courtesy of Bro. Bob Resing, S.M. Bro. Bob's images are available for sale as note cards or prints. To order, contact Bro. Bob at rresing@sm-usa.org.

PLEASE PRAY FOR THE HEALING OF . . .

Bro. Don Hebeler (Alumni Hall, Dayton), who is in Miami Valley Hospital in Dayton with internal bleeding.

Fr. Tim Dwyer (sabbatical), who is recovering from knee surgery in St. Louis.

Shirley Kenney, who has been diagnosed with ovarian cancer. Shirley is the mother of Fr. Tim Kenney (Maryland Ave., St. Louis).

Jennie Herr, 86, who has cancer of the liver. Jennie is the sister of Fr. Joe Rasky (Central Catholic, San Antonio).

Mike Ley, who suffered a stroke which affected his left hand. Mike is the brother of Fr. Ted Ley (West Hills, Calif.)

PRESIDENT'S DINNER, ST. MARY'S UNIVERSITY

Enjoying the annual President's Dinner at St. Mary's University on Nov. 12, from left, Bro. Earl Leistikow and Frs. Bernie Lee and Cris Janson. Hundreds of donors and friends attended the dinner.

Also gathered at the President's Dinner at St. Mary's University, from left, Jack Biegler (chairman of the University's board of trustees), Fr. John Leies, and Charles Cotrell (University president). Fr. John Leies, tenured professor of theology at St. Mary's, recently received the President Emeritus award for exceptional service to the university for the past 30 years

GOVERNOR'S ISLAND GETS A MAKEOVER

The Governor's Island property on Indian Lake in Huntsville, Ohio, is undergoing extensive renovations. New flooring, utilities, appliances and fixtures - including a new kitchen and bathroom - will be installed in the main house, which was built around 1920. The building belonged to the governor of Ohio before being donated in the early 1950s to the Marianists. Bro Tom Payne (Province director of property, insurance & fleet) is the project supervisor. Renovations are scheduled to be completed by March 2005.

Pictured in the gutted kitchen at Governor's Island are community members Fr. Jim Russell (left) and Bro. Paul Bredestege. The island also is home to Bros. Bill Deanhofer and Stan Mathews. Bro. Stan is currently living at Mercy Siena in Dayton.

PURCELL MARIAN'S HOLIDAY GIVEAWAY

Students at Purcell Marian High School in Cincinnati gathered more than 7,000 canned goods and clothing items for needy families through the school's annual Holiday Give-Away Program. Jen Meinking, head of Purcell Marian's campus ministry, directed the efforts. Teacher Lenny Hamm's Latin class (pictured above) collected gifts for children in need.

WORLD COUNCIL OF THE MARIANIST FAMILY

To read the Christmas greeting from the members of the World Council of the Marianist Family, please click here:

FELIZ NAVIDAD FROM MEXICO

The brothers of the Puebla, Mexico, community send bountiful Christmas greetings to the Marianist family. Front row, Bros. Nicolás Castilla (left) and Esteban Reyes. Back row, from left, Bros. Servando Méndez, Raymundo Domínguez, Lorenzo McBride (community director) and Fr. Mario González-Simancas.

PEACE & JUSTICE UPDATE: LAST CALL - SHARING FUND Myles McCabe Province Director of Peace & Justice mmccabe@sm-usa.org Have you submitted a Sharing Fund grant? Communities and Marianist Family members are encouraged to support at least one application for a Sharing Fund Grant. The deadline is Jan. 7, 2005. Guidelines and application forms are available at http://www.marianist.com/grants/ Questions? Check the website or contact me or Sr. Mary Beth Hefti. Try a little salt: Salt of the Earth is an excellent online resource for social justice information published by the Claretians. Give it a look at http://salt.claretianpubs.org/ Bill Moyers recently received Harvard Medical School's “Global Environment Citizen Award.” To read his intriguing acceptance speech, please click here: http://www.truthout.org/docs_04/120504G.shtml Have an article or website you’d like to share in this space? E-mail me at mmccabe@sm-usa.org

PEACE & JUSTICE MEETING, ST. LOUIS

Myles McCabe, Province director of peace and justice, is meeting with Province communities about "Advancing Justice: A Challenge and an Opportunity." Myles met with 30-40 members of six St. Louis-area communities on Dec. 6 at the library of St. John Vianney High School in St. Louis. Pictured at the meeting are representatives from each community, from left: Bro. Brian Zampier (Lindell Blvd.), Bro. Ken Jung (Chaminade-Waldron), Bro. Jim Droste (Marycliff), Myles McCabe, Bro. Norb Karpfinger (East St. Louis), Bro. Bill O'Leary (Our Lady of the Pillar) and Fr. Bill Wightman (Curé of Ars).

MEETING SCHEDULE: MYLES MCCABE

SUNSET, DAYTON

Photo courtesy of Bro. Bernard Zalewski (Mercy Siena, Dayton)

NEW JERSEY TEAM PLANS PARISH RETREAT

The Marianist ministry team for central New Jersey met to prepare a Marianist family retreat for a New Jersey parish that will take place in late January. Shown, from left, Rich Sroczynski (convener), Ed Jankiewicz, Paul Garavente, Jean Gorczyca, Arlene Sroczynski, Ted Gorczyca, Kathy Scibelli and Bro. Walt Oberster. Photo courtesy of Lou Scibelli. Not pictured: Keith Venturella. Also on the team: Sue and Dan Kovach and Jill Venturella

WHO'S DOING WHAT

Bro. Victor Forlani (Washington St., Dayton) was a key player in the development of the Salary Advance Loan Program, a joint project by the University of Dayton (UD) and three Dayton-area credit unions. The program provides alternatives to high-interest payday loans. Bro. Victor teaches in the Management and Marketing Department of UD's School of Business Administration.

Bro. Juan García (Coatzacoalcos, Veracruz, Mexico), director of Instituto Villa del Espíritu Santo, was invited by Bishop Rutilo Muñoz to represent his diocese at the 16th National Assembly of Catholic Education held Nov. 17-19 at Cerro Cubilete, Guanajuato. Sixty bishops, diocesan directors of education, religious brothers and sisters, and lay educators participated in the assembly.

Fr. Jim Heft (Trinity Ave., Dayton) delivered a homily on the feast of the Immaculate Conception, "Supernatural Family Planning," on Dec. 8 at the University of Dayton. To read a transcript of the homily, please click here:

Bro. Paul Novosal (Marianist Residence, San Antonio) organized a prayer service on Dec. 8 for the rededication and 50th anniversary of St. Mary's University's monument to Mary, "The Immaculate Queen of the University," which stands in front of St. Louis Hall. Fr. Terry Weik (Woodlawn Marianist Community, San Antonio) and the University Ministry staff presided at the service.

Fr. Terry Weik (director of University Ministry, St. Mary's University) and Sr. Grace Walle, FMI (chaplain, St. Mary's University Law School) co-wrote an article about promoting ministry on a Catholic school campus, which was published in the December 2004/January 2005 issue of Crossroads, the journal of the Catholic Campus Ministry Association.

Sue Wesselkamper, president of Chaminade University of Honolulu, was honored as a "Distinguished Woman in Education" at the Girl Scout Council of Hawaii's 2004 "Women of Distinction" dinner held Dec. 1. Congratulations, Sue!

Fr. Larry Doersching (Fort Worth, Texas), president of Nolan Catholic High School in Fort Worth, reports that the school's football team won its first state championship in the school's 43-year history. Nolan defeated Houston St. Pius to win the title.

Bro. Louis Fournier will move from the Curé of Ars Community in St. Louis to Alumni Hall at the University of Dayton, effective Jan. 1, 2005. Bro. Louis will be working in the Marianist Archives—Eastern Region.

Bro. William McCall has moved from the Marianist Community in West Hills, Calif., to the Marianist Community in Cupertino, Calif., at the Villa St. Joseph residence.

George Guchuhi, temporary professed of the Region of Eastern Africa, has received dispensation from his temporary vows by the Superior General.

THE REAL SPIRIT OF CHRISTMAS

Bro. Don Winfree with Noelle Valentie, daughter of Chris Valentie. Chris is a good friend of Bro. Don’s and an R.N. who formerly worked at St. Leonard’s.

MARCELLA ROAD COMMUNITY

The Marcella Road community in Cleveland enjoyed an Advent retreat at Province Villa in Pittsburgh Dec. 3-4. Standing, from left Bros. Dave Murphy, Will Halloway, Dave Conrad, Fr. George Abmayr, Bros. Jack Dempsey and Richard Roesch.

MYSTERY MARIANIST

This friendly young man is this issue's "Mystery Marianist." He now lives "somewhere" in the former St. Louis province. Who is he?

MARIANIST SCHOOL PROFILE ST. JOHN VIANNEY HIGH SCHOOL Fr. Bob Osborne, Vianney president Students from St. John Vianney High School in St. Louis Bro. John Habjan, assistant director of education for the Province, reports that St. John Vianney High School in St. Louis, located at the site of the former Maryhurst Postulate in southwest St. Louis County, began classes in 1960. Today Vianney has 720 male students, with 47 dedicated laypersons and three full-time Marianists on staff. The following Marianists are in full or part-time ministry at St. John Vianney: Fr. Bob Osborne, president; Bro. Chester Burnog, Bro. Walter Ebbesmeyer, Bro. Len Rudy and Fr. Bill Wightman. To read a full profile of Vianney High School, please click here:

NEW AFFILIATE WELCOMED IN ST. LOUIS

Welcome to new Lay Marianist Affiliate Carol Craddock, who was accepted on Dec. 12 during the St. Louis Marianist affiliate Christmas party at St. John Vianney High School. Bro. Jack Ventura (left) presided at the ceremony and Bro. Ken Jung (right) was Carol's formation director. Fr. Jim Fitz presided at the Eucharist.

2004-2005 PERSONNEL

TO READ CHANGES TO THE PERSONNEL, please click here: NEED MORE COPIES OF THE PERSONNEL? Just e-mail Ann Mueller at amueller@sm-usa.org

KOREAN LAY MARIANISTS HONORED

Basilio Choi (left) and his wife, longtime lay Marianists in Korea, were honored for their service to the Marianist family with a special Mass and dinner in November. Basilio is a former president of the MLC in Korea. Pictured with the Chois is Fr. Pascal Lee.

OUT AND ABOUT

To read the upcoming travel schedule of members of the Provincial staff in St. Louis, please click here:

A RITE OF PASSAGE

Fr. Allen DeLong (Center Marianist, Honolulu), president of Saint Louis School in Honolulu, offers a blessing to the school's junior class on Nov. 21 during the Rite of Passage ceremony, when the students officially become upperclassmen. Family, friends and faculty attended the ceremony.

PROVINCE CHRISTMAS SCHEDULE

Due to the Christmas holidays, the Province office will be closed Dec. 24, Dec. 27 and Dec. 31. The next issue of FamilyOnline will be Tuesday, Jan. 11.

PREPARATORY COMMISSION HOLDS FIRST MEETING

The first meeting of the Preparatory Commission for the General Chapter of 2006 was held at the University of Dayton Nov. 26-28. From left, the first three members of the commission: Fr. François Rossier (Region of Switzerland), Fr. George Cerniglia (General Administration liaison), and Bro. Domingo Fuentes (Sector of Brazil). Once the delegates to the General Chapter have been determined, two other members of the Preparatory Commission will be elected. The General Chapter in July 2006 will be held in Rome.

NEWSLETTER CENTRAL

CAPE MAY. To read the December issue of Beacon.com, the e-newsletter of the Marianist Family Retreat Center in Cape May, N.J., please click here:

INDIA NEWSLETTER. To read the Dec. 8, 2004, newsletter from the Region of India, please click here:

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REGION OF KOREA HOLDS CHAPTER

The Region of Korea held its 10th Regional Chapter at the Seoul novitiate Nov. 11-13. All Chapter members (four council members and seven elected members) discussed the Korean Region’s change in status to independence, and made a tentative Charter for the General Administration to approve through the Korean Regional council. All members also accepted the"China Mission Policy.” Standing, from left: Fr. Louis Cho, Bro. Matthew Woo, Fr. Fidelis Kim, Bro. John Kim, Frs. Dominic Park, Pascal Lee and Timothy Kim and Bro. Francis Kim; seated, from left: Fr. Francis Chang, Fr. Joe Lackner and Bros. John Ko and Vianney Ahn

Anniversary of the Death of
Adèle de Batz de Trenquelléon

January 10

ALUMNI HALL MARIANISTS FEATURED

	The Marianists of Alumni Hall in Dayton were featured in an excellent article by editor Thomas Columbus in the Winter 2004-05 issue of the University of Dayton Quarterly, a publication of UD’s office of public relations. Among the beautiful images by photographer Larry Burgess were these of Fr. Paul Vieson (left) and Bro. Don Hebeler. Thomas wrote: “. . . the Marianists of Alumni Hall and around the world continue to pray and to serve and live in community in the faith of Jesus Christ, seeking the way to him with the aid of Mary, his mother.”

THE BOOK BAG

A new book by Fr. Jean-Baptiste Armbruster (Province of France), The Armbruster Collection, offers spiritual and formation insight into Fr. Chaminade's writings on direction, including the System of Virtues and the theological life. Published by NACMS; $5 plus postage; free to members of the SM and FMI. To order, e-mail nacms.orders@notes.udayton.edu.

THE MOST BEAUTIFUL OF SUNRISES . . .

The GA's trip to Hawai'i included a sunrise service Dec. 16 on the beach in Waimanalo, standing, from left: Bros. Jerry Bommer, José María Alvira, Javier Anso, Bernie Ploeger, Fr. David Fleming and Bro. Frank Damm. Photo courtesy of Kapono Ryan.

ARE YOUR DATES POSTED ON THE CALENDAR?

A calendar that lists events involving Marianist brothers, Marianist sisters and lay Marianists is now available at www.marianist.com/calendar. The calendar also is available on the PORTAL at www.marianist.com/portal. If you'd like an event included, send the event, date, location and contact information to Pat Stephens at pstephens@sm-usa.org.

MYSTERY MARIANIST UNVEILED . . .

It's Bro. John Klein, who ministers in East St. Louis, Ill.

THE LITTLEST ANGEL

This little angel attends the Catholic Day Care Center in East St. Louis, Ill., where Bros. John Laudenbach and Norbert Karpfinger minister. The day care children presented a Christmas pageant to the staff of the Province office in St. Louis, which was followed by a hot dog lunch, presents and a visit by Santa Claus. The event was the idea of Bro. Charles Johnson, with help from the Province Prayer & Social Committee

PROVINCE BIRTHDAYS

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