Volume 5, Number 9
Tuesday, May 9, 2006
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“A TIME TO TEAR DOWN AND A TIME TO BUILD”

Novices Bob Jones (top) and Dennis Bautista work to clear debris from a home in New Orleans.

Eleven members of the Marianist family worked and prayed with victims of Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans April 28 - May 1. The team included: Bros. Brian Haldermann, Steve O'Neil, Jim Facette; Novices Bob Jones, Alfredo Chavez, Steve Paone and Dennis Bautista; Jim Vogt (MSJC), Allison Radelet (Chaminade-Julienne) and Tom Simpson (St. John Vianney). In addition to gutting three houses, the group spoke with people who lost homes, and with administrators from the New Orleans Archdiocese and others who are working with the city on the reconstruction plan. The program will be offered again May 19 - 22 and June 23 - 26. A July trip with opportunities for Marianist high schools is being planned. For more information, visit our Web site or contact Myles McCabe, Province director of peace and justice.

Read comments from the immersion team.

(Note: The videocast is available with QuickTime or Windows Media. Please allow a few moments for download.)

VIDEOCAST Katrina Immersion Experience Myles McCabe, Province director of peace & justice, Jim Vogt, Marianist Social Justice Collaborative and Novice Bob Jones share their thoughts on the immersion experience. Produced by Dennis Bautista.

Katrina immersion trip team members front row, Tom Simpson, Novice Dennis Bautista, Bro. Steve O’Neil, Jim Vogt, Novice Alfredo Chavez; back row, Novice Bob Jones, Myles McCabe, Novice Steve Paone, Allison Radelet and Bro. Jim Facette. The two African American women are the homeowners.

TWO PRE-NOVICES JOIN QUERÉTARO COMMUNITY

Congratulations to pre-novices Mario Lenin Espinoza Sánchez and Saúl Rodríguez Lavoignet, who joined the Querétaro, Mexico, community in a ceremony March 4.

Mario, 25, a native Nicaraguan, has been studying engineering systems and philosophy in Mexico. He hopes to one day establish a Marianist community in Nicaragua.

Saúl, 34, of Misantla, Veracruz, Mexico, has a degree in education from the Universidad Pedagógica Nacional. Prior to entering the pre-novitiate, Saúl worked as a school supervisor and a news reporter in the Uxpanapa area.

TWELVE APPROVED FOR PERPETUAL VOWS

Perpetual vows have been approved by the District and Provincial Councils and ratified by the Superior General for the following brothers:

DOVE IN A TREE, WEST HILLS, CALIF.

Photo courtesy of Bro. Jim Wisecaver

ELEVEN PROFESS FIRST VOWS IN INDIA

Congratulations to eleven novices who professed first vows at the novitiate in Ranchi, India, on May 1. Fr. Pragasam Thathappa presided at the ceremony and received the vows. Newly professed brothers are: John Arulanandu, Subhash Chander Bagh, Suman Dungdung, Jose Kiran, John Kongari, C. Raj Mohan, Ravi Kumar Pasala, Renny Markose, K. Messiah Paranthaman, Cyprian Soreng, and Libin Tete.

NOVICES PREPARE FOR MAY VOW CEREMONY

Novices Andy, Dennis, Armando and Alfredo prepare for their “class photo.”

Second-year novices Armando Añeses, Dennis Bautista, Alfredo Chavez and Andy Kosmowski are making final preparations for their first vows on May 20, 2006. Provincial Stephen Glodek will receive the vows during a Mass presided by Assistant Provincial Fr. Jim Fitz at 4:30 p.m. at Queen of Apostles Chapel at Mount Saint John, Dayton. Fr. Dave McGuigan, novice director, will give the homily.

(Editor’s Note: Please note that the time of the Mass of First Profession has been moved from 4 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. The start of the reception will also be pushed back 30 minutes.)

Enjoying dessert at Cold Stone Creamery.

The past year has been a busy one for the four novices. Andy completed his apostolic experience with the Nolan Catholic community in Fort Worth, Texas, teaching and performing campus ministry at Nolan Catholic High School. Dennis joined the Marybrook community in St. Louis and worked in vocation ministry and communications.

Armando lived with the Casa Maria community in San Antonio, ministering at Central Catholic High School and studying at the University of Dayton this past semester. Alfredo traveled to Coatzacoalcos, Veracruz, Mexico, and ministered at Instituto Villa del Espíritu Santo and at a shelter for Central American migrants. He also took courses at UD and the Marian Library. Alfredo and Dennis recently returned from an immersion experience (see cover story) in New Orleans. All four are on a directed retreat at the Jesuit Retreat House in Cleveland until May 14, for a time of peace and prayer before their profession.

SEMINARIANS ARE INSTALLED IN MINISTRIES

Congratulations to six members of the Province who were installed as lectors and acolytes at a ceremony at Chaminade International Seminary in Rome May 1. Lectors are: Patrick McDaid and Richard Villa. Acolytes are: James Dungdung, Marianus Lugun, Callistus Jeje and Michael Otiendo.

UD STUDENTS MAKE LAY MARIANIST COMMITMENT

At the commitment ceremony, Lay Marianists Chris Albanese, David Prier, Maria Mergler, Matt Maroon, Beth Lownik, Brad Lawson, Chelsea Korfel, Kathryn Janiszewski, Megan Hilleren, John Graziano, Leslie Cebula, Erin Anderson, Chris Nieport, Maureen O'Rourke, Emily Reimer and AJ Wagner (standing in for Brandon Paluck)

Fifteen University of Dayton students and a recent graduate called “Marianist Fellows,” became Lay Marianists in a special ceremony at the Immaculate Conception Chapel on the UD campus April 23. UD Director of Marianist Strategies, Joan McGuinness Wagner, characterized the event as “a great sign of hope” for future generations of Marianists. Read more. Story and photo courtesy of the UD Campus News Digest.

PERSONNEL NEWS

We pray for the following brothers in transition:

Bro. Jim Abel, who will move from Findlay Street, Cincinnati, to Mercy Siena, Dayton.

Bro. Paul Quinn, who will move from Mercy Siena, Dayton, to the Alumni Hall community in Dayton.

Bro. Martin McMurtrey, who will move from Central Catholic in San Antonio to the Marianist Residence in San Antonio.

North Topsail Director Bro. Ray McQuade

The North Topsail Beach community in North Carolina has a new address and phone number: 701 Riva Ridge Road, Sneads Ferry, N.C. 28460, phone: 910.327.3279.

FROM THE GENERAL ADMINISTRATION

Read the May 2006 issue of Via Latina.

MARIANISTS CELEBRATE JUBILEES

Celebrations took place in Dayton, Honolulu, St. Louis and San Antonio in April for four Marianist jubiliarians. Photo top, Bro. William Fackovec (60 years), Dayton; photo, bottom left, Bro. Frank Damm (50 years), Honolulu; bottom right, Bro. James Eppy (25 years), St. Louis. Not shown is Fr. Kip Stander (25th sacerdotal), who was feted on his jubilee with a barbeque dinner on April 28 outside the Casa Maria community in San Antonio. St. Mary's students, faculty and friends attended.

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

PHOTO LEFT: Fr. Norbert early years. PHOTO RIGHT: Fr. Norbert at the San Antonio jubilee celebration March 2006.

Fr. Norbert Moellering, (Marianist Residence, San Antonio), 90, who died May 5, 2006, of complications of old age. May he rest in peace. A funeral liturgy was celebrated May 8 in the chapel of the Marianist Residence in San Antonio, where Fr. Norbert lived for the past six years. A Mass of Christian Burial also will be celebrated May 10 at 7 p.m. at Our Lady of the Pillar in St. Louis, with burial at Maryhurst Cemetery. Fr. Jim Fitz will preside and Fr. Joe Uvietta will be the homilist. Fr. Norbert, known for his kindness, hard work and positive energy, served as an educator, administrator, and moderator of numerous activities at Chaminade College Preparatory in St. Louis for over 25 years. He recently celebrated his 60th year as a Marianist priest. Fr. Norbert’s obituary will appear in the next issue of FamilyOnline.

Please pray also for Janet Beaudoin, Msgr. Charles Durkin, Fr. Michael McCleane, Margie McQuade, Angeline Stratman, Hubert Sturm, Eddie Vasquez and Layman West. Read more.

COY FISH, MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDENS, 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, visit www.resingart.com

PLEASE PRAY FOR THE HEALING OF . . .

Bro. Frank Dames (Marianist Residence, San Antonio), who is in a very weakened state.

Bro. Donald Fahrig (Alumni Hall, Dayton), who is recovering from glaucoma eye surgery.

Fr. Lawrence Mann (Marianist Community, Cupertino), who has returned to the community and is continuing to recover from pneumonia.

Bro. Norbert Sturm (Alumni Hall, Dayton), who suffered a broken arm and head injury while attending the funeral of his brother in Baltimore.

Please pray also for Ethel Cahill, Carol Eppy, Stephen Glodek, Sr. and Anne Tunnell. Read more.

WHO'S DOING WHAT

Fr. Allen DeLong (Center Marianist, Honolulu), retiring headmaster of Saint Louis School in Honolulu, was honored for his service and commitment to academic excellence in a celebratory “Aloha and Mahalo Luau” on May 6. Our prayers and best wishes to Fr. Allen on his retirement.

Fr. Jim Russsell (Governor’s Island, Ohio) helped paint, rake, sweep and even “do windows” as part of the annual “Spring Clean” at Governor’s Island April 21 – 23.

Fr. Jim burns the last of the shore debris.

Fr. Tim Eden (Center Marianist, Honolulu) celebrated the closing Mass for the Chaminade University of Honolulu alumni weekend April 21 – 23. The event brought together five decades of Chaminade alumni, including Fr. Tim, a 1968 graduate.

Fr. Tim greeting fellow alumni

Fr. Larry Doersching, Fr. Rudy Vela, Fr. Jim Bartlett and Fr. John Klobuka represented the Marianists at the Ft. Worth Spring Presbyteral Assembly in Denton, Texas, May 2 – 4. The assembly’s aim was to improve response to the growing Hispanic population in Fort Worth.

At the assembly, Fr. Jim, Fr. Larry, Fr. John and Fr. Rudy

Congratulations to Wayne Romo, who has been named the new director of university ministry at St. Mary’s University in San Antonio, and Mimi (Mary Alice) Beck, who has been named minister of liturgy at St. Mary’s. Wayne is a former campus minister and has worked with state and local campus ministry organizations. Mimi has previous experience in campus ministry and residence life and housing.

Lay Marianist Ray McCracken gives a reading at the memorial service. At right, portrait of Bro. Walt drawn by Bro. Don Smith

The Cape May Retreat Center in New Jersey held a memorial service April 30 in honor of Bro. Walt Oberster, who died in January 2006. Bro. Walt was a beloved fixture at many Cape May retreats. Over 60 people attended the service which included spiritual readings, excerpts from Bro. Walt’s writings and a skit, paying homage to Bro. Walt’s passion for performing.

Fr. John Leies (Marianist Residence, San Antonio) accompanied several members of the Development Office of St. Mary’s University to a meeting of St. Mary’s alumni and alumnae hosted by Senator Tom Eagleton in St. Louis April 29. Fr. John gave a brief talk on the association of the Marianists with the city and diocese of St. Louis over the years.

Bro. Victor Forlani (Washington Street, Dayton) was quoted in an April 16 Dayton Daily News article about the University of Dayton’s “Walk the Talk” program, which helps businesses address ethical issues.

Marianist Writers at Work
NO QUIET RETIREMENT FOR FR. JOE STEFANELLI

Fr. Joe with his “grandfather clock” jigsaw puzzle

How’s this for a simple retirement job? Fr. Joe Stefanelli (Villa St. Joseph, Cupertino) is currently assisting NACMS by translating “The Founder’s Thought,” a multi-volume work that contains all the writings of Blessed Chaminade except for his letters. In his “spare” time, Fr. Joe crochets and works on jigsaw puzzles, completing hundreds of intricate puzzles, most of which he gives as gifts or donations. Fr. Joe is a prolific writer, editor and translator of publications about the founders, including: “Our Marianist Heritage”; a set of three popular books on Chaminade, Adèle and Marie Thérèse; and the only full-length biography on Marie Thérèse, entitled “Mlle de Lamourous.” Although born in Cincinnati, Fr. Joe served mostly in the Pacific Province, where he worked on a farm in Santz Cruz and served as novicemaster and provincial. He also was director of religious life at the General Administration in Rome. Read a list of publications Fr. Joe has written, edited or translated, all available from NACMS.

LAY AFFILIATE TASK FORCE MEETS

PHOTO ABOVE: Members of the Lay AffiliateTask Force met at Bergamo Center for Lifelong Learning in Dayton April 21 – 23. At the meeting, Bro. Jack Ventura, Carol Weiss, Denise O’Connor, Joe Rangel and Fr. Bert Buby worked on the development of a common, nationwide formation program for affiliates. PHOTO BELOW: A highlight of the weekend was the commitment ceremony of new affiliates Joseph and Dorothea Saliba (standing, far left), Laura Morrison (second from right) and Maria Hsiao-Chin Worthy. Also shown, kneeling, Novices Dennis Bautisa and Alfredo Chavez and standing, Fr. Bert and Novices Bob Jones and Roberto Rivera.

WHO WE ARE, WHERE WE LIVE
MEET THE BROTHERS OF WEST HILLS, CALIF.

From time to time, we’ll showcase communities around the Province. The brothers of the West Hills, Calif., community, Fr. Jim Mueller, Bro. LeRoy Viera, Fr. Edwin Johnson, Bro. Tony Pistone (director), and Bros. Skip Matthews, Jim Wisecaver and Urban Naal. Fr. Ted Ley was traveling when this photo was taken.

The home of the West Hills community in suburban Los Angeles.

FROM THE SCHOOLS . . .

CHAMINADE UNIVERSITY OF HONOLULU Provincial Stephen Glodek received a vase from artist Yukio Ozaki in gratitude for Marianist support of the university at CUH’s 50th anniversary celebration in April. This vase will be displayed in the provincial offices in St. Louis.

Bro. Stephen and Yukio Ozaki

CHAMINADE-MADONNA COLLEGE PREPARATORY Principal Gloria Ramos already works in Hollywood (Florida, that is!) Now she’s going Hollywood, with a cameo appearance in the new movie HOOT, released May 5. Shot primarily in Broward County, Fla., Chaminade-Madonna is among the local landmarks that appear in the film. HOOT is the story of a Montana boy who moves to Florida and unearths a disturbing threat to endangered owls.

VILLA ANGELA – ST. JOSEPH Sr. Martha Mooney, director of the school’s Marianist Urban Students Program (MUSP), received an Alumni Educator Award from John Carroll University for her signification contributions to education through the MUSP program. Sr. Martha considers MUSP to be the “culminating activity” of her ministry in education.

CHAMINADE COLLEGE PREP - ST. LOUIS Seventh-grader Connor Dervin was junior chairperson for “A Tasteful Affair 18” April 30, the largest fundraiser in the St. Louis area for Food Outreach. Connor and his parents are regular volunteers for Food Outreach, which serves people with HIV/AIDS or cancer. The event raised almost $250,000. Congratulations Connor.

RETREAT CENTERS ANNOUNCE SUMMER PROGRAMS

CAPE MAY POINT, NEW JERSEY
Offers a variety of retreats for families, teens, and, new for 2006, a “Young Married Couples” retreat. This year’s family retreat theme is a polar adventure called “God’s Amazing Race.” Find out more.

MARIANIST RETREAT & CONFERENCE CENTER, EUREKA, MO.
	Summer retreat programs include themes such as “Our Graces of the Moment,” a high school retreat titled “One Body: One Spirit” and a women’s only retreat on “How Do We Learn to Love the Martha and Mary in Our Lives.” Find out more.

TECABOCA, INGRAM, TEXAS
Presents “The Family Circus” Marianist Family retreat from June 1 – 4 and the 55th Texas Catholic Boy’s Camp from June 18 – July 15. Find out more about these retreats and other events at Tecaboca this summer.

BERGAMO CENTER, DAYTON
	Announces a music ministry experience for young adults grades 8 to 12 June 19 – 22 and “Family Odyssey 2006,” a Marianist Family Retreat Aug. 4 – 6. Find out more about these retreats and other events at Bergamo this summer.

CFL FAMILY RETREAT CENTER, N. TOPSAIL BEACH, N.C.
Offers a variety of week-long family retreats this summer, including retreats for families of Latino ancestry, single parents and home schoolers. Find out more about the summer programs at CFL.

VOLUNTEER PROGRAM: NOW RECRUITING

The Marianist Volunteer Program (MVP) is recruiting volunteers to begin in August 2006, with placements available in Louisiana, Missouri, New York, Ohio, Texas and Mexico. Volunteers must be 21, with a college degree or equivalent life experience, open to community living and to the Marianist charism, and fluent in Spanish for placement in Mexico. Volunteers will serve one year in the United States (two years in Mexico) and will receive room and board, health insurance and a stipend. View the MVP application. Contact Coordinator Dan Richter with questions or visit our Web site.

MARIANISTS REFLECT ON SOCIAL JUSTICE ISSUES

Myles McCabe, director of peace and justice, led a gathering of lay and religious Marianists March 26 in Rockaway, N.Y., for the third annual Center for Marianist Spirituality and Communities ”Day of Lenten Reflection.”

ET CETERA

MARIANIST WORLD DAY OF PRAYER The 2006 Marianist World Day of Prayer will be held October 15 at the Our Lady of Verdelais shrine in France. Please note the change to the third Sunday of October.

OUT AND ABOUT

Read the upcoming travel schedule of members of the Provincial staff in St. Louis.

Read updated changes to the personnel. For more copies of the new personnel, e-mail amueller@sm-usa.org. Remember that personnel information on the PORTAL is updated on a regular basis at www.marianist.com/portal

THE CLASSIFIEDS

RETREAT PROGRAM MINISTER. Campus Ministry at Chaminade University of Honolulu seeks a full-time, 10- month minister for the retreat program. Candidates must have a master's degree and related experience in leading retreats, planning faith formation programs for retreat leaders and being part of a team effort. Contact Fr. Ken Templin at ktemplin@chaminade.edu

NEWSLETTER CENTRAL

U.C. International Organization of MLC. Read Isabella Moyer’s new MLC newsletter for the region of North America, Asia, Ireland and Australia.

MARIANIST SOCIAL JUSTICE COLLABORATIVE (MSJC). Read the May 2006 issue of Justice Jottings.

CAPE MAY. Read the April 2006 issue of Beacon.com, the newsletter of the Marianist Family Retreat Center in Cape May Point, N.J.

CMSC. Read the Mayl 2006 issue of Centerpoint.com, the newsletter from the Center for Marianist Spirituality & Communities.

JUST ONE MORE...

Field of dreams—St. Mary’s University in 1923

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