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 News of the Institute and Lasallian Family
Rome, February 24, 2004
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The House of Formation in the District of Central America:
I (Brother Visitor) was in the novitiate on January 9 for the taking of
the habit of a young Bolivian, José Miguel on the day he joined. I take
advantage of this to present the group of Novices.
 From
left to right...
Daniel (Peru), Juan Carlos (Antilles), Benjamín (Bolivia), Brother Alex
Zepeda (Director), Henry (Peru), Miguel (Peru), Jean Rolan (Antilles),
Ariel (Central America), Javier (Bolivia), Nestor (Peru), Brother
Gilberto (Sub-Director), José Miguel (Bolivia), Cristóbal (Bolivia).
On January 7 we were with the pastoral ministry team as they welcomed
the new postulants to the San José house. This group of postulants is
made up of 2 Panamanians, 5 Nicaraguans, 1 Guatemalan and 1 Honduran.
In the San José house there will be: 9 postulants, 8 first-year
Pre-Novices and 16 second-year Pre-Novices from various Districts: Peru,
Bolivia and Central America. On January 22 Brother Edgar Canaza from the
District of Bolivia joins the formation team.
 Seated
from left to right...
Carlos (Panama), Julio César (Nicaragua), Brother Francisco Dionisio
(Director), José David (Guatemala), Oscar (Nicaragua)
Behind, from left to right...
Julio (Honduras), Marcos (Nicaragua), Efraín (Nicaragua), Carlos Javier
(Nicaragua), Oscar Xavier (Panama).
The Scholasticate is made up of 4 Central Americans, 2 from the
Delegation of the Antilles and 4 from Haiti.
I ask for your prayers for the perseverance of all of them.
(Brother Visitor) |
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BROTHER ARCADIO BOLIVAR RODRIGUEZ
President of the Executive Council
BROTHER FABIO GALLEGO ARIAS
Rector of the University
share with the entire Lasallian community the formal academic
ceremony of awarding the degree of Doctor of Education, Honoris
Causa, to Brothers
ÁLVARO RODRÍGUEZ ECHEVERRÍA, Superior General
and
ANTONIO BEDOYA CARDONA, former President of the Executive Council.
Date: Monday, February 23, 2004
Time: 7:00 PM
Place: Houston Auditorium - Chapinero Campus. Carrera 5 No. 59A - 44
BOGOTA-COLOMBIA.
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 Bogota, Colombia - The Pre-Novitiate Program for 2004: The 2004
Pre-Novitiate group, made up of 10 young men and their formation staff,
Brother Januario Guerrero Perdomo, Sub-Director and Brother Carlos
Andrés Forero, Director, came together on January 15 in the third-year
postulancy house.
 The
first weeks were devoted to planning and then drawing up the Community
Annual Program (CAP) as well as revising and updating the Formation
Plan. The experience of this initial phase was carried out under the
house's motto: To live the Gospel in joy and simplicity," where the
encounter with God based on Scripture takes precedence in an environment
of austerity with participatory, responsible and committed planning.
Second-Year Postulancy: The second-year postulants
arrived on January 14. They were in charge of getting the San José de
Guausa house ready for the arrival of the 15 first-year postulants. This
induction for the new postulants culminated on Sunday, January 25, when
Brother Cristian James Díaz presented the document folders over to
Brother Alexander González. These folders contained the documents
relative to the process of the young men who will be entering the
Chapinero postulancy.
After the Eucharist, there was played a farewell match (won by the
second-year postulants) and a luncheon was held. After lunch, the
second-year postulants prepared to pack their luggage for the trip to
their new house.
Brothers Jorge and Alexander received the postulants in Chapinero at
around 7:00 PM. The welcoming process took place within a festive
atmosphere as preparations were made for the second-year postulancy
program. The formation staff was to receive a new member in Brother
Rafael Duarte in a few days. Also, the Director, Brother José Alexander
Santafé, who was completing the CIL Program in Rome, was expected to
arrive shortly.
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The Union of Catechists of Jesus Crucified and Mary Immaculate, a
secular institute associated officially with the Brothers of the
Christian Schools, was founded in Turin, Italy by the Venerable Brother
Teodoreto, FSC. This group held a General Assembly in December 2003 and
January 2004. Brother Juan Pablo Martín Dueñas, General Councillor,
participated in the Assembly in his capacity as the General Advisor.
Present also were Catechists from Peru, who came from the Arequipa and
Nana-Lima Fraternities. For the first time, a female consecrated member
attended who represented the newly-formed women's branch of the
Fraternity. A married couple also attended. The Assembly was called to
approve the definitive text of the revised Constitutions, which were
passed five years ago on an experimental basis and to proceed to the
election of those who would lead the Union. Elected were LEANDRO
PIERBATTISTI, President of the Union, and members of the General
Council, Marco Bilewski, Vice-President, David Sevillano Pacheco from
the Arequipa Fraternity and Leonardo Rollino. One of the first tasks of
the Council was to set up a commission, made up of Brothers and
Catechists, at the request of Brother Visitor Donato Petti, which was
charged with planning activities for the commemoration of the 50th
anniversary of the death of the Founder, Brother Teodoreto (1871 -
1954).
(Rollino Leonardo) |
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