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News of the Institute and Lasallian Family
Rome, March 17, 2008 |
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 JOHANNESBOURG- SOUTH-AFRICA – VISIT OF THE SUPERIOR GENERAL: Brother Superior General arrived in the Sector of South Africa on the 2nd of March 2008 from his visit in the District of Madagascar. The Sector Administration organized the visit in a way that Br.Superior would be able to reach out to all Lasallian family members and to the Lasallian Mission in the Sector.
The first days the Superior met chairpersons of the Boards of Directors, school administrators and chairpersons of the Parent/Teacher Associations of our schools in Johannesbourg. Brother Superior listened to their positive experiences and their concerns as well as their challenges in the schools and in the society of South Africa.
He shared his own experiences and offered some inspirational and encouraging words, especially in the area of our Vocation as educators and as Lasallians. After meeting the school community, Brother Superior met the Sector Council and all the Brothers of the Sector. Brother listened to the concerns and positive experiences of the Brothers. He congratulated the Brothers for the fraternal, prayerful, regular community atmosphere that exists in the Sector and the support that they give to each other.
(Brother Esayas Tzegay, Visitor of Lwanga District of Africa)
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 CELORIO - SPAIN - CONFERENCE OF BROTHER VISITORS OF ARLEP (Lasallian Regional Grouping of Spain and Portugal): The beautiful city of Celorio, in the Principality of Asturias, was the place chosen for the occasion of this 135th meeting of the Conference of Brother Visitors of ARLEP.
After some days of retreat, which was led by Brother Antonio Botana, the Brother Visitors held their 135th meeting. Brother Ismael Beltrán, Visitor of the Central District, served as the chair while Brother Andrés Corcuera, Visitor of the District of Valladolid, served as moderator.
There were Intense sessions over the course of the 3 days during which there was discussion and decision making on various topics: Development of a model of Convergence. Districts and Sectors with special emphasis on leadership of the Brothers and their communities, Lasallian Schools Network, and Integrated Plan for Basic and Ongoing Formation, the integration of St. Pius X Institute on the La Salle Madrid Campus, a Lasallian Park and Corporate University, publications, a non-formal ARLEP meeting, and issued related to RELEM (Lasallian Region of Europe and the Mediterranean).
The Conference devoted some time to study the situation regarding our presence in Africa. Brother Luis Timón, Auxiliary Visitor in charge of these communities and works, and Brother J.M. Sauras, Auxiliary Visitor of the Sub-District, reported on the Sixth District Chapter of the Gulf of Benin (propositions and lines of action). In the coming months Brother Superior General will visit the Sub-District and the Sector of Guinea. The next Conference of the Brother Visitors of ARLEP (number 136) will take place in Madrid at the Regional Center at the beginning of June 2008.
(www.lasalle.es)
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 PASADENA – USA - LASALLIAN STUDENT CREATES NATIONAL FOUNDATION TO HELP COLLEGE STUDENTS WITH CANCER: When a fellow student and fraternity brother was diagnosed with cancer in 2005, University of San Diego student Jeff Jahnke and other friends stepped in to help.
Raising money and gathering support for this one person led Jeff to the awareness that there are other college students similarly stricken who also need support. The habit of service to others that Jeff had learned at La Salle High School of Pasadena was there to show him the way.
As he says, “The Lasallian motto, “Enter to Learn, Leave to Serve” kept going through my mind, and service became one of my values, one of my core principles.” The result of Jeff’s attitude, creativity, and hard work: a new national organization responding to a special need. “It is gratifying, says Jeff, “to be helping people who are just like me in some ways, a college student balancing studies and a social life, but at the same time battling for their life against cancer.”
For the complete story, visit the web site of Jeff Jahnke’s alma mater, La Salle High School, Pasadena. Click here.
(www.delasalle.org)
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 KFARYACHIT – LEBANON – CONSECRATION OF YOUNG LASALLIANS:
On the occasion of the Feast of the Presentation of Jesus in the Temple, some Young Lasallians - from Kfaryachit with two from Deddah - made their consecration to the Lord. A ceremony was held in the presence of the Director, Walid Farah, the Director of the Community, Br.Miguel Quécan, the Spiritual Adviser to the Group, Br.Daoud, the Head of the Group, Ms Rosaline, and Madam Salam Nadr.
The young people promised to preserve Lasallian values to the end: they promised to be always ready to serve others, to spread the Christian faith and to have a love for others that was without limit. Before the promise, those in charge of the Lasallian Family in the College gave each one a candle as a symbol of the light of Christ which would light up their path.
(Brother Daoud Kassabry)
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 ISLAND OF LA PALMA - SPAIN - THE LASALLIAN INSTITUTE PRESENT AT THE FOURTH CHILDREN‛S FORUM FOR IN THE CANARY ISLANDS: The FOURTH CHILDREN‛S FORUM was held on the Island of La Palma February 26, 27, and 28. A group of 14 students and two teachers from Lasallian schools in Antúnez and Arucas participated in the Forum.
Under the slogan "For the Good Treatment of Children" more than 260 boys and girls from throughout the Canaries island chain had discussions on petitions to parents, politicians, and institutions as regard Rights of Protection. Along with these petitions came commitments from the children themselves to spread the word about the Rights of Children and what this implies.
Workshops, group work, cultural visits, leadership training, and a street dance down the main street of Santa Cruz de La Palma as well as a puppet show were some of the activities that contributed to the event. Different regional, insular and local political personalities were present at different times during the Forum: the opening ceremony, the conclusions from the previous meeting, work results, and the closing ceremony.
The poster announcing the FORUM was designed by a student from the school in Arucas, Paula Jorge Alfonso, who won the poster competition.
(Lasallian Schools in Antúnez and Arucas)
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