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 Notizie dell'Istituto e della Famiglia Lasalliana
Roma, 10 febbraio 2004
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 Assassinato
in Burkina-Faso Ignacio Gacía: il 6 febbraio scorso, abbiamo
ricevuto dal Burkina Faso la notizia che il Fratel Ignacio García è
stato assassinato. Fino ad oggi, non si conoscono le circostanze né i
motivi di questa tragica morte.
I Fratel Ignacio García è nato il 31 luglio 1941 a Pedrosa del Río
(Burgos), in Spagna. Ha fatto il noviziato a Bordighera (1958-1960) e il
suo Scolasticato a Hérouville-Saint-Clair. Ha ricevuto i suoi diplomi
alle Università di Lyon e Caen (Francia). Nel 1981 e nel 1997, è stato a
Roma per il CIL.
Fratel Ignacio ha esercitato il suo apostolato praticamente per tutta la
sua vita in Africa: a Rabat (Marocco), a Niamey (Nigeria) e soprattutto
in Burkina-Faso nei College di Toussiana, Ouagadougou, Bobo-Dioulasso.
Attualmente, era Direttore del College di Tounouma (Bobo-Dioulasso) e
stava cominciando la realizzazione di un nuovo progetto agricolo
"Progetto Clima".
Che il nostro devoto missionario riposi in pace e che il Signore lo
ricompensi per i lunghi anni di apostolato in terra africana. |
 Vacanza
missionaria: Ogni anno, in gennaio, il distretto lasalliano di San
Paolo, Brasile, promuove un tipo di esperienza missionaria chiamata "Vacanza Missionaria", che focalizza la propria attenzione
principalmente sull'educazione ed evangelizzazione dei poveri dell
nord-est del paese, dove la povertà è più accentuata.
Nel 2004 la missione lasalliana era presente in due differenti città:
Acquiba-SE and Nossa Senhora de Gloria-SE. Sono stati sette giorni di
duro lavoro che hanno compreso visite, incontri, celebrazioni e incontri
con le comunità locali (xatechhisti,giovani, genitori, bambini,
insegnanti, responsabili di pastorale).
Una delle più importanti lezioni che abbiamo imparato da questa
esperienza missionaria è che, alcune volte, le necessità delle persone
sono molto più importanti della semplice assistenza. Hanno bisogno di
qualcuno che li ascolti con interesse e di essere consapevoli che
qualcuno è interessato alle loro vite.
Oltre a questo, la gente del nord-est ci da uno straordinario esempio di
vita di fede. A dispetto di tutte le difficoltà che affrontano giorno
per giorno, la loro speranza, il loro abbandono e la loro fiducia in Dio
rimane forte e gli da' la forza di andare avanti convinti che giorni
migliori arriveranno presto.
È stata un'esperienza fantastica entrare in contatto con una realtà così
differente e sperimentare la presenza di Dio in ogni spazio di quel
luogo vivendo la fede, la comunità e il servizio e amando nella più semplice delle maniere.
(ICYL@lasalle.org
Con la speciale collaborazione di Renato Gil de A. Rangel) |
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 Madrid, La Salle Center for Advanced University Studies: The PRODIS
awards are an initiative by which CERMI (Spanish Committee for Persons
with Disabilities) Madrid hopes to show its recognition and gratitude
for those persons, institutions and organizations that have
distinguished themselves in collaborating and working with persons with
disabilities in the Madrid metropolitan area. These awards, inaugurated
this year, are given in two categories, for individuals and for groups,
and have been awarded, in addition to La Salle University Center, to
Telemadrid Television, María Luisa Ramón-Laca, President of CERMI Madrid
since its founding up until last year, and to José Fernández Iglesias, a
SER journalist.
CERMI Madrid hopes to use this award to recognize the pioneering efforts
of the La Salle Center for Advanced University Studies in the training
of professionals involved in working with persons with disabilities.
This year these efforts have included various formative and documentary
activities such as the roundtable discussions on "Accessibility and Jobs
for Persons with Disabilities," and the Third Interdisciplinary Social
Education Symposium on "Social Education and Disabilities," the First
Interdisciplinary Symposium on "Assisted communication for children with
multiple disabilities," or the Second National Congress on psychomotor
issues entitled "Movement, Emotion and Thought," in which CERMI itself
collaborated. This is in addition to the enlargement of the Center's
facilities by the building of the "Accessible Accommodations Room" in
which alternative solutions available on the market were shown which
overcome accessibility and environmental problems. Many institutions and
firms collaborated in this venture and it has been incorporated as a new
learning tool for students.
 All these activities are aimed at sensitizing the university community
to the world of those who are disabled and reaching out to them,
becoming aware of the many possibilities that these persons represent in
life's different areas, from self-sufficiency to employment.
The award ceremony was presided over byAlberto Ruíz Gallardón, Mayor of
Madrid. Also in attendance were Ana Botella, third deputy-mayor and
Pedro Calvo, Councillor for Community Security and Services. CERMI
Madrid was represented by Pedro Martínez Núez, acting President and
Miguel Paraíso Sobral, Secretary General.
For more information, visit the web site at:
www.eulasalle.com
(Juan Antonio Ojeda Ortiz) |
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A
Special 100th Birthday Celebration: Congratulations and good wishes
to Brother Erminus Joseph Melofchik, FSC who celebrated his 100th
Birthday on Friday, January 23rd. Brother Erminus Joseph is now the
oldest FSC Brother in the world. He served as Regional Director of
Formation at Christian Brothers Conference, as Visitor General of the
U.S., and as Novice Master for the Baltimore District for years.
Happy 100th Birthday, Brother! |
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 Canada
Honors Brother Lawrence Spitzig: The Government of Canada has
appointed Brother Lawrence Spitzig, FSC (Toronto native, now member of
the District of Penang, Malaysia) a Member of the Order of Canada.
Brother Lawrence's honours will be awarded at Rideau Hall, Ottawa on
February 20, 2004 by the Governor General of Canada.
"The Order of Canada recognizes people who have made a difference to our
country. From local citizens to national and international
personalities, all Canadians are eligible for the Order of Canada -- our
country's highest honour for lifetime achievement."
For more information on this award go to
http://www.gg.ca/honours/order_e.asp
Congratulations, Brother Lawrence! |
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 La
Salle School, Albany, Celebrates 150 Years: La Salle School in
Albany, New York, USA is celebrating its 150th anniversary during the
year 2004. La Salle School was started in 1854 as an orphanage called
St. Vincent's Male Orphan Asylum.
In 1923 the name of the school was changed from St. Vincent's Orphan
Asylum to La Salle School. The school has been on the same tract of land
for the 150 years. At first it was farmland far from the city
population, but today it is in the center of the city population and
surrounded by two colleges, a high school and the diocesan pastoral
center. Over the years over 500 Brothers have served at the school and
today there are six Brothers on the staff.
The school has served young men with special needs following the
tradition of St. John Baptist de La Salle and his work at St.Yon.
Throughout the years as the needs of the young men changed, the school
went from being an orphanage to a school for destitute and
poverty-stricken boys, to a school for boys whose families could not
care for them because of the break up of the family and poverty, to a
school for young people who experienced failure in school and the
community, to the present time where the school serves young people
committed by the courts because of delinquent behavior and psychological
needs. A staff of over 200 professionals cares for the boys in several
different programs: residential, day treatment, prevention programs,
community connections, drug and alcohol rehabilitation, and sexual
offenders.
The anniversary year started with a Mass celebrated by Bishop Howard
Hubbard, DD, AFSC, Bishop of Albany. The Bishop is a graduate of La
Salle Institute in Troy, New York and is an Affiliated Member. Brother
Robert McCann gave the homily at the Mass. The Mass was followed by a
reception at the school.
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125th
Anniversary: February 1, 2004, marks the 125th anniversary of the De
La Salle Brothers in Catalonia for it was on that date in Barcelona on
Pont de la Parra Street where the first De La Salle Brothers arrived
from France.
This was the cradle and the seed which, with the passage of time, were
transformed into the present-day La Salle Comtal School. The De La Salle
Brothers are delighted to be able to celebrate this event because it
represents the overall service the Institute has provided in Catalonia.
La Salle Comtal, like many other Lasallian schools throughout Catalonia,
has worked to train many generations of citizens.
It is for this reason that the 125th anniversary will be celebrated by a
series of events, some at the local level and some at the institutional
level. The following events have been planned so far:
A poetry festival
Founder's Day celebrations (May)
Hiking to Montserrat with a special offering to the Blessed Virgin
More information is available (in Catalan language) in the History
section of the La Salle Comtal web site:
www.sallecat.org |
Se avete notizie che desiderate sottoporci per la pubblicazione, inviatele per email a: lasallew@lasalle.org |
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