{"id":122493,"date":"2026-01-23T11:19:59","date_gmt":"2026-01-23T10:19:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lasalle.org\/?p=122493"},"modified":"2026-01-23T11:20:33","modified_gmt":"2026-01-23T10:20:33","slug":"district-of-francophone-canada-joins-district-of-eastern-north-america-as-quebec-sector","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lasalle.org\/en\/district-of-francophone-canada-joins-district-of-eastern-north-america-as-quebec-sector\/","title":{"rendered":"District of Francophone Canada joins District of Eastern North America as Quebec Sector"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"pdfprnt-buttons pdfprnt-buttons-post pdfprnt-top-right\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lasalle.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/122493?print=pdf\" class=\"pdfprnt-button pdfprnt-button-pdf\" target=\"_blank\" ><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lasalle.org\/wp-content\/plugins\/pdf-print\/images\/pdf.png\" alt=\"image_pdf\" title=\"Download PDF\" \/><span class=\"pdfprnt-button-title pdfprnt-button-pdf-title\">PDF<\/span><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lasalle.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/122493?print=print\" class=\"pdfprnt-button pdfprnt-button-print\" target=\"_blank\" ><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lasalle.org\/wp-content\/plugins\/pdf-print\/images\/print.png\" alt=\"image_print\" title=\"Print Content\" \/><span class=\"pdfprnt-button-title pdfprnt-button-print-title\">PRINT<\/span><\/a><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1248px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On January 6 <\/span><b>the District of Francophone Canada officially became the Quebec Sector of the District of Eastern North America (DENA)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fscdena.org\/a-new-light-a-shared-horizon\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A DENA announcement<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> called the integration \u201ca widening of horizons\u201d and an affirmation of a \u201cshared mission across cultures, languages and geographies (that) invites deeper collaboration among Brothers and Partners throughout the District.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The first Lasallian foundation began in Quebec in 1837, when four Brothers of the Christian Schools arrived in Montr\u00e9al. \u201cFrom the beginning, <\/span><b>the Lasallian presence in Quebec was shaped by two interwoven commitments: direct service of young people through schools, and the creation of educational infrastructure<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: books, pedagogical methods, educational communities, and formation environments; structures that would help share an entire society,\u201d states <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/mcusercontent.com\/e2216a8edb386b2d3e3116fd1\/files\/52c3c4d7-5dae-27bc-0f1d-16e23eaef593\/_EN_The_Lasallian_Mission_in_Quebec_1837_2025.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Lasallian Mission in Quebec, 1837-2025: A Heritage of Epiphany, Education, and Hope<\/span><\/i><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, a document released by DENA.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As Quebec\u2019s educational, religious and social landscapes changed, <\/span><b>the Brothers creatively adapted the Lasallian mission<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> by shifting away from running large institutional schools to establishing youth centers, camps, spiritual formation houses and social-pastoral ministries rooted in the vision of Saint John Baptist de La Salle.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Today, the ministries within the Quebec Sector include: Camp De-La-Salle, Centre Lasallien, Centre Notre-Dame de La Rouge, and Villa des Jeunes.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">DENA has created a new <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=K4yGHP02wzc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>video<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0showcasing the Sector\u2019s ministries, which serve thousands of young people and families each year.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-2\"><div class=\"video-shortcode\"><iframe title=\"DENA Welcomes the Sector of Quebec\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/K4yGHP02wzc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; 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