Notes from the
  Provincial Council

                                                                                                                             

Jan. 31, 2013


QUICK LINKS

 

 CALENDAR

 

  

Provincial Council Meetings

   

Jan. 31 -

Feb. 2

 

 

The Presentation

of the Lord

 

Feb. 2

 

  


From Fr. Marty Solma 

 

 

 

Dear Brothers: 

  

 

ORDINATIONS

 

Ed Brink and I had a fine visit to the District of Mexico last weekend, where we attended the ordination of Raymundo Dom�nguez Gonz�lez. We were joined by Bros. Bob Hanss and Ralph Neumann from San Antonio. About 600 guests were present for the ordination and the banquet afterwards, held in the plaza in front of the church. The church was built in 1770 by Franciscan missionaries and was recently refurbished. It was a beautiful setting for a very touching ceremony. On Sunday morning, Fr. Raymundo presided at his first Eucharist in the nearby chapel which is under the care of the Marianists. He was an excellent celebrant, and Fr. Quentin Hakenewerth gave the homily. We continue to pray for the development of Marianist life in Mexico.

 

On Jan. 22, Birendra Kullu and Rajesh Lakra were ordained at Blessed Chaminade parish in Singhpur, India. This ordination and Raymundo's will be featured in the next FamilyOnline.

 

Frs. Kullu & Lakra

 

 

VISITATIONS

  

The General Administration will visit the Province Sept. 15 - Oct. 30, 2014, returning to complete the visit Dec. 1 - 22, 2014. An itinerary will be available in the next six months.

 

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The Provincial Council will conduct area visitations during February and March. This was a recommendation last year during the "Province Conversations." Several Provincial Council members will visit each community, followed by an area meeting of brothers at the end of the visitation.

 

 

READ THE SCHEDULE OF VISITATIONS 

 

 

COMINGS & GOINGS

 

 

 

Fr. Kip Stander will visit the United States due to visa requirements in India. He will arrive in San Antonio on Feb. 7 and stay for about two months. Fr. Joe Lackner has departed Honolulu to teach the next term at the UD program at the Deepahalli Education Center in Bangalore. We are grateful to these men for their generosity and availability in support of the District of India. Bro. Prakash Kujur from India has arrived in San Antonio to begin the "Ministry to Ministers" renewal program and will be in the Province until the end of May. Welcome, Prakash.

 

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The Chaminade (St. Louis) Community has completed its consolidation into one house. All members of the Chaminade community now reside at the Marianist community residence at 401 South Lindbergh Blvd., St. Louis MO 63131; 314.993.1254. The community will continue to be called the Chaminade community.   

 

MORE NEWS 

 

Preparations are underway for the Provincial Chapter which will meet Feb. 28 - March 4 at the Marianist Retreat and Conference Center in Eureka, Mo. The sponsorship document, reports from the Provincial Council and reports from the dependent unit superiors will be on the Province PORTAL by early next week. This allows Province members to read the documents before area pre-Chapter meetings.

 

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Those attending the "Under 60" meeting with the Provincial Council in San Antonio on Feb. 9 will receive an article and several reflection questions which will provide context for the meeting discussions.

 

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On Monday we buried Bro. Joe Nu'uanu in Cupertino. We give thanks for the gentle, thoughtful and kind spirit of this Marianist and commend him now to the care of our Lord and our Blessed Mother.

 

 

 


From Fr. Bill Meyer 

 

 

Dear Brothers:

 

 

MARIANIST LITURGICAL CALENDAR

 

Please note that we have a REVISED version of the 2013 Marianist Liturgical Calendar at the link below. We apologize for the inconvenience.

 

READ THE REVISED

LITURGICAL CALENDAR

 

 


From Bro. Ed Brink

  

 

 

Dear Brothers:

 

SABBATICALS

 

Province members who are considering a professional or spiritual sabbatical during the 2013-2014 year should contact the appropriate provincial assistant no later than Feb. 22, 2013. Those seeking a professional or educational sabbatical should contact Bro. Ed Brink, and those seeking a spiritual renewal sabbatical should contact Fr. Bill Meyer. They will provide the procedures for the submission for sabbatical applications.

 

 

 

 

   

  

 

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