June 3, 2021
From Fr. Oscar Vasquez
Fr. Oscar new
Dear Brothers,


Personnel

  • Bro. José Luis González (Querétaro, Mexico), upon the recommendation of the Seminary staff, has been approved for the ministry of Lector. Please click here for a picture.   

  • Bro. Paul Kagece Ndungu (Region of Eastern Africa) has received a student visa to begin studies at the University of Dayton in the 2021-2022 academic year. Bro. Paul will be assigned to the Stonemill Kiefaber community.  

Marianists in India

Bro. Darwin Joseph reports:
  • All Brothers who had contracted COVID-19 have now tested negative. 
  • The four newly professed have traveled from the novitiate to the scholasticate community. Out of an abundance of caution, they are quarantining in-home.  
  • Kumara Swamy is no longer a Marianist religious. We wish him well in his new life.  

News from the General Administration

The publication, Via Latina #301, was sent by the General Administration to each Brother on Monday of this week. Directors of communities, if Brothers do not have access to email, please print a copy for their reading. If you did not receive the email:
  • Please check your spam box/junk folder. 
  • Contact Ms. Pat Stephens at the Provincial Offices and she can both check your email address with the General Administration and send you a copy of Via Latina.  

Notes Summer Schedule

During the summer months, Notes from the Provincial Council will be published every other week from June 10-August 5. The schedule is June 10, June 24, July 8, July 22 and August 5. The regular schedule will resume with the August 12 edition.

This Coming Week

  • June 3: Staff meetings
  • June 4: MUSP Program Meetings
  • June 6: Salve Community Gathering
From Fr. Tim Kenney
Fr. Tim New
Dear Brothers,


Fr. Joe Hartzler

As you saw in the Province prayer intentions, we shared the funeral arrangements for Fr. Joe Hartzler. There is a change regarding the time. The funeral Mass will be on Saturday, June 5 at 11:15 a.m. (Pacific). If you are able to join in solidarity with the Province, the funeral Mass will be live-streamed. Click here at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday for the funeral.

Faculties/Letters of Suitability

I am working on notifying the various dioceses of the number of changes in personnel for our ordained. For those involved, you should receive by email a copy of those requests. If you haven’t, please do not hesitate to send me a reminder.

Many of you are doing sacramental ministry throughout the country this summer. These dates are usually agreed upon well in advance. Just a reminder that you will need to request a Letter of Suitability. Please try your best to get this request to me at least a couple of weeks in advance. I realize there are always exceptions.

Two Upcoming Retreats

Please keep in prayer two Province retreats that will take place this month: Saragossa Directed Retreat at Bergamo Center for Lifelong Learning, Dayton (June 13-19) and the Cupertino Preached Retreat (June 20-26).

JPIC

Please find the latest newsletter from Rome, with some wonderful information, by clicking here.

Upcoming Calendar

  • June 5-6: Funeral, Sunday Masses & Corpus Christi weekend, St. Louis
  • June 10-14: Saint Anthony’s Parish, Maui
  • June 15-16: Provincial Council Meetings, St. Louis
  • June 17-25: Cupertino Community California Jubilee, Province Retreat
  • June 26-27: Wedding Mass and Sunday Masses, St. Louis
From Bro. Jesse O'Neill
Bro. Jesse New
Dear Brothers,


Chaminade-Madonna Celebrates 60th Anniversary

It is with great pride that the Province shares in the celebration of Catholic Marianist Education at Chaminade- Madonna College Preparatory in Hollywood, Florida, for the past sixty years. We give thanks to all the lay and religious Marianist educators, both past and present, who are committed to the mission of forming young women and men of faith to go out into the world to make a positive impact. Please click here to read a beautiful article highlighting this momentous occasion.
Birthdays
Please pray for our Brothers who are celebrating their birthdays

  • June 3: Richard Villa
  • June 7: Timothy Kenney
  • June 9: Brian Zampier
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