We are pleased to announce that Bro. Darwin Joseph will be the new assistant district superior for India.

	Bro. Darwin Joseph

Bro. Darwin's selection followed a consultation process in which a number of strong candidates emerged.

Bro. Darwin will serve a three-year term with Fr. Sudhir Kujur as district superior, beginning in mid-June. We congratulate these brothers and thank them for their willingness to serve.

Read my letter to the members of the District.

Earlier this month, I sent an email to community directors inviting members of the Province to nominate up to three fellow SMs for the role of area coordinator.

You may nominate yourself or other brothers in your area for the role. New area coordinators begin serving a two-year, renewable term on April 1. Read a description of the area coordinator role.

To nominate someone for area coordinator in your area, please send an email with your nominations to Pat Stephens no later than March 1. You may also mail your nomination to Pat at the Province Office in St. Louis.

Please continue to check the Marianist Portal for updates and reports related to next week's Provincial Chapter.

Three members of the Province of the United States were among five seminarians who were ordained as deacons last weekend in Rome.

We congratulate Bros. Armando Añeses (from Puerto Rico and formerly a teacher at Colegio San José), and Sebestian Bara and Raj Mohan of the District of India.

Bros. Francisco González (left) and Reinaldo Berríos were also on hand to celebrate with Deacon Armando.

Ordaining Archbishop Luis Francisco Ladaria Ferrar with new deacons Raj, Sebestian and Armando.

Last week, the six Marianist PULSE volunteers joined their coordinator, Maureen O'Rourke, and chaplain, Fr. Ted Cassidy, on a road trip from Dayton to Cape May Point, New Jersey.

The group spent community-building time on Friday, followed by a weekend retreat Maureen and I facilitated. The "PULSERs" then journeyed to Philadelphia for sightseeing and fellowship with the brothers before heading back to Dayton on Monday. 
 

Members of the PULSE and Philadephia communities commingled in Philly last week.

Notes from the Provincial Council is featuring Marianists who hold leadership roles in the Province. We encourage you to learn more about these men, be grateful for all they do for us, and hold them in your prayers.



First profession: 1959
Leadership role: Director of Lalanne House Community, California
Biography





First profession: 1992
Leadership role: Member of Provincial Council; Coordinator, Sector of Mexico
Biography