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| De La Salle
Christian Brothers
LI-NE District
635 Ocean Road
Narragansett, RI 02882
(401)789-0244 Phone
(401)783-5303 Fax
info@cbline.org |
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February 2001
Brother Visitor’s February Calendar
1 | | New York Directors’ Evening at St. Gabriel Community |
3 | | Rhode Island Directors’ Evening at St. Raphael Community |
4 | | LI-NE Administrative Team Meeting |
5 | | LaSalle Academy Strategic Planning Meeting |
7-11 | | Miguel House, Providence, Annual Visit |
10 | | Brother Miguel Celebration at Miguel House |
21-22 | | Cretin-Derham Hall Community Visit |
22-26 | | St. Mary’s University, Winona, Community Visit |
28 | | Diocese of Providence – Religious Provincials Meeting |
Congratulations to:
- Bishop Thomas V. Daily, Diocese of Brooklyn, on his 50th anniversary of ordination to the priesthood. Bishop Daily will celebrate his anniversary with the religious men and women of the Diocese of Brooklyn at Vespers at St. James Cathedral on Sunday, February 3 at 6:00 p.m.
- Brother Frank Byrne, principal of St. Raymond’s High School, Bronx, on his appointment as the next Brother Visitor of the New York District.
- Brother Clarence Fioke, the Brother Visitor of the New Orleans-Santa Fe District, on his reappointment as the Brother Visitor.
- Brother Dennis Cronin and the entire Bishop Loughlin Memorial High School community on the public announcement on January 23 of the school’s capital campaign, Loughlin Yesterday, Today and Forever. The immediate campaign goal is $7 million with over $4 million having been raised.
- Brother John Norton who was presented with the Spirit of 1976 Award by the Class of 1976 of LaSalle Academy, Providence; Brother John was principal at LaSalle at that time.
- Brother Theodore Drahmann (Midwest District) on the publishing of
- Hermano Santiago – The Life & Times of Brother James Miller (copies will be sent to all LI-NE communities). Brother James Miller Day is Wednesday, February 13.
Thanks to:
- Brother Charles Felix of the Bishop Loughlin community for his skillful and energetic work on photographing the majority of the Brothers of the LI-NE District. In a few weeks there will be a current photograph on file at the Provincialate and at the Motherhouse.
- The members of the Beef-o-Rama Committee (the former LaSalle Military Academy Fathers’ Club) for their gift of $50,000 to the proposed DeLaSalle School, Long Island.
Please be informed that:
- Brother Dennis Lee, Director of Campus Ministry at Manhattan College, will join the formation staff of the DeLaSalle Scholasticate in Nairobi, Kenya for the 2002-2003 academic year. Best wishes to Brother Dennis!
- Brother Michael Dundin is featured as the Artist of the Month on Studioworks (website: www.breslinfinearts.com).
- The LI-NE District now has its own website (www.cbline.org); the site is currently “under construction” but the monthly District News Notes will appear.
Correction: The dates for the Baltimore District Retreat at St. Joseph in the Hills Retreat House, Malvern, PA, runs from 4-9 August 2002 not
4-7 as announced in the District mailing regarding Retreats.
Openings:
St. Michael’s High School, Santa Fe, NM, is seeking a Principal (contact Brother Brendan Hayden, phone #: 337/234-1973);
Bishop Kelley High School, Tulsa, OK, is seeking a Chief Executive Officer (contact Brother Frank Carr, phone #: 630/323-3725).
Please pray for our deceased:
- Mary Agnes Richards, a friend and benefactor of the LI-NE District and the Ocean Tides School, who died on January 4, 2002.
- Mary O’Gara, the mother of Brother Eugene O’Gara, who died on January 6, 2002.
- Michael Treacy, the cousin of Brother Michael O’Neill, who died on January 7, 2002.
- Julia Viggiani, the mother of Brother Domenic Viggiani (President of the Delegation of Toronto), who died on January 9, 2002.
- John Duffy, the former Brother Bernardine Loreto, who died on January 9, 2002.
- Thomas Johnston, the father-in-law of Janice Johnston (Development Office secretary at the Provincialate), who died on January 13, 2002.
- Sister St. Margaret Milligan, CSJ, the sister of the late Brother Celestine Philip Milligan, who died on January 22, 2002.
- Bishop John McGann, retired Bishop of the Diocese of Rockville Centre, we died on January 29, 2002.
- Brother Fred Dihlmann, New York District, a member of the staff of La Salle Provincialate in Lincroft, who died on January 25, 2002.
- Jean Odenthal, the aunt of Brother Cormac Lilly, who died on January 25, 2002.
Please pray for our sick:
- Brother Richard Grieco who is recovering well from a recent brief stay in the hospital.
- Brother Warren Parrini, AFSC, chaplain to the Brothers’ community in Oakdale, who is recovering from pneumonia.
- Louise D’Amato, former cook at the St. Cecilia’s community in Brooklyn, who suffered a stroke recently (Louise’s address is 250 Jackson Street, Brooklyn, 11222).
- Ellen Rahilly, sister of Brother James Brennan, who is in a rehab center in Fishkill, NY, undergoing respiratory treatment.
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Pastoral Letter to the Brothers
Brother Alvaro Rodriguez Echeverria
Superior General
BEING BROTHERS IN COMMUNITY:
OUR PRIMARY ASSOCIATION
“I promise to unite myself, and to remain in society
with the Brothers of the Christian Schools”
Brother Alvaro’s pastoral letter will be mailed as soon as it is received at the Provincialate. The letter is available on the Institute website (www.lasalle.org).
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