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Year III - Number 124

October 21st, 2010

Marist News 124 www.champagnat.org

Updates 21/10/2010: Saint Mary MacKillop first Australian saint

20/10/2010: Economes of the

Province of « Mediterránea » at the General House

20/10/2010: Photo gallery: Remodeling work at the Hermitage

20/10/2010: Deceased Brothers: Conrad Lapierre (Canada); Joseph Chabert (Europe Centre-Ouest / West Central Europe)

20/10/2010: IVth Meeting of the Council of Rectors and Representatives of the Marist International Network of Institutions of Higher Education - Brazil

19/10/2010: New Zealand - 57

Brothers and 21 lay people - Aotearoa Assembly

18/10/2010: Second Inter-community Meeting

18/10/2010: Deceased Brother: Júlio Pawluk (Brasil Centro-Sul)

18/10/2010: New marist link: Prov. East Asia (Philippines)

18/10/2010: 7th Ad gentes group: Br. Ignatius In

15/10/2010: Mexico - Provincial Assembly on Vocation Ministry

14/10/2007: Photo gallery: Our Lady’s monogram

15/10/2010: Philippines - Brother Ernie Sentina vows for life

14/10/2010: Marist News N. 123 Marist NEWS N.º 124 – Year III – October 21st, 2010 Director: Br. AMEstaún Production: Mr. Luiz da Rosa Redaction and Administration: Piazzale Marcellino Champagnat, 2 C.P. 10250 – 00144 ROMA Tel.: (39) 06 54 51 71 E-mail: publica@fms.it web: www. champagnat.org Edit: Marist Brother's Institute General House – Rome

Marist Brothers - General House - Rome

Calendar of the General Council 2010-2011 - Key dates Sept 27 - Oct 15 Sept 27 - Oct 10 Oct 1 - Nov 21 Oct 6 - 12 Oct 14 Oct 17-Dic 13 Oct 22-25 Oct 25-29 Oct 25-Nov 1 Oct 27-Dec 16 Nov 15 Nov 19-21 Dec 5-9 Dec 13 Dec 15-17 Dec 17-21 Dec 17-21 Dec 19-22 Dec 27-30 Jan 4-8 Jan 11 Plenary session Jan 26 – Feb 3 Feb 3 - 21 June Feb 10-12 Feb 16-18 March 13-17 March 21-May 9 30 April - 4 May May 16 - Jul 1 July 3-7 July 4-7 July 10-14 July 16-23 July 20-25 July 25-31 August 2-6 Aug 4 - Oct 2 August 10-15 Aug 10 - Oct 10 August 23-30 Sept 5-9 Oct 17 - Dec 15 Oct 18 - Dec 18 Dec 10 Dec 15-22 Dec 26-30

Melanesia: John & Mike Brasil: Josep M. Central East Africa: Antonio & Ernesto MAPAC Board: Joe Regular meeting English 3rd Age Session, Manziana Provincial Assembly América Central: Eugène & Josep M. Chapter Southern Africa: Joe & Antonio West Africa: Ernesto México: Eugène & Josep M. Regular meeting Chapter Paraguay: Eugène & Josep M. Chapter East Asia: Joe & Mike Regular meeting Installation of provincial New Zealand: Emili Chapter América Central: Joe, Eugène & Josep M. Norandina: Víctor Chapters Melbourne, New Zealand, Sydney: Emili, John & Mike Chapter Madagascar: Antonio Chapter Nigeria: Emili & Ernesto Regular meeting Jan 17 – Mar 11 Session with newly appointed provincials Senderos, El Escorial MIC Board & 25 years MIC: Joe Conference of provincials of African continent Enlarged General Council Europe, L’Hermitage Central East Africa: Antonio & Ernesto Preparation perpetual Brasil & Cono Sur, Cochabamba: Emili Plenary session Retreat Mediterránea: Antonio & Ernesto Chapter Melanesia: Emili & Mike Enlarged General Council Asia Retreat Norandina, Quito: Emili, Eugène & Josep M. Retreat Mediterránea: Antonio & Ernesto Retreat Norandina, Bogotá: Emili, Eugène & Josep M. Retreat Mediterránea: Antonio & Ernesto Umbrales, El Escorial Marist Youth Meeting, Madrid Spanish/Port. 3rd Age session, Manziana Retreat Mediterránea: Antonio & Ernesto CIAP, Lujan English 3rd Age session, Manziana Horizontes, El Escorial Inauguration 100 years Sri Lanka: Emili Retreat Norandina, Bogotá: Emili, Eugène & Josep M. Enlarged General Council Africa

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Objetives General Council 2009 - 2017

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Encourage our development as the “Marial face” of the Church in order to come closer to young people and the needs of today’s world.

experienced in their vocation as Brothers, to live and witness it in a radical, open and life giving way in the Church and in the world of today.

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Promote in the Institute a participative style of leadership in such a way that each member is able to exercise the authority that derives from his role in the service of the Institute’s mission.

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Accompany discernment in the administrative units and in the regions with a view to discovering what it means “to go in haste to a new land” in their own context.

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To foster in the Brothers a rediscovery of the enthusiasm and joy they

Come up with and/or accompany new forms of living the Marist charism among the brothers as well as the laity, and promote the development of the lay Marist vocation, building a new relationship which is mutually enriching and recognizes the continuing fruitfulness of Champagnat’s heritage.

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Continue developing the Marist mission, as part of our identity and fuel for our spirituality, especially in the three aspects emphasized by

the General Chapter: a more visible presence among poor children and young people, evangelization, and the defense of the rights of children and young people.

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Promote a better understanding and appreciation of multicultural living and internationalism, living globalisation in an alternative way, and encouraging a greater missionary availability to respond to new needs.

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And, finally, provide continuity for promoting and applying the “Evangelical use of goods” and the exercise of solidarity at all levels of the Institute.

General Administration October 2010 1. OFFICE OF THE SUPERIOR GENERAL * Emili Turú, Superior General * José Mª Ferre, Personal Secretary of the Superior General * Antonio Ramalho, Delegate of the Superior General for the General House community * Joseph Mc Kee, Delegate of the Superior General for MIC and MAPAC 2. GENERAL COUNCIL * Joseph Mc Kee, Vicar General * Antonio Ramalho, Link Councillor for Europe and Africa (Central East Africa, Southern Africa, Madagascar, Compostela, L’Hermitage) * Ernesto Sánchez, Link Councillor for

Europe and Africa (Nigeria, West Africa, Mediterránea, Ibérica, West Central Europe) * Josep Maria Soteras, Link Councillor for the Americas (Brasil Centro Norte, Brasil Centro Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, Amazonia, Cruz del Sur, Paraguay, Santa María de los Andes) * Eugène Kabanguka, Link Councillor for the Americas (Canada, United States, México Central, México Occidental, América Central, Norandina) * Michael de Waas, Link Councillor for Asia and the Pacific (East Asia, Melbourne, New Zealand) * John Klein, Link Councillor for Asia and the Pacific (South Asia, Melanesia, Sydney) Víctor M. Preciado, Councillor and Econome General

3. DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES * Pedro Sánchez de León, Secretary General * Emanuela Lisciarelli, assistant to the Secretary General and statistics 3.1 translation services * Josep Roura, co-ordinator * Aloisio Kuhn * Edward Clisby * Gabriela Scanavino 3.2 communications services * Antonio M. Estaún, director * Luiz Da Rosa, webmaster 3.3 computer services * Marcelo de Brito

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3.4 archives services * Juan Moral, archivist * Dorotea Cinanni * Lucia Distefano 4. DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL SERVICES * Víctor M. Preciado, Councillor and Econome General * Roy Deita, assistant to the Econome General 4.1. Economic Affairs Commission of the General Council * Victor M. Preciado, co-ordinator * Roy Deita * Antoni Salat * John Klein 4.2. International Finance Council (the Commission for the Study of the Financing of the General Administration and the Administrative Units assumes its functions) * Victor M. Preciado, co-ordinator * Alberto Oribe Delcio Afonso Balestrin * Juan Martín Cebrián * Nicholas Banda * Rex Cambrey * Roy Deita 5. BUREAUS 5.1. Brothers today * César Rojas, Director * José Maria Soteras, Link Councillor * Eugène Kabanguka, Link Councillor * Ernesto Sánchez, Link Councillor 5.2. Laity * Javier Espinosa, Director * Ana Sarrate, co-director * Tony Clark, co-director * Antonio Ramalho, Link Councillor 5.3. Mission * João Carlos do Prado, Director * John Klein, Link Councillor 5.4. International missionary collaboration * Joseph Mc Kee, Councillor responsable * Teófilo Minga, Director AMAG (Asia

Mission Ad Gentes) 5.5. FMSI *… President * Jude Pieterse, Vice President (2010) * Sara Panciroli, secretary * Angela Petenzi, responsable for projects * James Jolley, Delegate for the Rights of Children, Geneva * Manel Mendoza, Geneva * Vicente Falqueto, Geneva * Jean-Claude Christe, Geneva * Michael de Waas, Link Councillor 6. OFFICE OF THE PROCURATOR GENERAL WITH THE HOLY SEE * Juan Miguel Anaya, Procurator General 7. OFFICE OF THE POSTULATOR GENERAL WITH THE HOLY SEE *…

8. MANAGEMENT OF THE GENERAL HOUSE *Antoni Salat, director *Javier Ocaranza, administrator *Ton Martínez, general services 8.1 animation and gestion team Joe Mc Kee, co-ordinator *Antoni Salat *Javier Ocaranza *Pedro Sánchez de León *Pietro Bettin *Víctor Preciado 8.2 services of the general house *Iolanda Gallo, reception *Antonio García, reception *Claudio de Francesco, reception *Arabella Forte, cleaning *Antonella Magnaschi, laundry *Stellina Cavallaro, laundry 9. CONSULTATIVE COMMITTEES 9.1 personnel *Ernesto Sánchez, co-ordinator *Michael de Waas *Eugène Kabanguka

*John Klein *Pedro Sánchez de León *Antoni Salat 9.2 archives *Josep Maria Soteras, co-ordinator *Juan Moral *Pedro Sánchez de León *Eugène Kabanguka 9.3 communications *Antonio Ramalho, co-ordinator *Antonio M. Estaún *Luiz Da Rosa *Daniel Martín 9.4 technical and statistical equipment *Josep Maria Soteras, co-ordinator *Pedro Sánchez de León Marcelo de Brito 10. ONGOING FORMATION 10.1. English language *Barry Burns, Director *Antoine Kazindu, Associate Director *Anthony Hunt, Econome of the Manziana house 10.2 spanish and Portuguese languages *Ángel Medina, Director (Senderos, Umbrales, Horizontes) *Afonso Levis, Associate Director 2010 (Senderos, Umbrales, Horizontes) *Joaci Pinheiro, Associate Director 2011-2013 (Senderos, Umbrales, Horizontes) *Inocencio Martínez, Director (Third Age) *José Feix, Assistant Director (Third Age)

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Organigrama of the General Administration General House

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e present next an organigram of the current General Administration, showing the types of relationship and interaction we wish to exist within it.

In drawing it up, we have taken into account the following critera, among others: integration, horizontal communication (circular); fraternal dialogue; responsability of the bureaus and offices, in liaison with the General Council and in intercommunication with one another; involvement in the reflection of Brothers and laity of the General House.