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RELIC OF DE LA SALLE VISITS MONTINI CATHOLIC
Students and faculty are in the midst of celebrating the 300th anniversary of the death of John Baptist de La Salle. 2019 was declared by Pope Francis to be a Jubilee Year honoring de La Salle who passed away on (Good Friday) April 7, 1719. On Friday, April 5th the school was presented with a '1st Class relic' of the saint and held a special prayer reception to honor the occasion. (A 1st Class relic is a small part of the saint's body.). The relic is from the Generalate in Rome - the main offices and headquarters of the Christian Brothers. It is currently traveling from Lasallian school to Lasallian school and is being displayed in the school's chapel during the week of April 8 through the 12th. Alumni and alumni parents are invited to visit the relic during school hours. A special Jubilee Mass in conjunction with Cultural Awareness Week was held on Monday, April 8th. Prior to the Mass, students processed into the assembly with flags representing France (the birthplace of De La Salle and the Brothers of the Christian Schools) and all of the countries where the Christian Brothers first founded their schools. "The Brothers spread throughout the world to be disciples of Jesus and to teach the youth, especially the poor, " explained Mr. Blanchette. "Consider how many times we utter the name of our founder - St. John Baptist de La Salle," said Principal Kevin Beirne while addressing the student body after the Mass. "Two-hundred and ten times a day, more than 36,000 times a year! In the 45 or so Lasallian high schools in the United states - more than 1,620,000 times each year!" He went on. "I'm willing to bet that if John Baptiste de La Salle were here with us this morning he'd tell us he never set out to accomplish what he accomplished. In fact, he once discussed in one of his reflections, that had he known each of the steps in his life he would ultimately need to take ahead of time, he'd have never had the courage to take them." "Each time he was presented with a decision, a course to choose, a path to traverse, an option, he answered the call with a resounding https://www.montini.org/cf_enotify/view.cfm?n=1811
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- YES," said Mr. Beirne. "You can set out to say 'yes' - 'yes' to right and just causes, even though doing so may be more difficult - 'yes' to taking a more treacherous path when it might lead to positive change - 'yes' to helping others even when it means sacrifice - 'yes' to God's calling for you even though others may mock and ridicule you for living your faith. It is in doing these things - saying 'yes' - that you will be your best self and that is truly the most powerful testament you can provide to St. John Baptiste De La Salle."Photo: Br. Rob Veselsky, FSC with the relic of St. John Baptist de La Salle at the Jubilee/Cultural Awareness Mass. Br. Rob Veselsky is a former Montini Catholic teacher.
TRAVEL WITH MONTINI TO EUROPE Would you like to eat some authentic, creamy gelato? See where the Pope lives? Michaelango's Sistine Chapel? The Statue of David? Would you like to swim in the Mediterranean or see where they race the Grand Prix of Monaco? How about taste authentic churros? You could do all these things and more next summer on Montini's World Languages 14 day trip to Spain, France, and Italy, June 2 - 15, 2020. The Europe 2020 trip is open to all students, families and alumni. If you are interested please contact World Language Chair, Mrs. Raike at rraike@montini.org or call 630-627-6930 ext. 327.
CHALLENGE GRANT FOR SECURITY ENHANCEMENTS https://www.montini.org/cf_enotify/view.cfm?n=1811
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Every year at the Maroon & Gold Gala, we introduce our Fund-a-Need Project for the year. The "School Security Enhancements Project" was introduced to over 400 Maroon & Gold Gala guests who responded with just over $20,000 in donations for this project. Seeing the importance of updating our current security system, Wally Weisenburger '75, Chairman of the Board of Directors, has issued a $5,000 challenge grant to help us reach our $30,000 goal. Mr. Weisenburger will donate $5,000 towards the project if an additional $5,000 is received from parents and alumni by Thursday, April 18th. Consider helping us reach our goal by making a donation today. To learn more about the project visit the Fund-a-Need web page.
ALUMNI SOX OUTING IN JUNE The Alumni Office will be hosting an alumni Sox Outing on Saturday, June 15th. Come watch the Sox take on the Yankees in Club level seats (Box 350 & 352) and stay for the fireworks after the game. It's also Hawaiian shirt night. Game is at 6:10pm. Tickets are $60 per person - limited number available. Click here to purchase your tickets.
SUMMER CAMP REGISTRATION IS OPEN Do you have a grade school student or know one that is looking for something fun to do this summer? There are a variety of summer academic and athletic camps available including robotics, theater, dance and basketball and everything in between. Check out the full list of camps and register today.
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