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Volunteer Sent to Paraguay
On April 6th
the Vocation Office received a letter from a 19-year-old theology
major at Notre Dame.� In today�s technological world the letter was
notable: first, because it was handwritten; second, because
it was legible; third, because it was well-written.�
If that didn�t peak interest, the content did.� This young man
wanted to offer six weeks of volunteer service to the TORs.� His
Spring Term was going to end May 6 and his summer work as a
counselor at Notre Dame�s Vision Camp would not begin until
June 16.� After checking his references and doing a face-to-face
interview, it was decided to take up Stephen Garcia on his offer.�
In a surprisingly brief span of time, arrangements were able to be
made for creative ways to enable Stephen to become familiar with the
TORs and to volunteer his time.
Stephen�s
first experience began in Minnesota where he was introduced to
Franciscan life, communal prayer, community service, and political
action, and was given brief conferences on Franciscan spirituality.�
From Minnesota he traveled to Paraguay where he lived and worked for
18 days with the TOR friars in As�ncion and Coronel Oviedo.� In
Coronel Oviedo he was able to experience firsthand the friars�
ministry at the Infant Child Jesus Center where 200 children from
the street are fed three days a week.� He returned to Minneapolis
for the Ordination celebration. His time with us was concluded with
a three-day directed retreat to process the experience.
A personal
letter from Stephen will be included in the next Province
newsletter.�� The purpose of this information is to keep you
informed of this young man's desire to serve.
Directory Updates:
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Patrick Foley
may be reached during the summer months at Saint Gerard Majella
Friary in Brooklyn Park, MN.
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As of July 1,
Robert Juroszek
may be reached at Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Altoona, PA.
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The e-mail address for
Bill Linhares
is now:
[email protected].
♦��
Blase Romano
also acquired a new e-mail address.� He may be reached at
[email protected].
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On May 31,
Carl Vacek�s
sabbatical came to an end.� He may be reached again at San Pedro
Friary, Winter Park, FL.
Please Note the Following Dates
Next
Provincial Newsletter:����� �������� �����OCTOBER�
4, 2005
Deadline for Submissions:����������������
SEPTEMBER 23, 2005
Jubilee Celebration:�������������������������
SEPTEMBER� 19, 2005
Our
Lady of Mount Carmel����������������������������������������������
100th Anniversary Celebration:������������
OCTOBER
16, 2005
Tentative Visitation Schedule
September� 4 - 6�������� Northern Virginia, Washington, D.C.
��������������������������������� West Virginia
������������������� 7 - 13������ Pennsylvania
������������������� 14 - 18���� Minnesota
������������������ �20 - 24���� Florida
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Friars are reminded again to keep the dates of the Provincial
Chapter open (January 8 - 13, 2006) in the event that they are
elected as delegates.
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