Champagnat Marists Australia

Timor Leste celebrates 10 years of Independence

Editor — Fri, 18 May 2012 02:29:25 +0000

As a lead up to the celebration on 20th May of ten years of Independence in Timor Leste, and the Inauguration of the new President, celebrations have been taking place across the country. On Friday 18th the Peace Torch was carried through Baucau by a series of runners on its journey across Timor. The local primary schools celebrated with novelty events before the arrival of the torch and visiting dignitaries.

Pictured are students preparing for the sack race and the concentration involved in the egg and marble race.

Pompalier hailed as leader in new technology.

Editor — Thu, 03 May 2012 23:13:47 +0000

In this mornings Catholic News, Bishop Pompalier is praised for being an innovator in the new media of his time and bringing written and printed language to the Maori. Read more here.

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Editor — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 05:33:45 +0000

‘What is your name?’

That’s where we began our NSW/ACT Year 12 Marist Forum this year. 33 students from Marist schools, as well as 8 staff, came together at the Hermitage, Mittagong, to reflect on the ways in which they are being called, their vocations.

‘What is your name?’ A Forum is not a retreat. It’s a place of discussion, ideas. This Forum was a time for these students to reflect – not so much on what career they want – but on who they are, how God has called each of them.

Lismore Regional Gathering of Marists

Joe McCarthy — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 03:28:56 +0000

On Tuesday 24^th April, around 22 Lismore Marists (Brothers and Lay) and friends of Marist accepted an invitation to participate in a regional meeting to discuss some important issues for the Province Mission Council. The results of discussions will be passed onto the facilitators who in turn, will present the Lismore perspective at the National Mission Assembly to be held in August this year. Br Graham Neist flew in to show his support and encouragement which we were thrilled about and are very grateful for.

Br John Klein

Editor — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 06:53:04 +0000

Br John Klein, Councillor General, was in Australia recently to visit the Melbourne Province Communities. Whilst at Forbes, John was admitted to the Orange Base Hospital. He has since recovered sufficiently to return to the US for further tests. Br Mark Paul has sent the following photos of John from his visit to the Montagne Centre.

New Building at ICFP, Timor Leste

Editor — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 23:36:49 +0000

The Teachers’ College at Baucau (ICFP) has commenced a new four storey classroom buiding. The first stage has been the rmoval of a very large portion of rock which jutted up in the middle of the site and then the excavation of the site to a depth of about 15 feet to form the foundations. The concrete foundations have been laid and much of the rock replaced around them. The rest of the rock seems to be distributed widely around Baucau. The builders are currently working on drilling for a water supply and installing the septic system.

Work on the building is held up as we wait the arrival of the steel from Indonesia and so Br Fons has part of the building crew renovating the Brothers’ house. Most of the crew are Indonesian and most of the work is done by hand. It is fascinating to watch them work from scratch and with few power tools and yet produce a high quality finish.

The 2011 class graduated recently, and the 2012 classes are in full swing. There are seven candidates starting or finishing their Masters degree.

Photo can be viewed here.

Wanted: Events Officer (Indigenous Peoples Campaign)

Editor — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 02:24:23 +0000

Caritas Australia with the support of Marist Australia is encouraging suitable people to apply for the position of Events Officer (Indigenous Peoples Campaign). This has been a shared Project of the Partners in the engagement of young Australians in matters of faith, culture and social justice.

‘Events for each State are planned for 2012-13 where young adults, indigenous and non-indigenous, gather to be informed, share in building relationships that can make a difference to life of Australians.’

For more information please view www.caritas.org.au/jobs to view the position description and the full set of Selection Criteria.

You can view the position description and the full set of Selection Criteria here.

To apply for this job send your application to jobs@caritas.org.au by COB 16th March 2012. Applications must specify residency or work visa status, include a cover letter, CV and address the Selection Criteria indicated in the referred Position Description.

Oceania Lay Animators

Editor — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 21:44:36 +0000

Oceania Regional Meeting of Leaders of Lay Animation

06/03/2012: New Zealand

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The Oceania Regional Meeting of Leaders of Lay Animation met at the Franciscan Friary in Auckland, New Zealand, from the 20^th to 23^rd February 2012. Participants were from the Provinces and District of Melanesia (Ms Wendy Tame, Mrs Lucy Sinei, Mr Chris Lus, Br Rodney Pauru), Melbourne (Mr Joe McCarthy, Mr Mario Frazzetto, Ms Simone Boyd, Br Paul Kane, Br John McMahon), New Zealand (Mr Alan Parker, Br Carl Tapp, Br Terry Costello) and Sydney (Mr Tony Clarke, Mr Christian Nobleza, Mrs Carole Wark, Br Michael Callinan, Br Darren Burge, Br Michael Green, Br Anthony Robinson).

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Br John Curry in Rome

Editor — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 05:21:15 +0000

Community Animators Course in English

23/02/2012: Italy

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The Community Animators Course started very well in Rome with 8 participants from different parts of the Marist world. We had to move temporarily from Manziana to the General House on Thursday 2 February late afternoon due to a low heating system and to lack of water. This incident did not affect our morale. The warm welcome from the brothers at the General house made our stay enjoyable despite the first experience of cold and snowy weather for some of us.

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Volunteer Group Catalogue Photo Archive.

Br Aidan Smith — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 05:26:44 +0000

The Melbourne Province Archivist, Mrs Dorothy Weekes, has been busy modernising the archives. The latest project has brought together a volunteer team to re-house all the photos and where possible add names to them. This important work is aimed at bringing the archives up to date and housing all photos and documents in the latest archival storage formats.