Summer 2008 Lasallian Formation Programs
The Regional Conference of the Christian Brothers USA-Toronto Region will be offering several Lasallian formation programs this summer. Faculty and staff are invited to consider participating in one of them. Deadlines for registration are next week, so anyone interested should contact Brother Larry Humphrey by today.
The Lasallian Social Justice Institute will be offered at two sites.
LSJI El Paso will be held from July 12-18 in El Paso, Texas and Juarez, Mexico. LSJI El Paso focuses on the theme of “Global Economic Justice,” and includes several days of encounters on both sides of the border, followed by theological and sociological presentations at a retreat center. A current passport is required.
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LSJI San Francisco will be held from August 2-8. LSJI San Francisco focuses on the theme of “Homelessness and Human Dignity,” and includes several days with individuals and agencies in the Tenderloin and Mission Districts of San Francisco, and is followed by theological and sociological presentations.
The numbers of participants are limited to 30 for LSJI El Paso and 20 for LSJI San Francisco, with only three places allocated from each of the six districts for San Francisco.
Previous participants in LSJI from Saint Mary’s include Dr. Dorothy Diehl (Chicago and El Paso), Val Fitzgerald (El Paso), Dr. Greg Gaut (El Paso), Peggy Johnson (Chicago and El Paso), Katie LaPlant (Chicago and El Paso), Ann Smith (San Francisco), and Dr. Mary Louise Wise (El Paso). They could tell you more about LSJI.
The Buttimer Institute of Lasallian Studies will be held from June 22-July 4 at Saint Mary’s College in Moraga, Calif. The Buttimer Institute is completed in three consecutive, independent summers of study, each two weeks in duration. It is an intensive formation and education program that studies the life and work of Saint John Baptist de La Salle and the origins of the Lasallian educational mission. In Buttimer I (Year I), "The Founding Story," participants are introduced to a study of the life and times of De La Salle. Buttimer II examines De La Salle’s educational vision and influence,and Buttimer II studies the Founder’s spiritual vision and influence. Participation in the Buttimer Institute involves a three-year commitment to complete the program.
Dr. Jerry Ellis and Barb Hall from the Twin Cities campus will be participating in Buttimer II this summer, and could tell you more about Buttimer I.
For more information on any of the programs, contact Brother Larry Humphrey at Ext. 1597 or lhumphrey@smumn.edu.
