Brother Jesús Lara, RIP

Brother Jesús Lara, FSC, of the District of San Francisco New Orleans died April 26, 2024, in Tucson, Arizona. He was 62 years old.

FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS
Funeral arrangements for Brother Jesús are pending.

MILESTONES
Born: February 14, 1962, Tijuana, MX
Entered Novitiate: August 25, 1981
Received habit: September 5, 1981
Final vows: September 23, 1989

EDUCATION
B.A., Saint Mary’s College of California, Moraga, CA, 1985

ASSIGNMENTS
1985, Christian Brothers High School, Sacramento, CA, teacher
1990, De La Salle High School, Concord, CA, teacher, Ven a Ver coordinator
1993, Christian Brothers High School, Sacramento, CA, teacher, student activities director, service learning program director
1997, Cathedral High School Community, Los Angeles, CA, study
1998, Cathedral High School, Los Angeles, CA, teacher, student activities director
2008, Sabbatical
2010, San Miguel High School, Tucson, AZ, assistant principal, teacher
2012, De La Salle High School, Concord, CA, teacher, community vocation coordinator
2015, San Miguel High School, Tucson, AZ, director, teacher, student activities director, CWSP coordinator, assistant principal, interim principal

The Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools’ Office of Lasallian Heritage and Research will host an annual Lasallian Research Seminar October 28-November 1, 2024, at the Generalate in Rome. This new initiative is a concrete response to the 46^th General Chapter’s “dream” to be “one Lasallian family, with diverse vocations; leaven for a more fraternal world, sent forth to encounter God in those who are poor, and to promote justice” (Circular 478).

Over the next five years, each research seminar will concentrate on a topic that relates to one of the “commitments” from the 46^th General Chapter. The 2024 Lasallian Research Seminar discusses the development of Lasallian Association for mission both as a lived experienced and as institutional structures over the last 50 years.

Future seminars will consider a renewal of Lasallian catechesis, an integral ecological awareness of a Lasallian education for justice, education for justice and public advocacy for human and children’s rights, and a Lasallian reading of the word of God.

The Office of Lasallian Heritage and Research invites Lasallians, Brothers and Partners from all Districts who have a “lived experience of shared mission and Association for mission that they can reflect on and share” and who are “willing to undertake the research seminar experience” to attend the first seminar.

To learn more, read this Circular from Brother Santiago Rodríguez Mancini, FSC, director of the Office of Lasallian Heritage and Research.

The Midwest District has appointed Kerry Conroy as director of formation for mission. Originally from the Midwest District, Conroy is a former Lasallian Volunteer, a Lasallian educator and an adminstrator at La Salle Academy in New York City. Conroy is a graduate of Regional formation programs, including the Buttimer Institute of Lasallian Studies where she now serves as a co-facilitator in the Lasallian Association practicum. She will begin her new position in August 2024.

De La Salle Collegiate in Warren, Michigan, has appointed Brother Thomas Zoppo, FSC, as president, in effect on July 1, 2024.

Brother Thomas comes to this role with over 40 years of experience as an educator, administrator and mentor. He has earned two graduate degrees in school administration and supervision and leadership from Manhattan College and currently serves on their Board of Trustees.

Calvert Hall College High School in Baltimore, Maryland, has named Dr. Andrew Moore the school’s next principal, effective July 1, 2024.

Dr. Moore, who has 32 years of educational experience in Catholic institutions, began his career at Calvert Hall teaching French, coaching soccer and serving in a number of other roles for nearly 21 years. He is the current president of St. Mary’s Parish School in Annapolis, Maryland. Dr. Moore’s previous roles include serving as vice president for the Maryland Coalition for Gifted and Talented Education and teaching at Notre Dame of Maryland University. He earned his doctorate in 18th-century Atlantic History from The Catholic University of America.

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Brother John McManus, FSC, of the District of Eastern North America, died unexpectedly on April 22, 2024, in Red Bank, New Jersey. He was 78 years old.

FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS
Tuesday, April 30, 2024
Visitation, 10:00 a.m.
Funeral Mass, 11:00 a.m.
De La Salle Hall
810 Newman Springs Road
Lincroft, NJ 07738

Interment to follow
Saint Gabriel’s Cemetery
549 Route 520 Newman Springs Road
Marlboro, NJ 07746

Date to be determined
Memorial Mass
Bishop Loughlin Memorial High School
357 Clermont Ave.
Brooklyn, NY 11238

MILESTONES
Born: John Richard McManus, May 14, 1945, New York, NY
Entered Novitiate: June 24, 1963, Barrytown, NY
Received religious habit and name Thomas John: September 1, 1963
Pronounced perpetual vows: 1973, New York, NY

ASSIGNMENTS
1964, The Catholic University of America, Washington, DC, scholasticate
1968, Saint Augustine Elementary School, Bronx, NY
1973, Good Shepherd Elementary School, New York, NY
1984, Sangre de Cristo Retreat Center, Santa Fe, NM
1985, La Salle Institute, Troy, NY
1987, Good Shepherd Elementary School, New York, NY
1991, Saint Raymond High School for Boys, Bronx, NY
2002, Queen of Peace High School, North Arlington, NJ
2003, Resurrection School, Harlem, NY
2004, La Salle School, Albany, NY
2006, San Miguel Academy, Newburgh, NY
2007, La Salle School, Albany, NY
2018, Bishop Loughlin Memorial High School, Brooklyn, NY

Mike Daniels, the director of education for the District of San Francisco New Orleans (SFNO) was interviewed on the Catholic School Matters podcast by host Dr. Tim Uhl, former superintendent in the Diocese of Buffalo, New York.

Daniels and Uhl discussed several SFNO leadership and formation programs, including the Discerning Leaders Programs, the District Chief Administrators Assocation (DCAA), and the Lasallian Mentorship Program. Daniels also gave an overview of Regional formation programs Buttimer Institute of Lasallian Studies and the Brother John Johnston Institute of Contemporary Lasallian Practice, and praised Christian Brothers Conference for “providing comprehensive, well-run formation programs across the United States.”

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The 2024-2025 edition of the Lasallian pocket calendar is now available! It marks Lasallian feasts, Catholic liturgical days and holidays in the United States and Canada. Each month features a quote in English and French from Saint John Baptist de La Salle. The directory lists updated contact information for each Lasallian ministry and community in the Lasallian Region of North America and the Lwanga District of Africa, along with other important addresses. Pocket calendars are $6 each.

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Lasallian Women of Hope (LWH) has partnered again with FairTrade Caravans to launch the fourth annual spring and Mother’s Day fundraiser that will help establish new programs in Madagascar and South Africa. The fundraiser takes place now through May 6, with LWH receiving 25% of product sale proceeds.

Proceeds from the 2023 holiday fundraiser with FairTrade Caravans improved girls’ bathroom facilities in Keesara, India, and supported a mentoring program for young women in Johannesburg, South Africa. The funds also expanded menstrual education programs and Pad Projects in both locations.    

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FairTrade Caravans’ products are made in safe working conditions with sustainable practices. They do not use child labor, offer fair pay for all employees, and support artisans and farmers around the world. While the spring fundraiser offers an opportunity to bring attention to and fundraise for LWH, it also is one of three initiatives that FairTrade Caravans supports as fundraiser throughout the year by selecting LWH at checkout.

A project of the Solidarity and Development Secretariat for the Insitute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools, LWH fosters educational access, empowers girls and women, and creates sustainable change. LWH began as a small project that provided grassroots female empowerment while developing sustainable solutions to mitigate obstacles impeding educational access. Today, the LWH mission has evolved to ensure girls and women enjoy full access to education around the world. Through its grants, LWH delivers creative, effective and durable solutions to educational inequities for girls and women.

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