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September, 2007
"What a consolation to know that our work is not in vain; that we are helping to populate heaven. "
—St. John Baptist de La Salle, Patron of Teachers*
*Sayings of SJBDLS from 2006-2007 Pocket Calendar of the US/Toronto Region
2
- Blessed Brother Solomon LeClercq, Martyr and Brother Martyrs of Rochefort (French Revolution)—1792, 1794
22
- Feast of Spanish Holy Martyrs of Asturias Almeria, Valencia—1936
22
- District Council Meeting (Calvert Hall College High School, Balitmore, MD [morning] )
- General Assembly of the District (Calvert Hall College High School, Balitmore, MD [afternoon])
27
October, 2007
"Give yourself no trouble about the future, you are in God's hands."
— St. John Baptist de La Salle, Patron of Teachers
7–9
- Baginski Academic Affairs Workshop (Impala Motel, Ocean City, NJ)
9
- Feast of St. Cyril Bertran & Companions; St. Jaime Hilario—Martyrs—1934, 1937, Turon, Tarragona, Spain
11
- Mission Council Meeting (St. Gabriel System Office, Philadelphia, PA)
23
- Feast of Blessed Brother Arnold Rèche—1890, France
25-27
- Lasallian Leadership Institute—IV (Fernwood Hotel & Resort, Bushkill, PA)
27
- Annual Remembrance of Deceased Brothers at Ammendale
November, 2007
"How much happier we are than St. Martha! She often invited Jesus into her home, we welcome him into our hearts."
—St. John Baptist de La Salle, Patron of Teachers
1
- All Saints
2
- All Souls
3
- District Council Workshop (La Salle College High School, Wyndmoor, PA)
15-17
- Huether Lasallian Conference (Sheraton, St. Louis, MO)
16
- Feast of St. Aurelio Maria & Companions—Martyrs—1937, Almeria, Spain
17
- Dedication of the Church of St. La Salle, Via Aurelia
21
- Commemoration of the "Heroic Vow"—1691
December, 2007
"The povery that Jesus practices so eminently at his birth should commit us to have a great love for this virtue."
—St. John Baptist de La Salle, Patron of Teachers
2
- East Coast Restructuring All-Committees Meeting (Loyola Retreat Center, Morristown, NJ)
25
- Christmas
January, 2008
"Because you are in charge of instructing children, you should make yourself an expert in the art of speaking to God. "
—St. John Baptist de La Salle, Patron of Teachers
6
- Epiphany
12
- Feast of Venerable Brother Alpert Motsch—1898, France
18
26
- Feast of Transfer of the Relics of St. La Salle from Belgium to Rome—1937
- Approbation of Institute by Pope Benedict XIII—1725
30
- Feast of St. Mutien—Marie Wiaux—1917, Belgium
February, 2008
"Education and instruction, piety and knowledge, should be inseparable."
—St. John Baptist de La Salle, Patron of Teachers
2
- District Council Meeting (West Catholic High School, Philadelphia, PA)
9
- Feast of St. Miguel Febres Cordero—1910, Ecuador
19
- Beatification of John Baptist de La Salle—1888
March, 2008
"Your faith should be for you a light which guides you in all things, and a shining beacon for those whom you instruct."
—St. John Baptist de La Salle, Patron of Teachers
3
7-9
- Regional Initial Formation Retreat (Mary Immaculate Center, Northampton, PA)
13–15
- Lasallian Leadership Institute—IV (Fernwood Hotel and Resort, Bushkill, PA)
25-28
- NCEA Convention(Indianapolis, IN)
28-30
- Tri-District Directors' meeting at Fernwood Hotel & Resort, Bushkill, PA)
April, 2008
"To follow the saints we must make the way of the cross."
—St. John Baptist de La Salle, Patron of Teachers
6
- Feast of Venerable Brother Gregory Buhl—1973, Germany, Italy
6-8
- De La Salle East - Tri-District Mission Assembly ( Loyola Retreat House, Morristown, NJ)
7
- Anniversary of St. La Salle's Death—Rouen, France, 1719
26
- Feast of Our Lady of Good Counsel
27
- Feast of Blessed Nicholas Roland—1678, Rheims, France
30
- Anniversary of St. La Salle's Birth—1651, Rheims, France
May, 2008
"Our greatest pleasure must be to make loyalty to Mary increase in the kingdom of her son."
—St. John Baptist de La Salle, Patron of Teachers
8
- Feast of Our Lady of the Star
10
- District Council Meeting (St. Gabriel's Hall, Audubon, PA)
15
- Institute Feast of St. La Salle—Pope Pius XII proclaims St. La Salle as Patron of Teachers—1950
June, 2008
"A talkative person is rarely spiritual."
—St. John Baptist de La Salle, Patron of Teachers
16–18
- Student Leadership Workshop (La Salle University, Philadelphia, PA)
22–30
- Buttimer Institute (St. Mary's College, Moraga, CA)
22-27
- Buttimer IV (St. Mary's College, Moraga, CA)
July, 2008
"Look upon frequent communion as the choicest grace you can receive."
—St. John Baptist de La Salle, Patron of Teachers
1-5
- Buttimer Institute concludes (St. Mary's College, Moraga, CA)
13–18
- Lasallian Leadership Institute IV (Pocono Manor, Mt. Pocono, PA)
20–25
- Lasallian Youth Assembly (La Roche College, Pittsburgh, PA)
August 2008
"A Brother will always regard the teaching of cathechism as the most exalted of duties. "
—St. John Baptist de La Salle, Patron of Teachers.
4-7
- New Teachers Institute (TBA)
13
- Feast of St. Benilde Romançon—1862, France
15
- Feast of the Assumption