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USA West Province Newsletter • San Francisco, California July 16, 2016

PLEASE PRAY FOR OUR SICK

Dear Salesian Sisters and Brothers,

I am presently in San Antonio, Texas, where I attended the Jubi-lee celebrations of our Salesian Sis-ters. Fourteen FMAs were listed as celebrants with anniversaries from 75, 65, 60, 50, 40, and 25 years of service. As I mentioned last week, on the top of the list was Sr. Cesira Pierotti who was buried last week here in San Antonio. She would have celebrated 75 years of Reli-gious Life and service. There were several guests from St. Dominic Savio Parish who had traveled to San Antonio for the occasion and to celebrate Sr. Cesira’s anniversary. Although, God had called Sister Ce-sira to himself earlier in the month, she was very much present in our minds and hearts. The Archbishop of San Antonio, Gustavo Garcia-

Siller, was the main celebrant, with eight priests concelebrating. Among the priests attending were Bill Ke-ane, who’s sister, Sr. Katherine, was celebrating 50 years of profession and Tom Brennan, SDB, who knew Sr. Roble Cavazos and the family from the time Sister worked in New York City. The Eucharist and recep-tion took place at St. Paul Catholic Community Center, a former Jew-ish Synagogue. It was very well at-tended. We wish to congratulate our FMA Sisters for their many years of service and faithful witness. Thank You, Sisters, for your example and inspiration.

Today I drive to Laredo, Texas and will spend a few days visiting fam-ily and our brothers at the parish of San Luis Rey. On Wednesday I will drive back to San Antonio and fly out to Los Angeles on Thursday. In two weeks I will be flying to Colombus, Ohio to attend the an-nual CMSM (Conference of Major Superiors of Men) which will take place from August 2 – 5, 2016. I will be joined by Fr. Steve Shafran, Provincial of the Eastern Province and Fr. Tim Zak, Vice-Provincial of that same province. The theme for the conference will be “Con-secrated Life – Rich in Mercy. Fr. Ron Rolheiser, OMI and Sr. Donna Markham, OP, will be two of the presenters. Bishop John Stowe, OFM Conv., will lead us in some Scriptural Reflections.

Br. Paul Garcia ...................16Fr. Chinh Nguyen ..............24 Fr. Chuyen Nguyen...... ......28

JULY BIRTHDAYS

Mother of Fr. JosephParadayil

(Critical Condition in India)

Connie Boenzi(Mother of Fr. Joseph Boenzi)

Br. Bruno de Pretto, SDBFr. Mario Rosso, SDB

Fr. Armand Oliveri, SDBBr. Ernest Martinez, SDB

Fr. Leo Baysinger, SDBFr. Rafael Saiz, SDB

Diana RodriguezThe aunt of Br. Benito Guerrero died

at age of 56, June 29, 2016.

Belia PolancoSalesian Cooperator,

St. Dominic Savio Church, Bellflower.

Sr. Cesira Pierotti, FMAwho would have celebrated

75 years of profession on July 16.

Maynor Portobanco VelizCousin of Br. Johni Chamorro died

in a car accident on July 14.

REST IN PEACE

1 INTOUCH • July 16, 2016

Pope Francis, at the start of the Ex-traordinary Jubilee of Mercy, wrote the following words:

“Jesus Christ is the face of the Fa-ther’s mercy. These words might well sum up the mystery of the Christian Faith. Mercy has become living and visible in Jesus of Naza-reth, reaching its culmination in him. The Father, “rich in mercy” (Eph. 2:4), after having revealed his name to Moses as “a God merciful and gra-cious, slow to anger, and abounding in steadfast love and faithfulness” (Ex 34:6), has never ceased to show, in various ways throughout history, his divine nature. In the “fullness of time” (Gal 4:4), when everything had been arranged according to his plan of salvation, he sent his only Son into the world, everything had been arranged according to his plan of salvation, he sent his only Son into the world, born of the Virgin Mary , to reveal his love for us in a definitive way. Whoever sees Jesus sees the Father (cf. Jn. 14:9). Jesus of Nazareth, by his words, his ac-tions and his entire person reveals the mercy of God.”

As we continue to celebrate this special grace-filled Jubilee year of Mercy, I encourage each and every-one of us to continue to reflect on what this year might mean to us. Pope Francis never seems to tire in repeating that we Christians, like Jesus, are called to be that sign of mercy to the world.

In recent weeks, the world has wit-nessed acts of violence and hatred. People with anger and extreme be-liefs have committed, not acts of mercy and compassion, but acts of terror, violence, discrimination and hatred. What are we as a Church

and disciples of Jesus proclaiming by our own words and lives? Do we espouse the same hatred and preju-dice? Are we courageous enough to be different and stand up for the vul-nerable, for forgiveness, for peace, for mercy and compassion. Some-times, we too are afraid to be “out of sync” with the culture, the po-litical atmosphere of exclusion, fear and anger. Can we be strong as a Salesian Family and stand up for the values of the Gospel, the values of Jesus—even when those around us push and influence us to take sides that will only continue to divide and exclude.

As we enter these next few weeks of political conventions in our country and words being exchanged from one political side to another, let us not be afraid of dialogue (Pope Francis stresses the “culture of dia-logue.”). Let us continue to seek ways of being radical witnesses of the Gospel. May we continue to celebrate those who have chosen “the better part,” like our Salesian Sisters celebrating their Jubiliees—those who have chosen mercy, com-passion and dialogue as their wit-ness to Jesus.

With warm regards,

Fr. Ted Montemayor, SDB


Bellflower, CA, July 6, 2016 – The Salesians of Don Bosco have ap-pointed Dennis Mulhaupt, as presi-dent of the 76-year-old all-boys, Catholic college preparatory high school. Mulhaupt succeeds Paul Escala, who served in that position since 2010, and will assume the role immediately in preparation for the upcoming academic year.

“We are delighted to have Dennis join the St. John Bosco High School family as our new President,” com-mented Father Nick Reina, Director, St. John Bosco High School. “Den-nis is a strategic, engaged and inno-vative leader and with his breadth of experience, provides for us per-spective, vision and direction that is fresh and relevant. I look forward to working with Dennis as he sets out to prioritize strategic initiatives that ensure the continued growth of our mission as an institution that is faith-based and aimed at the sacred duty of educating young people.”

Mulhaupt joins St. John Bosco High School after an extensive career in non-profit consulting and higher education administration, most re-cently as the founder and managing director of Commonwealth Part-ners, Inc., a Los Angeles firm pro-viding a wide range of advisory ser-vices relating to philanthropy and non-profit management to clients

throughout North America. Before founding Commonwealth Partners, he served as Executive Vice Presi-dent at KCET in Los Angeles, the West Coast flagship public broad-caster. His roles in higher education administration have included posi-tions as Vice President at Claremont McKenna College; associate Vice President at Stanford University; and Senior Associate Dean in the College of Letters, Arts & Sciences at the University of Southern Cali-fornia, where he also taught under-graduate courses in international relations.

Mulhaupt has been nominated by two Presidents of the United States and confirmed by the Senate to serve as a Governor of the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG), which oversees all international broad-casting and media operations of the United States Government - such as Voice of America, Radio Free Europe, Middle East Broadcasting and Radio Free Asia. At the BBG, he also served as alternate presid-ing governor. He chaired the BBG’s Governance Committee and served as chairman of the board of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, one of the largest independent news orga-nizations in the world.

“I am honored to join the St. John Bosco community as we continue

a more than 75 year legacy of pre-paring outstanding young men for lives as productive citizens,” says Mulhaupt. “The school’s long and distinguished history of excellence across the board - academic, spiritu-al, athletic and service - reflects the unwavering dedication and commit-ment of the Salesians of Don Bosco, supported by a strong fellowship of faculty, staff, parents and alumni. I look forward to working together to build an even more promising fu-ture.”

Mulhaupt earned a bachelor of arts degree, magna cum laude from the University of Southern California, and a master’s degree in interna-tional relations and criminology from Cambridge University, where he also did doctoral work.

About St. John Bosco High School: Founded in 1940 by the Salesians of Don Bosco, St. John Bosco High School is a distinctive all-male Catholic college preparatory school with a student body of approxi-mately 800 students, grades 9-12. As a Catholic college preparatory community in the Salesian tradition, the school educates young men with reason, religion and loving kindness to become men of purpose. More in-formation can be found by visiting www.bosco.org.

St. John Bosco High School Names

Former Consultant, Educator Dennis Mulhaupt as New President


Camp San Luis Rey in Laredo, Texas concluded its sec-ond week of summer camp this past Friday, July 15th. The theme for this year is “Be Who You Want To Be” based off the recent Disney movie “Zootopia.” There are a total of 226 young people this year: 156 campers and 70 counselors. The campers are divided into four “hous-es” according to their age and grade: Funky Monkeys, Honey Badgers, Iguanas, and Lava Bears.

Each day begins with a Salesian “good morning” giv-en by a counselor. Breakfast is provided afterwards by the local school district. Next, all the campers are dis-missed to their assigned houses for “family time” where the counselors animate the campers with creative games. An hour later, everyone gathers together for “all camp” where the counselors animate a large game or activity for all the campers to participate in. This is a wonder-ful opportunity for the campers to meet and compete against each other, as well as counselors learning how to animate games that are suitable for all ages. After the large group activity, the campers have the opportunity to participate in three of eight activity sessions for the day: music, dance, theater, reading, baking, outdoor sports, arts & crafts and game room. Once the three rotations are finished, the campers are given lunch, and dismissed for the day. Throughout the camp season, the campers

have special days planned for them, such as water wars (water-game circuits), “Zootopia theme day” where they come dressed as any zoo animal, movie day, and “olym-pic games” the last week of camp, in honor of the 2016 Summer Olympics taking place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Camp San Luis Rey has been a tremendous success thus far, with a great sense of Salesianity and joy from the campers and counselors. The young people of San Luis Rey bring a positive and energetic ambiance to the camp, and look forward to being with each other every day. The creativity that these young people possess is remarkable, which is a beautiful gift for the parish community here. In this past week, the community of San Luis Rey has also been blessed with the presence of three Salesians who are spending time with the parishioners and camp-ers. Among them is the Provincial, Fr. Ted Montemayor, along with Fr. Tom Juarez, and Fr. Jose Lucero, who has been animating and promoting vocations.

Please keep all the campers and counselors of Camp San Luis Rey in your prayers, as they embark towards the remaining two weeks of this camp season! May the Lord continue to bless this camp, as well as all the summer camps occurring in our province.

“Be Who You Want

To Be”

By Brother James Nguyen, SDB


Welcome to the first week of Camp Savio! We are over-joyed to have about 328 children attend our summer camp this year. We, the counselors, are thankful to the parents who are trusting us with the job of giving their little angels a fun and safe summer.

For some children, Camp Savio may be a completely new experience to them and for others, it is their yearly ritual of an epic summer full of faith, fun, and amaz-ing food! Along with many new campers, we also have received many new counselors who were once campers the year before. They are now old enough to be respon-sible for campers of their own and to grow in leadership skills.

Week one of Camp was full of first experiences for both campers and counselors. Our counselors started off each day at 8:30 by gathering for a morning meeting where the Headmaster, Taaj, and Camp Director, Jc Monte-negro, informed us about the events that will be taking place throughout the camp day. The day starts for the kids at 9:00 and a carefully planned schedule is given

to each grade so they know where to be at certain times. During the week there are several main events that we look forward to everyday. “Whole Camp” is one of them in which an hour is dedicated to a set of stations orga-nized across the campus that have games both camp-ers and counselors can participate in. Each day’s Whole Camp is planned by our Rec Crew months in advance.

Another activity that the campers look forward to during the day is pool! Pool is an hour long session in which two grades at a time walk over to Saint John Bosco high school and spend time in the refreshing water. The campers also enjoy the Liturgy session which is basi-cally arts and crafts that incorporate God and reflection in each activity.

This past Thursday, the entire camp enjoyed their first field trip to Seal Beach. The upper grades were able to walk around Main Street, visit some stores, and just ex-plore. Now at the end of every week, instead of Whole Camp, we have a time called Spirit Rally. This is when all the grades have a cheer off for a chance to win the Spirit Stick. Each grade practices daily in preparation

This is how we do it!By Diego Buenrostro (Counselor)


for the rally and the only way to win is to show Rec crew how spirited and unified they are as a grade.

This week, I’ve noticed that the new campers have really opened up to their counselors and to their new environ-ment. One of the many reasons that our counselors come

to Camp Savio every summer is to help these kids come out of their comfort zones and to be a kid again, in a safe and welcoming environment. As a result, these children are growing in self-confidence and in their faith. We are ready and looking forward for the second week!


To Register Call • (626) 940-2000

BOSCO TECHBASKETBALL SKILLS CAMP

July 5th - July 28thMonday – Thursday4th–8th 1:00–3:00 P.M. 9th 3:00–4:30 P.M.

For More Information ContactHead Coach Dominic Sermeno

[email protected]

1151 San Gabriel Blvd.Rosemead, CA 91770www.boscotech.edu

SUMMER

2016

Learn Basketball Fundamentals:Offense and DefenseParticipate in Competition Week:2 on 2 Tournament, 3 on 3 TournmentFree Throw Contest, 3-point Contest


Our annual Golf Classic is St. John Bosco’s largest athletic fundraiser benefiting

the St. John Bosco Football Program.

More than 200 guests will join us for golf, silent and live auction, dinner and entertainment. Proceeds provide vital funds used to support the St. John Bosco Football Program, including but not limited to equipment purchases, team

travel expenses, technology and athletic training support.

The students in the St. John Bosco Football Program ask that you please consider supporting the growing needs of the Football Program by sponsoring or participating in the Bosco Golf Classic.

Recognition of your sponsorship will be featured throughout the golf course, as well as in the program that will be distributed to each guest attending the event.

For questions regarding the event, contact Amy Krisch at (562) 920-1734 ext. 231 or

by email at [email protected].


JULY

SALESIAN MISSIONARY INTENTION

ThatourschoolsanduniversitiesinLatinAmericaandtheCaribbeanbecomemoreandmoremeans for the spread-ingoftheGospel.

Since The huge population of our Salesian schools and universities in Latin America and the Caribbean are a unique opportunity to facilitate the encounter of every young person with the Risen Lord Jesus. We need to ask the Holy Spirit to assist and enlighten our community of consecrated persons, that as the animating nucleus of the educational - pastoral service they may find and consolidate the most appropriate and fruitful ways and strategies for the effective proclamation of Jesus Christ to our young people in our schools and universities.

Fr. Thien Nguyen at the National Religious Vocation Conference’s workshops in Chicago, IL


I am approaching the subject of weight gingerly. Why? I

don’t want people to think that I am critical of you just

because you might be on the “heavy” side. I want to

have a deeper understanding of weight and how that

affects your health. For the coming weeks, we will

unravel how our weight could change our health and

more importantly what can we do about it. I dare not

offend you by making broad statements about weight

or obesity. Hence I was extremely happy to come across

this website “Weight Matters” in their introductory

statement about why weight matters. It begins with an

opening statement which reflects my belief and my

motivation to begin our conversation on weight.

The issue of weight matters to people in many different

ways. It evokes many different emotions and can often

be difficult to talk about with your healthcare provider,

spouse, friend, loved one or others.

The most important reason why weight matters is

because of your health.

There are many health implications that accompany

excess weight, such as diabetes, hypertension, sleep

apnea and others. Sometimes weight can even affect

emotional health as well. It is not uncommon for some-

one dealing with weight issues to be affected by

depression or a lack of self-confidence.

Gaining excess weight and realizing the health implica-

tions is not always the easiest thing to recognize. In fact,

most Americans do not realize that they are affected by

Weigh In OnYour HealthBy Sheila Kun RN, BA, BSN, MS(Salesian Cooperator)

excess weight or obesity, or even at risk for weight-

related conditions. This is why it is so important for you

to realize that YOUR WEIGHT DOES MATTER!

Let me begin by going into the physiological compo-

nent of a fat cell this week. From Wikipedia in its defini-

tion of Adipocyte: Adipocytes, also known as lipocytes

and fat cells, are the cells that primarily compose

adipose tissue, specialized in storing energy as fat.

Your homework assignment from the Care Ministry this

week: get your weight and height ready. Next week we

will need these measurements to know your BMI (Body

Mass Index).

The Care Ministry welcomes your

comments/suggestions: [email protected]

Now that you are correctly answer the key question of “Who am I?” a necessary step into the process of a healthy retirement, what are the helpful tips to make sure that you can really enjoy your golden years. I personally had an epiphany when I heard of this phase in a webinar on aging. It still echoes in my ears: “If the first 65 years of your life is a prelude, what will you do with the remainder of your life?”

Prior to this encounter, I thought I would be, just like many old folks would do, taking life easy; sleeping late would be a luxury for someone who rises at 5 a.m. every morning. Going out to breakfast might be something new and different. Tak-ing a walk at the mall and do win-dow shopping? Having lunch with my husband every day? Watching a lot of TV shows in a warm couch? All these sound tempting but they are definitely not me. These activi-

ties would not match who I am or what I want to be. Being in the health field for over 40 years, I thought I could volunteer my time and use my skills in a health related program. I have seen accountants helping old people with their income tax. This would be disastrous for me as I am not good with numbers. However, I don’t mind learning more about Alzheimer’s disease to better serve our seniors. That might be a better match. Also it fits into one of the im-

By Sheila Kun, Cooperator

Successful Transition into Retirement


portant concepts in aging: one needs to have a sense of direction and pur-pose. Serving seniors and improv-ing their health might be a realistic retirement goal.

Another key element is doing an inventory of your skill, your assets and what you enjoy doing. With these points in mind, you will de-fine who you are after retirement and pursue your dream. Remember, the first 65 years are just a prelude of your life. Your real dream fol-lows your retirement. Another main point is to appreciate connectedness – relationship with your work, your friends and family. Being connected is so important. I have observed re-tired physicians coming back to the hospital for our weekly grand round. Some of them even take notes as if they were interns. Being academi-

cally and intellectually curious might be one of the ways to success-fully fulfill your on-going learning needs. After all, retirement does not equate to no new learning. You are never done with learning.

There is one caution about doing an inventory of your skill and as-sets. Bear in mind that you are not the young men or women you used to be. Accept the limitations of your fading health; if you pay attention to your body and legs, you will know what I mean. Do not over estimate your strength. It is okay to chip in fewer hours. Achieve balance in your life: care of body, mind and spirit. Lastly, one super cool things for us Christians; celebrate your faith. You now have time to slow down and reflect on the blessings, the guidance and the joy of our faith.

For our Salesian confreres, there might not be such a thing as retire-ment. Even though you may not have received your 401K to signal your retirement package, you should still consider staging yourself simi-lar to lay people. After all, the same principles apply: you have to accept the limitation of an aging body, you may not be director of your com-munity but function in a supportive role, and you no longer remember half of what you read. It is still time to re-define who you are and what you want to do. The term retirement is just a label. Reckoning how you use your limited resources- both body and mind - is a smart move. Don’t let the word retirement fools you.

Louis & Sheila Kun with Frs. Tim Ploch, Jim Heuser, and Gael E. Sullivan at ¾ Restaurante in Rome


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