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Praying the Gospel of John An Ignatian Approach to Contemplative Prayer 14 Monday weekly gatherings | February 6 – May 7, 2012 | 6:45 – 8:30 PM | St. Joseph Parish Center | Facilitators: Rosanne Michaels and Steve Wodzanowski Cost: $185 for the entire 14 week series. $35 non-refundable registration fee due by January 31 to reserve your spot. This exciting 14-week series, created by Patrick O’Leary, S.J. and Celia Chappell, S.P., both former directors of the ISC, offers you a chance to delve into the Gospel of John through an Ignatian lens. Participants will share the fruits of their prayer and their personal reflections on this Gospel in small groups, while they experience and deepen various forms of Ignatian prayer, especially learning to keep hearts centered on God while living in the midst of life’s joys and challenges. For more information or to register, visit www.ignatiancenter.org. Questions? Contact Emily Davis at
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or call 206.329.4824 x3. SEYA (Spiritual Enrichment for Young Adults) – Young Adult Interfaith Panel DiscussionMonday, February 20, 2012 | 7:00 – 9:00 PM | Location TBA Moderator: Cassie Chinn, Deputy Executive Director of the Wing Luke Museum For more information, visit www.ignatiancenter.org or e-mail Hilda Guiao (
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) Book Group: The Jesuit Guide to (Almost) Everything 7 Tuesday bi-weekly gatherings | February 21 – May 15 | 6:45-8:30 pm | St. Joseph Parish Center | Dick Ellis and Emily Davis, facilitators Cost: $60 (please register by Tuesday, February 14th!) We invite you to join a group to explore James Martin's recent book, The Jesuit Guide to (Almost) Everything. “Martin's easily accessible writing shows us how it is possible to find ‘God in all things,’ with user-friendly examples, humorous stories and anecdotes from the heroic and inspiring lives of Jesuit saints and average priests and brothers, as well as examples from Martin's twenty years as a Jesuit. The Jesuit Guide to (Almost) Everythingtranslates these insights of St. Ignatius for a modern audience and reveals how we can find God - and how God can find us - in the real world of work, love, suffering, decisions, prayer, and friendship.” (excerpt from Amazon.com). Join us to reflect with others on how Martin's insights into all things Ignatian can apply to your everyday life. For more information or to register, contact Emily Davis (
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; 206.329.4824 x3). SAVE THE DATES! Novena of Grace 2012: Stumbling Into the Heart of ChristWednesday, March 7 – Thursday, March 15, 2012 | 12:30** pm at St. Ignatius Chapel (Seattle U) **note time change from past years and 7 pm at St. Joseph Church Saturday 3/10: 1 pm at St. Joseph Church Sunday 3/11: 1 pm at Chapel of St. Ignatius Presenters Fr. Rich Perry SJ (Pastor, St. Francis Xavier Parish, Missoula), Mary Ann Bigelow (Coordinator of SEEL, Missoula), and Steve Donaldson (Executive Director, SEEL of Puget Sound) ----------  Jesuit Volunteer Corps NorthwestMark your calendar for the annual Seattle gathering! JVC Northwest will hold their 7th annual Seattle gathering on Earth Day, Sunday, April 22 in the Campion Ballroom at Seattle University. Former and current JVs, Jesuits, friends of JVC Northwest, and donors will gather for brunch to celebrate the work of JVs in the Northwest. This year’s brunch will focus on the ecological justice work around the northwest with a garden party theme! For more information or to RSVP, please contact Liz at
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or (503) 335-8202. JV EnCorps JVC Northwest is proud to share that the first ever group of 15 Jesuit Volunteer (JV) EnCorps members were welcomed to the program on January 7th. JV EnCorps is a newly created program, for women and men over age 50, providing a transforming experience of volunteer service and spiritual growth. We were also appreciative of Provincial Pat Lee, SJcoming by to celebrate Mass and share in this momentous event! Jesuit Volunteer EnCorps members have committed to a year or more of service (200+ hours per year) at 12 partner non-profit organizations in the Portland area. Members agree to embrace JVC Northwest’s four core values: community, simple living, social and ecological justice, and spirituality. If you know of someone who might be a great fit for this program, please contact Tom Frieberg, JV EnCorps Coordinator at
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or 503-335-8202.
NOTES FROM THE PROVINCE (AND BEYOND)
 Nominations Sought for the John Traynor Award
The John Traynor Award for Collaboration in Jesuit Mission is named for our good friend John Traynor, who was the first lay president of a Jesuit high school in the United States. The award is given to a lay person who works or has worked in one or more of the ministries of the Oregon Province. This individual demonstrates a commitment to Jesuit and lay collaboration and exemplifies the values of the one mission of the Society of Jesus, as it is lived in the Oregon Province. Nominations are due May 1, 2011. For more information please contact Cindy Reopelle
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Province Congregation Elects Jerry Cobb, SJ for Procurators Congregation The Oregon Province held its Province Congregation at the end of December. A Province Congregation is one of several types of Congregations that are part of the governance of the Society of Jesus. This Province Congregation's main duty was to elect a Procurator, who will be the Province's delegate at the Procurators Congregation in July 2012 in Nairobi. Jerry Cobb, SJ, Provincial Assistant for Formation and Higher Education was elected. The Congregation of Procurators will decide whether or not a General Congregation should be called and consults on the affairs of the Society. The Province Procurator is also responsible for creating a report about the affairs of his home province that is sent to Fr. General ahead of the meeting. Here’s a history of those elected to Congregations by Oregon. Special thanks to Pat Howell, SJ, with assistance from Frank Case, SJ. ----------
David Anderson, SJ Pronounces Final Vows
  Fr. Dave Anderson, SJ, alumni chaplain at Seattle University, pronounced his Final Vows in the Society of Jesus on January 22, 2012 before the provincial, Pat Lee, SJ, and was accompanied by his novice classmate (1985), Tom Lamanna, SJ. The Arrupe Jesuit Community, family, and friends joined in the liturgical celebration and a warm, festive reception was followed by a dinner at Arrupe with the Jesuits and immediately family. Photo credit: Fr. Natch Ohno, SJ ----------
Oregonian David Clarke, SJ retires from Regis University
The Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities (AJCU) Higher Ed News of January 20, 2012 highlighted an article on David Clarke, SJ that appeared in Regis University Magazine, Fall 2011 issue. Until very recently Fr. Clarke was Chancellor of Regis University in Denver, and before that, President of the University. He now resides at Regis Community in Spokane. Read the article here: A Natural Chemistry: David M. Clarke, SJ at Regis University.
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Oregonian Phil Boroughs, SJ Begins as President of Holy Cross Rev. Philip L. Boroughs, SJ, assumed office as the 32nd president of Holy Cross on Monday, Jan. 9. Fr. Boroughs was elected by the College's Board of Trustees in May of last year to succeed Rev. Michael C. McFarland, SJ. Immediately before coming to Holy Cross, Fr. Boroughs served as vice president for mission and ministry at Georgetown University. Prior to coming to Georgetown, Fr. Boroughs served as the rector of the Jesuit Community at Seattle University where he was also a faculty member in the School of Theology and Ministry. Previously, he taught religious studies at Gonzaga University (1989-91), served as the assistant novice director for the Oregon Province of Jesuits (1980-82), and was a parish priest at St. Leo Church in Tacoma, Wash. (1978-80). A former member of the Board of Trustees at the University of San Francisco, he also served as a member of the Holy Cross Board of Trustees (2008-2011). ----------  Recently Chris Hadley, SJ (back row, far left) joined a group of Jesuits to give a retreat to 50 young people in the Diocese of Nassau, Bahamas. The “Hearts on Fire” retreat was an opportunity for the Jesuits to share their insights into the Spiritual Exercises as well as involve the participants in a variety of prayer activities, exercises and discussions. The comments of many of the attendees was very positive. As one stated, “It was more than we expected. We will never look at worshiping God in the same way again.” Given that this retreat took place in the Bahamas in the days after Christmas it is certain that Fr. Hadley, who is studying at Marquette University in Milwaukee, WI, must have had a difficult time deciding to help on this retreat. ---------- Robert Spitzer Robert J. Spitzer, SJ, Ph.D., Founder and President of MAGIS INSTITUTE, and author of New Proofs for the Existence of God: Contributions of Contemporary Physics and Philosophy, has appeared on the History2 Channel, in a series called “The Universe” (airing Tuesday nights at 10:00 p.m.). He was featured on the episode entitled God and the Universe. ---------- Western U.S. Jesuits in Formation Gathering Fifty-six scholastics from the Oregon and California provinces gathered at Palisades Retreat House in Federal Way, WA from December 30 through January 1. The gathering served as the roll-out for a new assistancy-sponsored program called Formation for Leadership in Mission (FILM), which focuses on the development of 28 leadership skills or competencies. After a mass and address by Pat Lee, SJ on Friday night, scholastics took time on Saturday to do a written initial assessment of themselves in these various areas, which will form the basis for conversations with their local superior and their formation assistant.  2011 Western US Jesuits Formation Gathering. Click on the photo for a larger version. In writing about the program, Tom Smolich, SJ, noted, “Formation in leadership for mission is consistent with the directions of GC35 and Strategic Discernment. Decree 5 of GC 35, ‘Governance at the Service of Universal Mission,’ establishes its relevance in the universal Society:
Leadership in the Society today is a very demanding ministry. The need for international cooperation, new structures for partnership with others, and heightened expectations about the quality of community life are only some of the factors that call for new attitudes and new skills in superiors and directors of works at all levels of governance. Specific formation for Jesuits and others and position of leadership is needed.
On Saturday evening scholastics celebrated New Year’s Eve and the welcoming in of a new year. Jerry Cobb, SJ, Provincial Assistant for Formation, commented “This was a particularly important gathering because many California scholastics had never been to this retreat house with its stunning views of Puget Sound and the Olympic mountains. The prayerfulness, commitment to developing leadership skills, the energy and focus in this group of nearly 60 scholastics were deeply consoling.” About thirty scholastics then spent an additional evening in Seattle including a dinner at the Arrupe Jesuit Community of Seattle University. ---------- Times Article Features Fr. Conroy Fr. Pat Conroy, SJ, chaplain to the U.S. House of Representatives, and Dr. Barry Black, the Senate's chaplain, were featured in an article in the The New York Times: Congress’s Chaplains Try to Instill Civility in a Quarrelsome Flock.
COMMUNITY AND WORK UPDATES
Gonzaga University Community Armand Nigro, SJ has unveiled his new year/spring retreat and supply call itinerary. His ministerial travels this spring will take him to New Mexico, Kotzebue, Alaska, Hawaii, Las Vegas, Nevada, Montana as well as several stops throughout the Pacific Northwest until the end of April. Gabriel Foretells, a new piece for solo alto trombone by Kevin Waters, SJ, will be included in a performance February 16 at Gonzaga. The program also includes a performance of hisLines From Shakespeare, which had its premiere a few years ago at the University of Montana during the Society of Composers conference. Gabriel Foretells will be performed by Kirk Ferguson, principal trombonist with the Milwaukee Symphony. Lines From Shakespeare, a double quintet for pairs of flutes, oboes, clarinets, bassoons and French horns, takes its title from lesser known verses by Shakespeare. One of them, “The Tender Leaves of Hope,” from Henry the Eighth, creates a sentiment for the movement of the three movement work. Among the many guests receiving hospitality in the Jesuit House Community during the month of January was The Most Rev. William Skylstad, former Bishop of the Spokane Diocese and most recently appointed Apostolic Administrator of the Diocese of Baker, Ore. Jim Conyard, SJ joined the Community in retirement this past fall and much more recentlyDave Clarke, SJ was welcomed as a permanent member of the Jesuit House Community after many long years of Administrative service at Regis University in Denver. Alfredo Ferro, SJ (Columbia Prov.) returns this spring semester as an old time alum for another round in the University’s ESL program. Jack Bentz, SJ has taken up residence in the Gonzaga Community as one of our “worker bees”: Province Vocation Director and Chaplain in Madonna Hall for Student Life. Scott Coble, SJ participated over Christmas in an Orienteering competitive meet in Seattle. We haven’t seen any trophies as yet, but it was rumored that he came in 42nd out of 62 contestants. Scott believes his time would have been better had there been a good fall of snow over on the Coast at the time! ~ Al Morisette, SJ ---------- Bro Joe Prince CommunityGreg Wood, SJ, Tom Provinsal, SJ, Ted Kestler, SJ, and Chuck Peterson, SJ met with professional staff in Bethel, Alaska and dialogued with Father Henry Sands of the Detroit Diocese. He is also a leader in relations between Native Americans and the Catholic Bishops.  What Father Sands had to say as one who grew up Native American and was very successful in the world of banking on the executive track before he became a priest: -of the Native American people, "We are pretty invisible and pretty forgotten even by the Church." -of the work in Alaska among the Yup'ik people, "What you are doing here is not happening anywhere else that I am aware of - what you are doing is ground breaking, pioneering and very unique" -of the ministers to the Yup'ik Catholic Church, "These people really need you to bring Christ to the people and the people to Christ."
Father Sands blesses Missaq
who knit gloves for him
-of how the Native American people regard us, "They need you desperately to establish these relationships. You have their trust."
-of the condition of the Native American peoples of Faith, he referenced ".....the broken hope that is part of the life of Native American people"
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In our own Jesuit meetings we are planning creatively and responsibly. We have the opportunity to get a residence that allows us not only to have a stable place to meet and stay today, but which will allow us to expand and deepen our Jesuit commitment among this key aboriginal culture. This is a people influential in the world far beyond their numbers. We are excited as we tap the intellectual current of the Yup'ik. We also see their world view as important for the development of the Church. The Yup'ik culture itself today sees this intellectual ferment as important to them, and they are outgoing in the pursuit of growing themselves and reaching out beyond themselves. We as Jesuits have a unique opportunity to participate because we are at the roots of the Church's history with them. It is our hope and our present work to bring other Jesuits into a dynamic and creative relationship with this people in a continuing way. For Jesuits who are able to think forward and willing to develop intellectual and faith skills for and with others, this is a dynamic place to be.
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In January our Jesuit meeting was at Chevak and their leaders gave us intense and focused advice on how we might help them and work with them to hand the practice of the Faith to their children. We were there to listen and to grow ourselves, not to be teachers of the moment. We are amazed at their dedication and intelligence at a time when some Jesuit.attitudes toward the Native American peoples are wavering.
At a time when our own culture has taken over their homelands and sequestered them, we feel the obligation of respect to tighten our commitment, not merely in recompense, but in reverence for what these ancient people retain for our benefit. It we lose them, their insight is lost to us forever.
~ Tom Provinsal, SJ
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 St Andrew Nativity School St. Andrew Nativity School, Portland, seeks a Vice President for Development to lead its comprehensive program of annual giving, major gifts, special events, planned giving and public relations. If you or someone you know might be interested, please see their website announcement. ---------  Jesuit High SchoolJESUIT HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WIN PEPSI GRANT FOR PROJECT THAT BRINGS SCIENCE TO UNDERPRIVILEGED ELEMENTARY STUDENTS A Jesuit High School team led by Meghana Rao, a sophomore at Jesuit High School, have devised a unique project for bringing science to underprivileged elementary students who have not been able to experience “real science” in school. The project recently won an Internet election and a Pepsi Refresh Grant for $5,000. Meghana was introduced to the students at James John Elementary, a Title I elementary school in the St. John’s neighborhood, through the Portland After School Tennis and Education program. After falling in love with the kindergartners through 5th graders at James John over the summer, Meghana learned that their science education program had fallen victim to the budget cuts that have hit our public schools so hard. Characteristically, Meghana decided to do something concrete about this situation, using her people skills, love of science, and experience as a science researcher.  This past fall, Meghana teamed up with schoolmates Tara Raizada, Ellen Walker, Samir Shah, and Saloni Shah to go to James John Elementary to teach science lessons once a week. The team is, unfortunately, quite limited in the lessons they can teach due to a lack of scientific materials. They are currently teaching simple scientific concepts through equally simple experiments. “In my vision, the students would get the opportunity to investigate their own questions and get to use equipment like Vernier probes and more sophisticated methods of collecting data and be able to relate it back to problems in the real world,” said Meghana. “They would create science-fair posters and boards like I have done in the competitions I have entered. We also will be getting guest speakers who are currently active in the science field to expose the students to science professions, since they are currently unaware that it is even possible to become a professional scientist who does research in a lab or in the field.” The Jesuit team has also learned the joy of teaching. As Meghana often says, “When you see the kids start to get a concept, it makes it soooooooo much fun!” The money from the Pepsi grant will allow the Jesuit team to work toward their goal of providing a “real science inquiry program” for the students. Meghana would also like to create a science fair for the students. “At Jesuit High School, we are very proud of Meghana Rao—scientist, mathematician, student leader, and remarkable human being,” said Paul Hogan, Academic Vice Principal. “Meghana is not only brilliant academically, but she also radiates joy and a real concern for others.” ---------  Bellarmine Preparatory School
- Sydney Swofford, Alexis Harroun, Devi Johnson, and Jessica Hernandez were selected by Washington Aerospace Scholars (WAS) 2011 to participate in an educational program for high school juniors from across Washington State. The WAS program emphasizes science, technology, engineering and math, and encourages students to consider careers in these fields. During the residency students are guided by professional engineers and educators as they design a human mission to Mars, tour engineering facilities, receive briefings from experts in the field, and compete in hands-on engineering challenges.
- Kaijona Wade, a junior at Bellarmine Preparatory School, has been selected to represent Washington as a National Youth Correspondent to the 2012 Washington Journalism and Media Conference at George Mason University. She was chosen based on academic accomplishments and a demonstrated interest and excellence in journalism and media studies.
- Jane Manley (swimming) and Javier Secaira (cross-country), both Bellarmine seniors, were recently named the 2011 Narrows League Female and Male Scholar Athletes for the Fall sports season.
- Bellarmine advanced nine wrestlers to the finals and crowned four champions en route to winning the Tacoma City Wrestling Championships this past weekend.
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