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On the agenda
Aug 13 – F. Christian Saenz, SJ; History of
Church/State relations (continuation fro m Jul 23
presentation)
Aug 20, 27 – Emilio Falero; The background and
teachings of Pope Francis
Last Wednesday
Bishop Luis del Castillo, SJ celebrated mass. He gave a beautiful homily
on the Transfiguration. He then stayed and participated in the social
hour afterwards. Many people came to the mass and stayed late for the
monthly social. Peter Lagonowicz provided food and drink.
Social Wednesday Preparations
We thank Peter for his contributions to making Social Wednesday a
success and we would like to invite others to collaborate in this very
important event by assisting with the refreshments. If you’d like to help
out please contact Alberto Delgado at: [email protected]
Rescate!
Rescate is a lay ministry sponsored by the Archdiocese of
Miami dedicated to bring Christ to detainees. Rescate #75 was
conducted on August 1&2 at the South Florida Reception
Center South Unit.
Several members of the Miami ACU are involved in this lifechanging ministry. In this Rescate some of the participants
were: Carlos Cueto and his son Gabriel., Hugo Fernandez, and
Efrain Zabala and his son Gabriel.
Those who participate in this movement describe their
experiences as meaningful, fruitful and transformational. If you
wish to join this wonderful and challenging ministry please
contact: Efrain Zabala at [email protected]
JMR News
We’d like to welcome 2 new residents to La Guardia: Shane is from Ireland
and he has been in the states for 4 months. He has a PhD and he's helping
immigrants apply for immigration status as well as helping them write
business plans . Alejandro Gomez was also welcomed to La Guardia.
Alejandro is a University of Miami student earning a web marketing and
business degree. He is doing an Internet startup and is from Columbia. He
is 19 years old and has lived in the states for five years. He has lived in the
residence for a few weeks.
In addition to Shane and Alejandro, last week 6 JMR residents participated
in La Guardia.
The team that is running JMR is doing an outstanding job. Great Work!
Retreats
Next ACU Retreat: SPANISH
Proximo Retiro: Labor Day Espanol (8/29/14 - 9/1/14)
Los Ejercicios Ignacianos de Labor Day en la casa Juan Pablo II seran
dirijidos por el padre Eduardo Najarro Reyes, SJ. El padre Najarro nacio
en La Habana, Cuba y se ordeno en la misma ciudad en 1990. El posee
un doctorado en teologia y ha sido rector del seminario San Carlos y San
Ambrosio en dicha ciudad. El telefono de JPII es: 305-576-2748
Vida de Patio
In order to create community and camaraderie a group of Agrupados is
planning to volunteer to open the ACU from 4:00PM to 7:00PM. Initially
they would start with one day a week and eventually expand to Monday
through Fridays. This would be a great step to make the ACU more
available for all those interested. If you would like to participate in this
project please contact Dr. Jose Calleja at: [email protected].
Se esta planificando abrir la ACU los Miercoles de 4:00PM hasta las
7:00PM con el proposito de crear “Vida de Patio”. Si le gustaria participar
en este projecto for favor pongase de acuerdo con el Dr. Jose Calleja:
[email protected].
Gonzaga Renovation
Architect Found!
We have found an architect willing to help
us out with the Gonzaga renovation. David Prada has graciously offered his services to help us transform Gonzaga.
Thank you David!