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The evolution of The evolution of Sharing Sharing OurOur CallCall in the United in the United

StatesStates Previous joint programs of the Province of Previous joint programs of the Province of

Poughkeepsie and the Province of Esopus (now Poughkeepsie and the Province of Esopus (now the Province of the United States) included:the Province of the United States) included:

Champagnat Youth Spirituality (1991)Champagnat Youth Spirituality (1991) Champagnat Institute (1993)Champagnat Institute (1993) Champagnat Movement of the Marist FamilyChampagnat Movement of the Marist Family

1997 Needs Assessment1997 Needs Assessment ““Needs Assessment and Plan” conducted in 1997 for Needs Assessment and Plan” conducted in 1997 for

the future of:the future of:

Champagnat Youth Spirituality (1991)Champagnat Youth Spirituality (1991) Champagnat Institute (1993)Champagnat Institute (1993) Champagnat Movement of the Marist FamilyChampagnat Movement of the Marist Family

School administrators and campus ministers were School administrators and campus ministers were asked: “What are the needs in your Marist school?”asked: “What are the needs in your Marist school?”

Response: “Charism formation!”Response: “Charism formation!”

1997: The changing reality 1997: The changing reality of US Marist schoolsof US Marist schools

Declining number of Marist Brothers Declining number of Marist Brothers in the schoolsin the schools

Increasing number of lay Increasing number of lay administrators in the schoolsadministrators in the schools

Faculty 75 to 90% lay women and Faculty 75 to 90% lay women and menmen

Creation of Creation of “Marist “Marist EvangelizationEvangelization””

The 1997 “Needs Assessment and Plan” The 1997 “Needs Assessment and Plan” concluded a new initiative was needed to respond concluded a new initiative was needed to respond to the needs of adults and young people in US to the needs of adults and young people in US Marist schools. Marist schools.

The Office of Marist Evangelization was created to The Office of Marist Evangelization was created to develop programs that would meet these needs.develop programs that would meet these needs.

Office of Marist Evangelization has three areas: Office of Marist Evangelization has three areas: Marist Adults, Marist Young Adults, and Marist Marist Adults, Marist Young Adults, and Marist Youth.Youth.

1998: Introduciton of 1998: Introduciton of Sharing Our CallSharing Our Call

Sharing Our Call was the first program developed by the Sharing Our Call was the first program developed by the new Office of Marist Evangelization.new Office of Marist Evangelization.

Preview phase of Sharing Our Call consisted of in-service Preview phase of Sharing Our Call consisted of in-service presentations in province owned schools to provide a presentations in province owned schools to provide a context for Sharing Our Call.context for Sharing Our Call.

In-service presentations introduced faculty and staff to In-service presentations introduced faculty and staff to Marcellin Champagnat and Marist Education.Marcellin Champagnat and Marist Education.

Original Sharing Our Call program in the US is based on:Original Sharing Our Call program in the US is based on:

Sharing Our Call (Sydney Province)Sharing Our Call (Sydney Province)

Sharing Champagnat’s Vision (Melbourne Province)Sharing Champagnat’s Vision (Melbourne Province)

Goals of Goals of Sharing Our CallSharing Our Call To provide an opportunity for To provide an opportunity for

us to deepen our appreciation us to deepen our appreciation of our personal call to the of our personal call to the ministry of Marist Education.ministry of Marist Education.

To enrich our appreciation of To enrich our appreciation of the life, charism, and vision of the life, charism, and vision of St. Marcellin Champagnat.St. Marcellin Champagnat.

To help us identify, affirm, To help us identify, affirm, and own those values we and own those values we share with St. Marcellin.share with St. Marcellin.

Sharing Our CallSharing Our Call content content

Champagnat: the man of historyChampagnat: the man of history: How his life, his : How his life, his times, and his experiences shaped his call and visiontimes, and his experiences shaped his call and vision

Champagnat: the wounded healer:Champagnat: the wounded healer: What made What made Marcellin who he was? What qualities do we share Marcellin who he was? What qualities do we share with him?with him?

Spirituality: Spirituality: What is it in a Christian context?What is it in a Christian context?

Marist Spirituality: Marist Spirituality: What are the unique What are the unique characteristics that make me “Marist”? characteristics that make me “Marist”?

Sharing Our CallSharing Our Call content content

What does a Marist school “look like”? What does a Marist school “look like”? Translating Translating words and ideas into day to day actions and words and ideas into day to day actions and responsesresponses

Understanding my work as ministry and vocationUnderstanding my work as ministry and vocation Lay and religious share different but complimentary Lay and religious share different but complimentary vocationsvocations

American Catholic Youth CultureAmerican Catholic Youth Culture Who are they? Who are they? What do they need? What do we need to be doing What do they need? What do we need to be doing with them and for them?with them and for them?

US Marist Schools 2006-US Marist Schools 2006-20072007

7 province owned schools7 province owned schools 6 province administered 6 province administered

and/or staffed schoolsand/or staffed schools 11,000 students11,000 students 800 faculty (83 Marist 800 faculty (83 Marist

Brothers)Brothers) (Other Brothers are (Other Brothers are

working in colleges, working in colleges, universities, diocesan universities, diocesan schools, and diocesan schools, and diocesan offices of education)offices of education)

Sharing Our CallSharing Our Call statistics statistics 20 Sharing Our Call 20 Sharing Our Call

sessions held between sessions held between December 1998 and December 1998 and March 2007March 2007

521 total participants521 total participants 446 of the 521 still in a 446 of the 521 still in a

US Marist schoolUS Marist school 457 lay women and men457 lay women and men 49 Marist Brothers49 Marist Brothers 10 Sisters10 Sisters 5 Priests5 Priests

Signs of successSigns of success Emergence and articulation (by Emergence and articulation (by

faculty and students) of a Marist faculty and students) of a Marist languagelanguage (“ our schools” “our (“ our schools” “our Founder” “the least favored” “the Founder” “the least favored” “the good and not yet good”)good and not yet good”)

Emergence of a Marist Emergence of a Marist culture culture (Ability to relate Marcellin’s own (Ability to relate Marcellin’s own educational experience to educational experience to contemporary youth, development of contemporary youth, development of programs for academically programs for academically challenged students (Marcellin challenged students (Marcellin Program: Marist High School – Program: Marist High School – Chicago), use of “In the Footsteps” Chicago), use of “In the Footsteps” as the blueprint for school reform as the blueprint for school reform and development, abundant use of and development, abundant use of Marist symbols and imagesMarist symbols and images

ChallengesChallenges Turnover of lay faculty who are Turnover of lay faculty who are

attracted to public schools attracted to public schools because of higher salaries.because of higher salaries.

No government aid to Catholic No government aid to Catholic schools.schools.

Need to develop follow-up Need to develop follow-up program to Sharing Our Call.program to Sharing Our Call.

Follow up and follow through on Follow up and follow through on the local school level: no the local school level: no specific person identified in specific person identified in each of the schools to each of the schools to coordinate follow up/follow coordinate follow up/follow through.through.

Creating means of interaction Creating means of interaction between Sharing Our Call between Sharing Our Call faculty participants and Marist faculty participants and Marist Youth.Youth.

Outgrowth of Outgrowth of Sharing Our Sharing Our CallCall

Sharing Our Sharing Our MissionMission: a program : a program that looks at that looks at particular particular areas/departments areas/departments of the schools in of the schools in light of their role in light of their role in the Marist the Marist educational educational mission.mission.

Sharing Our MissionSharing Our Mission September 2007: Sharing Our September 2007: Sharing Our

Mission: Mission: Will Our Faith Have Will Our Faith Have Children?Children?

A program for campus A program for campus ministers and department ministers and department chairpersons run in conjunction chairpersons run in conjunction with the National Federation with the National Federation for Catholic Youth Ministry.for Catholic Youth Ministry.

Discussion focused on the Discussion focused on the National Study of Youth and National Study of Youth and ReligionReligion and its implications for and its implications for the future direction of campus the future direction of campus ministry and religious ministry and religious education programs in US education programs in US Marist schools. This group will Marist schools. This group will meet annually for the meet annually for the foreseeable future.foreseeable future.

Sharing Our MissionSharing Our Mission April 2007: Sharing Our April 2007: Sharing Our

Mission: Mission: The Coaching The Coaching MissionMission

A program for athletic A program for athletic directors and head directors and head coaches run in coaches run in conjunction with the conjunction with the National Center for National Center for Catholic Youth Sports.Catholic Youth Sports.

Discussion focused on Discussion focused on seeing sports as a part of seeing sports as a part of the mission of a Marist the mission of a Marist school, not school, not apartapart from it. from it.

Looking aheadLooking ahead May 25-28: Marist Youth 2007May 25-28: Marist Youth 2007 Gathering of Marist Youth from US, Mexico, and Canada at Marist College in Poughkeepsie, NYGathering of Marist Youth from US, Mexico, and Canada at Marist College in Poughkeepsie, NY

July 22-27: Marist Leadership InstituteJuly 22-27: Marist Leadership Institute Gathering of US Marist school leaders for on Champagnat’s educational vision.Gathering of US Marist school leaders for on Champagnat’s educational vision.

September 16-18: Sharing Our MissionSeptember 16-18: Sharing Our Mission Gathering of campus ministry and religion department chairpersonsGathering of campus ministry and religion department chairpersons

November 11-13: Sharing Our Call #21November 11-13: Sharing Our Call #21

March 2008: Sharing Our Call #22March 2008: Sharing Our Call #22

April 2008: Sharing Our Mission April 2008: Sharing Our Mission Gathering of guidance department personnelGathering of guidance department personnel

May 2008: Marist Youth Leadership InitiativeMay 2008: Marist Youth Leadership Initiative Jesus and Marcellin as “servant leaders”Jesus and Marcellin as “servant leaders”

July 2008: Marist Leadership InstituteJuly 2008: Marist Leadership Institute

Hearts that know no Hearts that know no boundsbounds

Sharing Our CallSharing Our Call: : in the spirit of in the spirit of Marcellin, trying Marcellin, trying to become to become people whose people whose hearts know no hearts know no bounds.bounds.