LEAD Story 340 - Issue 340 - Online formation series and programme updates

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DATE 2020 July 23 • ISSUE No. 340 gathers community updates from “Thursdays with La Salle,” a four-part online formation series for Lasallian Partners organized during COVID-19. It highlights talks on faith, service, relationships at home, and solidarity, then reports engagement numbers and speaker thanks. Additional sections document Singapore mentee house visits for the Lasallian Mentoring Programme, the blessing of a newly renovated chapel in the Philippines, and academic result excerpts on IBDP performance.

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ISSUE No. 340

Thursdays with La Salle

Lasallian Mentoring Programme House Visits (Singapore)

Blessing of Our Lady of the Star Chapel - LSU (Philippines)

Top IBDP Results Again from SJIIM Students

DATE 2020 July 23 • ISSUE No. 340 [www.lasalle-lead.org](www.lasalle-lead.org) THURSDAYS WITH LA SALLE "Thursdays with La Salle" is a four-part online formation series for Lasallian Partners during this time of COVID-19 . In 4 constructive Thursday in May 2020 we organized an online formation program via ZOOM. This was conceptualized by formators from the Lasallian East Asia District who have been in quarantine in their respective countries. Through this initiative, we hope that the Lasallian family will be able to grow in their faith, ﬁnd creative ways to serve others, and deepen their relationships at home/social circles and connect with the Worldwide Lasallian Family. For Part 1, we were happy to have Br. Michael Broughton FSC, who talked about the Lasallian core value of faith as ﬁnding meaning, purpose, and joy. He proposed that faith can be conceptualized as faith in ourselves, faith in others, and faith in God as we understand God -- something higher, greater, and bigger than ourselves. For Part 2, Br. Dennis Magbanua talked about the Lasallian value of service. Service is rooted in our faith-- why we do the things we do. He asked us to reﬂecton what moves us in this time of deep distress, just like our Founder. He also encouraged us to ﬁnd creative ways to help the last, the lost, and the least. For Part 3, Coreen Paul from La Salle Centre in Malaysia talked about how we can build personal relationships in our homes, especially now that we spend more time with our lov ed o nes w h i le i n quarantine. ISSUE No. 340 • 1 of 11 [www.lasalle-lead.org](www.lasalle-lead.org) In the last episode of“Thursdays with La Salle”, Br . Armin Luistro, the Brother V i s i t o r o f t h e Lasallian East Asia District, reminded us that even though weare in the middle of the same furious storm, we are not on the same boat. Some o f u s h a v e t h e privilege of being in a big boat -- where at t i m e s , w e c a n experience some seas ic k ness a nd discomfort, yet we have the security of income, shelter, and food. However, there are many others who are in tiny little boats, whose lives are rendered vulnerable to the storm. Br. Armin challenges us to look at the storm from the perspective of those in tiny little boats--just as our Founder, St. John Baptist de La Salle did for the children of artisans and the poor, more than 340 years ago. As Lasallians, we can actively participate in re-creating and re-shaping our world in the "new normal”. In total, we had connected with 290 Lasallians from LEAD and 18 Lasallians from other Sectors. The recorded sessions uploaded on Facebook were viewed by more than 10.8K users. This is something new for us; from the idea to meet up with other formators in LEAD to running the ﬁrst episode, everything happened in just a month. Other than the program content, we, the organizing committee also experienceda kind of formation through our Lasallian solidarity and service . On behalf of the organizing committee, we are thankful to our speakers, country coordinators, and all the participants who joined us in the past 4 weeks. We hope everybody can stay healthy and safe. God Bless. (Text & Photos: Ms. Nikki Chan) The Organizing Committee and Country Coordinators ISSUE No. 340 • 2 of 11 [www.lasalle-lead.org](www.lasalle-lead.org) LASALLIAN MENTORING PROGRAMME HOUSE VISITS SINGAPORE - 8 LYNKsters (Lasallian Youth Network) and 2 Brothers spent the morning of 11 July walking around Toa Payoh to visit our mentees from the Las all ian Mentoring Programme. We worked in pairs to visit 25 mentees in their homes. We have not seen them since we paused in mid March. It’s almost four months now. We took this time to check on their wellbeing as well as to see if they are equipped enough toc o nt i n u e o u r m e nto r i n g sessions online. We are glad to see all our mentees and their families doing well during this time and are managing within their means. (Text & Photos: Ms. Ed-Lin

FAQs

What was “Thursdays with La Salle” and who was it for?

It was a four-part online formation series for Lasallian Partners during COVID-19, organized through ZOOM in May 2020.

What topics were covered in the different parts of the series?

Part 1 focused on faith and finding meaning, purpose, and joy; Part 2 on service rooted in faith; Part 3 on building personal relationships at home.

What other activities are reported in Issue No. 340 besides the online series?

The issue also includes Singapore house visits for the Lasallian Mentoring Programme, the blessing of a renovated chapel in the Philippines, and excerpts about IBDP results from SJIIM students.

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