Brother Wendelin Meyer,SVD OCTOBER 15, 1895

Brothers Gathering in the BAY ST LOUIS, 2013

BROTHERS GATHERING EAST TROY, 2016

Brother Binh Nguyen CTP Thailand 2015-2017

FIRST VOWS: LUKE, HOC MAI AND LUIS TECHNY AUGUST 2016

BROTHER FORMATION PROGRAM CHICAGO PROVINCE Mission OUR FORMATION SEEKS TO BRING ABOUT HUMAN MATURITY, PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE AND COMMITTED FAITH Goals PREPARE BROTHERS WITH TRAINING THAT CORRESPONDS TO THEIR ABILITIES AND THE NEEDS OF THE SOCIETY PROVIDE FOR SUITABLE BASIC THEOLOGICAL, SCRIPTURAL, AND MISSIOLOGICAL EDUCATION FOSTER A MISSIONARY VOCATION BY LIVING IN A MULTI-CULTURAL COMMUNITY SUPERVISED MINISTRY AT ALL LEVELS OF FORMATION

BROTHER FORMATION PROVIDE FOR ADEQUATE COMPETENCE IN A PROFESSIONAL CAREER PERSONAL COMMITMENT AND OPENESS TO FORMATION, VOCATIONAL DISCERNMENT GROWTH IN SELF KNOWLEDGE, HUMAN MATURITY, INNER FREEDOM TO MAKE A DECISION, MUTUAL TRUST WITH FORMATORS WEEKLY FORMATION MEETINGS: SHARING FAITH, IDEAS, FEELINGS, VALUES, BIBLE SHARING, EVALUATION ACCOUNTABILITY TO PRAYER, STUDY, WORK, MINSTRY, COMMUNITY LIVING MONTLY MEETING WITH SPIRITUAL DIRECTOR ATTEND WORKSHOPS DEVELOP LEADERSHIP SKILLS

Community Life LIVE IN A MULTI-CULTURAL COMMUNITY ATTEND DAILY MASS, PRAYER, MEALS, MEETINGS, SOCIALS

Academic and Career Development ENGLISH LANGUAGE PROGRAM (ESL) DIVINE WORD COLLEGE PREPARATION FROM FIRST VOWS TO PERPETUAL VOWS USUALLY LAST SIX YEARS STUDIES 2-3 YEARS, CTP 1-3 YEARS, PREPERATION FOR PERPETUAL VOWS 1 YEAR MINISTRY EVERY YEAR FROM 4-8 HOURS A WEEK, CROSS CULTURAL DIMENSION PROPHETIC DIALOGUE: FAITH SEEKERS, POOR AND MARGINALIZED, DIFFERENT CULTURES AND RELIGIONS CHARACTERISTIC DIMENSION: BIBLE, MISSION ANNIMATION, JPIC, COMMUNICATION ENVIRONMENT FOR BROTHERS: DIFFERENT MINISTRIES/ROLES FOR LEADERSHIP- MISSION OFFICE DIRECTOR, NOVICE DIRECTOR, DISTRICT SUPERIOR, JPIC, PARISH, FORMATION, PROVINCIAL COUNCIL,SOCIAL WORK

Spirituality, Religious Formation MONTHLY SPIRITUAL DIRECTION MEDITATION ON SCRIPTURE YEARLY RETREAT, DAY OF RECOLLECTION Perpetual Vows & First Assignment PRERPERATION FOR 6-12 MONTHS IN SVD HOUSE FIRST ASSIGNMENT- 3 CHOICES

Evaluation DONE EVERY YEAR IN PREPERATION FOR RENEWING VOWS GUIDELINES 1) COMMUNITY 2) PHYSICAL & INTELECTUAL 3) APOSTOLATE 4) RELIGIOUS LIFE 5) PERSONAL/EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT 6) SPIRITUAL LIFE 7) SVD CHARACTERISTIC DIMENSIONS

VOCATION TEAM Bro. Duylinh Tran Mr. Len Uhal Fr. Adam MacDonald Fr. Anthony Nguyen Fr. Jesus Mata Mrs. Patti McDermott

Vocation: IN JANUARY 2018, WE HAVE 45 SVD CANDIDATES AT DIVINE WORD COLLEGE 41 FROM ALL THE 3 USA PROVINCES 1 FROM SVD VIETNAM PROVINCE 1 FROM SVD SOUTH KOREA 2 FROM SVD TOGO/BENIN

SVD CANDIDATES IN FORMATION PRE-NOVITIATE CANDIDATES (DIVINE WORD COLLEGE) 45 PRE-NOVITIATE CANDIDATE at THEOLOGATE (CHICAGO) 1 NOVICES 4 SVDs IN TEMPORARY VOWS (11 ON CTP AND 6 IN PERPETUAL VOWS) 35 TOTAL 85

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