1. Brother Wendelin Meyer,SVD OCTOBER 15, 1895

2. Brothers Gathering in the BAY ST LOUIS, 2013

3. BROTHERS GATHERING EAST TROY, 2016

4. Brother Binh Nguyen CTP Thailand 2015-2017

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

6. 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

7. 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

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

9. 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

10. 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

11. 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

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

13. 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

14. 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

15. The End