The Remar Red Helms (Group Leaders) are currently meeting for two days at Millgrove to prepare for the year’s journey. Helms came from as far afield as Tasmania, Perth and Alice Springs to co-ordinate their preparation with the Remar Coordinator, Simone Boyd and the Remar Gap Team. The Red Caravel handbook has been updated and the helms were excited to receive them and to learn about changes to the program and expectations for the coming year. Br Peter Walsh from the Marist Vocations Formation Team provided some input on Marcellin Champagnat.

The Marist Vocations Formation Team has started the new year with a few changes to personnel. The new  Leader and Formator of Lay Marists, Joe McCarthy has begun work with the team and the Team Leader, Br Tony Caddy, has taken study leave to follow a course on “Journeying with New Members” in Sydney. Br Peter Walsh will be acting Team Leader in Tony’s absence. The team consists of Br Peter Walsh, Br Doug Walsh, Br Rod Thomson (Santa Teresa) and Joe Mc Carthy.  

With Mary Go In Haste to A New Land. We feel impelled by God to go out into a new land, to facilitate the birth of a new epoch for the Marist charism. We know that this presupposes a willingness to move on, to let go of the familiar, and to embark on a journey of institutional and personal conversion over the next eight years. We go on our way with Mary as guide and companion. Her fath and openness to the will of God inspire us to undertake this pilgrimage.

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Over the Christmas New Year period a number of visitors joined the Fitzroy community for varying periods. Fr Joe Donders from Washington enjoyed a six week stay culminating in his affiliation to the Marist Brothers. After many years supporting the Brothers Joe is claiming that this will be his last trip to Australia. In October he is leaving USA and retuning to Holland. Br Michael McManus (PNG) also enjoyed a lengthy stay with the community. Br Tony Clarke (East Timor) spent some time also in community with us and Brs Tony Shears, Greg McDonald and Pat Connell moved the Canberra Novitiate to Melbourne for a short while. Br Neil Emmett (Alice Springs) and Paul Murphy (Sale) both stayed a few days.