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Padre Roque Bisognin, OSFS Fr. Joe Brennan, OSFS

Niño Jesus, Manta Ecuador St. John Neumann, Reston, VA

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"Solidarity: We are one human family whatever our national, racial, ethnic, economic, and ideological differences. We are our brothers' and sisters' keepers, wherever they may be."

(US Conference of Catholic Bishops)

Scholarship Sponsor's Corner

Fr. Roque--the new pastor of Niño Jesus --recently sent an updated list of students who are participating in the scholarship program. It included the names of 19 new students who replaced students no longer in the program. We also received the profiles of the new student and their photos. Fr. Roque originally started the scholarship program with Fr. Tom Murphy when Fr. Tom was pastor of St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Church in Greensboro, NC.

If you are interested in becoming a scholarship sponsor or have any questions about the program, please send an email to ninojesus@saintjn.org. Sponsors provide an annual contribution of $190 that helps to cover the cost of a student's school supplies and uniform as well as a Christmas gift and family party.

Narcisa de Jesus Chapel Construction-Nearing Completion

The following photos show the evolution of the Narcisa de Jesus Chapel from a wooden cane structure to a nearly completed brick structure that includes a large chapel which sits on top of classrooms used for religious education. Proceeds from the 2016, 2017, and 2018 Car Raffles were used to build the structure. The proceeds from this year’s Car Raffle will be used to help complete the work on the chapel.

Original Narcisa de Jesus Chapel - 2015

Christmas Celebration in the nearly Completed Chapel - December 2018

Ordination

Erik Jorge—who had managed our scholarship program in the Niño Jesus Parish—was ordained February 2nd in Merida, Mexico. Celia and Atanacio attended the ceremony and took the following photos. It's apparent from Padre Erik's expression in the photos that it was a very happy occasion for him.

Below is a link to a wonderful article about Erik and his journey from a small Mayan village in Mexico to the priesthood. It was written by Fr. Bill Auth, OSFS, who oversees the Maya Indian Missions in Mexico.

http://www.mayamissions.com/maya-monthly-september-2017/

Visit to Manta

Two members of the Niño Jesus Committee and their husbands traveled to Manta in August 2017 to attend ceremonies at which Erik Jorge made his perpetual vows and became a transitional deacon. Erik manages our scholarship program in the Niño Jesus Parish.

The parishioners delivered the t-shirts that the St. John Neumann Confirmandi classes designed for the scholarship students and met with the scholarship students.

Below is a photo of Erik with the college students in the parish who had assistanced with the monthly meetings of the scholarship students.

Topics such as bullying and sexuality are discussed at the meetings. Eric has divided the students by grade level—primary, middle, and high school—so the discussions can be tailored for the difference age groups. Parents of the scholarship students also meet and discuss the monthly topic.

During their visit to Manta, the parishioners also visited the construction projects—Narcisa de Jesus Chapel/classrooms, Divine Love Chapel, and the Children’s Development Center—that St. John Neumann has helped finance with the proceeds from the Annual Car Raffle and several other activities. The following photos show the substantial progress made on the projects.

Classroom structure on which the new Narcisa de Jesus Chapel will be built

Classrooms are currently used to celebrate Mass and for religious education

Devine Love Chapel

Thanks to the efforts of the Sandoval and Graves families, Fr. Luis has been able to begin replacing the original Divine Love Chapel. The families raised funds by holding Zumba classes and holding Argentine dinners. Fr. Luis used the contributions to built three classrooms that are used for religious education and the celebration of Mass. He plans to construction a chapel eventually in the courtyard adjacent to the classrooms.

Original Devine Love Chapel

New Construction: Classrooms and courtyard where the new chapel will be built when additional funds become available

Children’s Development Center

After suspending construction of the Children’s Development Center for several months due to local permit issues, Fr. Luis resumed work earlier this year. He added a third floor to the center that will eventually house a computer center and rooms for such activities as physical and occupational therapy, language instruction, and religious education. The structure also incorporates the kitchen and dining hall that were completed in 2012 with our car raffle proceeds.

Children’s Development Center, which incorporates the kitchen and dining hall. Proceeds from our Annual Car Raffle have helped to finance the facility

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