Chicago-Detroit Province
NEWS Chicago Jesuit Academy Class of 2011: These students entered Chicago Jesuit Academy at an average of one to two grade levels behind in reading and math. As eighth graders, these students tested at an average of a mid-11thgrade level in reading and math and earned $3,343,572.00 in scholarship funds and financial aid for their four
By the Numbers
130
number of miles one Ignatian Volunteer member drives round-trip to serve others
10,062
students enrolled in our secondary schools
461
baptisms performed in our parishes in 2010
18,500
people participated in our retreat and spiritual programs
107
candidates actively discerning a Jesuit vocation
90
number of years we’ve been engaged in the Patna Province in India
58
Jesuits in formation
2
years of high school.
Great Success for Chicago’s First Nativity-Model School Chicago Jesuit Academy, the only Jesuit Nativity-model school in Chicago, is proud to announce that five years after opening, all the members of the first two graduating classes—2009 and 2010—have earned admission to college preparatory high schools, including Loyola Academy and Saint Ignatius College Prep. The school uses small classes, extended academic days, and a longer school year to prepare students for success in college-prep high schools, colleges, and positions of community leadership. n
New Bi-Province Novitiate The 14 first- and second-year Jesuit novices of the Chicago-Detroit and Wisconsin Provinces have a new home: St. Alberto Hurtado House Novitiate Community in St. Paul, Minnesota. Last December, Archbishop John Nienstedt of the St. Paul-Minneapolis Archdiocese, presided over the dedication ceremony. The novices are formed by Frs. Christopher Manahan, Thomas Pipp, and Charles Rodrigues. n
Two Ohio Schools Celebrate 125th Anniversaries John Carroll University in University Heights and Saint Ignatius High School in Cleveland celebrate 125 years of education and service. The two schools joined together on April 20, 2011, to recognize this important milestone with a day of service. n
World Youth Day/Magis, Madrid 2011 World Youth Day (WYD) is a weeklong Catholic gathering of youth and young adults held every 2–3 years in different cities around the globe. Magis is the Ignatian program of events for pilgrims from Jesuit institutions that precedes WYD. This year, WYD is August 16–21. Fr. Phil Hurley, SJ, youth and young adult director for the US office of the Apostleship of Prayer, will sponsor Magis August 5–15 with the Jesuits of Spain and their collaborators. n
Jesuit Fr. Terry Charlton Visits US Fr. Terry Charlton, SJ, founder and chaplain of St. Aloysius Gonzaga High School in Nairobi, Kenya, (pictured at far right with fellow Jesuit administrators and teachers), will be visiting friends and family in Chicago, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Detroit, Indianapolis, New York, and Washington, DC, from June 23 to September 21. He looks forward to meeting with many of you to share his gratitude for the success of the St. Al’s students (AIDS affected youth from the Kibera slum) and the recent completion of the new school building. St. Al’s is the world’s first high school for AIDS Orphans. If you wish to meet with Fr. Terry or help plan an event to further the school’s mission, please contact Jeff Smart at the province office at jsmart@jesuits-chgdet.org, or 800-922-5327. n