St. Joseph’s Institution International School Malaysia  (SJIIM)  students and members of its Parent Support Group (PSG) have been busy assisting those in need during the Movement Control Order (MCO) period in Malaysia.

With the school temporarily closed in compliance with the MCO, SJIIM students and the PSG decided to channel funds that they had helped gather to benefit those in need of food and basic necessities during this difficult period. They also chipped in to make protective shields for use by frontline and essential service workers!

On 14 April, Easter Tuesday, a small team of Brothers and Lasallian Volunteers visited the homeless in Sham Shui Po, an area in Hong Kong where a good number of poor people live. The group went there to give out masks and hygiene products.

Because of the COVID-19 outbreak, prices of masks and hygiene products have escalated. The Hong Kong Lasallian Family Office was lucky enough to have received donations of these items from different parties. Thanks to the Brothers and Lasallian Volunteers for the repacking and distribution of these products within a short period of time.

watch the Brother Visitor’s update on the Kada-Uno Movement and #KadaUno Challenge

In solidarity with the worldwide Lasallian Family social media campaign during this time of COVID-19, Brothers, administrators, teachers, and students (and their family members) of different schools in the Philippines share their hashtag messages in fighting against this pandemic.

Join us in our Global Lasallian Fundraising Campaign!

This appeal will help us support Lasallian schools and associated ministries in the most fragile countries of the world, helping them address their local immediate needs.

Find out how you can help by visiting this website:

https://www.lasalle.org/en/lasallecovid19/

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In February I had the opportunity to visit the La Salle Bamboo School, Sangkhlaburi, Thailand. After a lengthy six plus hour ride from the Bangkok airport to the Bamboo School, I was warmly welcomed by the Brothers, the teachers and the students. While most of them know very little to no English, communication was established immediately and the warmth of their welcome was felt and experienced throughout the week.

The COVID-19 Pandemic did not hinder the Brothers from commemorating the Passion, Death, and Resurrection of our Lord, Jesus Christ. While they did not gather this year for the annual Holy Week Retreat, the respective communities became venues for all to take part and celebrate the Holy Week Liturgies. This year’s theme was: ‘Brothers as the Heart, Memory, and Guarantor of the Lasallian Mission’.

Br. Normandy Dujunco FSC, who is supposed to graduate on 27 March for his PhD studies at Yarra Theological Union, had to settle for an online graduation due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Nevertheless, congratulations Br. Mandy! (Photo: Br. Normandy Dujunco FSC)