Circular No 729

Newsletter for alumni of The Abbey School, Mt. St. Benedict, Trinidad and Tobago, W.I.

Caracas, 24 October 2015 No. 729

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Dear Friends,

Some news on Bishop Francis Alleyne in this edition.

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Nigel Boos <nigelboos@gmail.com>

Oct 18 at 11:50 PM

Friends,

Here’s a nice photograph of our Trinidad-born Bishop Francis Alleyne, formerly of Pointe-a-Pierre, then a monk at Mt. St. Benedict, then Abbot of MSB and lately, Bishop (Archbishop??) of Guyana, with Pope Francis. Remember him?

Nigel

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From: John Pereira <jaebp@hotmail.com>

Subject: Bishop Francis Alleyne of Guyana

Date: October 18, 2015 at 1:10:59 PM EDT

Dear Nigel, 

Many thanks for sharing this special photo.

Much appreciated!

Fr John

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From: Nigel Boos <nigelboos@gmail.com>

Date: 10/18/2015 11:16 AM (GMT-04:00)

Fr. John,

You will, of course, remember the Alleyne boys in Pointe-a-Pierre - Alvin, Wayne (R.I.P.), Colin (now in Australia) and Dean (now Bishop Francis Alleyne).

Dean had been the Abbot at Mt. St. Benedict before he was consecrated as a bishop and then transferred to Guyana.

Nigel

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Bishop Francis greets Pope Francis:

Some of you will have already seen this wonderful photo as Linda Alleyne Williams has shared it on her Facebook page.

The fact that this bishop is our very own Dean Alleyne from Pointe-a-Pierre is what makes it so special.

Like the Pope, Dean also took the name 'Francis'…

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Caracas, 22 of November 2003

Dear Fr. Abbot,

Congratulations and good work, I am glad that you have been chosen to lead the Monastery.

I know that it is a hard and demanding work, but with God´s help, and of course, your fellow clergy you will do an excellent tenure.

Be sure that this Circular and those that went to the Abbey School will support you.

If you have news that you would like to spread, please feel free to write me.

God Bless

Ladislao

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On Sat, 22 Nov 2003 02:12:25 +0000,

"John Pereira" wrote:

Dear Ladislao,

Keep up the good work! 

Your circulars find a lot of interest at the Abbey, especially among some of the older monks. 

The Abbey School is an integral part of our history and I encourage you to continue seeking out the people and the stories that made it happen.

Yours truly,

Abbot John (fifth Abbot of Mount St Benedict)

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John dice:

Greetings from Mount St Benedict

Ladislao  dice:

Good afternoon

Ladislao  dice:

Just checked in, how are you?

John dice:

Hello, this is Abbot John wishing you and your family all the best for the Easter

Ladislao  dice:

Did you get Circular No. 230?

John dice:

No, but I got 231

Ladislao  dice:

The same to you Fr. Abbot, and the community

John dice:

Please send me 230

Ladislao  dice:

Ok I shall send it to you later this evening, it is about the community photo of 1982

Ladislao  dice:

I hope the names are ok

John dice:

Have a great Easter.  I am going to prayer now

Ladislao  dice:

Please could you check it and maybe a two word sentence as to where they are now

Ladislao  dice:

ok, good to hear from you

Ladislao  dice:

Bye

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From: John P |

Subject: MOUNT ST BENEDICT WEBSITE

Date: 10/5/2004 11:33:06 PM

Dear Ladislao,

Many thanks for your email! 

I have up-loaded onto our MSB Website, the anniversaries at Mount St Benedict for 2004 and 2005. 

There is a link on the Home Page called "Anniversaries". 

If you click on 2004 anniversaries, you will get all the data. 

Similarly for 2005 anniversaries. 

My trip to Belgium, Holland and Rome was indeed very interesting. 

One of the highlights was the opportunity to meet with Fr Ignatius and Fr Francis at Berchmanianum. 

I had some very pleasant discussions with both of them. 

It was my first meeting with Fr Francis as he was working in Jamaica when I joined the Abbey in 1985. 

I had heard a lot about him, but I had never met him. 

Fr Francis has the Monastery of Mount St Benedict very close to his heart, and he is continually thinking about the community in Trinidad. 

He is very concerned about the very few monks at the Abbey and has come up with a plan to help revive it. 

He proposed the idea of "Familia Benedictina" as a way out of our present predicament.

He understands this concept as the combination of the monastery with a number of other communities gathered around the Mount and under its influence. 

He sees the transition from monastery to family taking place in each of the following fields:

1.  The Benedictine Institute of the Oblates

2.  The Former Apostolates of the Abbey, e.g. former students of the Abbey School

3.  The all-important work of our Parlours, both Christians and non-Christians

4.  Former monks (solemnly professed monks who left the Abbey)

All these groupings could form a nucleus with the Abbey at the centre.

I will attach a few photos from my meeting with Frs Ignatius and Francis.

God bless!

Fr Abbot John Pereira

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From: John P |

Subject: MOUNT ST BENEDICT WEBSITE

Date: 8/12/2004 9:57:29 AM

We now have a website for the Monastery at Mount St Benedict. 

The address is www.paxabbey.com

Please let us know what you think of it.

Abbot John

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A short CHAT about the book that was printed recently.

Ladislao  dice:

GOOD MORNING

John dice:

We are publishing a book on the history of Mount St Benedict for the Christmas.  There will be a chapter on the Abbey School.  Maybe, you can encourage some to buy

Ladislao  dice:

OK, by the way it is a good idea

John dice:

The book will only be available in the Pax Abbey Shop

Ladislao  dice:

I shall include it in the next Circular

John dice:

Great.

Ladislao  dice:

Maybe tomorrow I shall send it out as No. 206

John dice:

Nice chatting with you.  I have to run now god bless you and your family. (How did your daughter do in the beauty pageant?)

Ladislao  dice:

Ok, bye

Ladislao  dice:

She came 4th or 5th

John dice:

Congrats

Ladislao  dice:

Ok, till next time

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From: laci kertesz

Date: 10/8/2004 8:39:19 PM

Dear Fr. Abbot

I saw the anniversaries, but I had other things in mind.

It was the Monastery´s Anniversary, coming next week !

How many years??

Is there going to be something special, visit by the Archbishop???

A dinner???

Mass?

Gregorgian Songs??

Anything out of the routine???

God Bless

Ladislao

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From: John Pereira

Sent: 9/5/2004 11:40:36 AM

Dear Ladislao,

I am now in Belgium attending the General Chapter of our Congregation.

I will also spend a few days in Holland visiting Fr Francis Friesen and Fr Ignatius.

Then I go to Rome for the Abbot´s Congress.

I return to the Mount at the end of September.

Then, I will update the site.

Sorry for my short sentences, but I am trying to get used to these Belgium computers.

They have their keyboards all mixed up.

Fr Abbot

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From: laci kertesz

Date: 10/4/2004 1:23:46 PM

Dear Fr. Abbot

Can you give me insight on the anniversary celebrations at MSB this year???

I want to include information in the Circular for the occasion.

I hope you had a nice trip.

Did you meet Fr. Francis?.

Can you write a few words on the meeting???

God Bless

Ladislao

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From: laci kertesz

Date: 9/4/2004 7:26:01 PM

Dear Fr. Abbot

Thank you for the information.

I only need the names of those that were teachers at the Abbey School.

In your web site, you will have all, those that were and weren´t.

So if it not a hardship, can you just send me those that I need specifically?.

The idea is to have the name and date for a special issue of the Circular.

God Bless

Ladislao

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From: John P

Sent: 8/15/2004 1:50:10 PM

Subject: Re: MOUNT ST BENEDICT WEBSITE

Dear Ladislao,

Very nice to hear from you!

Yes, I have the names of all the monks buried in the cemetery.

I hope to have them up on the website very soon.

Thanks again!

Fr Abbot

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EDITED by Ladislao Kertesz  Kertesz11@yahoo.com

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Photos:

Bandit p49 The Early Times

14UN0001LIST, List of Deceased Clergy

04UN0001FJPGRP, Fr. Abbot meeting with Fr. Francis and Fr. Ignatius

99HD0001HDE, De Cambras card p.1

99HD0002HDE, De Cambras card p.2