Lasallian Youth Link
An Official OSA publication
Volume 1
Issue 11
JUNE 2003
THIS MONTH
FEATURED WEBSITE
A THOUGHT
SONGS FEATURED TO DATE
SONG
REFLECTION
FINAL WORD
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Recently two separate Eucharist Celebrations were organised by the OSA in
Memory of Nicky Cassar a past pupil of our school who was doing volunteer
work in Bali and died in a tragic accident. Another mass was held in Memory
of a student Jake Cassar (No connection to Nicky) a 16 year old boy who just
left school and also died in a tragic accident. We are sending a picture
of one of these celebrations.
During the last week of June the representatives of the international lasallian
youth council met in the mother house in Rome to discuss the developments
taking place in each region for the eventual setting up of the international
lasallian youth association.
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--- FEATURED WEBSITE
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http://life.lsgh.com/life.htm
This is the website of the Lasallian Institute for the Environment (LIFE).
is a major component of the Philippine Lasallian Family’s mission to bring
responsive and liberating education to the Filipino youth based on the charism
of Saint John Baptist de La Salle.
LIFE aims to mobilize the Lasallian network (44 schools, 100,000 students,
10,000 faculty, 180,000 plus alumni, parents and grandparents) in the protection
and preservation of the environment. It seeks to educate and to move people
to action by instilling in them the integral role of a healthy planet in
bringing about genuine and total human development.
LIFE is supervised by the La Salle Provincialate, Central House of the De
La Salle Brothers in the Philippines.
Visit the website to learn more about this program.
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---THOUGHT
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A Sense of a Goose
When you see geese flying along in "V"
formation, you might consider what science has
discovered as to why they fly that way. As
each bird flaps its wings, it creates an uplift for
the bird immediately following. By flying in
"V" formation, the whole flock adds at least 71
percent greater flying range than if each bird
flew on its own.
People who share a common direction and
sense of community can get where they are
going more quickly and easily because they are
travelling on the thrust of one another.
When a goose falls out of formation, it
suddenly feels the drag and resistance of trying
to go it alone - and quickly gets back into
formation to take advantage of the lifting power
of the bird in front.
If we have as much sense as a goose, we will
stay in formation with those people who are
headed the same way we are.
When the head goose gets tired, it rotates back
in the wing and another goose flies point.
It is sensible to take turns doing demanding
jobs, whether with people or with geese flying
south.
Geese honk from behind to encourage those up
front to keep up their speed.
What messages do we give when we honk from
behind?
Finally - and this is important - when a goose
gets sick or is wounded by gunshot, and falls
out of formation, two other geese fall out with
that goose and follow it down to lend help and
protection. They stay with the fallen goose until
it is able to fly or until it dies, and only then do
they launch out on their own, or with another
formation to catch up with their group.
If we have the sense of a goose, we will stand
by each other like that.
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---SONGS FEATURED TO DATE
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The following is a list of songs featured to date (1999-2003)
Year 1999
Worth Link
August No song
September Chipi-Chipi (Spanish Traditional-fun)
October One Father, One Family (Lasallian Song)
November You’ll Never Walk Alone
December Walk In the light (Lasallian Song)
Year 2000
Worth Link
January Yesterday (Beatles)
February Christ who was, Christ who is now (Official Jubilee song)
March Wild Rover (Irish Traditional)
April Tu Pellegrino (Lasallian Song)
May Memor Et Fidelis (School Song)
June Our God sent his Son
July Friends Will Be Friends (Queen)
August No Song
September L'Emmanuel (Theme WYD 2000)
October Gloria, in excelsis Deo.
November Magnificat,
December 12 days of Christmas
Year 2001
Worth Link
January Evenou Shalom
February Laudato si
March Nada te turbe
April Alleluia
May No song
June One Father, One Family (Lasallian Song)
July Bless The Lord
August No song
September No song
October No song
November No song
December Auld Lang Syne
Year 2002
Worth Link
January Light of the World (WYD 2002 Theme)
February Adoramus te Christe
March Passion Chorale
April This is the Day
May I Know Who Holds Tomorrow
June Stay with me Lord (Resta Con Me)
July (no song)
Youth Link
August Love Shine a Light
September Building the Civilisation of Love (Theme Quebec 2002)
October Imagine (John Lennon)
November Friends will be friends (Queen)
December Peace on Earth (U2)
Year 2003
Youth Link
January One Vision (Queen)
February I will be with you
March Walk In the light (Lasallian Song)
April Heal The World
May Ave Maria (As I kneel before you)
June Give peace a chance
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Give Peace A Chance -John Lennon & Paul McCartney
Two, one two three four
Ev'rybody's talking about
Bagism, Shagism, Dragism, Madism, Ragism, Tagism
This-ism, that-ism, is-m, is-m, is-m.
All we are saying is give peace a chance
All we are saying is give peace a chance
C'mon
Ev'rybody's talking about Ministers,
Sinisters, Banisters and canisters
Bishops and Fishops and Rabbis and Pop eyes,
And bye bye, bye byes.
All we are saying is give peace a chance
All we are saying is give peace a chance
Let me tell you now
Everybody's talking about revolution
Evolution, The Everly Brothers, mastication
Euston Station, fladulation, flatulation
Regulations, integration, mediation
United Nations, congratulations
All we are saying is give peace a chance
All we are saying is give peace a chance
Ev'rybody's talking about
John and Yoko, Timmy Leary, Rosemary,
Tommy Smothers, Bobby Dylan, Tommy Cooper,
Derek Taylor, Norman Mailer,
Alan Ginsberg, Hare Krishna,
Hare, Hare Krishna
All we are saying is give peace a chance
All we are saying is give peace a chance
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--- REFLECTION
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The person you become
You can hide your thoughts, feelings and even your actions from others. Yet
the person you are to become will always know them. The person you are to
become is always watching the person you are right now. What you think of
yourself tomorrow depends on the actions you watch yourself take today.
Will you find strength and inspiration in the future from the things you
are doing this very day? The you of tomorrow is watching every thought, every
word, every action.
There is a very important person in your life who sees your every move and
knows your every thought. That person is you.
Give yourself good reason to think highly of yourself. Live so that the person
you become can look back with gratitude and admiration at the person you
are today.
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---FINAL WORD
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Hope all of you enjoyed this edition of the Lasallian Youth Link.
If you have any suggestions, comments or articles and experiences you would
like to share
please feel free to do so at the above address.
Regards
Ivan , Mark and David.