Page 2 - Priorities #35 2006-October

Board of Directors
Abbott Matthew Leavy, OSB Father Mark Cooper, OSB Brother Edward Englund, OSB Father Martin Mager, OSB Father William Sullivan, OSB
Board of Trustees
Mr. Dave Arnold
Mr. Gene Becker*
Dr. Kristin Brew
Mrs. Janet Brownstone
Mr. Peter Camapgna, Board Chair Mr Wayne Davison
Ms. Betsy Haehl
Mrs. Susan Hafleigh*
Fr. Eric Hollas, OSB
Mr. David Jim*
Mrs. Ginny Kavanaugh
Mrs. Indu Khanna
Mr. Steven Krausz
Mr. Rick Magnuson
Mrs. Jami Doyle Nachtsheim
Fr. Maurus Nemeth, OSB
Mrs. Nancy Newman
Ms. Janiece Bacon Oblak
Mr. Dale Pfau
Mr. Hank Plain
Mrs. Patti Plummer
Mr. Bill Roberts
Ms. Alicia Rodriguez
Mr. Ray Rothrock*
Mrs. Kari Rust
Mr. Ken Tehaney
Mr. Paul Titterton
Mr. Dan Turner
Mr. Mark Wilson
Ms. Andrea Zulberti
* Special Representative. The Priory’s new trustees and board chair will be introduced in the October issue.
Priorities magazine is published in October, April; and July by Woodside Priory School for its alumni parents, students, neighbors and friends. Contact the Communications Office at 650-851-6193 or the school at 650-851-8221.
Editor: Carolyn Dobervich Design/Production:
Jim Kirkland, Copperline Multimedia Photos: Carolyn Dobervich, Jim Kirkland
Chapel Services
Masses at 7:15 a.m. Monday-Saturday
9:30 a.m. Sunday
11:00 a.m. Sunday Hungarian service
8 p.m. third Friday (Taize) ecumenical service All are welcome.
New Trustees, Pages 6-9
Founding Fathers Story, Pages 12-15
Woodside Priory School
Celebrating 49 Years of Benedictine Education
In This Issue
The new “24/7 Café” now serves the whole campus community; students named it not to indicate its hours but instead the hours when Benedictine values apply. An old-fashioned all-American theme set the tone for the Family Barbecue. And fine craftsmanship underlies our new auditorium, thank goodness. That and more in Fall at a Glance, pages 4–5.
New trustees come from a variety of backgrounds and bring a wide variety of skills and perspectives to their work on the board. Meet them
on pages 6–9.
Summer at a Glance, Page 4-5
Christine Muir and José Arnoldo Mejia-Torres take different approaches to global education for the Priory community. Christine invites everyone to join her, in person or virtually, on off-campus learning adventures. José brings everyone into on-campus celebrations that grow bigger every year. Pages 10–11.
This November marks the Golden Anniversary of the first Mass to be celebrated on the newly-purchased Priory school site. Father Egon,
who found the land and started it all, will be honored for that and for his ninetieth birthday, which is on Oct. 18. It is not too late to make reservations. Read about the seven founding monks and the Priory’s first years on pages 12–15.
Alumni from the 1960’s to the new century check in with Alumni News
& Notes. Jim’s family includes a new baby (Diana’s now includes twins), Guillermo (who offered irreplaceable hospitality for the Priory’s first admissions tour of Mexico), has a new position directing air cargo, and Laura founded an English language practice class for the food services staff at her college. The Benedictine beat goes on. See pages 16–17.
With construction on the Trinity Project well under way, it is a good time to thank the many donors who are making this dream come true. To paraphrase the slogan, every student will benefit—now, and for the next 50 years. Pages 18-19.
On the cover: Alex Schreiner has lifted the spirits of his class for years, and that spirit seems to leap from this cover photo taken by Jim Kirkland at the Family Barbecue. The inset photo of Father Egon reminds us that this beloved founding monk is just beginning his ninth decade.
Alumni News & Notes, Page 16-17