VEGA Young Lasallians

VEGA is an engaging formation program tailored for young Lasallian professionals between the ages of 22 and 35, offering an exhilarating opportunity to deepen their commitment to the Young Lasallian community.

The term VEGA was derived from the Italian words Vedere, Giudicare, Agire meaning See, Judge, Act – which serves as a framework for the formation of Young Lasallians. First held in the Lasallian Region of Europe and the Mediterranean in 2009 at the Generalate in Rome, VEGA continues to keep the enthusiastic energy of Lasallian education growing and going.

What is VEGA?

In response to the call of the Christian Brothers, and of its Superior General, Br. Alvaro Rodriguez Echeverria, FSC, to provide educative and formative experiences for Lasallian educators between 22 and 35 years old, the Young Lasallians VEGA workshop was created. This workshop further engages and encourages these young educators to be more deeply involved with Brothers’ mission of “a human and Christian education to the young, especially the poor.”

First held in the Christian Brothers’ Region of Europe and the Mediterranean (RELEM) in 2009 at the Generlate in Rome, and then in the Lasallian Region of North America (RELAN) in 2010 at Christian Brothers University in Memphis, TN VEGA continues to keep the enthusiastic energy of Lasallian education growing and going.

The Young Lasallians VEGA Workshop will not only educate, but will also invite Lasallian educators to take a deeper look at their vocations as teachers. It further asks them to discuss and work toward what it will take to keep Lasallian education in the 21st century vital and vibrant. Participants will be asked to take a deeper look at the roots of poverty in order to find structural solutions and for educating to justice.

One Body Many Parts: Contemporary Lasallians in Action

The DENA VEGA program is an exciting gateway experience to becoming further committed as a Young Lasallian. VEGA aims to foster association for mission, as well as providing a space for young Lasallian educators to capture a sense of what it will take to keep Lasallian education in the 21st century vital and vibrant. The week-long formation experience is focused on developing practical skills, understanding foundational Lasallian concepts, community building, and prayer.

Objectives for VEGA

Participants will be encouraged to consider how their vocational calling connects with the VEGA call “ to SEE, to JUDGE, and to ACT”, the key tenets of the gathering will be to:

Support and authentic response to the Gospel and our Lasallian vocation

Grow in knowledge and understanding of the Lasallian charism

Analyze our world with hearts of faith and eyes for justice

Provide a space for community building and networking

Participants

When considering potential participants for VEGA, please keep the profile information below in mind.

Young Lasallian Professionals (aged 22-35)

- Participating in their first formal formational experience in the Lasallian world, and who possess an openness to growth OR
- Who have participated in previous formal formation experiences and would like to deepen their connection with the mission.

Participants should exhibit a sense of commitment to the Lasallian mission and an openness to deepening that commitment.
Participants should also be open to serving as servant leaders and have the capacity to catalyze change within their ministry community.
Participants should be actively involved or seeking to increase their involvement in the life of the ministry community.
Participants should commit to the entirety of the program.

For more information:

Contact Justin Martineau, Associate Director for Mission and Ministry via jmartineau@fscdena.org

VEGA in Action

Experience the highlights of VEGA 2023 in this captivating video.

In July 2023, a diverse group of passionate Young Lasallian Professionals from the District of Eastern North America (DENA) came together for a weeklong immersive formation program hosted at La Salle University in Philadelphia. This comprehensive program featured an array of inspiring speakers, a meaningful day dedicated to community service, the establishment of a close-knit community, and a profound exploration of the life and vision of our revered founder, St. John Baptist De La Salle, as well as the broader global Lasallian mission. Throughout this transformative experience, the VEGA program ardently encourages its participants to emerge as catalysts of change, ready to effect positive transformation in their respective spheres.

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