Newsletter for past alumni of The Abbey School, Mt. St. Benedict, Trinidad and Tobago, W.I.
Caracas, 31 of January 2004. Circular No. 117
Caracas, 31 of January 2004. Circular No. 117
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Dear Friends,
More news on Abbot Francis Alleyne, his nomination as Bishop of Georgetown, article thanks to Graham Gonsalves.
Dear Friends,
More news on Abbot Francis Alleyne, his nomination as Bishop of Georgetown, article thanks to Graham Gonsalves.
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From: "Graham Gonsalves" <gourmet@tstt.net.tt>
Date: 29 Nov 17:51 (PST)
From: "Graham Gonsalves" <gourmet@tstt.net.tt>
Date: 29 Nov 17:51 (PST)
Ladislao,
Are you aware that Abbot Alleyne has been chosen as the new Bishop of Georgetown, Guyana. He will be ordained in January next year. Check the "Scrolling News" on the AEC website http://www.catholiccaribbean.org/ .
God bless
Graham
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NEW BISHOP OF GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
Abbot Francis Alleyne, O.S.B., of the Benedictine Monastery at Mt. St. Benedict, Tunapuna, Trinidad, has been named the new Bishop of Georgetown to succeed Bishop Benedict Singh who retired earlier this year at the age of 75 years.
The new Bishop is the third Bishop of Georgetown. The episcopal ordination of Bishop-elect Alleyne has been scheduled for the evening of Friday, January 30th, 2004, in the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Brickdam, Georgetown.
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From: "Don Mitchell, QC" <idmitch@candw.ag>
Date: 1 Dec 17:13 (PST)
Subject: Old issues
Hi Salvador,
I lost my computer in August. My Outlook back up folder turned out to be a bare cupboard. However, we have some on Maggie's computer. Tell me the issues you need and I shall do my best.
All the best,
Don
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From: Ladislao Kertesz [mailto:lkertesz2@icqmail.com]
Sent: Monday, December 01, 2003 15:38 PM
Subject: Re: Old issues
From: Ladislao Kertesz [mailto:lkertesz2@icqmail.com]
Sent: Monday, December 01, 2003 15:38 PM
Subject: Re: Old issues
Salvador,
You can get old issues from Boxhead, I believe he has all issues.
Saludos
Ladislao
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From: "Salvador Coscarart" <salborbolla@hotmail.com>
Date: 29 Nov 07:42 (PST)
Hello Ladislao,
How are you, please see if you can help Christopher with his request, I myself don't have all of them.
Gracias Salvador.
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From: "kristof de marothy" <kristof_demarothy@hotmail.com>
To: "'Salvador Coscarart'" <salborbolla@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 27 Nov 2003 00:00:33 -0500
Hi Salvador,
Have not forgotten you. I will mail you pictures this week or Monday at the latest. I thought about scanning/emailing until I realized that my Yahoo limits the amount of Mbytes I can send.
All is well here but have not received any more email from Kertesz, since he does not have my new email address. I was stupid enough to forget to send it to him. The last one I got was #98. If you have them (and have time to kill) could you please email me circulars 1 thru 60 (exclude 36, 44, 59) and 69, 72, 73, 80, 81, 82, 83, 89 & 90.
Have a Happy Turkey!!
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From: Salvador Coscarart [mailto:salborbolla@hotmail.com]
Sent: Sunday, October 19, 2003 10:56 AM
To: kristof_demarothy@hotmail.com
Subject: Regards abbey boy
From: Salvador Coscarart [mailto:salborbolla@hotmail.com]
Sent: Sunday, October 19, 2003 10:56 AM
To: kristof_demarothy@hotmail.com
Subject: Regards abbey boy
Hello,
This is a test to make sure you are getting my mail last time I wrote and send pictures it came back so am testing now if you receive this please let me know,
Thanks
Salvador .
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Here is an old article thanks to Anthony Milne, whom I have tried to contact since last year but no luck. Maybe someone can help???
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News for you, direct from the Trinidad Express.
Abbey library needs help.
By ANTHONY MILNE.
ORIGINAL editions of early works by Sir Vidia Naipaul, Sir Louis de Verteuil's 19th-century book on Trinidad, works on West Indian sociology also from that century, and writings by French priest Père Labat on what the Caribbean was like 300 years ago are among the treasures in the 89-year-old library at the Abbey of Our Lady of Exile, at Mount St Benedict in St Augustine.
Talking to the Express last week, Fr Christopher Theunissen, now in charge of refurbishing the library, spoke about other works there, the library's history, and plans to continue refurbishing the library. Funds and equipment, including proper lighting and air conditioning, and computer facilities to help catalogue the library's collection, are also being sought. The library has just received a gift of a dozen chairs from Bewil & Co, of Philips Street, Port of Spain. Original works by Eric Williams are also on the library's shelves, as are the complete works of Sir Walter Scott and Voltaire, political writings by South American Liberator Simón Bolívar, books by Charles Kingsley, ancient musical manuscripts. There is also, of course, a comprehensive collection of scriptural and theological works for use by monks, students of theology at the Regional Seminary of St John Vianney and the Ugandan Martyrs, just down the hill from the abbey, and members of the public allowed to use the library. The library now houses about 20,000 volumes. Rev Theunissen explained that a library of sorts was established at the 90-year-old abbey the year after it was founded by Dutch Benedictine monks who had been expelled from Bahia in Brazil where they had fallen foul of the government. "In 1979," Theunissen explained, "one of the monks at the abbey, Fr Ildefonse, was appointed librarian." Other monks had helped with the library before this, including Revs Adelbert van Duin and Francis Friesen. One of his first tasks was to break through the concrete wall separating what was once a tailor shop from a former vestry, to make access to the library possible from within the main monastery building. He was helped by other monks, including Rev Francis Alleyne, now Abbot. "In 1982 Fr Ildefonse began the daunting task of proper cataloguing," Theunissen explained. "It had become necessary to introduce a recognised standard system, the Dewy Decimal Classification". He got help from a Mr Nadar, a trained librarian at the University of the West Indies, also in St Augustine. The task was completed in seven years, with the then-10,000 books in the library catalogued and a special card system introduced. Theunissen nevertheless bemoaned the fact that a number of valuable books in the library have disappeared, some borrowed and never returned, over the years. Afterwards Rev John Pereira, another monk, did a lot of work in the library. The abbey, to celebrate it 90th anniversary later this year, also has archives, kept carefully by Abbot Francis. One of the oldest buildings at the Benedictine Abbey is to be bulldozed on Wednesday, April 3. Monks at the Abbey explained that the ornate old building, constructed of tapia, was to be demolished two years ago. Citizens for Conservation, they said, got the authorities to hold their hand then, promising to help raise the $2 million needed to restore the old building and make it safe. The building remained standing but no funds were forthcoming. Each Benedictine abbey throughout the world, it was explained, must be self-sufficient and so must be able to raise its own funds or create income. Theunissen said the abbey library "is one of the oldest of its kind in the Caribbean", and has a wide and large selection of monastic and spiritual books as well as secular and inter-denominational books.
Photo: Fr Christopher Theunissen proudly displays some of the books in the library
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I am extremely sorry that Wayne Vincent Brown, is having his time limited, his story telling ability is missed by many. Those who want to contact him please use this email address: wvb@kasnet.com. Maybe with a little persuasion he could let us know the insides of Fr. Ildefonse, his Scout Master, and of course the Scout Master of many others, too.
From emails received Fr. Ildefonse was a very strict and difficult to please. One of these days I shall prepare a couple of lines, hoping that these would get the ball rolling, to muster further activity.
Have lost contact with: Peter Boos, Ivan Laughlin, Rolph Hive, can any one help???
God Bless
Ladislao
News for you, direct from the Trinidad Express.
Abbey library needs help.
By ANTHONY MILNE.
ORIGINAL editions of early works by Sir Vidia Naipaul, Sir Louis de Verteuil's 19th-century book on Trinidad, works on West Indian sociology also from that century, and writings by French priest Père Labat on what the Caribbean was like 300 years ago are among the treasures in the 89-year-old library at the Abbey of Our Lady of Exile, at Mount St Benedict in St Augustine.
Talking to the Express last week, Fr Christopher Theunissen, now in charge of refurbishing the library, spoke about other works there, the library's history, and plans to continue refurbishing the library. Funds and equipment, including proper lighting and air conditioning, and computer facilities to help catalogue the library's collection, are also being sought. The library has just received a gift of a dozen chairs from Bewil & Co, of Philips Street, Port of Spain. Original works by Eric Williams are also on the library's shelves, as are the complete works of Sir Walter Scott and Voltaire, political writings by South American Liberator Simón Bolívar, books by Charles Kingsley, ancient musical manuscripts. There is also, of course, a comprehensive collection of scriptural and theological works for use by monks, students of theology at the Regional Seminary of St John Vianney and the Ugandan Martyrs, just down the hill from the abbey, and members of the public allowed to use the library. The library now houses about 20,000 volumes. Rev Theunissen explained that a library of sorts was established at the 90-year-old abbey the year after it was founded by Dutch Benedictine monks who had been expelled from Bahia in Brazil where they had fallen foul of the government. "In 1979," Theunissen explained, "one of the monks at the abbey, Fr Ildefonse, was appointed librarian." Other monks had helped with the library before this, including Revs Adelbert van Duin and Francis Friesen. One of his first tasks was to break through the concrete wall separating what was once a tailor shop from a former vestry, to make access to the library possible from within the main monastery building. He was helped by other monks, including Rev Francis Alleyne, now Abbot. "In 1982 Fr Ildefonse began the daunting task of proper cataloguing," Theunissen explained. "It had become necessary to introduce a recognised standard system, the Dewy Decimal Classification". He got help from a Mr Nadar, a trained librarian at the University of the West Indies, also in St Augustine. The task was completed in seven years, with the then-10,000 books in the library catalogued and a special card system introduced. Theunissen nevertheless bemoaned the fact that a number of valuable books in the library have disappeared, some borrowed and never returned, over the years. Afterwards Rev John Pereira, another monk, did a lot of work in the library. The abbey, to celebrate it 90th anniversary later this year, also has archives, kept carefully by Abbot Francis. One of the oldest buildings at the Benedictine Abbey is to be bulldozed on Wednesday, April 3. Monks at the Abbey explained that the ornate old building, constructed of tapia, was to be demolished two years ago. Citizens for Conservation, they said, got the authorities to hold their hand then, promising to help raise the $2 million needed to restore the old building and make it safe. The building remained standing but no funds were forthcoming. Each Benedictine abbey throughout the world, it was explained, must be self-sufficient and so must be able to raise its own funds or create income. Theunissen said the abbey library "is one of the oldest of its kind in the Caribbean", and has a wide and large selection of monastic and spiritual books as well as secular and inter-denominational books.
Photo: Fr Christopher Theunissen proudly displays some of the books in the library
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I am extremely sorry that Wayne Vincent Brown, is having his time limited, his story telling ability is missed by many. Those who want to contact him please use this email address: wvb@kasnet.com. Maybe with a little persuasion he could let us know the insides of Fr. Ildefonse, his Scout Master, and of course the Scout Master of many others, too.
From emails received Fr. Ildefonse was a very strict and difficult to please. One of these days I shall prepare a couple of lines, hoping that these would get the ball rolling, to muster further activity.
Have lost contact with: Peter Boos, Ivan Laughlin, Rolph Hive, can any one help???
God Bless
Ladislao
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Photos: Fr. Christopher Theunissen
Patrick Devaux 4th photo: Abbey class 1965 no.
Listado: C117.xls
Column: David Bratt Healing with music
Photos: Fr. Christopher Theunissen
Patrick Devaux 4th photo: Abbey class 1965 no.
Listado: C117.xls
Column: David Bratt Healing with music
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Listado c117.xls
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ATTACHMENTS
Listado c117.xls
| Names | Form V | Contact | Nickname | business address | Phone | |
| Piton, Dominique | glen | YV | ||||
| Placid, Fr. | ||||||
| Plimmer, Aelred | 1988 | PB | ||||
| Plimmer, Stephen | 1988 | PB | ||||
| Polderman, Rudy | 1974 | moffie | ||||
| Pollonais, Phillip | TT | |||||
| Prada, Charles | St.Catharine, Ontario | |||||
| Prada, Geoffrey | Caracas, Venezuela | |||||
| Prada, Manuel | 1960 | arepita | yv | manjosepra@hotmail.com, | ||
| Pratts, Alexander | 1966 | pablo | ||||
| Prypchan, George Roman | glen | YV | ||||
| Pugh, John (RIP) | Dominica | |||||
| Quesnel, Christian | ||||||
| Quesnel, Paul | ornellas | 12-14 castro st. chaguaramasTT | (868) 673 3447 636 9061 | Kissbaking@carib-link.net Kccandy@tstt.net.tt | ||
| Quesnel, Peter | UK??? | |||||
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