1. Brothers continue a century-plus record of serving in and helping to create Catholic faith and learning communities in dozens of schools across North America.

2. Brothers’ ministry projects enable young people to gain a better sense of their own baptismal calling and vocation to be Christian.

3. Brothers live in community and invite all to share with us in our ministry and to serve God with us.

4. Brothers’ education services for adults range from spirituality classes, to workshops for teachers, to English as a Second Language (ESL) instruction.

5. Congregation of Christian Brothers For more information about becoming a Christian Brother visit our website at: www.cfcvocations.org

6. Brothers foster the sense that each individual belongs to the larger community of faith.

7. We share and reflect our experiences in the light of the Gospel.

8. We celebrate the value and dignity of each person.

9. In the western hemisphere Brothers are also currently serving with the poor in the West Indies, Paraguay, Argentina and Peru.

10. Congregation of Christian Brothers For more information about becoming a Christian Brother visit our website at: www.cfcvocations.org

11. “What we do with our hearts effects the whole universe.”

12. A specific mission entrusted to us by the Church is the evangelization of youth through the ministry of Christian education.

13. A Brother is a man who is striving to find where God is calling him.

14. Brothers are involved in teaching, youth ministry, adult education and many other ministries that bring us into contact with Christ present in the world.

15. Congregation of Christian Brothers For more information about becoming a Christian Brother visit our website at: www.cfcvocations.org

16. Brothers are men who chose to answer the call to live together communally and work with God’s people through various ministries.

17. Becoming a Brother is a life-long process. Typically, it takes about five years before a man takes his first vows.

18. “Each Brother is an open letter from Christ – A message written, not with ink but in the Spirit of the living God, with a faithful human heart to carry it!”

19. Brothers nurture the development of the whole person, opening minds, stimulating hearts, and strengthening bodies.

20. In a tender, troubled world, the Christian Brothers instill humility and hope and inspire faith among youth.

21. Congregation of Christian Brothers For more information about becoming a Christian Brother visit our website at: www.cfcvocations.org

22. Congregation of Christian Brothers For more information about becoming a Christian Brother visit our website at www.cfcvocations.org or contact: CANADA Brother Kieran J. Murphy, C.F.C. 419 Parkside Drive Toronto, ON M6R 2Z7 TEL: (416) 604-7992 FAX: (416) 604-8443 cboffice@web.net EASTERN UNITED STATES Brother James L. Harlow, C.F.C. 33 Pryer Terrace New Rochelle, NY 10804 TEL: (914) 636-6194 (ext. 26) FAX: (914) 636-0021 jlh@cbinstitute.org WESTERN UNITED STATES Brother James R. McDonald, C.F.C. O’Dea High School 802 Terry Avenue Seattle, WA 98104-1294 TEL: (206) 622-6596 FAX: (206) 340-4110 brmac@odea.org