Hi everyone Please find attached the link to the quarterly international JPIC magazine for viewing: http://www.ofmjpic.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Boletin_EN-1.pdf Veronica has also included a couple of links. 1.The first is about an Aboriginal leader visiting the Vatican for Australia’s Reconciliation Week. It relates to what we have spoken about in the JPIC group. https://www.vaticannews.va/en/vatican-city/news/2023-05/ungunmerr-bauman-indigenous-aboriginal-vatican-pope-church.html 2.The second is information […]
Category: Around the Regions
Back row: Rob Hardie, Sammy Tassili, Debbie Bool
On Saturday 11th May, at the Church of Our Lady and St Etheldreda, Newmarket, three members who have been attending meetings of the ‘Pax et Bonum’ Secular Franciscan Fraternity in Norwich made their professions. This ceremony was held during the Mass that was the central event of a Regional Day of Recollection for Secular Franciscans in the East Anglian area. Francis Taylor, Laurence Smith, and Simon Hambrook, made their promises to Brigid Rawlinson ofs, Fraternity Minister, this was witnessed by Fr Dónal Walsh OFM, our Spiritual Assistant, and other members of the East Anglian fraternities who had gathered for the day. Simon had recently moved to Assisi where he is living temporarily, his mission being to trust in the Lord for work and daily sustenance. He came back specifically for the occasion. Each member was given a copy of the Gospels as reminder of St. Francis’s exhortation that we should live from ‘Life to Gospel and Gospel to life’. A St Damiano crucifix and a lighted candle were also received by each of the newly professed.
Mass was followed by a celebratory shared lunch and a further talk by Fr Dónal in the afternoon.
Opening Celebration of Franciscan Centenaries
Dear OFS Dina, our International Councillor has informed us that tomorrow, 7th January 2023 at 10am UK time, there will be an opening celebration of the Franciscan centenaries in Greccio. It will be in 4 languages. There will be live streaming which you can follow here: https://centenarifrancescani.org/index.php/centenario-1 Enjoy! Also Happy Epiphany! Peace & Good Dianne
Profession at Santa Chiara Emerging Fraternity, Grays, Brentwood of London Region
On Monday 10th January 4 members of the Santa Chiara Emerging Fraternity, Grays, Brentwood of London Region, were Professed into the Secular Franciscan Order – OFS. They are, from front row left to right – Barbara Sturgess and Jean Bucknell, and back row left to right – Mary McLaughlin, Ursula Robinson. Fr Paul Boagey MHM […]
Overview of National Chapter Meeting Dec’21
National Chapter meeting overview for the Secular Franciscans in December 2021