Please find below Paula Pearce’s report from the International Franciscan Conference, held at Ushaw House in Durham from 14th – 16th April this year. Paula is our National Formation Minister and attended the event as the only OFS member.
Category: Formation
CIOFS Formation Material 2026 from the Family Commission
Dear OFS members Please find attached the formation material for 2026 on ‘The place of members of the OFS in relation to current events in the contemporary world’ from CIOFS Family Commission, for your perusal within your fraternities if you so desire.
Monthly Zoom Formation Meetings
Dear OFS members On Monday February 10th at 7.30pm we had our first monthly ongoing formation meeting with John Power. They are scheduled for once a month. The next one will be on Monday 8th September at 7.30pm. The theme is Canticle of Creatures which is inline with the Centenary celebration for this year. The […]
Access Early Franciscan Sources Online
Dear OFS members Many of you have been asking how to get hold of the early Franciscan sources of St Francis of Assisi: The saint, The Founder, The Prophet & St Clare of Assisi, The Lady. You can view all of these sources online by clicking the link below and scrolling through the various chapters. […]
Studying the Rule of the OFS
Dear OFS members Please find a link to John Power’s presentation on the Rule. If you have any problems trying to access it or download it please let me know. Just click the links on the page to see the Chapters. If you are searching on our website ofsgb.org then go to FORMATION on the […]