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 […]
Updates
Professions & Elections
Dear OFS Just to let you all know that Southern region held its election on 11th January 2025 and were successful in forming a new council. The election was presided over by  & Kathy Maskens, our National Minister and witnessed by Spiritual Assistant Fr Michael O’Grady OFM. The new council members are as follows: Minister: […]
Creation Retreat Given by Paula Pearce
Dear OFS members Paula Pearce will be giving a retreat on Creation at Buckfast Abbey from 19th – 23rd May 2025. In this retreat you will explore the rich Franciscan theological tradition concerning the Trinity and Creation, focusing on the extravagance of the love and goodness of God and the humility of God in the […]
Merry Christmas Everyone!
To all our OFS members we wish you a very Merry Christmas! From your National Council Merry Christmas Card
Advent Reflection
By Liam Redmond In Secular Britain Christmas begins on the 1st December and finishes on the 25th. It is a time of shopping eating and drinking (sometimes stress worries and panic) Â However for us Christians we understand the 1st of December (this year) as the beginning of Advent, a time of preparation (that mirrors […]