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St Francis of Assisi, PEI, Dec. Newsletter

12/1/2019

HUMAN FRATERNITY FOR WORLD PEACE AND LIVING TOGETHER

As 2019 draws to a close, we take some time to reflect on the past year and make resolutions to guide us in the coming year. In this context, it may be worthwhile to reflect on the document signed on February 4, 2019 by Pope Francis and the Grand Imam of Al-Azhar, Ahmad
Al-Tayyeb in Abu Dhabi on “Human Fraternity for World Peace and Living Together”. It is most significant that this inaugural encounter between Pope Francis and Ahmed el-Tayed occurred on the 800th anniversary of the encounter between Saint Francis and Sultan al-Kamil.
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Upper Room Ministry

Members of the St. Francis of Assisi Fraternity prepared a delicious noon meal of Shepherd’s Pie, dinner rolls, dessert and coffee at the Upper Room soup kitchen on Saturday, November 23.

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"4 a-peeling men"

New Council St. Francis and St Clare

11/5/2019

Please join us in congratulating the newly elected council of St. Francis and St. Clare Fraternity, Pierrefond, Quebec:

Minister: Mary McKenna
Vice Minister: Betty McKoy
Secretary: Richard Nucci
Treasurer: John McCowan
Formation Director: Victoria Milewski

St. Anthony's November 2019 Newsletter

11/5/2019

Congratulations to Franciscan International for being a member organization in the United Nations for 30 years!

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St Francis of Assisi, PEI, Nov. Newsletter

11/5/2019

The annual retreat of St. Francis of Assisi Fraternity was held on October 4-6, 2019 at Our Lady of Hope Retreat Centre in Bayview, PEI. Br. Benny Vincent, OFM Cap was the retreat animator and the theme was “Exploring & Practicing Franciscan Prayer.” For each of the 27 participants, Br. Benny provided a booklet which contained some resource material and spaces for taking notes. During each of his 5 sessions, Br. Benny guided the group in developing personal action plans.

Congratulations! Bro. Benny Vincent, ofm Cap, Regional Spiritual Assistant and good sport a newly installed member of the Order of the PEI Potatoes.
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St. Anthony's October 2019 Newsletter

10/17/2019

Beginning Again

“Let us begin to do good, for as yet we have done little”.

Francis spoke these words at a time when most people already considered him a saint. In his mind, there was no plateau in life where he could feel he had “made it” and could coast into heaven from then on. He did not compare his love with that of other men but with that of Christ; hence, he always saw an infinite expanse into which he could still go, becoming more and more like his Lord. Read more in the newsletter.

Benedict Labre House

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St Francis of Assisi, PEI October Newsletter

9/30/2019

Luisita Botelho, ofs - passed away on Friday, September 20, 2019

9/30/2019

Luisita was a member of Immaculate Conception Fraternity, Montreal. She was professed on March 10, 1991. She was an Inactive member for many years because of illness. God Bless Luisita.

Newsletter of St. Anthony Fraternity - September 2019

9/9/2019

St Francis of Assisi, PEI Sept. Newsletter

9/1/2019

Time to Retreat

As the time for the fraternity’s annual retreat approaches, let us take a moment to reflect on the reasons for going on retreat.

First and foremost, a retreat is a time to step away from the ordinary routines of our lives to enter into an attitude of quiet, to rest, to pray, to reflect and to invite God to renew us.

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St Francis of Assisi August Newsletter

8/3/2019

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Hospital Ship ‘Pope Francis’ to Serve Brazil Areas Reachable Only by River
32-Meter Ship Houses Country’s Most Complete Floating Hospital ...

The Justice, Peace and Integrity of Creation team invites the fraternity to reflect on ways in which we can show more respect for Mother Earth and to act accordingly...

Balancing Personal and Fraternal Ministry
As Secular Franciscans, we are all called to service or ministry. The OFS Rule is clear in this regard (refer to OFS Rule, Articles 12, 13, 14, 15 and 16). To do so, we each take the individual and unique God-given talents that we have been given, hone or develop them through our Franciscan fraternal life and then, following the example of Jesus and St. Francis, we share our Franciscan spirituality individually and fraternally....