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Congratulations to the new Council of Our Lady of the Philippines Fraternity. Blessings and all good to the Council Members and the entire Fraternity.   Our Lady Of Perpetual Help |
 | Regional Fraternity of Eastern Canada ESTABLISHED IN 1996 UNDER THE PATRONAGE OF BLESSED FR. FREDERICK JANSSOONE |
April 25, 2022 Dear members of the Corporation, I am writing to schedule an annual meeting (AGM) of the civil corporation of the Regional Fraternity of Eastern Canada.
According to our Civil Bylaws, the members of this corporation include all members of the Regional Fraternity of Eastern Canada as well as all Regional Council members.
This annual meeting is a requirement of the Canada Not-For-Profit Corporations Act under which our regional fraternity is incorporated as an organization.
Having the meeting of the corporation prior to the Elective Chapter will free up time for other matters.
The meeting of the corporation will be a virtual one using Zoom, and will be no longer than one hour. Please let me know if you would be available for this meeting on: Wednesday June 29, 2022 at: 7:00 PM EST and 8:00 PM ATL
Everyone must pre-register ahead of time by sending an email to Michel David, Regional Minister at
michel.rfec@gmail.com so that we can ensure that only members of our Region are allowed into the virtual meeting.
Though attendance and the right to vote in the AGM is open to all permanently professed members of the OFS in our Region, Local Fraternities must as a minimum, inform the Region of the three delegates they are sending to the Elective Chapter in July to also participate in this virtual AGM.
An agenda with the documents that will be discussed during the meeting will be forwarded to registered delegates prior to the meeting.
According to our Civil Bylaws, the members of this corporation include all members of the Regional Fraternity of Eastern Canada as well as all Regional Council members.
This annual meeting is a requirement of the Canada Not-For-Profit Corporations Act under which our regional fraternity is incorporated as an organization.
Having the meeting of the corporation prior to the Elective Chapter will free up time for other matters.
The meeting of the corporation will be a virtual one using Zoom, and will be no longer than one hour. Please let me know if you would be available for this meeting on: Wednesday June 29, 2022 at: 7:00 PM EST and 8:00 PM ATL
Everyone must pre-register ahead of time by sending an email to Michel David, Regional Minister at
michel.rfec@gmail.com so that we can ensure that only members of our Region are allowed into the virtual meeting.
Though attendance and the right to vote in the AGM is open to all permanently professed members of the OFS in our Region, Local Fraternities must as a minimum, inform the Region of the three delegates they are sending to the Elective Chapter in July to also participate in this virtual AGM.
An agenda with the documents that will be discussed during the meeting will be forwarded to registered delegates prior to the meeting.
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Michel David, ofs, Regional Minister
Regional Fraternity of Eastern Canada
Regional Fraternity of Eastern Canada
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Franciscans Of Halifax |  |
For those who aren't able to make it there today, you will have the option to see it livestreamed through the Archdiocesan website. If you follow this link at 2:00, you will be able to watch the Mass and pray with us from your homes. The video should also remain online afterwards if you'd like to view it after this afternoon:
Our prayers and love are with all of you today, as we also count on yours.
Our prayers and love are with all of you today, as we also count on yours.
Roger Pettipas, OFS Obit.,
March 15, 2022
Pettipas, Roger Francis
Published: March 15, 2022
Published: March 15, 2022
| We sadly announce the passing on March 12, 2022, of Roger Francis Pettipas, 73, the second son of Leo and Elizabeth (Grady) Pettipas of East Chezzetcook. |  |
Born in 1948 in Goose Bay, N.L., while the then-young family was stationed there with the RCAF, Roger had one older brother, Leo and two younger siblings, Gerry and Joanne. As with military families, Roger ended up living on several air force bases across the country: Gorsebrook in Halifax, St. Sylvestre Que., Beaverbank, Portage la Prairie Man., and Halifax before his father retired and the family moved to East Chezzetcook. Once graduated from high school, Roger went on to study chemical technology at the Nova Scotia Eastern Institute of Technology in Sydney. He subsequently found employment with Nova Scotia Food and Drug, and after many years of serving with distinction, he retired from the Canadian Food Inspection Agency in Dartmouth. Roger’s interest in organ music led him to acquire on his own a skill in playing the organ. His deep religious sentiments found expression in the Third Order of St. Francis and the St. Vincent de Paul Society. He was recently diagnosed with cancer; he succumbed to the complications from this and other ailments on March 12, 2022, in the Halifax Infirmary Site, QEII. He leaves his other siblings, Leo (Katherine) of St. Norbert Man.; Archbishop Gerard of Grande Prairie, Alta.; and Joanne in East Chezzetcook; his former wife, Janice (Gillis), and several extended family members in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Ontario. A wake will be held in Dartmouth Funeral Home, 29 Queen Street, Dartmouth, today, March 15th, 7-9 p.m., with a Funeral Mass in St. Theresa’s Church, North Street, Halifax, tomorrow, March 16th, at 11 a.m., with Archbishop Gerard Pettipas presiding. Interment will take place at 3 p.m. in St. Genevieve Cemetery, East Chezzetcook. Donations may be made in his name to the charity of your choice. Online condolences by visiting: www.dartmouthfuneralhome.ca
Most Rev. Gerard Pettipas, C.Ss.R.
Archbishop of Grouard-McLennan
10301 102 Street, Grande Prairie, Alberta T8V 2W2
Email: archbishop.agm@live.ca
Phone: 780-532-9766 Fax:780-532-9706
Archbishop of Grouard-McLennan
10301 102 Street, Grande Prairie, Alberta T8V 2W2
Email: archbishop.agm@live.ca
Phone: 780-532-9766 Fax:780-532-9706
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R.I.P. Jean-Paul Gosselin, OFS
St. Francis Fraternity, Ottawa
 | On Monday January 31, 2022, Ottawa Seculars lost one of its Elders. The day also celebrated the loss of Jean-Paul’s wife 10 years earlier. Jean-Paul was Professed in Ottawa in 1987. Jean-Paul had a beautiful character that lit up a room. |
You cannot help but remember him with a smile on his face. He was also a roving troubadour. He played his guitar at all Franciscan gatherings but anywhere else that required a musician. He visited jails and senior’s residences regularly. I first met him on my Cursillo. I was not yet a Secular Franciscan. He was the strange man who came into my room and woke me up at 4:30 a.m. playing his guitar… My first thought of him was not very Franciscan .
Jean-Paul displayed his Franciscan nature by saying Yes,
every time he was nominated for a Council position. Over the years he held the positions of Formation Director, Vice-Minister, Minister and Area Vice Minister. He was my Formation Director when I joined the fraternity and my Minister when I was professed. You don’t forget a guy like Jean-Paul. He was what Francis wanted his brothers to be, humble of heart, joyful, and ready to roll up his sleeves and help.
Rest in Peace brother.
Jean-Paul displayed his Franciscan nature by saying Yes,
every time he was nominated for a Council position. Over the years he held the positions of Formation Director, Vice-Minister, Minister and Area Vice Minister. He was my Formation Director when I joined the fraternity and my Minister when I was professed. You don’t forget a guy like Jean-Paul. He was what Francis wanted his brothers to be, humble of heart, joyful, and ready to roll up his sleeves and help.
Rest in Peace brother.
The funeral was held in Rome on Saturday, December 4th at 2pm in the Basilica of Santi Silvestro e Martino ai Monti. Celebrant: Padre Agnello Stoia, OFMConv.; con-celebrants: Fr. Francesco Pirisi, FoH; Fr. Darek Misiolek; and Fr. Jobe Abbass, OFMConv. You can view this video with either Italian or English subtitles by clicking 'CC' and using the 'Settings' button to select the language.
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