Steven Scherr, ofs, died on June 18 at the age of 55 years. Steven was a member of and Minister of St. Francis of Assisi Fraternity in Ottawa in the 1990's. He presided over the formation and profession of several current members. He was part of the  establishment of the second Ottawa fraternity,  St. Francis of the Immaculate Heart of Mary Fraternity  in 2001.

Here is the link to his obituary. There one can sign the guestbook and see comments made by others who knew him.

​May he rest in Peace after running the Good Race.

Sharon was professed for 25 years as a Secular Franciscan member of the Queenship of Mary Fraternity, Dartmouth, NS. ​
   She fought a courageous battle with cancer. Over the past 18 months she was in and out of palliative care. Her faith and spirit never wavering. We are asked to pray for the family.​
   Keddy (Sievert), Sharon Marie - 74 of Dartmouth, passed away  peacefully surrounded by her family on June 1, 2019.  A longtime member of the QueenShip of Mary, Franciscan Fraternity, CWL, Development and Peace, religious education, St. Vincent de Paul, Pro-Life as well as a lay reader and Eucharist Minister at St. Mary’s Basilica and St. Peter’s Church.       Read full obituary

​Franciscan Focus apologizes for missing the May Newsletter  

Rite of Admission & Ceremony of Acceptance
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The Rite of Admission for Kathleen May and Brad Goodick took place during the fraternity meeting on May 5, 2019. Incorporated in this celebration was the Acceptance of Nasser Saad to continue his journey in formation to follow Christ in the footsteps of St. Francis.

The St. Francis of Assisi Fraternity annual retreat will be held on October 4-6, 2019 at Our Lady of Hope Retreat Centre in Bayview, PEI.

The retreat begins at 6 pm on Friday evening and concludes at 1 pm on Sunday (after lunch)

The retreat will be facilitated by Fr. Benny Vincent, ofm cap.

The theme will be “Exploring & Practicing Franciscan Prayer”.

Fr. Benny is the recently appointed Regional Spiritual Assistant for our region, the Regional Fraternity of Eastern Canada.

​Please join us in congratulating the newly elected council of St. Francis of the Immaculate Heart of Mary fraternity. ​

Minister: Moira Matthews 
 
Secretary: Judy Wyspianski

Vice-Minister: Patrick Denison

Treasurer: Anna Kim

Formation Dir: Lester MacFarlane

The St. Francis of Assisi Secular Franciscan Fraternity (Cornwall) welcomed Bishop Richard Grecco to its regular monthly meeting on April 14 at St. Francis of Assisi Church parish centre in Cornwall. The meeting was attended by 26 members of the fraternity as well as several members of the Br. Leo Secular Franciscan Fraternity (Montague).

Bishop Grecco, Bishop of the Dioceses of Charlottetown, led the ongoing formation section of the meeting and spoke on The Joy of the Gospel (Evangelii Gaudium), the 2013 apostolic exhortation of Pope Francis.    See the full newsletter below

"...​ we lost a faithful member of St. Patrick's Fraternity. Brother Peter was loyal to his commitment as a Secular Franciscan, present at our meetings and always there at the area functions. His passing comes as a surprise to us because he was recently at our last February meeting."
       - Eric Lasota

​Peter Van Spall, at the age of 85, passed away in Montreal on March 24th 2019. Born in Marylebone (London, England), son of Edith Havercroft and Maurice Van Spall, and widower of Jadwiga Zubowicz (d. 2000). Loving father of Michael, and father-in-law of Malgorzata, he also leaves in mourning his grandsons Konrad and Alexander, as well as his sister Jennifer, his three nephews and one niece, as well as other members of his family and family-in-law, and many friends.    Obituary

​  The permanent profession of Marion Marshall took place during the 11:00 am mass on Sunday, March 10, 2019 at St. Francis of Assisi Church in Cornwall. Fr. Doug MacDonald presided the Eucharist and Secular Franciscans served in the various liturgical ministries of greeters, lectors, altar servers and gift bearers.
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  Doug Hagen opened the Rite of Profession with a brief admonition on the meaning of the event. Tom Wilkinson, Minister of the fraternity, received Marion’s Permanent Profession after the Gospel and was assisted by Formation Director Martha Gabriel and witnesses Charlie and Janet McDonald. After Mass, the fraternity hosted a public reception in the parish centre that was very well attended. The reception was ably organized by the Hospitality team and the sandwiches and desserts were supplied by all members of the fraternity. Many of Marion’s friends, including some members of the Br. Leo Fraternity, attended the Mass and reception and extended best wishes on this joyous occasion.