Thanks to Don Markovitch who presented Article 5 at the October 5th meeting. Lou Ellen Markovitch will present Article 6 at the November 2nd meeting, “Living as Members of the Church” pg 53-64. Please come prepared to join in the discussion that follows the presentation.
People of Peace Scholarship
Jonathan Kiesler, a Marian College student, was present at the October 5th meeting and was recognized as one of the scholarship recipients. Jonathan provided us some insight in his journey and hopes to start a Franciscan group for students at Marian College.
800th Anniversary of the Franciscan Movement
We will celebrate the 800th anniversary of Secular Franciscans in 2009. We hope to have a special celebration that might attract more young families to our fraternity. Ideas as to how this might be accomplished would be appreciated.
New Members
We welcome the following new professed members of our fraternity: Clare Bain, Don and Lou Ellen Markovtich, and Mary Stickelmaier. I hope all will support them in their journey and may their exuberance challenge us as we continue our Franciscan journey.
Holy Family Shelter
The shelter has an ongoing need for paper goods and size 5 or 6 diapers. They have also requested bath towels and wash cloths as they have none for those coming to the shelter. Please remember to pick up some of these needed items and bring them to our monthly meeting. Our fraternity is responsible for serving the lunch on the first Saturday of each month at 1:00PM. The residents are very grateful for receiving this simple meal. Contact Bob Golobish at rwgolobish@marian.edu or work 955-6775 to help with this ministry.
New Secretary
Thanks to Lou Ellen Markovitch for accepting the position of Secretary in replacement of Beth Kuczkowski. Joe and Beth recently moved to the
Potential New Members
Dave Whaley and Gary Ziegler have begun inquiry into becoming SFOs. Please keep them in your prayers as they begin formation.
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