Even if you can’t be there, please pray along with us as we meet!
Order of Ecumenical Franciscans Chapter 2017 @ Cenacle Center, Chicago
Wed. June 21st early arrivals after 2pm
6pm Dinner
8pm Vespers led by Shoshanah
Informal time for Fellowship
Thurs. June 22nd
8am Breakfast
9am Morning prayer led by Elijah
Explore the city, final prep for Chapter, Council will meet
Lunch is provided at the Center and would be at 12:30
4pm SESSION I Welcome, Introduction, Information
5:30pm Evening Prayer led by Great Lakes Lighthouse Fellowship
6pm Dinner
7:30pm Worship Together
9pm Profess to meet together and a Mixer for Fun and Fellowship with snacks, games, music and arts & crafts
Volunteer opportunity with a Street Ministry will take 4 to 6 people
Fri. June 23rd
7:30am Morning Prayer led by the Blue Bonnets Fellowship
8am Breakfast
9am SESSION II The Business of the Order: Novices moving to Profession, Report from the Council, general reports from various individuals (not from FAN, JPIC, FI they will report later), and the budget
10:15am BREAK
10:30am SESSION III Partnership Reports from JPIC, FI, and FAN. JPIC will lead a discussion on what we can do back home
12:30 Lunch
1:15pm SESSION IV Four of our own OEF folks to share their ministries back home
2:45pm BREAK
3pm SESSION V Formation Concerns led by the Formation Team
4:15pm BREAK
4:30pm A time for formation directors to meet with those in formation and also free time
5:30pm Evening Prayer led by Golden Gate Fellowship
6pm Dinner
7:30pm Worship Together
9pm Mixer with the focus on the Juniper Cup (Bruce James Kay is responsible for leading this event)
Sat. June 24th
7:30am Morning Prayer New England Fellowship
8am Breakfast
9am SESSION VI Our Guest Bob Hutacher (sp.): Chicago Witness with a 15 minute break sometime mid morning
12:30 Lunch
1pm Prep time for our Rites of Passage and Worship Service, Formation time and free time
2:30pm SESSION VII Finish any Business of the Order
3:30pm Formation time, free time, finish prep for the Rites of Passage and Worship Service
5:30pm Evening prayer led by Mariposa Fellowship
6pm Dinner
7:30pm Rites of Passage and Worship Together
9pm Party led by the Great Lakes Lighthouse Fellowship
Sun. June 25th
Final session at 9am – Our vision for the year
10:30-11:30am Gathering together for Worship
11:30-12:30pm clean up, pack up
12:30pm Lunch