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…
Sisters and Brothers, I write this from a hotel room in San Antonio as I watch with sadness the news rolling in as Paris explodes. I witness the cold power of violence, the dark power of fear. “Love one another” feels a feeble response. We take baby steps among friends,…
Helen told me that chasing non-existent pests from her house was not good enough and I had to try some other form of mission. She took me down to the Thrift Shop where she works and made me work on the counter all day. My job was to guard the…
Please note: The Retreat originally scheduled for September 11-13, 2015 at the Walker Center in Newton, MA has been cancelled. The regional coordinator is working with other siblings to determine a time and place for a rescheduled gathering. More news will be posted when it becomes available.
As the Sisters and Brothers finish their journeys back to the corners of the world where God has sent them, the work of a new year in our life together begins. This year’s Chapter was filled with surprises, tender moments, shared grief and shared joy. Healing moments came alongside raucous…
As we prepare to gather in St. Louis, MO from July 16-19 please review the following documents to prepare for the meeting. If you are able to save these documents on a tablet/laptop or print out a copy and bring it with you, this will dramatically save on the copying…
Beginning today until June 1st, there will be Open Registration for the annual Chapter/Convocation (July 16-19) which will be held in St. Louis, MO this year. Attending a Convocation is one of the best ways to investigate whether or not God is calling you to pursue a vocation with OEF. During…
The inaugural meeting of the Kiwi Regional Fellowship of the Order of Ecumenical Franciscans took place this morning (21 Jan 2015) in Wellington, New Zealand. Sister Helen Bathurst and postulant Reg Weeks met for coffee in the Cafe of the National Library of New Zealand. We shared something of our…
