The following may be more pertinent to fraternity councils, but I choose to make it available to all the members of the Oshawa fraternity and all interested parties. It reflects a need to revitalize fraternities in the region and hopefully, the addition of some new fraternities, will assist the process. As is the case of many fraternities, the Oshawa fraternity is an aging group and, unless active steps are taken to assure the continuing growth of the fraternity, we could very well disappear from the scene in a few years. We are currently undertaking active steps to assure the growth of the fraternity by participating in a program to encourage new vocations. Let us offer our prayerful support to the Regional Minister and Fraternity, in their endeavours to bring about renewal.
Paul Nicholls ofs
Minister
St. Angela Merici Fraternity
Oshawa
Greetings in the Lord.
The members of the Trillium Region are privileged in having served the Lord in our part of His vineyard all these years past. Since the last Chapter of Elections the Regional Council together with the local Ministers and Councils adopted the challenge of welding our Fraternities into a single family of Secular Franciscans.
Along with the many opportunities to come together for prayer and praise, we also broke bread together a number of times these past two years. Ofter the challenge of the large family is to know where growth is evident in local charisms and in candidates. The exemplary work carried on throughout this Region has been fully recognized by the International Fraternity and held out as some of the best examples of the effective work of charity, generosity of time and money and the desire to build a more fraternal world to all Secular Franciscans irrespective of the continent of their residence.
Yet our task is never finished. To enhance our capacity to ensure our ability to assist in the future our Fraternities need renewal. We are also anticipating in a gentle manner the arrival in due time of new fraternities who may join our Region to assist with the tasks at hand.
For the moment, however, may I invite all Fraternities to indicate by a reasonable time and in a return E-mail the number of current candidates within the local Fraternity. This information is needed to assist us to compile a report to the Ministers indicating our best outlook for the next few years to come and to gauge the needs that may emerge as a result of engaged local leadership action.
May the good Lord reward you kindness in response.
Peace - Les
The members of the Trillium Region are privileged in having served the Lord in our part of His vineyard all these years past. Since the last Chapter of Elections the Regional Council together with the local Ministers and Councils adopted the challenge of welding our Fraternities into a single family of Secular Franciscans.
Along with the many opportunities to come together for prayer and praise, we also broke bread together a number of times these past two years. Ofter the challenge of the large family is to know where growth is evident in local charisms and in candidates. The exemplary work carried on throughout this Region has been fully recognized by the International Fraternity and held out as some of the best examples of the effective work of charity, generosity of time and money and the desire to build a more fraternal world to all Secular Franciscans irrespective of the continent of their residence.
Yet our task is never finished. To enhance our capacity to ensure our ability to assist in the future our Fraternities need renewal. We are also anticipating in a gentle manner the arrival in due time of new fraternities who may join our Region to assist with the tasks at hand.
For the moment, however, may I invite all Fraternities to indicate by a reasonable time and in a return E-mail the number of current candidates within the local Fraternity. This information is needed to assist us to compile a report to the Ministers indicating our best outlook for the next few years to come and to gauge the needs that may emerge as a result of engaged local leadership action.
May the good Lord reward you kindness in response.
Peace - Les
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