Updater

The following is a letter from the CIOFS presidency regarding the election and installation of Pope Francis.

It is available at this link: letter from the International Fraternity

The Good News Report of our Ontario Regional Fraternity dated February (Winter) 2013  is available at this link:  Good News Report


The following letter was from the Regional Minister to the Fraternity Minister, but here it is available for all to read, so you can be updated on activities in the Region.

From Our Regional Minister, Les Alberti ofs

The Regional Chapter of Elections is scheduled for the spring of 2014. Presently we are aligning our schedule with the National Council to prevent a conflict of activities. Once a date is settled upon we will provide you advance information. To assist with the smooth work of the Chapter a committee has been struck to start the planning process. In the mean time we are asking Fraternities to discuss the potential of qualified members to run for office at the regional level. It is a distinct privilege to serve at any level of the Order but especially at the Regional level. Nomination form will be made available in due time.

Local Fraternity News

Elections

An election of local Council took place at Mount Alverno Fraternity this January. We congratulate the new Council. An election is being held at Immaculate Conception Fraternity today.

Upcoming elections are scheduled for St. Padre Pio Fraternity on April 5^thand the St. Joseph the Worker Fraternity on April 9. Three further local elections are scheduled for later in the year.

Formal Fraternity Visitation

The Regional Council has invited all local fraternities to provide a date most suitable for a formal visitation – due every three years – in keeping with the requirements of the General Constitution.

The Region received a few invitations, and we thank you for them. However the majority of Fraternities have not yet responded to this call. Given the rapidly filling up of our calendars will appoint a date for formal visit if we did not hear further from you by the end of March. At these meetings with your Fraternity we will discuss your experiences and review your records. The Region pays for the cost of these visits. We will, however, ask you to complete a pre-visit report in advance of a representative showing up.

New Fraternities and discernments

Fr. Peter advised us of discussions he was having with members of the First and Third Orders about the potential of one or two new fraternities joining the Trillium Regional Fraternity in the not too distant future. These events are still somewhat tentative and so we ask for your prayers.

We are also to pray for the reestablishment of the Blenheim Fraternity. Currently members are attending at the St. Anthony of Padua Fraternity in Sarnia if they can make it in winter, etc. At the same time we hope to locate the re-establishment document for this fraternity. Our sincere thanks go to Sylvia and Maurice Lauzon for the time in support of their fraternity and for the research on documents.

Similarly we pray for the St. Francis and St. Clare Fraternity in Scarborough and the Mary Queen of Peace Fraternity in Carlsruhe whose leadership is in the discernment stage on the merits of on-going fraternal activities. New membership applicants and aspiring new leadership support would be most welcomed by them.

Our next regional meeting is on April 27 at St. Raphael church in Burington. Peace - Les