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COFFEE
SUPPLIES ARE RUNNING LOW! WE CAN USE DECAF COFFEE, HOT CUPS
AND DESSERT SIZE PLATES.
THANK YOU IF YOU CAN HELP OUT!
STATUE OF
OUR LADY: September
’04-Harry
Henky; October-Natale and Joanne Tumminia; November-Trudy
Gassenheimer;
December-Ramona
Torres; January ‘05-Angelo Pinto; February-Frank
Cavallo; March-Migdania Polanco; April-Karen
Ferrari;
May-Lucy Stamilla; June-Open; July-Open;
August-Anna Licamelli September-Harry
Henky; October-Natale and Joanne
Tumminia.
CORRESPONDENCE
RECEIVED FROM: Marion Hartmann
BIRTHDAYS: August
7: Anna Licamelli; 20:
Pat Franz; September 2: Rosa
Morales; 10: Harry Henky: 21; Angelo Pinto;
28: Assunta Giangrande.
BIRTHDAYS: September 2: Rosa Morales; 10:
Angelo Pinto; 21: Harry Henky; 28:
Assunta Giangrande. October
4: Marguerite
Cox
& Diane Menditto; 5: Carmina
Annarumma; 13: Elena Cilli.
Apostolate
of Prayer:
Please pray
for those on the Prayer List and for their
intentions. You may submit intentions
at any time to Diane by phone or by
e-mail.
Mark Your
Calendar!
- FRATERNITY
BRUNCH: SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 26. 12 Noon (after the 11 AM Mass).
- Tickets
are $12.00 per person (same as last year).
- Please
be ready to pay for your tickets at this month's meeting.
- Guest
speaker will be Chaplain Joan Carter, SFO (Director of Pastoral
Care--Morris View Nursing Home)
- Ticket deadline:
Monday, September 20, 2004.
- FRATERNITY
DAY OF RECOLLECTION IS SET FOR SATURDAY, OCTOBER 2. We have
invited Fr. Damian to lead the day for us. PLEASE PLAN TO ATTEND!
-
Tenth
Annual Regional Retreat—Theme: Franciscans: Leaders of Peace in a
World Filled with
Restlessness
- Friday,
October 22 to Sunday, October 24
o
St.
Mary’s Villa, Sloatsburg, NY
o
Retreat
Master: Fr. Tom Crangle, OFM Cap.
o
$125
per person
o
See
Diane for Registration form
Read About:
THE RITE OF ADMISSION
Our Candidates have already
been reading and studying about the Secular Franciscan way of life.
They are now ready to take the next step which is to request admission
into the order.
The Rite of Admission to the
Secular Franciscan Order is simple and plain. It does not take place
during Mass. We celebrate this rite with a prayer service at which the
candidates, with the entire community of our fraternity, pray that God
will grant them the strength to follow in the footsteps of Jesus and
Francis as they begin their journey toward profession.
Following Admission to the
order, the candidates will continue to study about St. Francis, the
Church, the Secular Franciscan Order and the commitment which they will
make. According to our Statutes, this period of study will last at
least one year (eighteen months). At the end of that time, the
candidates may be permanently professed and become full members of the
Order.
It is the responsibility of
the fraternity to make this journey with the candidates. Our goal for
them is that they will come to know the spirit of St. Francis and how
it works in the lives of Secular Franciscans. They will find this
spirit in our community and in our hearts. Through our prayers and
example, they will learn what no book can teach.So, let us rejoice!
Each of these candidates will be our legacy. Through them the
fraternity will gain new life. Let us nourish this new life so that it
may take root and grow strong.
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