Mount St. Sepulchre Fraternity

News – 2011

This is part of an archive of news about the fraternity.

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  28-Nov-2011 – Fraternity member Gwendolyn Mary Clare Vavasseur Mason – known affectionately as Gwen – passed away at the age of 84. Her funeral Mass was held at the Franciscan Monastery on December 2. Gwen was professed in 2008 and was an active member of our fraternity until recently, when she became quite ill. She is survived by her loving and supportive husband, Robert, of 65 years, as well as many, many family members. Our hearts go out to Gwen and her family in this time of their loss, yet we rejoice in the example of Gwen’s life and the way in which she lived her faith.

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  20-Nov-2011 – The entire fraternity looked on proudly as seven candidates profess to live the Gospel life according to the spirit of St. Francis (picture at right).

• 8-Nov-2011 – Fraternity member Teresa D. Pena-Bohan passed away. Her funeral Mass was held at St. Andrew the Apostle Church on November 16. Teresa was professed in 1962 and has been ill for some time.  She was preceded by her husband and leaves behind siblings and many nephews and nieces.
• 3-Oct-2011 – A very moving Transitus ceremony was held at the Monastery.
• 30-Sep-2011 – Added web page on signs that one is called or not called to the Order.
• 18-Sep-2011 – The spirit moves in ways mysterious: We were missing a power cord for the projector at our meeting, and we prayed. Friar Maximillian Wojciechowski, O.F.M., one of whom we asked, found a spare cord and lent it to us. Thank you, Fra. Max!
• 18-Sep-2011 – Ann Corro, OFS, Regional Councilor for the DC Metro Area, made a fraternal visitation to our Fraternity. For more information on Fraternal Visits, see Article 93 of the General Constitutions.
• 15-Sep-2011 – Handouts for upcoming fraternity meeting added to handouts page.

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  25-Aug-2011 – Friar Aloysius (Armando) Florio O.F.M. passed to his great reward today. His funeral Mass was on Tuesday, August 30, followed by interment in the Monastery cemetery. May the souls of the faithful departed, especially those of our extended Franciscan family, rest in eternal peace in the presence of our Lord.

• 15-Aug-2011 – New web pages added: Member information and burial. The former is also available as the top element in the Members drop-down menu.

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  9-Aug-2011 – Fraternity member Sarah Hurd passed away today at the age of 103. Her funeral Mass was on August 17. Sarah was professed in 1962 and was an active member until the last few years when her health failed. May the souls of the faithful departed, especially those of our members and their families, rest in eternal peace in the presence of our Lord.

• 3-Aug-2011 – New links added to links page: Portiuncula Indulgence, online Tau newsletter.
• 18-Jun-2011 – Congratulations to Fr. Michael Paris, who was ordained today, and whom this Fraternity was proud to sponsor as a seminarian. View a YouTube video of his ordination online.
• 10-Jun-2011 – No meeting this month! We will have our regular meeting in July.
• 17-Apr-2011 – Chris Cropper, our Vice-Minister, gave another talk in the Franciscan Spirituality Series, this one entitled The First Followers.
• 20-Mar-2011 – Fr. Kevin Treston, O.F.M., our Spiritual Assistant, gave an excellent talk on the origins and historical context of the Secular Franciscan Order.
• 7-Mar-2011 – The Justice, Peace & the Integrity of Creation Committee of the National Fraternity of the Secular Franciscan Order continues with our first Courageous Initiative! Webinar #3 of the Catholic Relief Services’ Catholics Confront Global Poverty initiative is March 15th! Please join us for this live webinar from the Catholic Social Ministry Gathering! Tuesday, March 15, 2011, 7:00pm Eastern Time. To connect to the video portion of the webinar, use this link http://ecom.catholicrelief.org/sfo3/. The toll free call in number is 800-511-7985. The Access code is 468 – 7660. Webinar #3 Topic is International Assistance: Learning about our Time to Act.
  Kent E. Ferris, OFS, NAFRA JPIC Chair, 809 E. 10th Street, Muscatine, Iowa 52761
• 26-Feb-2011 – Another member of our Franciscan family has passed: Mary Wathen, the mother of Friar-Priest David Wathen, O.F.M. Please keep her and Friar David in your prayers.
  +Mary Wathen, Visitation Sunday Evening – 2/27/2011, Funeral Mass Monday 1pm-2/28/2011. Services will be held at: Carmel Home, 2502 Old Hartford Road, Owensboro, KY 42303, Tel: 270-683-0227. Expressions of condolence can be sent to: Dennis Wathen, 2212 Twenty Grand Ave., Owensboro, KY 42301.
• 23-Feb-2011 – The February edition of Up To Now, the newsletter of St. Margaret of Cortona Region, is now available online at http://saintmargaretofcortona.org/up2now.html
• 19-Feb-2011 – This is an outstanding and heartwarming video! Please be sure to click on PRIESTHOOD to hear Deacon Mike’s story and his journey to God. http://www.mysoulproclaims.com/.