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HNP Today newsletter
A bi-weekly newsletter focusing on the fraternal and ministerial activities of Holy Name Province and the Order.
March 3, 2010 |
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IN THE HEADLINES
Sacred Heart Church Marks 150th Anniversaryby Andrew Reitz, OFM
TAMPA, Fla. — According to parish historians, Feb. 14, 1860, is the day that Sacred Heart Church officially became a parish. The first resident pastor had arrived and with this, the church became a parish. Its boundaries covered much of what was then mission territory in South Florida, down to the Keys.
On Feb. 14, 2010, Provincial Minister John O’Connor, OFM, and the friars at Sacred Heart concelebrated a Mass commemorating this event and the parish’s 150 years of serving God’s people in the sunshine state.
History
First named St. Louis Church, its early years were rough on its pastors; many died of yellow fever and are buried in the town cemetery. In 1888, the bishop of St. Augustine heard of Jesuits who had survived yellow fever and then had immunity to the disease, so he invited them to take over the parish.
In 1898, the Jesuits decided that a larger church was needed and began working on the new building that they would name Sacred Heart Church. Its dedication took place in 1905. The Jesuits remained until 2005, when the Franciscans arrived.
The 150th anniversary year began in January with a concert featuring the musicians of Sacred Heart Church: choirs, instrumentalists and soloists. Later in the month, Catholic Schools’ Week kicked off with a ceremony honoring the Sisters of the Holy Names who had founded Sacred Heart Academy and staffed it for many years. Twenty sisters who had taught at the school or who were vocations from the parish were recognized at the celebration.
Celebrations
In the coming months, a variety of special activities is planned to celebrate the parish’s history. Throughout the year, there will be a series of concerts, Masses to honor various groups, a parish mission/retreat and a display of the parish’s history at the newly opened Tampa Bay History Center. John Anglin, OFM, from the Province’s Ministry of the Word, will lead the parish in a Lenten retreat March 6 through 10. A photo collage of couples married at Sacred Heart is currently on display.
Planning for this yearlong celebration began more than a year ago. Several memorial objects have been created for the anniversary as well as a calendar (shown behind the above photo) with a history of the parish and photographs from the parish archives. A sun catcher Christmas ornament showing the church and a handcrafted sterling silver medal with the parish logo were specially made for this occasion.
The varied groups of people who will be honored later in the year include: those brought into the church through the RCIA, married couples, volunteers, veterans, teachers and staff, the deceased and the Jesuits who ministered here. In October, historian Dominic Monti, OFM, will present a talk on the “Spiritualities of St. Francis and St. Ignatius.”
Our celebration will conclude Jan. 9, 2011, with Bishop Robert Lynch of the Diocese of St. Petersburg, Fla., celebrating a Mass to close the anniversary year.
Sacred Heart has a long history of service to the people of Florida; we’re going to take the whole year to celebrate this.
— Fr. Andrew, a native of Western New York, has been pastor of Sacred Heart Church since 2005 when Holy Name Province took over administration of the parish. He serves the community along with George Corrigan, OFM, (shown with John in the above photo) Sean O’Brien, OFM, and Juan de la Cruz Turcios, OFM.
CAMDEN, N.J. — Gerald Hudson, OFM, died March 2 at St. Anthony of Padua Friary here. He was 67 years old and a professed Franciscan for 23 years.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated March 8 by Provincial Minister John O’Connor, OFM, at St. Anthony of Padua Church, where Jerry had served since 2006. Jud Weiksnar, OFM, pastor of St. Anthony, will preach the homily.
Biographical information will be included in the March 17 issue of HNP Today.
NEW YORK — Holy Name is using the popular social networking service Facebook, and its users seem pleased.
Within the first two days after its Feb. 22 launch, the Province’s page had accumulated more than 50 fans. As of March 1, that number had grown to nearly 120.
“It is the goal of the Communications Office to use Facebook as a means of helping the Provincial Office connect staff, volunteers, clients and parishioners affiliated with the Province’s more than 30 locations,” said Jocelyn Thomas, the Province’s communications director.
Many of the Province’s ministries have been using Facebook, including Mt. Irenaeus Franciscan Mountain Retreat, Franciscan Volunteer Ministry, St. Francis of Assisi Church in New York and St. Anthony of Padua Church in Camden, N.J., as well as the Franciscan Vocation Ministry.
“If your ministry is using Facebook, I would love to hear about it,” said Thomas, adding that she is interested in hearing from newsletter readers about their view about both the value of Facebook and what they would like see on the Province’s page.
by Christopher Dunn, OFM
The pastor of the Province’s parish in Lima provides an update on recent activities, the first of several reports from Christopher Dunn, OFM.
LIMA, Peru — Our Lady of Lourdes Parish here in the Mateo Pumacahua neighborhood of the Chorillos district of Lima held its annual fund-raising festival last month, raising more than $2,500.
The money will be used to repair the church’s roof, create a grotto for the church’s façade and for other construction projects. The all-day event on Feb. 7 included music, dancing, soccer, volleyball, food and games.
Building Projects
After several stumbling blocks, enhancement of the exterior of the church has recently been completed.
In December 2008, the parish submitted a project to the local municipal government for new sidewalks, curbs and pavement for the street along the side of the parish’s property as well as new sidewalks and curbs along the front of the church. Parishioners demolished the wall surrounding the exterior of the entranceway.
The project was approved by the municipal government and work began in October 2009. Front-end loaders dug up all the sidewalk and curb that had originally been paid for by the parish more than 20 years prior.
Three weeks into the project — after demolishing the church’s entranceway, sidewalk and curbing — the contractor advised the parish that the budget approved by the municipal government did not include money for placing new sidewalks and curbs in front of the church. The person that created the budget proposal had included money only for the street alongside the church. The budget for the front of the church and entranceway only included demolition costs.
After many days of negotiations with the contractor, the parish and the municipal government, the municipal government refused to recognize any additional costs and was going to leave the main entranceway into the church destroyed when the project ended just before Christmas 2009. The contractor made a small donation to the parish, but the parish ended up covering the cost of the budget error.
The parish sought permission to extend the sidewalk area out onto what would have been part of the lawn area to create a large patio entranceway with two green areas. The area is now covered with stone rather than cement, creating a beautiful patio entranceway. As more funds become available, a grotto with a mosaic image of Our Lady of Lourdes will be placed in the corner.
Confirmation and Christmas
In other parish news, 62 high school students and young adults made their confirmation in January. Recently-ordained Auxiliary Bishop Guillermo Abanto — making his first trip to the Archdiocese of Lima’s southern shanty town area — presided at the confirmation. In November and December, approximately 250 children made their first Communion at the main church and the chapel.
In December 2008, the parish council decided to begin to place more emphasis on celebrating the 12 days of Christmas and taking advantage of the time of evangelization. In Peru, the Christmas celebrations, “chocolatadas,” are held during December before Christmas and concentrate on hot chocolate parties and gifts for the children. This year the parish sponsored four Christmas programs through the 12-day Christmas season. The programs included traditional hot chocolate, fruit cake and gifts. To focus more on evangelization, all four programs included live nativity plays and two included a concert by a popular Catholic singer.
Just a few days after the festival, my mother, who is 81 years old, and my nephew visited Peru; they stayed from Feb. 12 to 19. It was my mother’s first time on a plane and first trip outside of the United States or Canada.
Busy Season
The summer season has been busy with visitors.
The auxiliary bishop was here for confirmation on January 31.
At the beginning of January, Joseph Hertel, OFM, director of St. Anthony’s Guild, the Province’s fund-raising partner organization, was in Peru for a week visiting our ministries.
Additionally, Fr. Fred Link, OFM, general visitor, was here for the week of Feb. 1 through 6. Once every six years, the General Minister appoints a friar to review each apostolate and each friar to prepare for the election of a new Provincial. So, it has been a very busy summer so far. The next main project is completing the year-end financial reports.
March marks the beginning of fall, and the parish is getting ready for a new year of activities. The school year runs from March through December. Our adult evangelization program, which runs for two months, will begin the week after Holy Week.
The photo above shows the annual fund-raising fair. The behind photo shows (left to right) Carlos Sarmiento-Diaz, OFM, Anthony Wilson, OFM, Michael Harlan, OFM, Fr. Fred and Christopher.
— Fr. Christopher, a native of Utica, N.Y., is pastor of Our Lady of Lourdes Church in Lima.
Province Affiliates Poor Clare Chaplain in FloridaFT. MYERS BEACH, Fla. — Fr. Richard Raney, chaplain to the Poor Clares here for more than 20 years, was affiliated to Holy Name Province in a Mass celebrated by Provincial Minister John O’Connor, OFM, last month.
John said, of the Feb. 16 Mass, “There were so many people from the area in attendance that Mass was moved from the Poor Clare monastery chapel to the parish church on the grounds.” He added that Mass was followed by a reception in the church hall and luncheon at the San Damiano Monastery of St. Clare.
“It was a delightful celebration,” he said.
In 1988, Fr. Raney offered to serve as chaplain to the Poor Clares in Fort Myers Beach during his retirement. His only stipulations about being chaplain, according to Sr. Mary Frances Fortin, OSC, abbess of San Damiano Monastery of St. Clare, were that he never be given a stipend and he be able to preach a homily every day. “We took him up on his offer,” she said.
Prior to retirement, Fr. Raney served as a priest in the Diocese of Peoria, Ill., from his ordination in 1938 until 1980.
During his time as diocesan priest, he was a football, basketball and track coach and pastor of several churches. At St. Edward’s Parish in Chillicothe, Ill., he helped the community build a church, grade school, rectory and convent.
Sr. Mary Frances wrote in a letter to John that the sisters wished to honor their chaplain because of his 97th birthday and “in this Year of the Priest, our community desires to recognize him in some special way for his faithful service to us.”
She added, “His homilies are from the heart and he rarely has anything on paper. He has encouraged us in our Poor Clare life, and he has been and is an inspiration to us and to the many people who come to our little chapel.”
Fr. Raney, a lifelong lover of golf, made his first hole-in-one at the age of 90 and six years later decided it was time to give up the game, according to his biography.
The photo behind shows John and Fr. Raney with five of the eight Poor Clares at the San Damiano Monastery of St. Clare.
HARTFORD, Conn. — Approximately 75 people gathered at St. Patrick-St. Anthony Church on Feb. 20 to celebrate Black History Month.
The intergenerational celebration was held after 4 p.m. Mass and was planned by the church’s Women of Hope Ministry. This group coordinates topics of interest to women, in collaboration with the Martha and Mary Guild from nearby St. Justin Church.
Guest speaker for the event was Jo Winch, Hartford city councilwoman. The Caribbean Dance Troup performed, and poetry, music and presentations were made by parishioners of St. Justin.
Thomas Gallagher, OFM, pastor, gave the benediction and closing remarks.
In Greenville, S.C., St. Anthony of Padua Church celebrated on Feb. 28 by hosting four major Gospel choirs from the area, according to pastor Patrick Tuttle, OFM. Teens presented original poems and two prominent area businessmen and an African-American court judge spoke about their inspiration for success.
A party followed, with ethnic food, dancing and story-telling.
Since 1976, every U.S. president has officially designated the month of February as Black History Month.
FRIAR NEWS
TransitionNEW YORK — Anthony McGuire, OFM, has been transferred from St. Anthony Friary, Butler, N.J., to Holy Name Friary, Ringwood, N.J., effective March 2.
Fraternal Gatherings Feature Vocation Promotionby Jocelyn Thomas
NEW YORK — The importance of creating a strong culture of vocations in which all HNP friaries and ministries actively identify potential new friars is being highlighted through the Province’s current series of regional fraternal gatherings.
Last week, vocation director Brian Smail, OFM, premiered the vocation video, “Make a Life Shift: Be A Franciscan,” to a group of 45 friars at the gathering at St. Anthony Shrine in Boston and received positive feedback, he said.
Life Shift Video
The friars said that the video, developed by the Franciscan Vocation Ministry, “was inviting and engaging,” Brian said. “The video is an attempt to educate the viewer not only about Holy Name Province and its ministries but also the formation process. The content was developed based on frequently asked questions from inquirers.”
The title of the video is based on last year’s advertising campaign in which the theme “Day Shift; Night Shift; How About a Life Shift?” was publicized on New York City subways, on the Web, in vocation journals and other publications.
“After viewing the video, potential candidates will have a good view of friar life,” Brian said.
The DVD is being distributed to men who inquire about the Province with the Vocation Ministry and to all HNP houses. It will be shown at special events and also to individuals who express interest in Franciscan life, Brian said, adding that the video had been shown a week earlier by regional vocation director Sean O'Brien, OFM, at a gathering in St. Petersburg, Fla.
Vocation Life Cycle
At the gatherings, Brian is also showing a PowerPoint presentation titled “Vocation Life Cycle” and distributing an “HNP Vocations Handbook.” Both are intended to “give fraternities concrete suggestions on how to promote vocations at the local level,” he said.
The handbook is an elaboration of the PPT presentation, developed by Walter Liss, OFM, a regional vocation director, in conjunction with the HNP Vocation Committee of which he is a member. The handbook was compiled for the committee by Dominic Perri and Joanne Cahoun, consultants hired by the Province to research and draft the HNP 2008-2013 Strategic Plan.
Friars seemed very excited about the information that was presented, Brian said, adding that in the question and answer portion of the Feb. 25 fraternal gathering, friars discussed common obstacles encountered with attracting religious vocations.
Brian’s talk also included an overview of research about vocations. It described the barriers to vocation, value of using new technologies, and the importance of developing connections with men who are potential friars. His presentation describes the vocation life cycle as including identification, cultivation and support.
In emphasizing that fostering vocations is the work of all friars, Brian opens and closes his talk with the message: “The Future of Holy Name Province Begins with You.” This phrase is included on a prayer card that was distributed to attendees.
Province’s Strategic Plan
In addition to vocation, six other topics are being featured at the Fraternal Gatherings:
· Report on friar inventory, which compiles information about skills and interests
· Criteria for engagement and disengagement from ministries
· Leadership transition
· Partners-in-ministry
· Reflection on mission statement
· Provincial updates
These are all elements of the HNP Strategic Plan, said Provincial Vicar Dominic Monti, OFM, who moderated the Feb. 25 gathering.
— Jocelyn Thomas, HNP director of communications, reports that the vocation video will be posted on the Province’s Web site this spring.
Joseph Kotula Marks 25th Profession Anniversaryby Wendy Healy
This is the second in a series of profiles of friars who are celebrating anniversaries of religious profession this year. The first featured John Heffernan, OFM.
WEST CLARKSVILLE, N.Y. — If Joseph Kotula, OFM, could pick an icon to illustrate his life’s journey, it would be that of a hitchhiker.
The Mt. Irenaeus friar says his life travels have taken him to many stops along the way, but none as rewarding and fulfilling as his 20-year ministry and simple life at the mountain retreat in Western New York.
As he prepares to celebrate the 25th anniversary of profession in June, the western Pennsylvania native, who calls himself an introvert, took a moment with HNP Today to look back over his life — one that he says has been, quite frankly, unconventional.
Joe reflected on his wandering life as a young adult in the late 1960s, when he was somewhat of a stereotypical “hippie,” hitching rides around the country. He said of the time: “I wandered the country. If I needed money, I got a job; if I didn’t, I wouldn’t work.”
Journey to Franciscans
After meeting a woman in California, getting engaged, and experiencing a painful breakup, Joseph ended up in the Boston area, where his ex-fiancé was from, making a living by selling pretzels outside St. Anthony Shrine. He also partied a lot. He began hanging out at the shrine, going on retreats, working with youth in an outdoor education program, and participating with the Teens Encounter Christ program.
“After one retreat, I started practicing my Catholic faith,” and was encouraged by Kevin Cronin, OFM, to consider a religious vocation.
But it was an encounter with a beggar that truly changed his life. “The beggar asked me for money and I initially said, ‘No.’ He asked again and I gave him half of what I had, $2. Then the beggar asked for more. It made me think of St. Francis. So then I said, ‘OK, God, should I turn my life over to you?’”
Joseph said God spoke to his heart like an angel speaks, reminding him of the annunciation to Mary and prompting him to call the Province’s Vocation Office. Shortly after, he entered formation.
“I entered the Franciscans and my standard of living went up like 300 percent,” he said. After profession, he interned at Mt. Irenaeus and asked to stay on in ministry with Daniel Riley, OFM, who, he said, had a reputation for being on the Church’s cutting edge.
Content & Contemplative at the Mountain
Unlike other friars, who’ve had many and varied ministries over the years, Joseph has been quite content at the mountain, where he oversees the 13 buildings and 400-acre site. He also tends the many gardens, and pitches in on maintenance jobs. He’s often seen chopping and splitting firewood, keeping the chain saws in good working order, carving and whittling. He’s also handy in the kitchen, taking turns with the other friars to make meals, both for themselves and for company and retreat participants.
When HNP Today caught up with him, Joe was planning to cook for 30 St. Bonaventure University finance students who were coming over for an academic evening. “I’ll probably barbecue chicken,” he said, “and have the students help.”
It is this kind of hospitality ministry at the mountain, and working with the SBU students, that Joseph finds so rewarding. “Young people keep us young,” he said. The friars also collaborate with Students for the Mountain, an SBU group that meets once a week to plan the mountain’s agenda and calendar.
“Our input as friars is one of mentoring. We’re building leaders. It’s not them helping us, it’s us helping them — they’re the future of the mountain, the future of the Church.”
Joseph is careful to stress that the mountain is not a facility, but rather, a community. “We work hard to combat the perception of being a retreat center—we’re a community that welcomes people into our life.”
He sees this same hospitality as one of the Province’s strengths. “Our (HNP) gift is our hospitality, sharing ourselves and our spaces. We open our doors to people. Most friars give of their time very readily, they’re always available.”
Joseph, 61, said he learned this through God’s grace. “I’ve experienced God working in my life. I was a hitchhiker, so I know what it means to have God’s grace. When Francis gave everything up, he acquired a certain freedom, which made him dependent on God. His faith journey with God grew when he became dependent on God.” Joseph is fond of the St. Francis story of true and perfect joy, and feels that people could experience this same joy if they lived more like St. Francis and become more dependent on God.
As a kid, Joseph was bashful and quiet, he said, and his mother often answered for him. “I was a skinny kid, but boy, I could eat like a horse.” He hated school and cried every day with the thought of having to go. “I did like to go out and play, though. We played at the (Monongahela) river, on the railroad tracks.” He has two living sisters (one is deceased) and a mother who will turn 94 this year.
Celebrating One’s Gifts
His wish for the anniversary of his profession, which he will celebrate with the Province on June 24, is “to celebrate the giftedness that we’ve been given — it’s all a gift. Whether it is joyful or hard times, we can continue to share that gift and grow with it.”
Joe, who takes hiking trips every year, also celebrates his philosophy on life, which he says is to live in the present and to be contemplative.
“I’m a person who lives in the now. Sure, I can plan things, like a retreat, but I’m not a person who can say, ‘In three years, I want to be doing this or that.’ My hopes are that I want to continue to grow and understand the contemplative part of our Franciscan life more. We’re called to be contemplatives. I want to keep growing in that contemplative aspect and allow it to be whatever it manifests itself as.”
While people often tell him that the mountain wouldn’t be the same without him, Joseph said that if he were to leave, it would be to a ministry like St. Francis Inn in Philadelphia or to another country as a missionary. “But I don’t really speak any other languages,” he said, “so that might be hard.”
For now, he’s content. “We think, we plan, we control too much. All it does is hold the Holy Spirit back from being operative in our life. Sometimes, too much planning doesn’t leave room for the Holy Spirit.”
— Wendy Healy, a Connecticut-based freelance writer, is a frequent contributor to HNP Today. The March 17 issue of this newsletter will profile jubilarian Kenneth Paulli, OFM, of Siena College.
by John Anglin, OFM
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The friars in HNP’s Ministry of the Word held their annual meeting Jan. 31 to Feb. 3 at St. Anthony Friary here. While this meeting usually focuses on concrete matters such as the content of our parish mission talks, the format for the mission, this year’s gathering was focused more on how we understand ourselves and our role in the Church and in the Order.
The first two days of the meeting were led by Sr. Helen Roberts, OSF, and Sr. Margaret Magee, OSF, both of them members of the Franciscan Sisters of Allegany. We looked at issues such as preaching to women and the role of women in the Church, especially as preachers.
Though women and lay men cannot preach at the liturgy, they can preach missions, retreats, and similar services. Attention was drawn to the fact that the early friars preached as lay preachers, often in town squares rather than in church.
Perhaps the one “buzz word” that we took from our discussion was the notion that the Portiuncula in Assisi holds within it a “dangerous memory” of the early days when the order was primarily lay and not so institutionalized by Church authorities. From Maintenance to Mission by Robert Rivers, SCSP was highly recommended to us by the sisters as well
There was some discussion as well on the concerns of women religious over the visitation that is now being conducted by the Vatican. While all of us friars were basically familiar with the issues, it was great to hear the concerns spoken by Margaret and Helen and to lend them support.
The second two days of the meeting were centered around two documents that affect us as preachers, one from the bishops’ Synod on the Word of God, the other from the 2009 Chapter of the Order titled Bearers of the Gift of the Gospel. We were delighted with the Order’s focus on evangelization and with seeing ourselves as brothers in mission. We discussed what our role might be in the province as a team of friars that focuses specifically on evangelization at a time when this becomes a direction for every ministry in some way.
We agreed to hold next year’s meeting at Holy Name College in Silver Spring, Md., the week following the Jan. 3 to 7 Provincial Chapter.
— Fr. John, who lives at the St. Petersburg friary, is co-director of Holy Name’s Ministry of the Word.
Editor’s Note: Information about the activities of Ministry of the Word friars in the North can be found in the Provincial Annals 2009 in a piece by Raphael Bonnano, OFM, and in the winter 2009 Bethany Ministries newsletter, produced by Peter Chepaitis, OFM.
NEW YORK — Below are updates about some of the many activities of Holy Name friars, including their outreach, presentations and celebrations. More information can be obtained by visiting links to the parishes and organizations mentioned, by contacting the friars by phone or e-mail and by connecting with the Communications Office.
To provide news briefs for future issues of HNP Today, e-mail communications director Jocelyn Thomas at communications@hnp.org.
Clement Comesky, OFM, is mentioned in the cover story of the Feb. 26 issue of SJB News Notes. The article is by Fr. Justus Wirth, OFM, of St. John the Baptist Province, who spent time with Clement in Bolivia in the early 1980s.
Guardians from most of Holy Name’s more than 40 houses gathered at San Damiano Hall on West 31st Street in New York today for a presentation titled “Internal Control Self Assssment.” It was given by the Province’s auditors and highlighted applicable regulations and expectations that outside entities (independent auditors, governmental agencies, regulatory authorities and donars) have for not-for-profits and Catholic religious organizations. They also discussed the respective roles that guardians and procurators play in a well-fuctioning accounting system, with paricular attention paid to internal controls. Thomas Conway, OFM, and Dennis Wilson, OFM, co-chairs of the HNP Finance Directorate, as well as Provincial Vicar Dominic Monti, OFM, spoke at the workshop, attended by roughly 50 friars and lay staff members.
Francis Critch, OFM, a native of Newfoundland, Canada, said he enjoyed watching the Olympic hockey games the past several weeks. He said he was thrilled with the outcome of Sunday’s gold medal game, which he watched at Holy Name College in Silver Spring, Md., “surrounded by a sea of red, white and blue.”
Dominic Finneran, OFM, was the guest of honor last month at a gathering at St. Anthony Shrine. On Feb. 14, during the weekly community night at the shrine, friars and postulants prepared for Lent with celebration of Mardi Gras. The friary kitchen staff served special Mardi Gras appetizers and meal for a festive evening, said John Maganzini, OFM, vicar. Dominic came from Marian Manor for the evening of celebration. On Presidents’ Day, the community had a pre-Lenten day of prayer and reflection, including morning prayer prepared by John and led by guardian David Convertino, OFM, a reflection on sin and penance from Raymond Mann, OFM, and Mass celebrated by Frank McHugh, OFM. Gene Pistacchio, OFM, prepared and led music, accompanied by Barry Langley, OFM, Hugh Macsherry, OFM, and Gary Maciag, OFM. The evening ended with desserts, coffee and a viewing of the movie “Julie and Julia.”
Lawrence Ford, OFM, of Holy Name Parish in New York and John Quinn, OFM, of St. Anthony Church, Camden, N.J., attended the Parish Technology Summit on Feb. 25 at Villanova University. The event was sponsored by the university’s Center for the Study of Church Management. Information about the seminar will be provided in a future issue of this newsletter by Rebecca Doel, HNP communications coordinator, who attended the event.
A photo of Provincial Secretary Michael Harlan, OFM, appears on page 3 of the Feb. 26 issue of SJB News Notes. He is shown with HNP’s general visitor, Fr. Fred Link, OFM, of St. John the Baptist Province, with whom Michael traveled to Peru last month.
A photo of Linh Hoang, OFM, accompanies the article “Siena by the Numbers,” which appears on page 19 of the Winter 2010 issue of Siena magazine.
An article by Daniel Horan, OFM, of Holy Name College, Silver Spring, Md., was published in current issue of the The Cord. It is titled “Il Poverello and Los Pobres: Reading The Sacred Exchange in Light of South American Poverty.” An article by Roderic Petrie, OFM — “A Franciscan Vocation: Who Is Called?” — is also included in the journal.
Kevin Kriso, OFM, and three St. Bonaventure University students participated in the Diocesan Youth Convention in Buffalo Feb. 13. The group led the discussion “Catholics Go Green” during a breakout section offered to the 700 Catholic high school students attending the three-day event. Kevin said the SBU team discussed why good science and Catholic/Franciscan approaches are important when it comes to the environment.
Stephen Mimnaugh, OFM, submitted a photo of a snowman created by Fr. Pio Kim, OFM, after the most recent snowstorm in New York City. Fr. Pio built it on the terrace of St. Francis Friary, where both friars live.
Provincial Minister John O’Connor OFM, is in Japan visiting the friars and meeting with the provincial minister of the Japanese province.
Friars and partners-in-ministry remembered the one-year anniversary of the death of John Piccione, OFM, last month. Two Masses, both at St. Bonaventure Church in Paterson, N.J., were said in his honor. Sunday afternoon, Kevin Mullen, OFM, president of Siena College traveled from Loudonville, N.Y., to concelebrate Mass for John’s family. The parish had a larger memorial Mass for John, celebrated by pastor Daniel Grigassy, OFM, on Feb. 22. “It was a beautiful parish-wide remembrance of John’s life in ministry,” said attendee Jayne Porcelli. “Dan was mindful of reminding the parishioners that they were very important to John. He said they were the ones who helped John learn what it meant to be priest and pastor.”
A letter by Robert Sandoz, OFM, appears in the March 2010 issue of New Jersey Monthly magazine. He describes the importance of Catholic school education, emphasizing that Newark’s Christ the King Preparatory School, where he is president, is a model of success by welcoming students of all faiths and cultural heritages. He added, “Once again, the Catholic school becomes an asset to the spiritual, civic, and cultural life of the city.” Robert’s letter was in response to an article that appeared in the January issue of the magazine titled “Where Have All the Catholic Schools Gone?”
On Feb. 19, Paul Williams, OFM, was honored by the South Carolina Knights of Columbus at its state-wide Fourth Degree Exemplification. The Knights honored Paul, pastor of St. Martin de Porres Church in Columbia, for his ministries and service to the people of the state and diocese. A reception was held in Paul’s honor at Columbia’s Radisson Hotel, with Bishop Robert Guglielmone of Charleston present. Paul is the first African-American to receive this honor from the Knights of Columbus in South Carolina.
News for the next issue of HNP Today is requested by March 10. Friars are reminded to visit the HNP Extranet for documents and information about friar family updates and related news.
— Compiled by Jocelyn Thomas
ANNOUNCEMENTS & UPDATES
New Jersey Friaries Install Solar Panelsby Jocelyn Thomas
Two of Holy Name’s friaries in New Jersey have recently begun using solar-generated electricity to save money and help the environment.
The solar-panel system at Holy Name Friary in Ringwood has been operating since January, according to Francis Soucy, OFM, guardian.
The system — producing 49 KW of electrical energy — will reduce the building’s electrical bill by roughly 20 percent, which without the system averages $6,000 monthly, according to Francis.
In addition to the savings, Francis said the system has benefited Mother Earth and it hasprovided a project for the local group home. Residents of Green Residential Center have tracked the system's development and energy production from the time of installation and will continue to monitor it through its operaton, said Francis.
“Since we are the first solar energy producers in town and the first nursing facility in the state using this equipment, we have received a gold star from all who want to protect the environment,” he added. “Perhaps leadership through example will encourage others to follow suit.”
The friary in Margate on the Jersey Shore, shown above, also has a new system on its roof that provided a substantial rebate from the state of New Jersey. In four months, the system saved $1,000 on the electric bill, said Dennis Wilson, OFM, Provincial treasurer. It also prevented 77,000 pounds of carbon from being put into the atmosphere. The system has two inverters that put unused energy into the electric grid in nearby Atlantic City, N.J.
The meters and inverters record the amount of energy being used, Dennis said. “Because of that, a monetary credit is sent back to the house (friary).”
Both systems are “working as promised,” he added.
Several other Provincial buildings are also equipped with solar panels, including the Father Michael J. Carnevale Faith Formation Center at St. Mary’s Parish in Pompton Lakes, N.J., which was featured in a recent issue of The Beacon newspaper.
— Jocelyn Thomas, the Province’s director of communications, said a follow-up article detailing the benefits of solar panel systems will appear in a future issue of this newsletter.
NEW YORK — A webinar this week and several friar gatherings are scheduled for this month.
Justice and Peace Web Conference
The Province’s JPIC Directorate and Office in collaboration with the HNP Evangelization Directorate are presenting a present a Care for Creation Web conference from 7:30 to 9 p.m. on March 4.
The conference is designed to help staff members of Catholic schools, religious education programs and youth ministries find additional resources to better integrate Franciscan care for creation in their programs, said Russell Testa, director of the HNP Office of Justice, Peace and Integrity of Creation. Participants can register for the event online up until the time of the webinar.
With the 40th anniversary of Earth Day being this year, “we have a unique opportunity to reach young people and show how our faith can have profound meaning,” Testa said. “We hope to help by providing some resources that make clear the connections between our faith and the care for creation issues that appear in the news every day.”
Seaside Conversations and Fraternal Gatherings
Friars are gathering March 11 to 12 at the friary in Margate, N.J., for the second of three Seaside Conversations. The program, titled “Preaching Luke through Acts,” is presented by James Scullion, OFM, of St. Francis of Assisi Church in Brant Beach, N.J.
In addition, four of the Province’s regional fraternal gatherings are being held this month. They are scheduled for the following dates:
· March 9 in New York City
· March 11 in Paterson, N.J.
· March 24 in Allegany, N.Y.
· March 26 in Loudonville, N.Y.
Information about other HNP events — for both friars and the public — can be found on the home page of the Province’s Web site.
LOUDONVILLE, N.Y. — An appearance in Midtown Manhattan, receipt of a substantial grant and participation in service trips are some recent highlights of Siena College news.
Representatives from Siena College here joined TrustCo Bank in ringing the opening bell of the NASDAQ on Feb. 2 at Times Square in New York City. Siena administrators, friars, trustees, professors and finance students joined the president and executive vice president of TrustCo, who are college alumni and serve on the board of trustees.
Ronald Bjorklund, Siena class of ‘85 and Siena trustee; Jerome Massimino, OFM, Siena trustee; Kenneth Paulli, OFM, Siena chief of staff; Dr. James Nolan, dean, school of business; Dr. Eric Girard, professor of finance; and several Siena finance students traveled to Manhattan for the 9:30 a.m. opening of the stock market.
There, they joined Robert McCormick, TrustCo Bank president and CEO class of ‘87 and Siena trustee; and Robert Cushing, executive vice president and CFO, class of ‘77, and chairman of the Siena Board of Trustees.
The opening bell was carried live on TV on CNBC.
Large Science Grant
Siena’s school of science has been awarded a National Science Foundation grant worth more than $2 million. It was funded through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act and allows Siena to lead a collaborative research project known as Polar Experiment Network for Geospace Upper-atmosphere Investigations, or PENGUIN.
New York Congressman Paul Tonko joined Siena College president Kevin Mullen, OFM, and physics professor and associate dean of the school of science Allan Weatherwax at a Feb. 15 news conference announcing the largest federal grant in school history.
“The Recovery Act made an unprecedented investment in research and development to help foster the innovations of the future,” said Tonko.
During the project, Weatherwax will lead Siena students and a consortium of scientists to collect data from autonomous observatories in Antarctica. Weatherwax said the observatories will provide year-round space-weather data from the Earth’s harshest environment. It will be used in conjunction with NASA satellites to reveal information about the sun and Earth’s upper atmosphere. This research could lead to advances in astronaut and aircraft safety and developments in “green” power.
“Recently, data from these observatories were used in conjunction NASA satellites to reveal new information about the sudden release of energy that causes auroral displays. Related advances in extreme environment engineering will have major benefits for other research disciplines including the development of novel solar and wind energy systems,” Weatherwax said.
Siena will be leading science and engineering teams from major universities and colleges across the globe, including Dartmouth, Stanford, UC-Berkeley, New Jersey Institute of Technology, the University of New Hampshire and Augsburg College in Minnesota.
“The fact that our college has been chosen as a leader for this project is a comment on the rigorous academic programs we provide,” said Kevin. “This grant is well-deserved recognition for our school of science and its top-notch faculty, research, technology and academics. I am particularly excited about the opportunities our undergraduate students will have to work alongside renowned scientists on cutting edge research that could improve our quality of life.”
Service Trips
This spring, students are participating in service trips to the St. Francis House in Boston, the St. Francis Inn in Philadelphia, and to four Habitat for Humanity sites in North and South Carolina.
The students’ experiences will be documented by members of the media relations department.
“It’s a wonderful thing to go and serve others on a spring break trip, so that’s what we’re most excited about,” said assistant director of residential life Michael Fogarty. He led a group of students to work with Habitat for Humanity volunteers in North Carolina.
Other student volunteers went to Philadelphia to work at the Province’s St. Francis Inn.
“We’re going to be working with different people, who have suffered all kinds of different traumas in their life. Just being able to help them is really going to make me appreciate what I have in my life,” said Hannah Blasting, class of 2012.
“I hope it helps them (students) to understand themselves a little better. I hope it makes them a little more grateful for what they have,” added Dennis Tamburello, OFM.
— Compiled by Wendy Healy
NEW YORK — Among the many Lenten programs being offered by Holy Name ministries are a series of Lenten vespers and reflections in Manhattan and parish missions on Long Island.
Holy Name of Jesus Parish on West 96th Street is offering a series of Tuesday Evening Lenten Vespers and Reflections at St. Mary of the Angels Chapel. The second of the six programs was held last night. Stephen Mimnaugh, OFM, of St. Francis of Assisi Church in Midtown Manhattan, spoke on the topic “the Rich Young Man.”
Each program begins at 6:30 with vespers, followed by a soup and salad supper. A reflection follows the supper. Daniel Kenna, OFM, pastor of Holy Name, will speak at a communal reconciliation service on March 23. His topic is “Zacchaeus Up in the Tree.”
The program continues weekly through April 6.
On Long Island, Kevin Cronin, OFM, of the HNP Ministry of the Word, is giving a series of Lenten retreats that he describes as “parish missions.” He completed a five-day program in Sayville, N.Y., today. The upcoming retreats are in Seaford, N.Y., from March 6 to 10, Wantaugh, March 13 to 17, and in East Northport from March 20 to 24. Each retreat begins with preaching at the weekend Masses.
St. Francis Church on West 31st Street is offering a Lenten Taize Prayer service at 7 p.m. on March 26. Organizers invite attendees to be part of the Christ-centered service that will include song, scripture, meditation and the light of a multitude of candles. Informaton is available on the parish’s Facebook page.
Lenten resources can be found on the Web site of the Franciscan Action Network, of which Holy Name Province is a member.
Editor’s note: Readers are encouraged to e-mail information about Lenten events at Provincial ministries to the HNP Communications Office.
TRIANGLE, Va. — St. Francis of Assisi Parish here is seeking applicants for two positions.
For consideration, send resume to Search Committee, St. Francis Parish, 18825 Fuller Heights Rd, Triangle, VA 22172 or contact Charles Miller, OFM, pastor, at 703-221-4044 ext. 227
Director of Faith Formation
Responsible for overseeing organization of faith formation for adults and children in large suburban Catholic parish. Supervises staff of four. MA in theology, religious studies or equivalent. Desirable: experience with RCIA; basic conversational Spanish. Schedule: 30-hour week.
Coordinator of Sacramental Preparation — Elementary Level
Responsible for preparation of children for first reconciliation, first Communion, and confirmation, in large religious education program, BA in theology or religious studies or equivalent. Schedule: 30-hour week, some evenings and weekends. Desirable: basic Spanish conversation skills. For consideration, send resume to Search Committee, St. Francis Parish, 18825 Fuller Heights Rd, Triangle, VA 22172.
Information about job openings at other Provincial ministries should be e-mailed to the HNP Communications Office.
NEW YORK — Do you know a Catholic lay person who exemplifies his or her faith? Someone who deserves recognition?
Catholic Digest magazine is offering a way to honor lay people who exemplify their Catholic faith.
Nominees may be medical researchers, volunteers, lay missionaries, environmental activists, corporate leaders, reporters, artists, athletes, entertainers, educational professionals, scientists, founders and leaders of local, regional, and national organizations that benefit the poor, sick, elderly, persecuted, or disabled — anyone who uses their gifts and faith to make a difference in the lives of others.
To nominate a person, send an e-mail, describing why the person is significant, to Catholic Digest before May 1. The magazine will accept only nominations that include:
· Name of nominee
· Contact information
· Description of why person should be honored
· Documentation (press clippings or Web links, if possible)
Send submissions to Traci Neal, care of Catholic Digest at 1 Montauk Ave., Suite 200?, New London, CT 06320?. Neal can also be reached by phone at 860-437-3012 ext. 181.
NEW YORK — Jesuits, Lutherans and Presbyterians are partnering to host the Metropolitan New York Bread for the World Gathering at 10 a.m. on March 13 on the Upper West Side of Manhattan.
Hosted at Advent Lutheran Church, the event will feature Art Simon, founder of the interfaith effort to solve hunger around the world.
Simon is no stranger to the Province, having spoken last year at St. Francis of Assisi Church in Raleigh, N.C. His message is one closely in line with the Province’s justice and peace advocacy efforts to feed the hungry.
All are welcome to the event at which Simon will sign his new book, The Rising of Bread for the World.
Bread for the World, founded in 1974, is looking to increase the involvement of New York City individuals and parishes in its work, according to J. Elise Brown, pastor of Advent Lutheran Church.
The program is sponsored by the New York Province of the Society of Jesus, the Presbytery of New York City, Advent Lutheran Church, Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, Our Saviour’s Atonement Lutheran Church, Gustavus Adolphus Lutheran Church, Trinity Lutheran Church/Lower East Side, and Seafarer’s and International House, a hospitality ministry of the Lutheran Church.
Participants are asked to register online. Questions may be directed to Samantha McLane at smclane@bread.org.
Advent Lutheran Church is located at 2504 Broadway near 93rd Street.
NEW YORK — Holy Name Province is mourning the death of a sister of a friar.
Rosemary Lorentz, 73, sister of Francis Gunn, OFM, of Pompton Lakes, N.J., died Feb. 27. A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated March 3 in Saugerties, N.Y.
Additionally, HNP friars are mourning the death of an affiliate of the Province.
Joan Marie Anderson died Feb. 18 in St. Petersburg, Fla. A Mass of Christian Burial was offered Feb. 26 at St. Bonaventure University Chapel in Allegany, N.Y.
FEATURES
A Reflection on Civil Rightsby Emmet Murphy, OFM
This issue’s seasonal reflection is about Black History Month. Emmet Murphy, OFM, a student of the civil rights movement, recently visited the International Civil Rights Center and Museum in Greensboro, N.C., and was inspired to compile his thoughts.
Many of us have lived through significant events in the history of civil rights — the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr., Vatican II and the civil rights movement.
I was always interested in the civil rights movement — for all people — not just our African-American brothers and sisters.
The renewal of the Order in the wake of the Second Vatican Council helped restore non-ordained Franciscan brothers to their rightful place in the Order of Lesser Brothers. When I entered the Order in the 1950s, I was uncomfortable with separate dining rooms for ordained and non-ordained friars, and brothers made to feel like second-class citizens. Thankfully, the Chapters of Renewal in the late 1960s ended the caste system within the Order.
At the time, I could identify with our black sisters and brothers who fought for their civil rights and were finally given their God-given and rightful place in society.
The God of Surprises
On Feb. 1 of this year, I visited the International Civil Rights Center and Museum, which is built on the location of what is considered the beginning of the civil rights movement. On that day in 1950, four African-American college students boldly sat at a whites-only counter in Woolworth’s and ordered coffee.
Truly, the God of surprises confounds the powerful and mighty and raises up the poor and the weak: an aging, portly pontiff who listened to the whisperings of the Holy Spirit and four terrified black college students who took a stand by taking a seat. We, too, can make a difference in society by working, ministering and praying to stand up to injustice.
Museum Chronicles Civil Rights History
Woolworth’s closed the store in January 1993 and sold the building to a local bank, which planned to demolish the building and use the empty lot for parking. A group of black businessmen persuaded the bank to sell the building to them so they could create a museum.
Today, you can tour the museum, witnessing civil rights history through the many photos and exhibits that sadly detail man’s inhumanity to man.
— Fr. Emmet Murphy, a native of Cambridge, Mass., lives at St. Francis of Assisi Friary in Raleigh, N.C., roughly 90 miles from Greensboro.
NEW YORK — Some notable March events that took place around Holy Name Province:
One Year Ago
March 1-10, 2009 — Seven Holy Name friars and several partners-in-ministry took a peace pilgrimage to the Holy Land to commemorate the Order’s 800th anniversary. The trip included visits to Bethlehem. Galilee and Jerusalem as well as meeting with Sheikh Al-Tamimi. (A similar pilgrimage, led by Jacek Orzechowski, OFM, will take place this June. Reservations must be made by March 15.)
March 13-16, 2009 — Ecumenical Advocacy Days for Global Peace and Justice were held in Alexandia, Va. HNP friars, including Mathias Doyle, OFM, Louis Canino, OFM, and Jud Weiksnar, OFM, participated in the event. (This year’s EAD, held March 19 to 22 in Washington, D.C., is called “A Place to Call Home: Immigration, Migration & Displaced Persons.”)
10 Years Ago
March 5, 2000 — The new Franciscan Center at St. Patrick-St. Anthony Parish in Hartford, Conn., was dedicated by Archbishop Daniel Cronin. Then Provincial Minister John Felice, OFM, preached the homily. (According to the parish’s Web site, the center “provides opportunities to promote a living community that improve the life, dignity and rights of all people regardless of religious, social or economic background, especially the alienated and the poor of the city of Hartford.”)
15 Years Ago
March 25, 1995 — John Burke, OFM, was ordained bishop by Archbishop Theodore McCarrick at the Church of St. Peter the Apostle in River Edge, N.J. (John served as bishop of Miracema do Tocantins, Brazil, for almost 10 years, dying March 16, 2006. He was a Franciscan friar for 50 years and a priest for 45.)
25 Years Ago
March 1, 1985 — The Province began serving at St. Anthony of Padua Parish in Camden, N.J., designated America’s poorest city in 2006. (Today, the parish is involved in improving the community of Camden by eliminating abandoned homes and creating community gardens.)
45 Years Ago
March 22, 1965 — Roughly 3,000 assembled at Villa Maria Retreat House in Chaclacayo, outside of Lima, Peru, for a retreat given by Celsus Wheeler, OFM, who traveled from La Paz, Bolivia. According to the Winter/Spring 1965 Provincial Annals, “Twenty of these belonged to four religious orders, i.e. CPPS, OMI, O. Carm., and OFM. The other 2,980 consisted of cackling chickens, quacking ducks, sniffing rabbits and sleeping dogs (except during the night).” Joseph Nangle, OFM, wrote, “Besides a profitable meditation on community life, the chickens also supplied eggs at breakfast and a companion for the rice at dinner.” (Shown in the photo are Celsus, Anselm Donohue, OFM, William Fitzgerald — who later left Holy Name Province — and Joseph. Just under a year after the photograph was taken, Anselm drowned while swimming in Lima.)
55 Years Ago
March 2, 1955 — Archbishop Richard J. Cushing of Boston celebrated Mass at Our Lady of the Airways Chapel in Logan International Airport. Following Mass, four Poor Clares from the Monastery of Saint Clare in Jamaica Plain, accompanied by Provincial Minister Celsus Wheeler, departed for Greenville, S.C., where they would be starting a new foundation. (Their new monastery was dedicated in the following days, and the friars of nearby St. Anthony Friary served as chaplains to the Poor Clares.)
60 Years Ago
March 14, 1950 — After weeks of preparation, the St. Bonaventure Dramatic Club — under the direction of Regis Galvin, OFM — performed “Hamlet” in the Olean High School auditorium. The production, sponsored by the Kiwanis Club of Olean, N.Y., was shifted from Butler Gymnasium on the university’s campus to the nearby auditorium, which could accommodate 1,200 people. The club also performed the play on March 15 and 16 as well.
— Compiled by Rebecca Doel
FRANCISCAN WORLD
Franciscan Mission Service Newsby Wendy Healy
WASHINGTON — Joseph Nangle, OFM, who works closely with the Franciscan Mission Service, was on hand when the organization recently hosted a reception here to welcome home seven missioners from service in Bolivia and Tanzania.
The three-week re-entry program of the FMS provides time for missioners to reflect on their experiences and gradually reintegrate through reflection and prayer, said Kim Smolik, executive director. At the Jan. 28 wine and cheese reception, the returning missioners shared their experiences with approximately 70 family members and friends who came to support them. The reception was held at Casa San Salvador, the FMS house in Washington, D.C.
“Through a series of daily sharing sessions, presentations and liturgy, they learn to recognize and name the highs and lows of their mission experience — to let go of what needs to be let go and to prepare for the next stage of their life journeys,” said Smolik. The missioners also commit themselves to life-long mission to North America, in which they continue to live a Franciscan lifestyle and bear witness to the Gospel.
In other news, the FMS is preparing for its semi-annual board meeting March 5 to 6. Board members include former executive director Joe as well as Provincial Minister John O’Connor, OFM, and George Corrigan, OFM.
The board members will participate in a day-and-a-half of training in board development to strengthen the organization, according to Smolik, including governance and fundraising, especially for next fall’s strategic planning. One of the efforts on which the board is focusing, said Smolik, is strengthening partnerships with other Franciscan groups.
— Wendy Healy, a Connecticut-based freelance writer, contributes frequently to HNP Today.
ST. LOUIS — Sacred Heart Province, headquartered here, has been busy celebrating the Year for Priests and milestone parish anniversaries.
A March issue of Around the Province, the Sacred Heart’s weekly newsletter, announced three of its friars serving at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Shelbyville, Ind., are being honored this week for their service during a parish-wide appreciation event. The commemoration, which will be attended by both current and former parishioners, will honor the trio as well as celebrate the Year for Priests.
Additionally, Around the Province noted the 70th anniversary of Little Flower of Jesus Church in Monroe, La. The newsletter reported: “The 70th anniversary celebration began on Feb. 20 with a banquet. Bishop (Michael) Duca presided at the Mass at 9 a.m. on the 21st.”
Fr. Allan DaCorte, OFM, became an official resident of Rome in January. He wrote in the Feb. 4 issue of Around the Province, “The local community welcomed me as its newest member with personal ‘benvenuto’ greetings that helped me settle in.” Fr. Allan was appointed vicar treasurer general of the Order by General Minister Jose Rodriguez Carballo, OFM.
Shown in the photo is Bishop Duca at the anniversary Mass of LIttle Flower Church. To read the full photo caption, download the March issue of Around the Province.
UPCOMING EVENTS
Justice, Peace and Integrity of Creation Webinar
March 4, 2010
The theme for this Webinar, which will begin at 7:30 p.m., is engaging children in the Franciscan care for creation.
Click here to register online.
Contact:
Russell Testa
jpic@hnp.org
Funeral arrangements for Br. Gerald Hudson, OFM,
March 7 - 8, 2010
Wake: March 7, 2- 4 p.m. and 7 - 9 p.m.
Wake Service: 8 p.m.
St. Anthony of Padua Church, 2818 River Ave., Camden, N.J. (Ph: 856-963-5884).
Mass of Christian Burial: March 8, 11 a.m.; St. Anthony of Padua Church.
Contact:
Michael Harlan, OFM
Mharlan@hnp.org
Ph: 646-473-025 ext. 306
Fraternal Gathering #3
March 9, 2010
Place: St. Francis Friary, New York, NY
Time: 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Contact:
Br. Michael Harlan, OFM
Fraternal Gathering #4
March 11, 2010
Place: St. Bonaventure Church, Paterson, N.J.
Time: 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Contact:
Michael Harlan, OFM
mharlan@hnp.org
646-473-0265
Provincial Council Meeting
March 16 - 17, 2010
Monthly meeting of council members; Location: Provincial Office, 129 West 31st Street, New York
Contact:
Br. Michael Harlan, OFM
mharlan@hnp.org
Funeral Services for Fr. Daniel Hurley, OFM
March 17 - 18, 2010
Wake: March 17, from 2 - 4 p.m. and 7 - 9 p.m., St. Bonaventure University Chapel, Doyle Hall, Allegany, NY, Ph: 716-375-2423; Wake Service at 8 p.m; Mass of Christian Burial: March 18 10 a.m. at St. Bonaventure University Chapel; Interment at St. Bonaventure Cemetery, Allegany.
Contact:
Br. Michael Harlan, OFM
MHarlan@hnp.org
Ph: 646-473-0265 ex. 306
Fraternal Gathering #5
March 24, 2010
Place: St. Bonaventure University Friary
Time: 4 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
Contact:
Br. Michael Harlan, OFM
Fraternal Gathering #6
March 26, 2010
Place: Siena College Friary
Time: 1 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Contact:
Br. Michael Harlan, OFM
Provincial Office Closed for Holiday
April 1 - 2, 2010
The Provincial Office, on West 31st Street in Manhattan, closes at 1 p.m. on Holy Thursday for the weekend. The Provincial Office staff wishes all a blessed Holy Week and Easter season.
Contact:
Br. Michael Harlan, OFM
MHarlan@hnp.org
