IMMACULATE CONCEPTION FRATERNITY BROTHERS AND SISTERS OF ST. FRANCIS REGION [61]
SECULAR FRANCISCAN ORDER
Meets
THE SECOND SATURDAY OF EACH MONTH
WE LIKE TO BEGIN WITH MASS 8:30AM
FRATERNITY MEETING 9:00AM (Saint Damiano House)
St. Philip Benizi Catholic Church, JONESBORO, GA
For additional information contact Ms. Willie Guadalupe, Minister 770-683-7648
Fraternity Messages
Please do not forget that we will no longer be meeting at San Damiano House, we will be meeting in the Old Education Building from now on, where we had the December Profession Celebration. See you on Saturday!
Plans for Summer Seminar on Developing Servant Leadership in Lorettoby Cecilia Maljan, SFO and Fr. Kevin Queally, TOR
A Summer Seminar on Developing Servant Leadership will be held Thursday evening, June 26 through Sunday Noon, June 29, 2008 at Saint Francis University, Loretto, PA. The National Executive Council of NAFRA strongly encourages Secular Franciscans from around the country to hear Fr. Bernie Tickerhoof, TOR and Anne Mulqueen, SFO discuss “Development of Lay Leadership in the Secular Franciscan Order”, one of the most recognized concerns at all levels of the Order.
The seminar begins with dinner at 5:00 PM Thursday, followed by Evening Prayer, Conference Session #1, and a social. Both Friday and Saturday will feature 3 conference sessions each, along with Mass, prayer services, and socials. Both days begin with breakfast at 8, then Prayer at 9:15 and the day’s first session at 9:45. Friday’s last conference begins at 7:30, and is followed with a social. Saturday follows a similar pattern with the day’s last conference at 7 PM, followed by Mass at 9 PM and a social. Sunday morning will feature the last of the weekend’s 8 conference sessions, followed with a wrap up session and ending with lunch at noon. Topics presented are: Discernment of Gifts; Basic Choices; Servant Leadership; Listening (Compassion & Empathy); Leadership Styles; Decision Making; Crisis & Conflict; and Leadership Development & Training.
The total cost for the weekend is $210 single, and $170 double, which includes room, meals, campus shuttle, and registration fee. For those who would prefer to commute and pay for meals as needed, the cost will be $65 for Thurs. through Sun, or $35 per day. Commuter registration forms for single day(s) and entire weekend will be available in April.
This seminar is for ALL SFO’s, not only those currently in leadership roles at the various levels of the Order, or those considering assuming these positions in the future. Each one of us is a leader in some aspect of our life, in our fraternities, in our parishes, and in our daily lives. So everyone one will benefit from attending this seminar. And to top it all off, it is another opportunity to be with our Franciscan brothers and sisters from different parts of the country again without the 5 year wait between Q’s!
If you have questions about the seminar, please contact Fr. Kevin Queally, TOR, 814-472-3367 (daytime) or e-mail kqueally@francis.edu. If you would like a registration form, please contact Cecilia Maljan, SFO at cylmaljan@earthlink.net.
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