Pope Francis Prayer Intention for June 

June intentions are dedicated to  the elimination of the arms trade.

“It is an absurd contradiction to speak of peace, to negotiate peace, and at the same time, promote or permit the arms trade.

Is this war or that war really a war to solve problems or is it a commercial war for selling weapons in illegal trade and so that the merchants of death get rich?

Let us put an end to this situation. Let us pray all together that national leaders may firmly commit themselves to ending the arms trade which victimizes so many innocent people.”

 

 

Our Fraternity Gatherings are on the third Sunday of the month.  On the third Sunday, June 18th is Father’s Day, our gathering has been moved to the forth Sunday, June 25th.

On June 25th the friars will be celebrating the ordination of two of their friars, Friar Max Avila and Friar Emmanuel Vasconcelos as Transitional Deacon. In place of our normal gathering we will be joining our Franciscan brothers in this wonderful celebration at the friary.  Our next gathering will be on July 16th, 2017

 

Fr. Douglas, OFM Conv. will talk to the fraternity on “Peace and Social Justice” at our ongoing formation portion of our August gathering.

  

Our annual fraternity picnic will be on Sunday, September 17, 2016.  

We are asking members and visitors to either bring a potluck dish, or side dish or a dessert.    Unfortunately, there are no electrical outlets in the area so we will not be able to hook up crock-pots or warmers to heat up food.  For those fraternity’s who are planning to once again join us this year, please contact our picnic coordinator, France Staudenmann, OFS, at:  (301) 294-3085 or by e-mail at: france.staudenmann@gmail.com for more information and to make your reservations.