Pope Francis Prayer Intention for August 

Vatican City, 1 August 2017 (VIS) – The Holy Father’s universal prayer intention for August is: “That sports may be an opportunity for friendly encounters between peoples and may contribute to peace in the world”.

His intention for evangelization is: “That Christians may live the Gospel, giving witness to faith, honesty, and love of neighbor”.

 

 

Friar 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. 

 

Our Fraternity Gatherings are on the third Sunday of the month.   We start with Mass at 12 PM (Optional) in the friary chapel.  After Mass, our social begins at 1 PM in the friary refectory followed by a fifteen to twenty minute business meeting.  Following our business meeting we have ongoing formation. Our 0ngoing formation usually begins around 2:30 PM and ends around 3:45 PM. The ongoing formation program can be from the current study format or a speaker.  At around 4 PM the fraternity meets in the chapel for evening prayer.