VALLE DE LOS ANGELES, GUATEMALA  - Friar Michael Della Penna is preparing to move to Guatemala to take up missionary work there later this month.

 

Friar Michael spent some time this summer visiting with Friar Rocco Famiglietti, guardian at the school and orphanage at Valle de los Angeles, and he found the visit beneficial and it fueled a mssionary flame into a burning fire.

 

"In postulancy, we talked about ministering to the poor in some poor country," Friar Michael said. "I got back from my dream Aug 7th. I visited Fr Rocco in Guatemala at the Valley of the Angels. I am going to be teaching them English so as to give them a door to something better."

 

Valle de los Angeles is a school and orphanage that currently is home to 270 children on 25 acres of land.

 

Friar Michael said, "The kids are absolute treasures and Fr Rocco is very inspiring. I am pretty excited."

BOSTON, MA - During its June 16 meeting, the Provincial Council approved two men to enter our Postulancy Program.  The Council approved Christopher Arambasick, 29, of Portsmouth, NH, and John Paul Markides, 24, of Waterloo, Ontario.  They will join Stefan Steiner who will be entering a second year of Postulancy.
 
The Postulancy Program will move this year to St. Leonard's Friary in Boston's North End with Friar Gabriel Aceto as Postulant Director.  The Postulants will report to St. Leonard's on September 8. 

CALEDON, ONTARIO - The Province will host the annual meeting of the Secretaries for Missionary Evangelization of the English Speaking Conference this month.

 

The group is set to meet next week, September 8-11, at St. Francis Centre in Caledon.

NEW MILFORD, CT - This year marks the 7th Centenary since the death of Blessed John Duns Scotus (1308-2008).  The Connecticut Region of Friars is marking this occassion with an afternoon of reflection and fraternity and inviting all of the friars of the Province to join them.  

 

On Thursday, September 18 beginning at 11 a.m. at St. Francis Xavier Parish 26 Chestnut Land Road New Milford, CT 06776, we will enjoy Mass together, a wonderful meal and a presentation by Franciscan Scholar and Vicar Provincial of the Holy Name Province Friar Dominic Monti  who will speak on the topic:   "Blessed John Duns Scotus: Retrieving a Medieval Thinker for a Modern World."

Please RSVP to Connecticut Regional Chair Friar Ronald Gliatta at 203-753-0689 or rongli@aol.com by September 14, 2008.