St. Francis Fraternity

of the Secular Franciscan Order — Springfield, Pennsylvania

NEW NATIONAL STATUTES APPROVED….

August 8th, 2013

From our regional minister:

Peace to each of your hearts! Through the kindness of our brother, Vince Iezzi, OFS, Minister of St. John the Evangelist Fraternity and Barbara Miller, OFS, a member of the Fraternity, we have learned that our National Statutes, proposed by the National Fraternity on October 30, 2010, were approved by CIOFS earlier this month. Please see the links below for the Decree approving the Statutes and the Statutes themselves. This information will soon be posted on our website.

Blessings and every good,
mattie

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