Newsletter: Divine Mercy Region Secular Franciscan Order

Lower Michigan and Toledo, Ohio April 2019

From Our Regional Minister

Brothers and Sisters,

Let’s rebuild our church, our fraternities, and our lives!

I hope you will join us on April 27th in Saginaw at the Diocesan Center for our Spring

Gathering. In response to our members, we will be providing training for council positions.

There will be training sessions for Minister, Vice Minister, Treasurer, Secretary, Formation

Director, Spiritual Assistant, and JPIC Animator.

If you hold one of these positions, we want you there! If you are a new council member

there will be training for you in your new position. This is a chance to ask questions and

learn from others who share the same position. For those with extensive service and

knowledge, we want you there too! Please share your talents and “best practices” you have

learned along the way. There will be time in each session for a sharing of ideas.

EVEN IF you are not in one of these positions, WE WANT YOU THERE! Perhaps in the

past if you were in one of these positions, your experience is welcome and needed. If you

have no experience, but perhaps want to learn more, we welcome you. Choose a group that

interests you.

Registration forms are available at our Divine Mercy Region website or see your local

fraternity minister. There is a $25 cost that offsets costs of breakfast and lunch. The region

does pay that fee for current fraternity ministers, but please register. Breakfast begins at

8:30 AM with our meeting beginning at 9:30 AM. We will conclude with a Saturday Vigil

Mass at 4:00pm.

There is something special when we gather as a group. I have sensed that. The Holy Spirit

is among us! Share your gifts and talents with us. Be the “light of the world” we are called

to be as Secular Franciscans! In doing so, you are rebuilding our church, our fraternities,

and our lives!

Peace,

Jim Graczyk OFS

Divine Mercy Region, Minister

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Dear Sisters and Brothers,

Please join us on April 27th at the Spring Gathering. It’s open

to all Secular Franciscans, as well as anyone in formation for the

Order. If you need an extra registration form, see the last page.

Soon, sadly but with great gratitude, we will be saying goodbye

to our spiritual assistant and a kind, humble and holy man, Br.

Loren Connell OFM. We’re sorry to see him leave us, but the

entire council wishes him the best in the future. Please

remember us and pray for us, Br. Loren, and we will remember

and pray for you.

At each of these meetings, we plan a special event or a task to

perform. This spring, we’ve prepared training for fraternity

councils, so if you have been, are or may ever be on a fraternity

council, this meeting is for you.

In this issue of the newsletter, since we have a member who was

awarded the National JPIC award last fall, the feature articles

are about a few of the things happening with JPIC in our Region.

We also have some election results which you’ll find on page 9.

Peace and All Good,

Jan Kaeding OFS

Regional Councilor, Newsletter & Webpage Editor

In This Issue • From Our Minister • Editor’s Notes • Taking Formation

Out of Your Meeting Room

• From Br. Loren • Regional Calendar • Gentrification &

JPIC • I Ride the Bus • Socks for

Kalamazoo’s Homeless

• Discovering Each Other

• Fraternity Elections • Franciscan

Seminars • What’s Happening

at St. Bonaventure in Detroit?

• Fr. Joseph Maloney OFM Cap.

• Contact Us!

Taking Formation Out of Your Meeting Room

Our order is calling us to face the challenge of our vocation in the world in new and sometimes

uncomfortable ways. We are being called out of the safety of our meeting rooms. Nowhere is this

truer than as we form ourselves and those in our formation programs through Justice, Peace and the

Integrity of Creation. As I have been privileged to get to know Formation Ministers from across the

US, I see the ways Franciscans are being stretched. I see new and innovative ways people are making

formation life giving for those in formation and for those in our cities and towns.

Our National Fraternity leadership is urging us to embrace the challenge, and to embrace change as

needed. We are all praying for the life of our order. We need to be open to the needs of younger

people who are called to the Franciscan way of life.

I would like to challenge all of us in the Divine Mercy Region to step out in the pursuit of a deeper

connection to JPIC in our regular formation programs. This in turn connects us all the more deeply

to Catholic Social Teaching. I have seen the fruit of nurturing this connection in formation programs.

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Dear Sisters and Brothers,

If I had a trombone for every year of my last birthday, we could have

a big parade. In June, I will mark six years as pastor/administrator of

St. Aloysius Parish, and almost seven as a resident of southeast

Michigan. During that time, I have been privileged to serve the

regional fraternity as its spiritual assistant. They have been years of

grace for me, but I am tired. The parish deserves a pastor—and the

regional fraternity, an assistant—with more energy; and I deserve to

retire from fulltime ministry. Sunday, June 30th, will be my last

scheduled day as pastor.

As I write to you now, my tenure as regional assistant is less clear. I have applied to enter a

sabbatical program in the fall but have not yet received notification of acceptance. Meanwhile, I

am in dialogue with my provincial minister with regard to my next residence. It is unlikely that I

will remain in Michigan beyond the summer, but right now there are too many uncertainties for

me to be more specific than that.

I am grateful for my years in Michigan and for the people whom I have come to know and love

here. That includes many of you in the regional fraternity. I have not been as present among you

as I would have liked, and for that I apologize. You have been very patient with my foibles, and

for that I thank you. I shall carry with me some painful memories, but many more joyful ones.

One certainty this summer is a chapter of mats in Denver, Colorado. From July 29th to August 2nd

about four hundred friars will come together from the six American provinces that have chosen to

become one. It will be an experience of brotherhood, with all of us meeting brothers from other

provinces whom we have never met before. That's a good way for me to begin a new chapter in

my own Franciscan life. Peace and Every Blessing,

Br. Loren, OFM

Regional Spiritual Assistant

Mark Your Calendars!

Spring Gathering 2019 April 27, 2019 Saginaw, Michigan

Regional Fraternity Chapter 2019 August 2-4, 2019 DeWitt, Michigan

Formation Day 2019 October 26, 2019 Saginaw, Michigan

National Fraternity Chapter 2019 October 15-20, 2019 Corpus Christi, Texas

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The materials in the FUN Manual, in Franciscan

Journey and those available on the national and

international websites are a worthwhile beginning.

They truly are just a beginning. My challenge is for

us to go further, to take learning a step further. I

have three suggestions for you to consider.

1. Plan ahead and create an atmosphere to share

deeply during Formation sessions about what

justice activities each person is involved in

now.

2. Discuss within your Formation group where

God may be calling each of you to be more

involved in JPIC; individually or in your

fraternity’s apostolate.

3. Do something to promote justice together:

volunteer with a program that supports those

released from jail or prison, volunteer at a soup

kitchen, join in on a local conservation activity,

visit your fraternity’s home bound members

together. Get out of your meeting room

together. Don’t forget to process what you all

experienced either as a wrap up for the

experience or at your next formation gathering.

Formation is a time of challenge and change. For

the person in initial formation, it is discernment and

learning and spiritual stretching and personal

growth. For professed seculars our ongoing

formation should continue the growth; not always

comfortable, but calling us consistently to ongoing

conversion. For Formation Ministers it should be

most challenging of all, as we are privileged to

learn and grow and face ourselves with both groups

of people.

There are so many opportunities we can create to

be a Franciscan presence in our communities. I’ll

be taking the challenge as I work with the

candidates in my fraternity’s formation group. We

are going to leave our meeting room. Join us!

Michelle Bryk OFS

Regional Formation Minister

Since 1999, I have served as a Faith Community

Nurse at St. Aloysius Neighborhood Services

located on Washington Boulevard in downtown

Detroit. I assess and address the whole health

(mind, body, and spirit) needs of the seniors who

live in Section 8 housing (H.U.D. housing) on

Washington Boulevard and our homeless brothers

and sisters who frequent our parish/office.

As Detroit is being redeveloped, seniors are being

pushed out, a.k.a. gentrification. In 2014 as

gentrification issues heightened, it became evident

to me as a nurse that downtown, the physical well-

being of senior citizens, related to safety and air

quality, was being jeopardized during in-residence

renovation of their apartment building. What is

worse, is that the owners had no concern for the

seniors’ dignity or whole health. Having already

been given an eviction notice, and as the seniors

scrambled to find other subsidized housing, their

apartments and hallways were consumed with

construction workers with masks (none given to the

seniors) and the fall out of renovation dust, debris,

filth, and chaos.

It was the last week in January when Johnny came

to my office. He had some questions about his

medications—a routine office visit. But this routine

office visit became a critical event when Johnny

said, “You know Kathy, it is getting hard to breathe

in my apartment. They started doing major

construction in our building and there is dust

everywhere—I can’t take it, Kathy.”

Elderly residents residing in the Griswold

Apartments had chronic illnesses, and exposure in

this way exacerbated their illnesses. Two elevators

were available (not dependable on a good day); one

was dedicated to the construction workers. Those

elderly with doctor appointments, dialysis

treatments, and much more had great difficulty, no,

almost impossible experiences, getting to their

appointments.

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Gentrification & JPIC

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I made numerous complaints about these conditions

to the City of Detroit Building Department, as did the

seniors, but nothing happened. Gratefully, a St.

Aloysius parishioner who is an attorney volunteered

his and his staff’s time to seek a “Verified Complaint

for Injunctive Relief.” On the same day of the court

hearing, before going to court, the City of Detroit

placed a “cease and desist order” on the contractor’s

window located next to the Griswold building. Yes,

the renovation construction was stopped!

This article is a highly condensed account of the

gentrification issue for the seniors at the Griswold

building. Not only were their physical health issues

highlighted and addressed, but also their spiritual and

mental health concerns.

This experience gave way to strong partnerships, and

advocates emerged who have worked and continue

to work to effect positive outcomes regarding

gentrification issues at the local level in Detroit.

Successes of this work include:

1. A research study conducted by Wayne State

University School of Social Work was begun.

Principal Investigator Tam Perry, PhD, post

graduate social work students, Wayne State

University College of Nursing student nurses,

and the St. Aloysius Faith Community Nurse

picked this up as a research study. The study

focused on older adults from Griswold who were

involuntarily relocated. Research examined their

experiences to understand how they are settling

into life in their new homes and community. The

findings of this research have been disseminated

and are being used by city planners at the local,

state, and national level.

2. This experience has provided a training ground

for young adult students in nursing, social work,

and urban planning.

3. Two Section 8 HUD apartments were sold two

blocks away from the Griswold Apartments. The

new owners of these apartments have promised

to keep the HUD contract for another ten years!

DO YOU EVEN REALIZE HOW THAT

RELIEVES THE STRESS OF THE SENIORS?

Currently in 2019 renovation of these

apartments continues with seniors in residence!

Careful attention has been made to make sure

their health is not compromised by the

construction.

4. The issue was raised to key policy makers.

Detroit’s Mayor, Mike Duggan has earnestly

discussed senior housing in his last two State of

the City addresses.

5. Organizational contributions, e.g. Senior

Housing Preservation-Detroit (SHP-D), have

been made to the City's Affordable Housing

Strategy. Members of the SHP-D coalition and

others have given public testimony in support of

the Affordable Housing Trust Fund established

in Sept 2017 and an Inclusionary Housing

Ordinance which mandates that 20% of new

housing developments be classified as

affordable.

In closing, Article 15 of our Rule directs us: “Let

them individually and collectively be in the

forefront in promoting justice by the testimony of

their human lives and their courageous initiatives.

Especially in the field of public life, they should

make definite choices in harmony with their faith.”

It is an honor to have received the JPIC award. Our

work continues.

“A society that doesn’t care for its elderly has no

future.” Pope Francis; Homily on Vatican Radio,

November 19, 2013.

There is an article about this experience pending

publication in St. Anthony Messenger.

The following is a video of Kathleen receiving the

JPIC award at the National Chapter last October:

Kathleen Carsten award:

https://secularfranciscansusa.org/2018/10/11/ofs-

usa-chapter-update-2018-jpic-award-presented/.

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For a video that explains the gentrification in

more detail, enter this link into the address line on

your computer:

https://www.hannan.org/senior-housing-

preservation-detroit/.

NOTE: Alice, the first senior interviewed in the

preceding video just had a birthday January 3; she

is 98 years old. Alice resides in downtown

Detroit, is a parishioner of St. Aloysius, and a

former resident of Griswold Apartments.

Kathleen Carsten OFS

Regional Councilor & JPIC Animator

I ride the bus; I tell many people that. I forgot

when I started, but it has been at least 12

years…maybe more.

I used to own a car. Rather, my car owned me. I

lived in fear that it would break down and I would

be stuck without transportation. I could drive a

car off the lot brand new, and still fear it would

break down…my cars owned me. And so, one

day it happened. My car broke down. I remember

saying to the Lord at night, “Lord, it is really easy

to think about riding the bus when I am warm and

safe in my house, but tomorrow morning I am

going to need to go out in the cold, so I need your

help.” It began.

The first bus driver I had and I, on the first day I

started, talked about Religion…who would have

thought. I used to say that I would have a great

ministry on the bus. Wrong. It has been a great

ministry to me.

The first thing I noticed is how much pride came

pouring out of me. (Was there something wrong

with riding the bus?)

A friend of mine, when I told him of the pride,

said, “Yes, and I will tell you what else you will

find, you will find your prejudice.” Now I

thought, right away, black and white…that was

not my prejudice. One day I thought, when will I

find my prejudice? I am sure the Lord was just

waiting to hear that line. Bam!! I found out that

mine was people who have no boundaries…not

issues of black and white. You will find your

own.

I share many stories of what the Lord does, to me,

through me and with me. There was the time that

a young couple was making fun of a young

woman who might have been categorized as “not

acceptable in polite society.” I simply moved

across the aisle, sitting between them and her and

began talking with her as if she was my best

friend. We had a great conversation. When she

got off at her stop, I returned to my seat and

simply looked at the couple who had been

mocking her. They were embarrassed.

There was a young man who was always angry

and all the drivers were always angry at him. I

said one morning, “Lord, if I could just smile at

him; no one ever smiles at him.” He looked at me,

and I gave him my biggest smile. He was at my

side instantly. It took me a while to understand

his name, because he was part Vietnamese and

part Japanese. He asked me to marry him. I told

him I belonged to the Lord. “Oh, God,” he said,

with reverence. He asked me if I was going to

work, which I was. I asked him if he was going to

work. He said, “Oh I can’t work, I’m mental.” I

said his name--because names are important--and

that I did not believe that. Inside I thought, “you

are probably no more mental than I am; you just

show yours more than I do.” We continued to

talk. You realize as you are talking to the one no

one else will talk with, that others are watching

and listening. At the end as I was preparing to

leave, he said, “Margo, you nice lady.” I told him

I try. Whenever we saw each other after that, we

both smiled.

I have a Kleenex ministry on the bus. A lot of

people who cannot afford Kleenex ride the bus.

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I Ride the Bus

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There was the woman who clearly had a sinus

infection, but no Kleenex. Or, the man who came

in from the pouring rain, as wet as could be, no

Kleenex. Or, the young woman who was clearly

in pain, with tears flowing; my Kleenex became

hers. It is a simple ministry. I simply watch for

the need.

One day a group of young women were very loud

on the bus. It was the end of the day and I was

tired and did not want to hear them, so I shut them

out. I missed the lesson from God that day, and

the very next day the same thing happened.

Finally, I realized that God was trying to get my

attention, so I paid attention the next time. You

know when young people are loud on the bus,

they are simply living the life they have been

allowed to live. The Lord asks for patience and

love, not judgment.

There are so many others. There was the man I

gave my candy bar to (I didn’t need it) who told

me he was going to the hospital that night (with

foot pain), but really it would simply get him off

the streets and he wouldn’t have to go to a shelter.

There was the young man who somehow felt safe

enough with me to tell me his history of abuse.

There is the young man with Asperger’s

Syndrome who is a delight to talk to and no matter

how long it’s been since he’s seen me, he never

forgets my name. There was the man I saw

looking through the garbage container for food.

You see Jesus a lot.

I cannot imagine driving to work now. I pay $30

a month (now that I am a senior) and that I can

afford. Sometimes I have gotten off the bus

laughing as hard as I could. I remember saying

one time, “Lord, I never laughed like this when I

was driving.” You never know what influence

you have. A man sitting across from me one day

said, “You’re the one.” I said, “I’m the one,

what?” He said, “You are the one who walks to

church every morning.” “How do you know that,”

I said? “We see you,” he said. I was taken aback.

The stories—and there are many, and many more

to come, I am sure. But they are all tied up in

God’s love for me and my love for God and

neighbor. Clearly, “the Almighty has done great

things for me, and Holy is His name.” Go, and

take nothing for the Journey. I ride the bus.

Margo Dean OFS

Our Mother of Sorrows Fraternity

Spiritual Assistant, St. Isidore Fraternity

This winter, Divine Providence Fraternity in

Kalamazoo decided to ask a few local parishes for

socks, mittens and hats for the homeless. We

were inundated! We received laundry baskets full

of new socks and other warm items! People are so

generous. They want to help, but don’t know

how.

We packaged the items we received in gallon

Ziploc bags, along with snacks and a note of

prayer, and distributed them. Some items went

downtown and were handed out on the street near

the bus station in Kalamazoo, which is near the

places the poor must walk to eat and get what they

need every day. Some items went to Detroit to

help out Franciscan Ministries, some went

directly to the Walk-in Center in Kalamazoo.

Below is a photo of batch #1--90 bags--which

went to the homeless on the street in January.

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Socks for Kalamazoo’s Homeless

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Fraternity members went out in pairs and not only

handed out the bags, but spent some time talking

to people on the street. Homeless people feel

invisible--and unwanted--and are very grateful to

be treated with love and respect. We got more out

of it than they did, I think.

The sock drive turned out to be a very simple

project to put together for a tiny fraternity like

ours. We’d like to give thanks to the parishioners

at St. Mary’s in Paw Paw and St. Bernard’s in

Benton Harbor, who generously donated so many

items.

Jan Kaeding OFS, Regional Councilor

Minister of Divine Providence Fraternity

Regional Newsletter & Website Editor

The Troubadours of St. Clare Fraternity, St. Clair

Shores, has embarked on a new series of

presentations entitled “Discovering Each

Other”. Each presentation in the series will

highlight a speaker from a different faith tradition.

The first presentation in the series was held in

January 2019, and it featured Imam Sayed Saleh

Qazwini of The Islamic Institute of America,

Dearborn. It was held at St. Lucy Catholic

Church, St. Clair Shores (the Troubadours’ host

parish) with 50 people in attendance.

From Vatican II in Plain English - The Collection,

Book 2 – The Constitutions, by Bill Huebsch with

Paul Thurmes, the following is excerpted. We are

reminded:

Constitution on the Church

Chapter 2, The People of God 16And the many people who are not Christian are

also connected to the People of God. The Jews

remain dear to God for example, as do the people

of Islam, as well as all those who seek God with a

sincere heart. Likewise, those who seek no God

whatsoever, if they are good and true, are also

related to God’s people…

To learn about each other opens the door to loving

each other and banishes the untruths sowed by

fear. Let us continue to discover each other and

bring about justice, peace, and integrity of

creation.

Jerry Alderman, OFS

Vice Minister, Troubadours of St. Clare Fraternity

We are currently celebrating the 800-year

anniversary of the encounter between St. Francis

and the Sultan. A letter from the OFM Friars

commemorating that event can be found on our

website at:

https://divinemercyregional.files.wordpress.com/

2019/03/mg_damietta_letter_en.pdf

Discovering Each Other

Queen of Angels Fraternity [56-107]

Minister – Bob Brady OFS Vice Minister - Jim Wilinski, OFS

Secretary - Terry Marcoux OFS Treasurer - Ann Torzynski OFS

Formation - Sue Ellen DeWyse OFS Councilor - Jim Graczyk, OFS

Councilor - Barney Torzynski, OFS Councilor - Joseph Diaz, OFS

Our Mother of Sorrows Fraternity [56-113]

Minister - Barb Scott OFS Vice Minister - Keith Southerton OFS

Secretary - Carol Dills OFS Treasurer - Jeff Dills OFS

Councilor - Laura Bouchard OFS Councilor - Jason George OFS

Councilor - Sue Southerton OFS Councilor - Jennifer Bahm OFS

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Franciscan Seminars

Opportunity Date & Location More Information

Making Sense of a Forgotten Past: Lay

Franciscans as Co-Creators of the

Franciscan Spiritual Tradition

Darlene Pryds PhD

July 8-12, 2019

St. Bonaventure

University

https://www.sbu.edu/about-

sbu/sbu-campus-maps-

directions/franciscan-

institute/summer-2019-

programs#Master2

Secular Franciscan Conference

Clare of God: A Spirituality for Our Time

Sr. Loretta Schaff, OSF and Fr. John

Petrikovic, OFM Cap

July 11-14, 2019

St. Francis

University

https://my.francis.edu/sfubus/

ICFL/ICFLseminar.asp

Secular Franciscan Conference

Enduring Presence: Franciscan Laity,

Their Relevance Today

Darlene Pryds PhD

July 12-14, 2019

St. Bonaventure

University

https://www.sbu.edu/about-

sbu/sbu-campus-maps-

directions/franciscan-

institute/summer-2019-

programs#Secular

If you’d like to learn more about Divine Mercy Region’s Spiritual Assistant Training Program,

please contact Linda Solis OFS, our Regional Spiritual Assistant, at lsolisofs@gmail.com.

What’s Happening at St. Bonaventure Fraternity, Detroit?

Event Date Location

Bill O'Brien from Strangers No Longer will speak

on the humanitarian crisis that faces a growing

number of immigrants and those seeking asylum

in our area.

4/28/2019 Solanus Casey Center,

Detroit, Michigan

Jubilarian Mass and Reception Following 5/19/2019 Solanus Casey Center,

Detroit, Michigan

Fraternity Picnic 7/21/2019

1:30 PM Belle Isle Shelter #2

A Study Day on St. Clare: What’s New?

Fr. William Hugo OFM 8/10/2019

Solanus Casey Center,

Detroit, Michigan

Fr. Joseph Maloney OFM Cap.

It is with a sad heart that we report the death of Fr. Joe Maloney OFM Cap. Fr. Joe was a local

Spiritual Assistant for Divine Mercy Region, as well as one of Divine Mercy’s First Regional

Spiritual Assistants. He played a big role in the region as we moved into and through the process of

Regionalization. Please pray for Fr. Joe Maloney OFM Cap.

Eternal rest grant unto him, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon him.

May the souls of all the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace.

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Contact Us! Jim Graczyk OFS Minister jgraczykdivinemercy@aol.com

Mike Carsten OFS Vice Minister mikecars10@gmail.com

Theresa Brown OFS Secretary divinemercy.region@gmail.com

Mike Okragleski OFS Treasurer mokragleski@gmail.com

Dawn Pulcer OFS Councilor dpulcerofs@gmail.com

Kevin Wahr OFS Councilor kevinwahr1@gmail.com

Kathleen Carsten OFS Councilor

JPIC Animator

parish.nurse@ameritech.net

Jan Kaeding OFS Councilor

Webmaster/Editor

divineprovidencefraternity

@gmail.com

Michelle Bryk OFS Regional Formation Minister michellebofs@gmail.com

Cami Mann OFS Ecumenical Interfaith

Coordinator

cmann1897@gmail.com

Linda Solis OFS SA Program Administrator

Regional Spiritual Assistant

lsolisofs@gmail.com

Br. Loren Connell OFM Regional Spiritual Assistant brolocon@gmail.com

To obtain the latest issue of the Divine Mercy Region Newsletter…

Newsletters are posted on the Divine Mercy Region website as soon as they are completed. In

addition, they are emailed directly to each Local Fraternity Minister by the Regional Secretary.

To find the latest issue, please visit the Divine Mercy Region website to find the latest one posted

there, or ask your Local Fraternity Minister. Here is the address for the page of the website that

has the latest newsletters:

https://divinemercyregion.com/recent-newsletters/

To submit pictures, events or articles for the newsletter...

Please attach them to an email, place the words “Newsletter Item” in the subject line of the email,

and then send the email to Jan at the following email address:

divineprovidencefraternity@gmail.com

The submission deadline for the next issue is June 30, 2019. Items not received by that date will

be considered for a later issue.

REGISTRATION FORM

Spring Gathering, Sat., April, 27, 2019 for the

Divine Mercy Regional Fraternity of the OFS

Directions: Each attendee fills out Parts I, II & III below and mails with $25 fee* (includes continental breakfast & lunch) to: Registrar, 47634 Falcon Dr., Shelby Twp., MI 48315 (Check payable to: Secular Franciscan Order, Divine Mercy Regional Fraternity). *No fee is due for Minister/Minister’s Delegate that Region covers, so note if this is your role in Part I and you may opt to email your completed registration form to dpulcerofs@gmail.com

Part I: Enter member information below:

Name:

Fraternity Name & City:

Email:

Phone #:

Check all role(s) that apply to you that you serve in, in your Fraternity:

Minister/Delegate Vice Minister Secretary Treasurer Councilor

Formation Director Formation Team Member Spiritual Assistant

JPIC Animator Professed Member Candidate Inquirer

Orienter Guest

Part II: Do you have specific requests? Yes No (If yes, note/check below.)

Special Needs (eg. Special Diet, gluten free host, etc.)

Friday Overnight: Room (include $45 rm. fee); 6pm Dinner (include $13 meal fee)

Part III: Below choose the Sat. afternoon workshop you’d like to attend; you do not need to be currently serving in this role to attend the workshop. Please email ASAP/ahead of time concerns or questions you’d like addressed in the workshop you select, to session’s leader/co-leaders’ email address noted below.

Check one workshop Designated Leader/Co-Leaders

Email concerns/questions:

Minister/Vice Minister Jim Graczyk/Barb Scott bscott3315@gmail.com

Treasurer Michael Okragleski mokragleski@gmail.com

Secretary Theresa Brown/Marge Lanzi mlanzi586@comcast.net

Formation Director Michelle Bryk michellebofs@gmail.com

Spiritual Assistant Patti Reynolds/Marie Amore lsolisofs@gmail.com

JPIC Animator Doris Allen/Doug Gordon parish.nurse@ameritech.net

Thank you for Registering! See you on April 27th for a memorable Franciscan experience!