Taize: Pilgrimage of Trust on Earth July 17, 2007
Posted by brnathan in : News , add a commentThe Society of St Francis, together with Queensland Churches together, will be hosting a visit by Br Ghislain from the Taize Community in France. There will be an eccumenical prayer service at the Cathedral of St Stephen (249 Elizabeth St Brisbane), on Thursday the 26th July, led by Br Ghislain. For further information contact Br James Andrew or call (07) 3391 3915.
Seeking St Francis Day at Stroud June 25, 2007
Posted by dwhite in : Franciscan, News, Spirituality , add a commentIf you are within a couple of hours of Stroud, north of Newcastle, NSW, you may like to attend the “Seeking St Francis” Day being held on August 11. For more information, see the brochure
Bishop Jim Kelsey n/TSSF dies June 4, 2007
Posted by Ted Witham in : Franciscan, News , add a commentJim Kelsey, Bishop of Northern Michigan in The Episcopal Church died yesterday in a car accident. Bishop Jim was a Novice in the Third Order and Bishop Protector of the First Order Sisters (Community of Saint Francis) for the Americas.
You can read more at http://www.episcopalchurch.org/79901_86478_ENG_HTM.htm
May God surround his wife Mary, his family, and his Franciscan friends with love and consolation – and may Jim be received into the joyous company of Francis, Clare and all the saints.
Archbishop Philip Freier tssf Talks on Being a Franciscan April 20, 2007
Posted by brnathan in : Franciscan, News , add a commentThe Most Reverend Philip Freier tssf, Archbishop of Melbourne, was recently interviewed by the ABC Radio National’s Religion Report. In the interview he was asked about his active interaction with the public by being ‘out and about’ on the streets of Melbourne. The interviewer then asked him if this new approach had anything to do with him being a member of the Third Order Society of St Francis. + Freier was very open in his response about how St Francis had been an infuence in his life and what it meant to be a tertiary. Â
Dr. Robert Bela Wilhelm’s Talks given at 2006 TSSF Conference April 12, 2007
Posted by brnathan in : News, Resources , add a commentStory Teller Dr Bob Wilhelm was the keynote speaker at the Third Order Society of St Francis Conference held in Perth WA. Bob delivered a fascinating series of talks on storytelling; using familiar Franciscan stories. Conference attendees marvelled as Bob used these familiar stories to not only bring them alive for us, but to show us how story telling can be a means of helping others to explore Franciscan Spirituality in a real and meaningful way.
His series of talks can be downloaded from his conference web site www.patchonahurtingworld.info/