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		<title>Brother Douglas &#8211; September 7</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Brother Douglas Downes was one of the key founders of the Society of St Francis. He was an academic and a priest concerned about the homeless wayfarers in Depression-era England. Each summer, he would go on the road to minister to them. Eventually he set up the farm at Hilfield to provide work in the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://tssf.org.au/2010/08/31/brother-douglas-september-7/</link>
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		<title>A prayer on the feast of St Clare</title>
		<description><![CDATA[“Wait in silence for God, my soul, for from Him comes my hope.” We might take as a theme song for the next few days Psalm 62, set for Morning Prayer for the feast of St Clare. The heart of the Psalmist’s spirituality, his “soul”, has three parts: waiting, deep silence, out of which grow [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://tssf.org.au/2010/08/11/a-prayer-on-the-feast-of-st-clare/</link>
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		<title>Site migrated</title>
		<description><![CDATA[As of 10/07/2010, tssf.org.au has been migrated to a new server. Users should not see any significant changes. Please report any issues to webadmin.]]></description>
		<link>http://tssf.org.au/2010/07/11/site-migrated/</link>
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		<title>Reprint of Franciscan Gold</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The first print run of Franciscan Gold sold out earlier this year, and so we have arranged for a reprint. Copies can be ordered online using the link on the resources page at the reduced price of $20 plus $5 postage anywhere in the world. Franciscan Gold is the history of the 50 years since [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://tssf.org.au/2010/04/10/reprint-of-franciscan-gold/</link>
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		<title>Second Week of Advent</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Franciscans International letter for Week 2 of Advent is ready here.]]></description>
		<link>http://tssf.org.au/2009/12/09/second-week-of-advent/</link>
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		<title>Prepare the Way of the Lord</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ADVENT CHALLENGE 1. Christmas Unshopping: BUY NOTHING THIS CHRISTMAS! ? Give no gifts this Christmas ? Explain to your family that you are using your economic power to help the poorest by giving no gifts. Often, the gifts we give are useless or unwanted. ? Instead, make gifts or cards which are so much more [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://tssf.org.au/2009/11/29/prepare-the-way-of-the-lord/</link>
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		<title>Dinghy Appeal Almost To Target</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Our Appeal to raise money for a dinghy to transport Tertiaries and others in PNG was launched in January. We are almost there, with over $9,000 in the bank; almost another $2,000 is needed. Nearly $3,000 of this was raised by John Clarkson (Minister NSW-B). The Province congratulates John for a terrific effort, the centrepiece [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://tssf.org.au/2009/11/29/dinghy-appeal-almost-to-target/</link>
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		<title>Seriously Joyful: Australian Tertiaries</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Minister Provincial, Ted Witham, has written an article based on questionnaires sent to Australian Tertiaries earlier in 2009. Ted concludes that Australians are inspired by their Rule of Life to live &#8216;seriously joyful&#8217; in the spirit of St Francis. Click here to read the article.]]></description>
		<link>http://tssf.org.au/2009/11/16/seriously-joyful-australian-tertiaries/</link>
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		<title>International Third Order is now on Facebook!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[At their meeting in Western Australia in August this year, the Ministers-Provincial and the Minister General decided to experiment with a Facebook page. The page is primarily for people wondering about a vocation to the Third Order, and it directs people to the web-sites of each Province. It also encourages Franciscans [and all Christians] with [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://tssf.org.au/2009/10/27/international-third-order-is-now-on-facebook/</link>
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		<title>Helen Granowski new Provincial Chaplain</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Please pray for Helen Granowski elected yesterday as the new Provincial Chaplain. Helen has been the Regional Minister for Victoria-Tasmania, and takes up her new post immediately. Helen is a priest licensed to the Archbishop of Melbourne, and was previously Principal of Canberra CEGGS and St Hilda&#8217;s, Southport (Qld).]]></description>
		<link>http://tssf.org.au/2009/07/20/helen-granowski-new-provincial-chaplain/</link>
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