Over the next two months, John O’Connor, OFM, will travel to Georgia, Delaware and Florida. The dates of the Provincial Minister’s commitments, subject to change, through March are listed below.
| Jan. 5-10 | Georgia, South Carolina | Fraternal visits with friars |
| Jan. 8 | Athens, Ga. | Dedication of renovated chapel at the University of Georgia (rescheduled from December 2011) |
| Jan. 15 | Silver Spring, Md. | Province celebration of Martin Luther King Jr. at St. Camillus Church |
| Jan. 17-18 | New York | Provincial Council meeting |
| Jan. 26-27 | Washington, D.C. | Franciscan Mission Service Board of Directors meeting |
| Jan. 29 | Margate, N.J. | Visit with postulant community |
| Feb. 1-3 | Ft. Myers Beach, Fla. | Rescheduled fraternal visit to Poor Clares |
| Feb. 5-12 | Vacation | |
| Feb. 13-14 | Washington | Washington Theological Union Board of Trustees meeting |
| Feb. 18-19 | Providence, R.I. | Friars’ farewell Mass at St. Mary’s Parish |
| Feb. 24-25 | New York | Provincial Council meeting |
| March 4 | Peekskill, N.Y. | Day of Chapter preparation for Franciscan Sisters |
| March 6 | Callicoon, N.Y. | Meeting with Ignatius Smith, OFM |
| March 7 | Albany, N.Y. | Meeting with Albany Bishop Howard Hubbard |
| March 8-10 | Loudonville, N.Y. | Siena College Board of Trustees meeting |
| March 14-16 | St. Petersburg, Fla. | Fraternal Days |
| March 16 | Washington | FMS World Care Benefit |
| March 21-24 | Allegany, N.Y. | St. Bonaventure University Board of Trustees meeting |
| March 25 | Washington | Ecumenical Advocacy Days |
| March 29-30 | New York | Provincial Council meeting |
Editor’s note: This schedule is updated as events on the Provincial Minister’s calendar change.