The Provincial Administration has announced new assignments for two friars. Martin Bednar, OFM, has been assigned to Holy Name Friary in Ringwood, N.J., effective March 24. William Mann, OFM, has been assigned to St. Anthony Friary in St. Petersburg, Fla., effective in mid-April. Additional news about HNP friars can be found in the “Friar News Briefs” series.
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The Provincial Administration has announced new assignments for two friars. Henry Fulmer, OFM, has been appointed guardian of St. Joseph Parish Friary in Anderson, S.C., the regional friary for Georgia and South Carolina, effective Feb. 15. Ignatius Smith, OFM, is now serving as administrator of St. Joseph Parish in Anderson, effective Feb. 15. Two men have left the Province’s initial …
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The Provincial Administration has announced a new assignment for Stephen Kluge, OFM. He has been assigned as parochial vicar of St. Francis of Assisi Parish, Raleigh, N.C., effective Feb. 15. Additional news about HNP friars can be found in the Friar News Briefs series.
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The Provincial Administration has announced new assignments for three friars. John Alderson, OFM, has been assigned to St. Anthony Friary in Butler, N.J., effective Nov. 24. He is assisting at St. Francis Xavier Parish, Narrowsburg, N.Y., with weekend Masses and other sacramental duties while pastor William Scully, OFM, continues to heal at Holy Name Friary in Ringwood, N.J. Leonard Lencewicz, …
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The Provincial Administration has announced a new assignment for Jacques LaPointe, OFM. He is stationed, effective Sept. 1, at Maison de Prieres Le Cenacle, a retreat house in Cacouna, Quebec, Canada, where he is a spiritual director and retreat team member.
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The Provincial Administration has announced new assignments for three friars. William Bried, OFM, has been assigned to the Franciscan Renewal Center in Scottsdale, Ariz., where he is a staff member. Myron McCormick, OFM, has been assigned to Holy Name Friary in Ringwood, N.J., effective Oct. 28. Kevin McGoff, OFM, is serving as director of liturgical music at Our Lady of …
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The Provincial Administration has announced two new assignments. John McDowell, OFM, has been named president of Bishop Guilfoyle Catholic High School in Altoona, Pa., effective at the start of this academic year. Blaise Reinhart, OFM, has moved from Siena College to Holy Name Friary, Ringwood, N.J., for rehabilitation, effective Sept. 10. His length of stay has not been determined.
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The Provincial Administration has announced two new assignments. Justus Frazier, OFM, moved from Marian Manor Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in South Boston, Mass., to Holy Name Friary, Ringwood, N.J., on Sept. 2. Robert Gavin, OFM, moved from St. Anthony Friary, Butler, N.J., to Holy Name Friary, Ringwood, on Sept. 3.
Seasonal Reflection: The Work of Our Hands
As Labor Day approaches, four friars transitioning to new ministries after the Provincial Chapter and Congressus reflect on their work and their hopes for their new assignments. Changes in Scale, Responsibilities Some friars experience a change in the size of a ministry when moving to a new location. Christopher VanHaight, OFM, had a similar experience when he transitioned from pastor …
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The Provincial Administration has received from the Curia of the Order of Friars Minor formal ratification of the elections held last month at the Provincial Chapter as well as at the Provincial Office. The first document ratifies the election on June 4 and 5 of the Provincial Minister, Kevin Mullen, OFM, and Lawrence Hayes, OFM, as Provincial Vicar, along with the six friars elected as …
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The Provincial Administration has announced a new assignment for Scott Brookbank, OFM. He was appointed for a three-year term as guardian of St. Francis Friary in Burlington, Wis., home of the Franciscan Interprovincial Novitiate where Scott has been stationed since 2012. The assignment, announced by Assumption BVM Province, is effective July 1. Last month, the Provincial administration announced the names of new leaders for …
Administration Announces New Officers, Guardians
NEW YORK — The Provincial Administration has announced the names of friars who will lead close to 30 friaries and fill leadership roles throughout the Province for the next three years. Details were sent to members of the Province through a letter from Provincial Minister Kevin Mullen, OFM, Provincial Vicar Lawrence Hayes, OFM, and the six members of the 2014 – 2017 Provincial Council. …
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