NAFRA Meeting Materials and Other Resources

Resources

• Forms for regional and national use
• General-purpose promotional brochure
• The SFO Rule in Portuguese, Polish, Vietnamese, and Korean
• The General Constitutions in Portuguese, Polish, Vietnamese, and Korean
• The Ritual in Vietnamese
• NAFRA Statutes in Korean
• CIOFS formation materials in Korean:
  • CIOFS Monthly Formation - months 1 and 2
  • Profession in the SFO: Gift and Commitment
  • Belonging to the SFO
• Life and works of St. Elizabeth of Hungary, patroness of the SFO (PDF)
• NAFRA Public Relations Manual (PDF)

Meetings

• 2012 JPIC Rally - Our Lady of the Snows, Belleville, IL
  • 2012 JPIC Rally Photo Album: The Justice, Peace and Integrity of Creation Commission holds its first national gathering April 12-15, 2012 at Our Lady of the Snows Shrine in Belleville, Illinois.
• 2011 NAFRA gathering - San Juan Bautista, California
  • Vision of the Order address by National Minister Tom Bello, OFS
  • National Minister's Annual Report in PDF and Word formats
  • Photos taken by Diane Menditto throughout the gathering
  • Photos taken by Dan Mulholland throughout the gathering
  • Chapter Highlights (PDF)
• 2010 NAFRA meeting and fraternal/pastoral visitation - Scottsdale, Arizona
  • Recordings
    1. National Minister, Tom Bello, SFO - Vision of the Order - 1 hour. (Mary Bittner, NEC Councilor, gives some directions to the Geographic Groups at the end of Tom's talk.)
    2. Reports from our National Commission Chairs - 34 minutes
       • Justice, Peace, and Integrity of Creation (JPIC) - Kent Ferris, SFO
       • Formation - Bob Fitzsimmons, SFO
       • Franciscan Youth and Young Adults (FYYA) - Elaine Hedtke, SFO
    3. Franciscan Action Network (FAN) - Fr. Larry Janezic, OFM - 15 minutes
    4. Franciscans International - Fr. Mike Lasky, OFM Conv. - minutes
    5. Ongoing Formation - Br. Bob Brady, OFM - 23 minutes
    6. National Minister, Tom Bello on the Donor Fund - 5 minutes
    7. National Minister, Tom Bello, SFO, Address prior to discussion of the budget - 5 minutes
    8. International (CIOFS) Fraternal Visitor, Tibor Kauser, OFS - Concluding Address to NAFRA - 19 minutes
    9. International (CIOFS) Pastoral Visitor, Fr. Amanuel Mesgun Temelso, OFM Cap. - Concluding Address to NAFRA - 12 minutes
    10. National Minister Tom Bello, SFO - Concluding Address to NAFRA - 7 minutes
  • Photos of the week
  • More photos from the week:
    October 26 - Arrivals, Bishop's Mass, and Peace Award
    October 27 & 28 - Start of chapter sessions and Formation session
    October 29 - Group photo session, Heard Museum and Basilica Mass
    October 30 - Blessing of the Animals, Memorial Service, and Magic show
    October 31 - Wrap-up session, more Blessing of the Animals, and Heard Museum North
    
• 2009 NAFRA meeting - Rio Rancho, New Mexico
  • Vice-Minister General Doug Clorey's presentation
  • General Spiritual Assistant Ivan Matic's presentation
  • National Minister Patrick Mendes' State of the Order address
  • Ongoing formation presentation - Thursday, Oct. 22 - Bob Fitzsimmons SFO, National Formation Chair
  • Ongoing formation presentation - Friday, Oct. 23 - Bob Fitzsimmons SFO, National Formation Chair
  • 2009-2012 Formation Project - Bob Fitzsimmons SFO, National Formation Chair
  • Spiritual Assistants and Ongoing Formation - Ongoing formation - Kevin Queally TOR, National Spiritual Assistant
  • Quinquennial 2012 introduction - Clare McCluggage SFO, National Councilor
  • Chapter news and election results
• 2008 CIOFS Meeting/Chapter of Elections - Hungary
  • Reflections on the Chapter by Bob and Mary Stronach, SFO
  • Belonging to the SFO by Emanuela de Nunzio, SFO, past Minister General
  • Profession in the SFO: Gift and Commitment by Br. Felice Cangelosi, OFM Cap.
  • Presidency's State of the Order Address by Encarnita del Pozo, SFO, Minister General
• Previous meetings