Purpose and Audience:

TAU-USA is a vehicle of communication within the Secular Franciscan Order in the United States. Our mission is to provide an effective, appealing forum for presenting information in the areas of Ongoing Formation, Regional and National Fraternity News, and the sharing and promotion of the Franciscan vision and spirituality in an uplifting, manner. This publication is intended to allow the National Fraternity to disseminate information to the regional and local levels of fraternity, and also to allow Seculars throughout the country to communicate with one another, fostering a sense of community nationwide.

Guidelines for Submission of Articles:

Submissions to the newsletter are welcome. Please submit articles to: Frances Wicks, SFO, Editor. Articles should be one-half page in length, never longer than one page. Do not exceed 250-400 words. Please understand that articles may be edited for length and clarity. A deadline for receiving articles is posted in each issue. All material received after the deadline will be considered for the next issue. Please e-mail all articles in word format to: sfofrances7@earthlink.net Those who wish may send material on floppy disc in word format to: Frances Wicks, SFO, Editor, 3307 Quail Meadows Dr., Santa Maria, CA 93455. All correspondence sent to the editor becomes the property of the Editor and may be published in TAU-USA. Please state in all correspondence whether you wish to have your name withheld.

Subscription Information:

TAU-USA is published quarterly. Each professed Secular receives the newsletter without charge. For subscription or change of address information, or to request the TAU-USA in electronic form only, write to: Randy Heinz, SFO, 810 Steffanich Drive, Billings, MT 59105, or randyheinz@gmail.com.  Subscriptions per year cost $4.00 for U. S., $6.00 for Canadian, $15.00 for Overseas.

To recive the TAU-USA in electronic form only, email Randy Heinz, SFO at randyheinz@gmail.com. 

Staff:

Frances Wicks, SFO-Editor-in-Chief
sfofrances7@earthlink.net
3307 Quail Meadows Drive
Santa Maria, CA 93455
Julia Pearson, SFO-Human Interest Editor
juliebird52@yahoo.com
Sandy Neal, SFO-Regional News Editor
1799 Independence Blvd. Apt 102
Salinas, CA 93906
mark-sandy@att.net
Dolores Cullen, SFO-Humor Editor
Chaucer600@aol.com
Faith Libbe, SFO, Staff Editor
faithalibbe@juno.com
M. Marko, SFO-Feature Editor
camontcu@aol.com
Francine Gikow, SFO-Feature Editor
gikows@yahoo.com
Mary & Bob Stronach, SFO-Contributing Editors
stronach@kateriregion.org
Delia Banchs, SFO-Contributing Editor
SFOHELPER@aol.com
J. Patrick Mendes, SFO Contributing Editor
pmendessfo@gmail.com
Randy Heinz, SFO-Subscription Coordinator
randyheinz@gmail.com
Lester Bach, OFM Cap-Spiritual Assistant
lbofmcap@aol.com
Dan Mulholland, SFO Webmaster
dannymai@aol.com