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Fraternities:  Please submit annually to the Region's Archivist:

FOR ACTIVE FRATERNITIES

  1. Establishment Document

  2. (Note: We have all the Region’s fraternities Establishment Documents.  They are in each fraternity’s file)

  3. Official Registers (Old) when sending in your fraternities materials, please include your Old Registers.

  4. Annual Reports to Region (only annual reports do not include others)

  5. Visitation and Election Reports

  6. Pertinent Historical Correspondence (note {pertinent} correspondence) not all the fraternity’s correspondence

  7. Annual Financial Reports/Budgets (Note: only annual do not include monthly)

 

FOR DE-ACTIVATED FRATERNITIES (as above plus)

  1. Inventory of Property

  2. List of Membership

  3. History Binder

 

June 13-15, 2010, Ministers Meeting, Our Lady of Peace Retreat Center, Beaverton OR

July 12, 2008, St. Thomas More Church, Spokane WA

Holy Trinity Fraternity sponsored a day of reflection led by Fr. John Vaughn OFM, former Minister General of the OFMs.

Ordained in 1955, Father Vaughn served in Oakland as provincial minister of the Franciscan Province of St. Barbara from 1976 to 1979, and in Rome as minister general of the Order of Friars Minor from 1979 to 1991.

 

 

 

 

Celebrating mass is Father Vaughn, OFM with concelebrates Fr. John dePaemelaere, OFM and Fr. Alberic Smith, OFM (not pictured).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Leading in prayer right:  Patty Fitzsimmons, OFS; Teresa McDermott, OFS; and Wayne Woodward, OFS; ministers of Holy Trinity, St. Francis, and Mary Queen of Angels Fraternities, respectively.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Below, the attendants pose for this photo at St. Thomas More parish hall.  Total attendance was ninety-five, complete with fabulous Inland NW potluck feast.

June 2006 Annual Ministers Meeting:

March 2006 Council Meeting:

Rest in Peace

2005-2006

   Therese Schneiter - St. Francis of Rogue Valley

   Betty Ann Marlia - St. Francis of Rogue Valley

   Pat Moran - St. Francis Fraternity

   Margaret Straling, OFS - St. Francis Cabrini Fraternity

   James Cacioppo - St. Francis Cabrini Fraternity

2004-2005

    Francis O'Connell, Candidate - Holy Trinity Fraternity

    Ralph DeVine, OFS - St. Francis Cabrini Fraternity

    Carol Van Sickle, OFS - St. Francis Cabrini Fraternity

    Lucille McInerney, OFS - St. Francis Fraternity

    Vince Cicero, OFS - St. Francis of Assisi Fraternity

 

St. Francis Fraternity of Spokane sponsors a retreat in 2001 at Gonzaga University with Friar Benet Fonck, OFM.

PAST CALENDARS

2008

January 15 Fraternity Annual Reports are due

February 1

Scully Grant Application/Renewal Forms Due

February 28

Fair Share payments due

February 16

All Ex-Council Tentative Agenda items to regional secretary
February 29 - March 2 Regional Ex-Council Meeting – Camp Berachah/Auburn, WA
May 1 All Ex-Council Tentative Agenda items to regional secretary
May 23-25 OFS Regional Retreat - Our Lady of Peace Retreat Center / Beaverton, OR
June 6-9 Annual Minister's Meeting - Our Lady of Peace Retreat Center / Beaverton, OR.  Chapter Elections and NAFRA Elections
July 12 Day of Reflection at St. Thomas More, Spokane. Guest speaker is John Vaughn OFM, former minister general of the OFMs
August  3 Picnic in Tacoma (Northern Area Gathering)

August  7-10

Holy Trinity, St. Francis, and Mary Queen of Angels Fraternities are holding their annual campout at Farragut State Park, ID.  Location is Camp Gilmore (not White Tail) area.  Sites 305-310 are currently reserved by OFS members.  Potluck followed by Mass on Saturday night.  Celebrant is Friar A. Smith, OFM.  Please call Bill Ballinger 208 623 3435 for more details or check out the online reservations:  http://www.idahoparks.org/parks/reserve.aspx

2007

January 15 Fraternity Annual Reports are due

February 1

Scully Grant Application/Renewal Forms Due

February 28

Fair Share payments due

February 16

All Ex-Council Tentative Agenda items due to regional secretary

March 23-25

Regional Ex-Council Meeting – Camp Berachah/Auburn, WA

May 18-20

OFS Regional Retreat - Our Lady of Peace Retreat Center / Beaverton, OR.  Click here for details and application.

May 1

All Ex-Council Tentative Agenda items to regional secretary

June 8 & 11

Regional Executive Council - Our Lady of Peace Retreat Center / Beaverton, OR

June 8-10

Annual Minister's Meeting - Our Lady of Peace Retreat Center / Beaverton, OR.  This is the NAFRA Visitation

July 3-8

OFS Quinquennial – Radisson Hotel Pittsburgh Green Tree /

Pittsburg, PA

August  5

Northern Area Gathering:  Picnic at Evergreen Park, 1400 Park Ave., in Bremerton.  Noon-4.  Hosted by Servants of the Lord Fraternity.

What to bring: Your favorite side dish or dessert! Hot dogs, hamburgers, drinks and paper products will be provided.

Directions:  HWY 305 from North or South take Kitsap Way Exit. This will eventually become 6th Street Turn left at light on Park Ave. Continue on Park going straight through light on 11th St.

August 9-12

Campout at Farragut State Park, ID.  Location is Whitetail camp area around site 47.  Potluck followed by Mass on Saturday night.  Holy Trinity, St. Francis, and Mary Queen of Angels Fraternities are planning to attend.  Please call Bill Ballinger 208 623 3435 for more details or check out the online reservations:  http://www.idahoparks.org/parks/reserve.aspx

2006

January 15 Fraternity Annual Reports are due
March Regional Council Meeting - TBA
May 5-7 OFS Regional Retreat - Our Lady of Peace Retreat Center / Beaverton, OR
June 9, 11, 12 Executive Council - Our Lady of Peace Retreat Center / Beaverton, OR
June 9, 10, 11 Annual Minister's Meeting - Our Lady of Peace Retreat Center / Beaverton, OR
August 3-6 Campout at Farragut State Park, ID.  Location is Whitetail camp area around site 47.  Potluck followed by Mass on Saturday night.  Holy Trinity, St. Francis, and Mary Queen of Angels Fraternities are planning to attend.  Please call Bill Ballinger 208 623 3435 for more details.