Commission of Regions
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Commission of Regions
Annual Federation Conference
2013
2013-2014 Executive CommitteeCommission of Regions
Wilma KramerAlthea SpencerKay KlacknerMary MaloneyPam Falter
Franciscans in Action
Social Justice Across the United States
Franciscan Sharing
Meeting, planning, learning, sharing, praying, pondering…
Welcome to our Spring Gathering.
Care for CreationEarth, water, garden, wetlands,
creatures,ecology…
“Confronting Ecological Crisis with Franciscan Spirituality & Wisdom”
Feeding the HungryHomeless, food pantry
and friendship,sheltering
TraffickingPresentationsConferencesWorkshops
Training “Tea and trafficking”
TraffickingJan. 19
Franciscan Sisters of Peace meet at Marian Woods, Hartsdale, NY
Feb. 4 St. Joseph University Parish
Karen O’Hara speaks of work being done in Western New York and globally
to combat human trafficking.
Legislative ActionLetters
PetitionsRally
AdviseCorporate Stance
Teaching Life Skills
Readinessfaith and arts
tutor
Immigration
DefendSpeak out
Volunteer…
Keeping Themes AliveReleasing Energies to Love…
PeaceVatican IISainthood
Intellectual Tradition
Region I Fall WorkshopReleasing Energies To Love: Creative Fidelity in the Church
St. Bonaventure Parish, Paterson, NJOctober 20, 2012
Presenter: Sr. Betty Kane, OSF
Franciscan Intellectual TraditionGoodness, Trinity, and Creation
Spring Afternoon of Reflection
Vatican II 50 Years Later: What Happened ? What Changed ?
Where Are We? •
Our Speaker: Richard Husted, OFM...
Marianne Cope, OSFLived and worked in Region 1 and Region 6
Cannonized: October 21, 2012
Interfaith Dialogue
SharingUnderstanding…
Future VisioningGroup Sharing
Value of Federation
• AFC energizes participants to share with congregational members
• Connections and collaboration, enrichment and conversation about reality
Value of Federation• Whole-making
with other congregations
• Coordination and inspiration of membership
• Collective support • Dynamic and
current scholars and prophets
Federation Possible Changes• Combine
Commissions of Charism and Regions
• Put Commissions back together for “whole-making”
• Reduce number of persons in governing structure
Federation Possible Changes
• Meet nationally every other year
• Reduce business and increase inspiring input at AFC
• Joint conferences with other Franciscan groups
Regional Goals or Perspectives
2013-2014
Region 1Form groups to discuss Ilia’s book, The Emergent Christ, and put emphasis on relationality
Continue efforts on trafficking
Region 2Use Ilia’s presentation with individual congregations as is most feasible for each group.
Region 3Re-image region to consider various clusters to be more relational and connected and share more in Federation gatherings.
Region 4• Share resources of
presentations, workshops, and prayer experiences on the local or congregational level
• Use DVD of AFC in 1-2 day week-end retreat
Region 5
• Presentation by Ilia in St. Louis
• Inquire what Franciscans in other states of region do or would find helpful to them.
Region 6
• Intentionally inform one another of trafficking events in the region
• Collaborate with other communities on issues of human trafficking