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Celebrate the Rule Cards – Week 7: Do I strive for perfect charity?

 

Dear Brothers and Sisters of the OFS of the United States,

CIOFS, our international fraternity, has prepared a special gift for us to help us celebrate the 40th Anniversary of the Rule. It is a 12-minute video, entitled, “Forty years of the ‘New’ Rule. A Treasure for the OFS.”  It provides an historical perspective on the Rule of 1978 and a beautiful summary.

Click the video below to watch the English version right now, right on this page. The links below will take you to each of the four language versions on YouTube. Please send a link to all of your fraternities and members. View the video and celebrate the rule together. Take some time to discuss and contemplate its message. Celebrate this great treasure in your hearts and carry it with you throughout the day.

This video is available in the four official languages:

• English: https://youtu.be/Y2eUXrAuWO4
• Spanish: https://youtu.be/pmmB-F_y5AA
• Italian: https://youtu.be/o-bqH5uIrU4
• French: https://youtu.be/59gsZbIKxK0

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Celebrate the Rule Cards – Week 6: Do I follow in the footsteps of Francis?

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Celebrate the Rule Cards – Week 5: Do I receive the body and blood of Jesus?

With the June 13th deadline for making nominations fast approaching, Jan Parker’s newest Minister’s Message reviews the key elements involved in National Fraternity Elective Chapters (the next of which takes place this coming October). These include:

• What are the essential aspects of a Chapter?
• What is the significance of an Elective Chapter?
• What positions are being elected?
• What are the qualifications for servant leaders?
• Who can make a nomination?

The full article is now available on the website. Here’s an excerpt:

CIOFS adds that an elective chapter, at any level, is celebrated to: (1) reflect together on the situation of the Fraternity, (2) decide what should be done for the life and mission of the Order, (3) invoke the help of the Holy Spirit so that He may purify the hearts, enlighten the minds and make those present docile to His motions at such an important time for the life of the Fraternity, and (4) choose and vote for the responsible people to guide and animate the Fraternity.

CLICK HERE FOR THE FULL TEXT

May 2018 Minister’s Message – National Fraternity Elective Chapter