Minister Jane De-Rose Bamman, OFS, cautions members to ignore requests that appear to be from her or other fraternity leaders requesting money or gift cards.  “Never send gift card info or money in response to a “request from Jane” or another leader in the Order,” Jane said. Some fraternity members recently received a flurry of scam emails made to look like they were from Jane or other leaders in the Order, such as regional ministers.

https://www.secularfranciscansusa.org/2024/10/11/beware-of-scam-requests-for-money-and-gift-cards/

(This article originally appeared in the TAU-USA Summer 2024 Digital Issue #112)

CONGRATULATIONS

BISHOP JAMES RUGGIERI, OFS

Bishop Ruggieri, who was previously a pastor in Providence, Rhode Island, was ordained a bishop on May 7, 2024, soon after being professed into our Order on April 13, 2024. He has been assigned to the Diocese of Portland which encompasses all of Maine.

This is a link to an article written about Fr. James Ruggieri‘s food truck: https://www.wpri.com/news/street-stories/bishop-elects-beloved-food-truck-leaves-lasting-legacy-in-ri/

To read the article about Bishop Ruggieri’s ordination, go to:

https://portlanddiocese.org/bishop-ruggieri-ordained

Cardinal Sean O’Malley and Bishop James Ruggieri during Ruggieri’s ordination Mass in Portland, Maine, on May 7, 2024.

Credit: McKenney Photography

CONGRATULATIONS BISHOP JAMES RUGGIERI, OFS