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MOQ MEETING

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INFORMATION

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MONTHLY

TEACHING

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The Council Members of

Mary Our Queen Fraterni-

ty:

Minister Carol Purwin, OFS

443-939-0835;

Vice Minister, Lud Jones,

OFS 410-866-6388;

Secretary, Joe Mantegna,

OFS 410-391-3981

Cell 443-423-9425;

Treasurer, Shirley Sapp,

OFS 443-986-0833;

Formation Director, Bill

Lotz, OFS 410-485-

1591 or 410-804-7947.

Editor of the Instrument of

Peace - Minister

JANUARY 2015

MARY OUR QUEEN FRATERNITY

Please consider at-

tending the Regional

Retreat March 20-22

in Priestfield.

Submit form no later

than March 6, 2015

NON-REFUNDABLE deposit of $50.00 must accompany this form.

Make your check paya-ble to ST. MARGARET OF CORTONA REGION* and mail torm with pay-

ment to:

Mary Lou Coffman, ofs

2862 Beechtree Lane

Woodbridge, VA 22191

Phone: 703.221.1846

email: marylousfo@gmail.com

Our Council meet-ing will be at 11:10

am in the church hall and then attend

the Noon Mass.

We will have Liturgy

of the Hours, meeting

and prayers, as well

as a teaching.

Don’t forget to sup-

port the common fund

of the fraternity.

This money is used

for the Fair Share to

the Region, our Fra-

ternity needs, as well

as stipend for Father

and the apostolates

that we support.

According to my rec-

ords the present

Council was elected

May 2012, which

means this May is

election time. Has 3

years almost gone by!

That just seems to

fast. So please pray

and think about who

you would like to rep-

resent your fraternity

as: Minister; Vice

Minister; Secretary;

Treasurer and For-

mation Director.

It is my understand-

ing that Joe and

Shirley have served

two terms.

Pax, Carol

If you can bring non-perishable items to the

gathering, it will be donated to St. Clement

food outreach program. Cans of tuna, soup,

pasta, peanut butter, cereal, jelly, spaghetti

sauce, etc. would be a great help.

Here’s a picture from our December gathering.

Fr Berard Dudek, O.F.M.Conv. Carol Purwin, OFS

Spiritual Assistant Minister

410-686-6188 443-939-0835 Cell Catpurwin60@gmail.com

Instrument of Peace Saint Margaret of Cortona Region

January 18, 2015

SECOND SUNDAY OF ORDINARY TIME

PRAYERS NEEDED: Rose-

marie Dick, Pat Hanges, Helen

Cave, Sheila Stefonowicz, Gayle

Pfeifer, Marge Pfeifer, Kathy

Tumas, Gerry Prasch, Sue Fisch-

er, Sharon Hare, Ned Judge, Ame-

lia Reems, Janie Frieson, Theresa

Lotz, Mark Porter, Joan Popp, Lud

Jones, Bernadine Kordaz, Joseph

Mantegna, Donna Aldrich, George

Snyder, Regina Lovejoy, Eileen

Culatta, Toni Sterner, Phyllis

Fowler, Barbara Countryman,

Also please continue to pray for

our sick family members and

friends: Rebecca Stepke, Bobby,

Gerry Kuchta, John Cave, John

Tumminello, Marge & Francis Lotz,

Rita Kuchta, Janie Jackson, Clare

Andreone, Michael Dick, Matthew

Dick, Milton Harper, Nan Mul-

queen, Bill Mulqueen, Camille

[Mercy’s Daughter], Kathleen ‘Kit’

McCloskey, Donald Aldrich,

Maureen Curren, Joanne Markey,

Jeannette Leitner, Nick Sterner,

Christo Mochi, Nancy Tina Cap-

pelini, Gloria Strong, Rose Country-

man, Renzo Anthony Mochi, Reyner

Frieson, Mary Campbell and

Walter Doleschal.

Dates to remember:

Retreat—March 20-22, 2015 Priest-

Field—reservations begin NOV.

April 25, 2015 - Election of St. Mar-

garet of Cortona Region Officers

Our meeting dates:

Jan. 18— regular meeting and pick-

ing a saint.

Feb. 15—regular meeting

March 22—regular meeting

April 19 - nomination for council

election

May -- discuss what day - regular

date is EASTER!

MARK YOUR CALENDARS

PLEASE

Phyllis Fowler - 1/14/2007 Margaret Pfeifer - 1/18/2004 Mark Porter - reprofessed 1/9/1994

Congratulations and Best Wishes!

Celebrate!

BIRTHDAYS/PROFESSION ANNIVERSARIES/CELEBRATIONS

Month of January - mid-February

Happy Birthday ——

Jean Jomidad - Jan. 2 Shirley Sapp - Jan. 21 Janie Frieson - Feb. 3 Gerry Prasch - Jan. 22 HAPPY PROFESSION ANNIVERSARY Barbara Countryman - 1/9/1994 Joseph Mantegna - 1/18/2004 Carol Purwin - 1/14/2007

INSTRUMENT OF PEACE

SICK LIST — PRAYER REQUESTS

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Please call Jean Jomidad,

infirmary person, at 410-

675-2130 with any news or

updates on our sick.

To put someone on our

phone prayer tree, please

call Bill Lotz at 410-485-

1591

Food & Raffle

Jan. 18— Carol Purwin

Feb. 15—need someone for munchies

March 22 - need someone

For munchies.

Jan. 16 - St. Berard and Companions

Jan. 18 -St. Charles of Sezze

Jan. 21 - St. Agnes

Jan. 23 - St. Maryanne Cope

Jan. 24 -St. Francis de Sales

Jan. 26 - Sts. Timothy and Titus

Jan. 27 - St. Angela Merici

Jan. 28 - St. Thomas Aquinas

Jan. 31 - St. John Bosco

Feb. 1 - St. Veridiana

Feb. 2 - Presentation of Our Lord

Feb. 3 - St Blasé

Feb. 4 - St. Joseph of Leonissa

Feb. 5 - St. Agatha

Feb. 6 - Sts. Paul Miki, Peter Baptist &

companions

Feb. 7 - St. Collette

Feb. 8 - St. Giles Mary of St. Joseph

Feb. 10 - St. Scholastica

St. Berard and Companions

In 1219 with the blessing of St. Fran-cis, Berard left Italy with Peter, Adju-te, Accurs, Odo and Vitalis to preach in Morocco. En route in Spain Vitalis became sick and commanded the other friars to continue their mission without him.

They tried preaching in Seville, then in Muslim hands, but made no con-verts. They went on to Morocco where they preached in the market-place. The friars were immediately

So please bring your cancelled stamps to the

meeting.

We will begin with a regular meeting, opening

prayer, teaching, at 1:30 pm. Please arrive by

1:10 pm to sign in and get refreshments and have

a few moments of catch up.

Your monthly allotment for the India Apostolate

may be given to Barbara Countryman-Mochi at

the Gathering or mailed to her at P.O. 762 New

Market, MD 21774. Please make your check

payable to India Apostolate.

There is also donation basket for Good Samaritan

Apostolate.

Thanks to all those who have been bringing snack

items. If you would like to bring a raffle item or

snacks, please contact me.

Mary Our Queen Fraternity— information

See page one for meeting information.

ATTENDENCE AT THE GATHERINGS -

All active members of our fraternity should make every

attempt to attend the Gathering every month. If you

are unable to attend due to illness, work or family obli-

gations, please call Carol Purwin @ 443-939-0835 or

Joe Mantegna @ 443-423-9425.

Please make note of these cell phone numbers.

Please send your monthly donation to Shirley Sapp

at 1429 Union Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21211

Please bring your check or money for the Common

Fund. Envelopes available in box. Monthly support

of the Fraternity is needed for our needs and per capi-

ta.

Nancy Cappellini is still accepting cancelled stamps.

Help us to help others to recognize their vocation as a Secular Franciscan that You have already planted in their heart. Help us, so that together we all may work to bring the Gospel to life. Amen!

PRAYER FOR VOCATIONS TO THE SECULAR FRANCISCAN

O, Good and Gracious God, God of mercy, compassion, generosity, and love, As we live our lives today in the model of St. Francis, choosing daily to live the Gos-pel life, Help us to help others hear Your call.

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apprehended and ordered to leave the country; they refused. When they be-gan preaching again, an exasperated sultan ordered them executed. After enduring severe beatings and declin-ing various bribes to renounce their faith in Jesus Christ, the friars were beheaded by the sultan himself on January 16, 1220.

These were the first Franciscan mar-tyrs. When Francis heard of their deaths, he exclaimed, "Now I can truly say that I have five Friars Minor!" Their relics were brought to Portugal where they prompted a young Augustinian canon to join the Franciscans and set off for Morocco the next year. That young man was Anthony of Padua. These five martyrs were canonized in 1481.

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Teaching = Pictures from Christmas