April 19-26, 2026
Friar's Footnotes by Fr. John Prenger, OFP
Chapel Schedule: April 19-26
No services are scheduled the week of April 19-26 as people are travelling. Contact Fr. McNeely for any pastoral needs.
Greetings to all!!
For your information, there will be no Friar's Footnotes till early May. I will be spending time with my family and will not be with a computer. But I wanted to pass on this information.
For any spiritual needs, be in touch with Fr. Jim McNeely and also check with him personally as to any scheduled liturgies at the chapel.
I do have some SAYINGS OF THE SAINTS:
"My Lord Jesus Christ, may your peace be with me. In you, O Jesus, true peace, may I have peace upon peace eternally. Through you, may I come to that peace which surpasses all understanding--there where, in gladness, I may see you in yourself. St Gertrude of Helfta
"This is what the past is for! Every experience God gives us, every person He puts in our lives is the perfect preparation for the future that only He can see." Corrie Ten Boom, Heroic woman of Holland, who welcomed Jews into her home and went to Ravensbruck concentration camp for that action in WWII.
"God free me from myself so that I can love everyone, including those who are not loved by anyone. Let me love them all....I must try to re-live in me the Master in the way he cured the sick when they came to Him. May they always see Jesus in me." Blessed Giuseppe Ambrosoli, Italian missionary doctor.
Fr. John ofp
Padre’s Pontifications by Fr. Jim McNeely
September 2025
A Pastoral Statement
September 16, 2025
As a community of people committed to following the example of Saints Francis and Clare, we are stunned by the senseless violence that occurred last week, which ended in the murder of Charlie Kirk. We condemn in the strongest possible language the use of violence and hate against anyone, regardless of their political leanings.
We call for all Christian people – and especially those who follow a Franciscan calling – to embrace the virtues of peace, love, toleration, and compassion. Pray earnestly for the repose of the soul of our brother, Charlie Kirk. Pray for his wife and family. Pray for those involved in this shooting. And most of all, pray for those who found pleasure in the senseless murder of an innocent person.
As a community of faithful followers of Jesus, we call all people to re-examine our hearts and find new ways to be Christian examples in our communities. And we renew our belief that real compassion is found not in loving those easy to love, but those who challenge our comfort zones and disagree with us on any level.
-Fr. John Prenger, OFP
Pastor and Protector of the Order
-Fr. Jim McNeely
Priest in Residence and Friend of Francis
