SJB Franciscans host YCL Celebration in Southfield, michigan
Pastor Franciscan Fr. Bill Farris, OFM of the Province of St. John the Baptist, hosted 40 Sisters, Brothers and priests from 10 different religious communities who gathered at the Church of the Transfiguration in Southfield, Michigan on Sept. 20, 2015 to celebrate the Year of Consecrated Life.
The celebration began at a 10:00 a.m. Mass where Fr. Bill introduced each community and commented on their gift to Transfiguration, a parish merged in 2007 from St. Beatrice, St. Bede, St. Ives, and St. Michael's Churches. After Mass in the gathering area and at breakfast, parishioners and religious had the opportunity to meet up with old friends and share memories.
Among those attending were four Edmund Rice Christian Brothers and a number of Conventual Franciscans assigned to Transfiguration, as well as Sisters of the Perpetual Adoration, Bernadine Franciscans, Daughters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul, and Sisters of Mercy from Marian High School and their Mother House. Fr. Bill thanked all the religious for their witness and service.
The celebration began at a 10:00 a.m. Mass where Fr. Bill introduced each community and commented on their gift to Transfiguration, a parish merged in 2007 from St. Beatrice, St. Bede, St. Ives, and St. Michael's Churches. After Mass in the gathering area and at breakfast, parishioners and religious had the opportunity to meet up with old friends and share memories.
Among those attending were four Edmund Rice Christian Brothers and a number of Conventual Franciscans assigned to Transfiguration, as well as Sisters of the Perpetual Adoration, Bernadine Franciscans, Daughters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul, and Sisters of Mercy from Marian High School and their Mother House. Fr. Bill thanked all the religious for their witness and service.
