Vol 5; Issue 3 March 2015

Cabrinian The

Newsletter of the St. Frances Cabrini Fraternity of the OFS

Gatherings are at 1:30 PM on 3rd Sunday of the month.

St. Nicholas Byzantine Church, in St. George Hall (back building)

The March gathering will be on March 8th (a change for this month only)

Visitors are always welcome, and expected.

Very Important Notices

Due to our Annual Lenten Fraternity Retreat on the third weekend of the March,

our March fraternity gathering will be on the second Sunday, the 8th of March.

This is also the day we start daylight savings time. You will need to move your

clock forward by one hour, at 2 AM on Sunday morning (or before you go to bed). If you

forget to change your clocks, you may be late for Sunday Mass, and you may also late

for our gathering.

The February gathering was cancelled because of the bitter weather, but the fraternity’s

expenses continue. Please send your Common Fund offering for February to Bill Marshall or put

it in the collection during the March with your March donation

The national, regional and local fraternities all have expenses. In our fraternity we have

the newsletter, and a monthly donation to St. Nicholas Byzantine Church for the meeting room.

Fr. Vit, who travels a distance to be with us as our Spiritual Assistant, needs to be reimbursed for

his travel, and the time he spends with us. Various items are needed throughout the year for

formation classes, for Professions, binders and forms for each member of the fraternity and so

forth. We also help support a family in India and assist with fees for a seminarian.

Both the regional and the local fraternities are very frugal with money, and members at

both levels donate a large number hours of their time in a variety ways. Their out of pockets ex-

penses are rightfully reimbursed.

If you want God to hear your prayers, hear the voice of the poor. If you wish God to anticipate your wants, provide those of the needy without waiting for them to ask you. Especially anticipate the needs of those who are ashamed to beg. To make them ask for alms is to make them buy them. St. John Villanoa

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Eucharistic Adoration

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Saturday

Susan Kramer

Mary Cate Roberts

Sunday

Pepe Ventosa

Betty DeMarco

Mary Tag

Paul Tag

Monday

Rose Akin

Judith Hoyt

Richard Russelo

Tuesday

Maria Elena Meza

Roberto Meza

Larry McNutt

Eileen Dunlap

Debbie Ventosa

Wednesday

Bill Marshall

Ruth Older

Dorothy Takacs

Sandy Pollino

Thursday

Joanne Angeletti

Deacon Fred

Browne

Joyce Browne

Sandy Pollino

Friday

Bob Burtscher

Rick Dunlap

Lee Gaydos

Dave Gaydos

If you are in urgent need of prayer, please contact the person(s) scheduled for Eucharistic Adoration.

There are people in our fraternity who cannot commit to a specific day/time for Eucharistic Adoration, but who

are in Adoration when possible, and will also pray for those members with special needs.

Eucharistic Adoration is a beautiful, peaceful time spent with our Savior. Let us avail ourselves of this very

precious gift by spending some quiet and holy time with our Lord. During this season of Lent may be reflect on

the great sacrifice Jesus made for us.

It is that time again—-the Regional Per Capita is due. If you haven’t given it yet,

please do it as soon as possible. It is $38.00 for each active and excused professed

member and candidate. It helps support the St. Maximilian Kolbe Regional and NAFRA.

You may elect to withhold the $1.00 of that which to FAN [Franciscan Action Network].

However, the Region must cover that amount out of the Regional treasury.

If you cannot afford the Fair Share, or only part of it, please talk with any one of

the fraternity council members—-it will be handled discreetly. We are a family, and fam-

ilies take care of each other.

If you are able to afford an extra dollar or two when you turn in your Fair Share

the extra amount can be used to help cover the amount for those who may be experi-

encing some financial difficulties. Thank you for your compassion and understanding.

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by Sandra M. Pollino, OFS

Our Fraternity is blessed to welcome Eileen & Rick Dunlap, in joining their fellow Candidates, Lucy & Larry McNutt,

Mary Beth Garvin, and Susan Kramer, who are all in Formation with the St. Frances Cabrini Fraternity. During the Septem-

ber, 2013 gathering, at Shrine of Our Lady Comforter of the Afflicted, we celebrated the Rite of Admission to Candidacy

with Eileen & Rick and the other Candidates, as if it were yesterday! Now, the beautiful day is approaching, on May 30,

2015, at Little Flower Catholic Church, in North Canton, our Fraternity will be blessed, in celebrating with our sisters and

brothers, as they make their Permanent Profession as Secular Franciscans. I’ve had the wonderful opportunity to get to

know Eileen & Rick, and would like to share their beautiful story & Calling to the Secular Franciscan Order.

Eileen & Rick are parishioners of Little Flower Catholic Church, in North Canton, Ohio. Eileen Teresa was named

after St. Therese, “The Little Flower,” born of Irish parents. Rick is of English & German descent. Eileen is from Michigan

and Rick a Canton, Ohio native. He was in the US Air force and a graduate of Kent State. He taught Special Education &

Math for the Jackson Schools, for 22 yrs. Eileen teaches IRISH DANCE & Rick, DJ’s with his love for music. Eileen and

Rick are active in their Parish and local community; love attending Eucharistic Adoration, & daily Mass; Bible study, and

filling in for CCD. Rick is a member of the Little Flower Catholic Church choir, with our brother, Roberto. The choir has to

sound heavenly with their two voices! Their daughter, Makenna, attends St. Michael’s Catholic School, so they support

that community as well. Rick, also, volunteers in the office there.

As a hobby, they love to travel and visit shrines with the family. Their latest visits were to several shrines in Montreal

& Quebec. The prior year they traveled to California, visiting several of the Franciscan Missions and a few wineries!! Ei-

leen, also, enjoys getting involved in ANY construction work; building, electric & plumbing projects. She enjoys reading, but

since it puts her to sleep she likes to listen to podcasts (daily readings & books on tape). And disclosed, “I’m an avid Cath-

olic Radio listener & some might say, I’m a Fr. John Riccardo podcast groupie fanatic.” Rick enjoys a good game of golf!

Eileen disclosed, “Working… and while taking college courses, in my 20’s, my two girls raised me!” After praying the

St. Joseph novena for a foster father for her two girls, (one in 2nd and the other 4th grade) she stated, “I met Rick, the most

wonderful man in the world!” Rick shared their romantic engagement story: while at the Michigan vs. Notre Dame game,

Rick had a plane fly over the stadium to pop the question. It was a win win event, Michigan won, and she said, “Yes!”

They are busy enjoying time with the three girls, Kala, Kristin and Makenna.

When asked what are you willing to bring to the Secular Franciscan Order? Eileen responded, “I can only bring ME a

sinner, who wants to try REALLY HARD to become a saint. AND, if I can be so vain, I would like to cash in partial credit for

bringing my husband, a saint, and the most wonderful man in the world!!!” Rick stated, “I am not perfect, I’m a sinner and

like that as a Secular Franciscan we can do charitable things. I, also, bring my since of humor, open mind, sincerity, com-

passion, and hopefully MUSIC! Eileen and Rick bring much to our Franciscan Community, and we are so blessed to have

them in our Franciscan family & Church!

Eileen disclosed her Religious background; 12 yrs of Catholic school and a “WONDERFUL example of faith & love in

my parents and Aunt Catherine-my confirmation name and sponsor!!” Beyond Catholic schools, she took part in Adult for-

mation through the “Youngstown Diocese,” taught 1st grade CCD, involved in the Confirmation and RCIA Program, at St.

Louis Parish, in Louisville, where Rick and Eileen were married, after their annulments. Both, Rick and Eileen have been

preparing and offering so much to their faith and the Secular Franciscan way of life.

They received the Call to the Secular Franciscan Order in several ways. Eileen disclosed that she was VERY frus-

trated at first that she was a Cradle Catholic participating in parishes and attending Mass, all her life, and she knew NOTH-

ING of the lay people in any of the orders. “WHY NOT? I guess it wasn’t my time yet. Or my ears were deaf?” Shortly after

Eileen and Rick finished the St. Louis De Montfort Total Consecration to Jesus through Mary (piggy backed with the 33

days to Morning Glory Consecration) their friend, DEBBIE, invited them to a Franciscan “Come and See.” They were at Ado-

ration. Eileen and Rick had been discussing what path their prayer life would be taking now that they finished the “Total

Consecration.” This was Divine Intervention: #1.

Getting to Know Our Brothers & Sisters

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#2: “What are you looking for?” They said to him, “Rabbi” which translated means TEACHER.

“Where are you staying?” He said to them, “Come, and you will see.” So they went and saw where Jesus was stay-

ing, and they stayed with Him that day. Eileen pointed out, “In Lectio Divina, last Sunday, at our Gathering, the word STAY

came on my heart. I really felt it was God telling me I’m supposed to stay the course in the Franciscan way!”

#3: “I was reading this letter in the TAU.”

Jesus Never Invites Us To Failure!

“But when he saw how strong the wind was he became frightened; and, beginning to sink, he cried out, ‘Lord, save

me!’ Immediately, Jesus stretched out His hand and caught Peter, and said to him, ‘O you of little faith, why did you

doubt?’” Matthew 14:26-31

Jesus Never Invites Us To Failure!

When Jesus called Matthew from being a tax-collector, He did not invite him to failure. When Jesus called Andrew,

Peter, James and John to ‘Follow me!’ He did not invite them to follow Him to failure. So when Jesus said to Peter, ‘Come.’

He did not invite him to come and sink. Where’s our faith? Don’t we all know by now that Jesus really does have the love

and the mercy to help and to save one more sinner like me and you? Doesn’t He?

What have we not understood about ‘Immediately Jesus stretched out His

hand’ or the very last words of the same Gospel: ‘And behold, I am with you

always, until the end of the age.’” Matthew 28:20.

What drew Eileen and Rick to the St. Frances Cabrini Fraternity? They dis-

closed that it was Debbie and Pepe and their family… Eileen stated, “I have

come to recognize them as ‘True Joy’ and bearing a special kind of ‘Peace’ I

attribute to the Holy Spirit dwelling within them. Of course, who doesn’t want

this way of life!”

What is important to them as a Secular Franciscan? “This is ever changing,

even by the minute. Sometimes it is to help me in my awareness of my little-

ness. To help move mountains, to bask in His love and other times it’s to pour

God’s love, from within me, over someone in need. It’s to just learn how much I

do not know and how much more I thirst for HIM. It’s to grab on to St. Francis’s

cords through my fellow brothers and sisters to pull me up from a dark hole. I

guess the real answer is ‘What is God’s plan for me at every moment and this becomes what is important for me.’ As ALL,

I really want to LOVE GOD more and Better!” They like all the people, of all ages, the different personalities they bring and

would hope to see more from the younger population in the future.

As you can see, Eileen and Rick have so much to bring to our Secular Franciscan Family! Praise God! They just ask that

we pray for them. Pray they “may come to BEHOLD God and to BE Love to others.”

Blessings!

Prayer Intention for the Month

This is something new for the newsletter. In each issue there will be a Prayer Intention. Due to the way

the newsletter is put out the intention will not be a “calendar” month but rather from one edition to the next.

Fraternity members are invited to submit suggestions.

Let us pray for those who have lost their lives in the “religious” war in the Middle East, executed for their faith, and the women and children who have been kidnapped and put into a tortuous form of slavery, to be abused by their captors, and the boys and young men being held against their will, to be used by the terrorists. Let us also pray for the perpetrators of these evils, that they may come to see the error of their ways, cease the fighting, release the captives and repent for their ways.

Rick & Eileen Dunlap,with daughter Makenna

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Left (L-R) Mary Wagner, Bernice Riffle, Rose Zaratsian

St. Elizabeth of Hungary Apostolate

& A Look Back

(above):l-r Rose Zaratsian, Paul Pinter, Kenny Green at Pebble Creek

Above: Betty Smith & Joanne Angeletti

(above) Debbie Tortorella & Ben Rusinko

(left) Fr. Dengyl, OFM of Our Lady Comforter of the Afflicted Shrine, Ed Lukasick, George Sano, and Steve Lucas

Fr. Dengyl was a Spiritual Assistant to the fraternity.

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Birthdays Anniversaries

Joanne Angeletti 3/4

Telestai “It is finished”

Almost everyone has heard of the “play” on the passion and death of

Jesus. Here is a wonderful opportunity to see this play. It will be at

St. Luke Lutheran church

2121 6th St.

Cuyahoga Falls, OH

It will be presented on the Friday the 13th & Saturday the 14th of March at

8 P.M. and on Sunday the 15th of March at 2 PM. There is no admission fee, but

a free will offering will be accepted. This presentation may not be suitable for young children.

Sadly, the only performance of Telestai in this area falls on the same dates as the our Lenten Retreat.

If you are unable to attend the Fraternity Retreat, you may want to prayerfully consider this presentation.

None in March

St. Maximilian Kolbe Region Retreat

“No matter how heinous the crime, if society can protect itself

without ending a human life, it should do so.”

USCCB in A Culture of Life and the Death Penalty

Sorry for the short notice. It was received by the editor as this newsletter was being printed.

Two members of the Joint Task Force to Review the Administration of Ohio’s Death Penalty, Judges

Donnelly and Russo, will share their experiences on the death penalty. There will be a discussion on

ways people can help advocate for key recommendations by Ohioans to Stop Executions. Catholic

Charities of the Diocese of Cleveland is backing this event to be held at Holy Family Church, in the

parish hall, located at 3179 Kent Rd., Stow, OH. It will be from 6-9 PM on February 29, 2015.

To make reservations to attend, or for more information, please call (330) 688-3816 or

e-mail dzbasnik@ccdocle.org There is no cost to attend.

“In the words of one of the panelists, you are likely to leave justifiably alarmed.”

Kevin Werner of Ohioans to Stop Executions

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If you were not able to attend the St. Francis X. Cabrini Lenten Retreat, or if you would like to partici-

pate in another retreat, another Secular Franciscan Retreat will be held in August. For the past several years

the St. Maximilian Kolbe Region has held a retreat for all Seculars.

. The Regional Retreat will be held at the Jesuit Retreat House on 14th, 15th and 16th of August, with

Fr. Joe Tuscan, OFM Cap. as retreat master. The cost will be $165.00 per person.