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Contents 1 Franciscan Events 1.1 Ecumenical Advocacy Days 2 Franciscan Retreats 2.1 St. Bonaventure's Journey of the Human Person Into God 3 Of Interest to Franciscans 3.1 Commemoration of Hiroshima and Nagasaki 3.2 International Day of the World’s Indigenous People 3.3 International Day for Preservation of the Ozone Layer 3.4 International Day of Peace

Franciscan Events

Ecumenical Advocacy Days

March 25-28, 2011, "Development, Security and Ecomonic Justice: What's Gender Got to Do With It? Doubletree Hotel, Washington, DC.

Reservations to Doubetree Hotel (800) 222-8733. $119 per night. Cost of Conference is $160 per person.

Days will be filled with worship and dialogue, we will be inspired and equipped to speak boldly on behalf of people-centred sustainable development and ecomic justice, physical safety, security and peacemakin, with a particular focus on thos most impacted-women, girls and families.

Contact: Go to Ecumenical Advocacy Days website to register. http://advocacydays.org/ There is a link on this page that will connect you to the hotel to register for your room or call Hotel.

Franciscan Retreats

St. Bonaventure's Journey of the Human Person Into God

July 1 - July 9, 2011, Mount Alvernia Retreat Center, Wappingers Falls, NY.

St. Bonaventure's Journey of the Human Person Into God,

Presented by Andre Cirino, OFM and Josef Raischl, SFO

Each retreatant will need a copy of the book, The Journey Into God: A Forty-Day Retreat with St. Bonaventure, Francis & Clare by Joseph Raischl, SFO and Andre Cirino, OFM. This 8-Day retreat is an exploration of the content of this classic work of spiritual theology written by St. Bonaventure. The retreat seeks to recover this often neglected source of Franciscan spiritual wealth. More information can be found about this retreat call Fr. Roch Ciandella, OFM (845) 297-5706.

Of Interest to Franciscans

Commemoration of Hiroshima and Nagasaki

August 6 and 9: http://www.hiroshimanagasakipeace.org/

International Day of the World’s Indigenous People

August 9: http://www.acpp.org/sevents/0809.html

International Day for Preservation of the Ozone Layer

September 16: http://www.uneptie.org/ozonaction/events/ozoneday/

International Day of Peace

September 21: http://www.internationaldayofpeace.org/un.htm