Our local Franciscan Community as a group is gratefully experiencing its own growth as increasing numbers of Colombian women and men seek to explore ways to join their own life and spirit with that of the local Community. Some are discerning a call to profess vows as canonical Religious.

 Others choose to express their interest in Franciscan life and shared values as Cojourners – a form of associate membership for both women and men, single or married, who remain faithful to their personal commitments while joining their gifts to the life and mission of the Community.

Others have chosen to become part of the "Franciscan Group," an informal gathering that meets monthly to share prayer and spirit, learn more about the Franciscan tradition, and collaborate in a variety of values-based service projects.

Our local living Community also reaches out to persons interested in deepening their spiritual life, especially younger women, to explore with them the possibilities of a shared future, based on the richness of both the diversity and the strength of commonalities among us.

All of these groups experience a genuine mutuality in their commitment to one another and to a common mission.
The fruit of such exchanges is evident, expressing itself through reverence for the sacred in all of creation while promoting, through a leadership of service, peace, justice and non-violence in a war-torn context, with particular care for the poor ones in our immediate surroundings. At present, this care is offered in such fields as education, pastoral ministry, healthcare, and human rights.

You can join us through one or more of the following:
   •a monthly gathering of the        Franciscan  Group  (the last Saturday of each month – 5:00-7:00 p.m.)
   •seasonal overnight retreats
   •one-to-one accompaniment in one's personal process

For further information, contact us via:
email: pardomc@hotmail.com
phone: 528-0550