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Divine Mercy Fraternity
Secular Franciscan Order, Vero Beach, Florida

Fraternity Canonically Approbated 1996
Professed Members and date of Profession

​Active Members


1. Fred S. Schaeffer, OFS           10-04-1994

2. Virginia Davis, OFS                 11-19-2011

3. Mary Jean McGovern, OFS     07-12-2014

4. Joanne Giordano, OFS            07-15-2017

   

Charles (Chuck) Roach, OFS (Winter resident: Nov. thru Apr.)


Lapsed Members (Lapsed members is a new category from the Region and above, for all who are not Active members)


& Elaine Matthews, OFS          10-04-1994       

& Edward O'Donnell, OFS       10-17-2004 

& Inactive due to Health


Inquirers - None


Candidate Members and Date of Admission

The term of Candidacy is a minimum of 18 months.

-None-


Please pray for new Vocations to our Fraternity. Thanks.

Fraternity Officers/Council Members (exp.02/12/25)

  • Minister: Joanne Giordano, OFS
  • Vice-Minister, and, *temp. Treasurer: 
        Jean McGovern, OFS
  • *Secretary: Virginia Davis, OFS
  • Formation Director: Fred Schaeffer, OFS
  • *Councilor: Inactive


*Functions re-assigned Nov. '22, due to:

  Nancy Thomas, OFS
        moved to Orange County Florida


A bit of history

Divine Mercy Fraternity 1992-2004

Deceased Members 

Obituaries, Recent

(2024) Helen F. Caldarone, OFS

(2023) John H. Matthews, OFS

(2021) John "Jack" Reddy, OFS

(2019) Marie T. Fee, OFS

(2019) Frances Patricia Riordan, OFS

(2018) Peter W. Askin, OFS

(2018) Kathleen Van Buskirk, OFS

(2018) Eugene P. Caldarone, OFS

(2015) Sarah Hardy, OFS

(2013) Benjamin Davis, OFS 


Obituaries, Older 

(2012) [John] Jack L. Solloway, OFS

(2010) Jeremiah Carey, OFS

(2009) Julie McHugh, OFS

(2008) Jennie M. Donlin, OFS

(2007) George F. Thomas, OFS

(2005) Marcella Ann Richard, OFS

(2000) Jean Kurtz, OFS

(1997) Trudy Thomas, OFS 


May they rest in Peace!

Obituaries (recent) are here
Obituaries (older) are
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