Our December meeting will be held at Our Lady of the Fields on January 17,2026 at: Our Lady of the Fields 1070 Cecil Avenue South, Millersville Mass is at 8:30AM, Followed by Fraternity Gathering in Room 203/204 Bulletin: 2026 - … [Read more]
Newly Elected Council 2025
Meet our new council members who were duly elected on November 15, 2025 for a three-year term: Ruth Shea, OFS Minister Jean Gaes, OFS Vice Minister Joe McHugh, OFS Treasurer Joan Faltot, OFS Secretary Linda Haney, OFS Formation … [Read more]
A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE FOUNDING OF OUR FRATERNITY
The Secular Franciscan Order of St. Conrad was founded in 1971 in Annapolis, Maryland. Fr. Edwin Dorzweiler, OFM Cap was its first Spiritual Assistant, followed by 23 other brothers of the Office of Friar Minors, Capuchin Order of St. Augustine … [Read more]
GREETINGS
Our Fraternity WELCOME TO ST. CONRAD’s FRATERNITY#57105 Annapolis, MDWe are an active community of Secular Franciscans servicing a wide area of communities in Maryland; Bowie/Crofton, Annapolis, Severna Park, Glen Burnie, and across … [Read more]
CELEBRATING CENTENARIES – 2023-2026
This year marks the eighth centenary (1224-2024) of the gift of stigmata of St. Francis of Assisi. As is customary for Francis, he would go up to Mount La Verna during Lent to pray in silence and to fast. While in La Verna in the … [Read more]
FEATURED EVENTS/PHOTOS-VISIT TO A BYZANTINE CHURCH
On October 23, 2023, the fraternity held its October meeting at a Ukrainian-Greek Catholic Church in Washington, DC , the Monastery of the Holy Cross. The day’s activities began with the Eastern rites of the Divine Liturgy that was … [Read more]
