FYYA Application to Establish a YouFra

APPLICATION TO ESTABLISH
THE LOCAL FRATERNITY OF FRANCISCAN YOUTH

On behalf of the young people who are gathering at ______________________ (place),
in ____________________________________________ (City, State),
and who made their Promise on ________________________ (date),
we request the Regional Council of ___________________________Region in the Secular Franciscan Order (OFS) to officially establish a new local YouFra, in accordance with the OFS General Constitutions and the National Statutes of the Franciscan Youth and Young Adults in the United States.

The name of our YouFra is ________________________________________________.
We are being sponsored by _____________________________fraternity.
We have chosen _____________________________as our patron saint. (Optional)
Our Local YouFra Animator is ____________________________.
The YouFra Spiritual Assistant (appt. by our Provincial) is _______________________.
Our Formation Director is  _______________________________________.
_______________________________ (signature of Local YouFra Animator)
_______________________________ (signature of Regional Minister)

Copy and send to the U.S. OFS National Franciscan Youth and Young Adult Commission Chair, and place in both local sponsoring fraternity and regional files.

Blessings on your Franciscan journey!