Our CNSA Friars
Fr. Jerome Wolbert, OFM (Above second from left)
- President-in-Turn
- Provincial Spiritual Assistant, the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary (OFM) Province
- Guardian, Holy Dormition Byzantine Franciscan Friary, Sybertsville, PA
- Pastor, St. John the Baptist Byzantine Catholic Church, Hazelton, PA
- Email: jeromeofm@gmail.com
Fr. Chris Shorrock, OFM Conv. (Above left)
- Former National Spiritual Assistant to the OFS National Fraternity in Australia
- Doctor of Theology
- Taught at the Catholic Theological College in Melbourne, Australia, and the Franciscan International Study Centre, Canterbury, UK
- Currently resides at the Basilica of St. Josaphat in Milwaukee, WI
- Adjunct lecturer at Sacred Heart Seminary and School of Theology, Hales Corner, WI
- Email: chris_80@hotmail.com
Br. Alexander Escalera, OFM Cap. (Above right)
- Provincial Spiritual Assistant, Western America OFM Capuchin Province, Burlingame, CA
- Regional Spiritual Assistant, St. Junipero Serra Region
- Email: siralisander@yahoo.com
Fr. Christopher Panagoplos, T.O.R (Above third from left)
- Provincial Spiritual Assistant, Immaculate Conception Province, T.O.R.
- Regional Spiritual Assistant, Lady Poverty Region
- Priest Chaplain at Altoona Regional Health System
St. Joseph Friary, Hollidaysburg, PA - Email: XtoferTOR@aol.com
CNSA Support Staff
Miriam Kennedy, OFS
- CNSA Executive Secretary
- Contact for Visitations and Establishment Documents
- Editor, St. Elizabeth of Hungary Region Newsletter, “The Herald”
- Formation Team member, St. Francis Fraternity, Tewksbury MA
- Spiritual Assistant, St. Anthony Fraternity, Nashua NH
- Email: mekofs@gmail.com, cnsasecularfranciscansusa@gmail.com
Mary Frances Charsky, OFS
- CNSA Treasurer
- Regional Spiritual Assistant, St. Kateri Tekakwitha Region
- Local Spiritual Assistant
- Email: mfcharsky@gmail.com
Franciscan Family Forum
Vision: To offer a life-giving heartbeat of encouragement, support, and information to the whole Franciscan Family in the United States, through a model of fraternal unity and collaboration.
Mission: The Franciscan Family Forum seeks to sustain the life-giving union of the Franciscan family by building relationships and offering assistance through dialogue to address the contemporary challenges that we face in living the Gospel life.