Tuesday, November 26, 2019

First 2 Keynoters: Bishop Stowe, Fr. Couturier

Bishop John Stowe
Bishop Stowe
Fr. David Couturier
Fr. David
The Q Committee announced the first two keynote speakers for the 2021 Congress.

They are Fr. David Couturier, OFM Cap, dean of the School of  Franciscan Studies at  Saint Bonaventure University, and Bishop John Stowe, OFM Conv, of the Diocese of Lexington, KY.

'An Experience of a Lifetime'

Boasting a “Jubilee” theme, the 20th Quinquennial Congress in August 2021 celebrates the JUBILEE of the eighth centenary of the OFS and the 100th anniversary of the National Quinquennial Congresses, reported Q Committee Chair Susan Simeone, OFS.

“The ‘Q’ is an experience of a lifetime” for “our OFS brothers and sisters,” she noted.

She announced the official Q 2021 prayer: