Franciscan Focus


St. Francis of the Immaculate Heart of Mary Fraternity

Ottawa, ON

Meeting Place and Time:

Immaculate Heart of Mary Church
1758 Alta Vista Drive,
Ottawa ON
K1G 0G6

1st Saturday of the month at 10:00AM 

St. Francis of the Immaculate Heart of Mary  Fraternity Activities

Top Left: A Typical Fraternity Meeting

Bottom Left: Ritual of Profession of Taylor Hyatt, November 2, 2024

Below:  Meeting Place for the Fraternity… Immaculate Heart of Mary Church

On the evening of October 3, 2025, some members of St Francis of the Immaculate Heart of Mary Secular Franciscan Fraternity joined our francophone brothers and sisters at St. Francois d’Assise Church in Ottawa to celebrate the Transitus. Declared a Heritage structure, the church was built in 1915 and has been continuously served by the OFM Capuchins since that time.

The OFS were present and counted at the Truth and Reconciliation Mass celebrated at St. Patrick’s Cathedral in Ottawa on September 30, 2025.

Below: Carol David, ofs, and Taylor Hyatt, ofs

Left: Deacon Ricardo Santiago, ofs, and Michel David, ofs

Members of the St. Francis of the Immaculate Heart of Mary Fraternity  celebrated their Elective Chapter on June 21, 2025. Members thanked their exiting Council for their hard work (Below: Ricardo and Lesley Santiago, Patrick Denison, Les MacFarlane, and Joan Moran). Fraternity members then welcomed their new Council (On Left: Patrick Denison, Michel David, Joan Moran, and Carol David. Missing from picture: John Moran and Friar Moe).  

Deacon Lee Winchester, member of St. Francis of the Immaculate Heart of Mary Fraternity in Ottawa, meets King Charles and Queen Camilla, during their visit to Ottawa at the end of May, 2025.