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
Our Fraternity started off 2026 with a gift of two Professed members. as we welcomed Dwight Delahunt and Edgar Piol. The Rite of Profession was held at Immaculate Heart of Mary Church, Ottawa, on January 3, 2026.
Above: L to R: Deacon Lee Winchester, Fr. Maurice Richard, OFM Conv, Patrick Denison, Minister, Edgar Piol, Dwight Delahunt, Les Macfarlane, past Formation Director and Carol David, current Formation Director.
Our Fraternity started off 2026 with a gift of two Professed members. as we welcomed Dwight Delahunt and Edgar Piol. The Rite of Profession was held at Immaculate Heart of Mary Church, Ottawa, on January 3, 2026.
Above: L to R: Deacon Lee Winchester, Fr. Maurice Richard, OFM Conv, Patrick Denison, Minister, Edgar Piol, Dwight Delahunt, Les Macfarlane, past Formation Director and Carol David, current Formation Director.
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.
