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Contact Information for the
Franciscans of Divine Providence
Province of Our Lady of Divine Providence
United States of America
 Considering a Vocation as a Franciscan?
Stated below are the
present requirements for admission into the Franciscans of Divine
Providence as of August 2008. Changes to the application process may be
made as the Order moves to change its internal structure to one that is
comprised of local, autonomous FDP Mission communities. What is provided
here is the generally accepted requirements for admission and these will
remain in effect until such time as the Union of FDP Mission communities
decides to change them
To apply for membership in the Franciscans of Divine Providence, we first ask that you carefully read all the information contained within this web site,
including the Frequently Asked Questions page. All those who seek admission to our Order should download the Application for Admission found on the Vocations page.
Read the application carefully, then fill it out and mail it to us along with copies of your Birth Certificate, Record of Baptism, Record of Confirmation, Certificate of Marriage or Civil Union (if applicable), Diplomas, Degrees, Certifications and/or Transcripts of Courses taken and a recent photograph of yourself. Send one complete set of your paperwork to the
Director of Vocations or to the Guardian General. The mailing address for the Province of Our Lady of Divine Providence is listed below.
We also require a
letter of reference from at least three people who know you well. These letters must be mailed directly to us
by the person who writes each letter.
Those who are seeking Holy Orders or who wish to be incardinated into either our Order or the Church must also
agree to submit a criminal background check and a psychological report at your own expense.
If you live in close proximity to
an FDP Mission Community in your area, you should arrange to interview with
the local Guardian(s) in person as a part of your admission process.
Those who live in New England should arrange to interview in person with
the Guardian General and the Director of Vocations who reside in
Connecticut. If you do not live close enough to be interviewed in person, we require one or more phone conferences with you as a part of your admission process.
Please note that we allow our lay Brothers or Sisters to maintain dual Church membership. Dual Church membership is not permitted for our ordained TCC clergy or for those who are seeking incardination into our Church. All FDP and TCC Clergy must be full members of only the Trinitarian Catholic Church.
It is also
important to note that while our lay Members are not required to belong
to the Trinitarian Catholic Church, our Order is a Canonical Order of
the Church and therefore, all lay members as well as clergy are subject
to its Canons and Statutes as well as the Code of Conduct and Policy on
Sexual Misconduct of the Trinitarian Catholic Church.
One copy of your application and documents should be mailed to the
local Guardian for the area in which you reside, if a local FDP
community is nearby.
Once we have had an opportunity to review your application and
additional documents and have either meet with you or conversed with you by phone, a decision will be made and you will be notified of our decision to admit you as a Novice member of the Order.
All new members of the Order
will spend one Canonical year in study and training, prior to profession of a vowed commitment.
If you have any specific questions, related to admissions, please e-mail them to us.
You may mail your
the completed application to:
Rev. Father Timothy W. Biskupiak, FDP
Provincial Guardian
Franciscans of Divine Providence
967 Elms Common Drive, #212
Rocky Hill, Connecticut 06067-1816 USA
You may E-mail the Director of Vocations at:
RevTimFDP @ hotmail.com
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