Friends, thanks for stopping by. Below you'll find some details on my upcoming year - from what the novitiate is, to what it involves, to dates of when my year begins, and how to keep in touch. God Bless you, I'll miss you all this year! -Chris
Capuchin Novitiate
The novitiate is a period of more intense initiation and more profound experience of the Capuchin Franciscan gospel life in its fundamental demands. -The Constitutions of the Capuchin Friars Minor
For the coming year, I will be in the Capuchin Novitiate in Santa Ynez, California (nearby Santa Barbara). I'll have limited access to the internet, along with giving up my phone, in order to help me to more fully focus on my relationship with God and to discern where I am being called.
Dates
I will fly out to Santa Ynez on Friday, July 17, 2020. Upon arriving, I'll turn in my phone, and so begins my year!
On Sunday, July 19, 2020 I'll be invested with the Habit! These are the brown robes you'll often see Franciscans wearing. It's an outward sign of our internal commitment and disposition towards this way of life.
I'll share pictures in my habit to Facebook after investiture, and I'll try to get them on this page as well!
WATCH THE CEREMONY!
https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=224989131948564
On Sunday, July 19, 2020 I'll be invested with the Habit! These are the brown robes you'll often see Franciscans wearing. It's an outward sign of our internal commitment and disposition towards this way of life.
I'll share pictures in my habit to Facebook after investiture, and I'll try to get them on this page as well!
WATCH THE CEREMONY!
https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=224989131948564
Keep in touch!
If you'd like to keep in touch with me in the coming year, please feel free to send some "snail-mail." The many great relationships I've had in my life thus far have really sustained me and encouraged me to grow on this journey. It would be a blessing to receive some mail from you! Thanks in advance.
Brother Christopher Woods
San Lorenzo Friary and Seminary
P.O. Box 247
1802 Sky Dr.
Santa Ynez, CA 93460
San Lorenzo Friary and Seminary
P.O. Box 247
1802 Sky Dr.
Santa Ynez, CA 93460
***Please note - I cannot receive checks, cash, or gift cards, as this is truly a year of "living the life."
If you'd like to make a donation to my Capuchin province, you can do so here. ***
If you'd like to make a donation to my Capuchin province, you can do so here. ***
I will very occasionally check e-mail - if you have something you'd like to send (such as pictures, etc.) that's more conducive by e-mail, please use the form on the bottom of this page to get that conversation started. I'm not posting the e-mail address here, as the internet will scoop it up and give me abundant spam!
A Day in the Life of Novitiate
Want an idea of what my year will look like? This should give you a taste.