Purpose and Audience:

TAU-USA is a vehicle of communication within the Secular Franciscan Order in the United States. Our mission is to provide an effective, appealing forum for presenting information in the areas of Ongoing Formation, Regional and National Fraternity News, and the sharing and promotion of the Franciscan vision and spirituality in an uplifting, manner. This publication is intended to allow the National Fraternity to disseminate information to the regional and local levels of fraternity, and also to allow Seculars throughout the country to communicate with one another, fostering a sense of community nationwide.

Guidelines for Submission of Articles:

Submissions to the newsletter are welcome. Please submit articles to: Jim Wesley,SFO, Editor. Articles should be one-half page in length, never longer than one page. Do not exceed 250-400 words. Please understand that articles may be edited for length and clarity. A deadline for receiving articles is posted in each issue. All material received after the deadline will be considered for the next issue. Please e-mail all articles in word format to: jtwesley7@gmail.com Those who wish may send material on floppy disc in word format to: Jim Wesley,SFO, TAU-USA Editor, 846 Calimex Place, Nipomo, CA 93444. All correspondence sent to the editor becomes the property of the Editor and may be published in TAU-USA. Please state in all correspondence whether you wish to have your name withheld.

Subscription Information:

TAU-USA is published quarterly. Each professed Secular receives the newsletter without charge. For subscription or change of address information, or to request the TAU-USA in electronic form only, write to: Cecilia Maljan-Herbelin, SFO, 1933 Tudor Drive, San Jacinto, CA 92583, or cylmaljan@earthlink.net.  Subscriptions per year cost $4.00 for U. S., $6.00 for Canadian, $15.00 for Overseas.

To recive the TAU-USA in electronic form only, email Cecilia Maljan-Herbelin, SFO at cylmaljan@earthlink.net. 

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Jim Wesley, SFO-Editor-in-Chief
tauusa.ofs@gmail.com
846 Calimex Place
Nipomo, CA 93444
Dan Mulholland, SFO Webmaster
dannymai@aol.com