During the week of June 14 – 18 approximately two hundred friars from St. Anthony’s Province and Immaculate Conception Province met in Buffalo, NY for the second session of their Provincial Chapters. Friars came from Africa, Brazil, Costa Rica, Canada and the United States to participate in the election of Guardians and other officials of the two provinces. Both provinces approved a joint four year vision statement,  as they prepare to form one new province, which will better utilize manpower and other assets.