The Inter-Provincial Third Order Chapter with the Joint First Orders Chapters, at High Leigh Conference Centre - September 2023
Every six years the Minister General for TSSF is responsible for organising and running the the Inter-Provincial Third Order Chapter. For at least the last 18 years this has been held in conjunction with the Joint First Order Chapters. Last year it was held at High Leigh Conference Centre just out of London. IPTOC is held every 6 years. JFOC is held every 3 years. As minister general I had the privilege of also attending that on behalf of the Third Order. This was my fourth IPTOC, a crazy number really. Most people might get to one. It is a 9 day gathering of the minister provincial and two other representatives from each of the 5 provinces , as laid out in the constitution, chaired by the Minister General. It is the ultimate decision making body of the Order. I first attended my first one in 2005. It was held at at the Franciscan Centre in Canterbury UK. It was there that Dorothy Brooker became our MG, and people suggested I put my name forward to be the new MP. I was way to busy, did