Father Francis Maple O.F.M. Cap - Platinum Jubilee

CONGRATULATIONS FATHER FRANCIS MAPLE O.F.M. Cap ON THE CELEBRATION OF YOUR PLATINUM JUBILEE 
 
Thank you for 70 years of service to Our Lord. 
 
Father Francis Maple is a Franciscan monk who celebrates his 70th Anniversary as a friar today.
 
Known as "The Singing Friar" Father Francis has sung at many concerts to raise money for charity and has recorded 42 albums earning a Gold Disc for his album the “Old Rugged Cross”.  This success helped Father Francis raise over one million pounds for charities supporting the poor - for which he was awarded the MBE in the Queen's 1997 Honours List.

He has also sung in public over the years in malls, shopping centres, bus stations and at his own concerts to raise money for charity. He has written several books, (sermons, cooking recipes, jokes), and has contributed to many newspaper columns and Catholic newspapers and magazines. He spends a lot of time travelling throughout the UK leading Missions in various Catholic churches. 

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