Local woman to head Secular Franciscan region

Mary Anne Lenzi, S.F.O., of Centennial is the new minister of the Secular Franciscan Order’s Santa Maria de las Montanas region. Representing fraternities in her region, she attended the order’s national gathering held at the Scarritt-Bennett Center in Nashville, Tenn., from Oct. 14-19.

Lenzi is a member of St. Clare Fraternity in Denver. Prior to being elected regional minister, she served as vice minister of her region and as minister of her local fraternity.

Currently a legal assistant, Lenzi has worked in the legal field for most of her career. She holds a master’s degree in social work and also worked in the area of health and mental health, particularly with geriatric populations.

She is an extraordinary minister of the Eucharist at St. Thomas More Parish in Centennial and a member of the Stephen Ministries Team.