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In India and around the world, our sisters bring love, education, and healing to people living on society’s margins.
Celebrating St. Clare on Sunday, August 9
All are invited to join our community’s celebration of Mass for the Feast of St. Clare on a special day and time. The liturgy will be celebrated on Sunday, August 9, at 1:00 p.m. in St. Joseph Chapel, 1501 S. Layton Blvd. in Milwaukee.
A reception and an opportunity for a Franciscan pilgrimage tour will follow the Mass. St. Joseph Chapel has been designated a pilgrimage site for the Franciscan Jubilee Year by the Archdiocese of Milwaukee. Born in Assisi, Italy, and a friend of St. Francis, she is considered a co-founder of the Franciscan movement. She was declared a saint in 1255, just two years after her death.
Please invite your family, friends, and all those with a Franciscan heart to be a part of this special day! Please note: There will not be a 9:00 a.m. Mass in Chapel that Sunday.
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The School Sisters of St. Francis live the Good News of Jesus and witness to the presence of God as we enter into the lives and needs of people around the world, especially those who are poor. We strive to be a source of new life, new meaning and new hope. Our Vision is a world transformed through peace, justice and love.
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Global Impact Around the World
United States
The School Sisters of St. Francis meet the needs of the times in the United States through their varied ministries.
Latin America
Today our sisters of the Latin American Region serve in Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Mexico and Peru.
India
In India, the School Sisters of St. Francis have served those in need since the 1930s. In October 2015, the School Sisters of St. Francis’ Assisi Province in southern India launched a new mission to Tanzania.
Tanzania
From coast to coast, the School Sisters of St. Francis honor our community’s Franciscan heritage at the same time that we touch the lives and hearts of new generations through our many ministries.