Ministry Spotlight
“The Women's Ministry at St. Francis offers a space where women can gather to deepen our faith, share our gifts, lift each other up, and feel valued and loved,” explains Jess Kelly. “In this space,” she says, “women can find a connection in community, a sense of belonging, and opportunities
The Helen Wright Center for Women has provided food, genuine care, and safe shelter to women without children for years. Through intensive case management services, the Center offers its guests an opportunity to break the cycle of homelessness and achieve self-sufficiency.
The Franciscan Community garden is in front of LaVerna, the log cabin house, down the stairs across from the chapel, and is truly a community experience. The many parish volunteers who come out every Saturday make the space come alive and are responsible for the success and expansion over the
We have all shared in the loss of a loved one, much as the disciples did when they suffered the loss of Jesus. In the Gospel of Luke, we read of two disciples walking home from Jerusalem to their village of Emmaus, about seven miles from Jerusalem, after experiencing the
Co-coordinator Kristen Holt describes the Brown Bag Ministry as a service ministry that works at “meeting the face of Jesus by being called to serve the least among us.” On their service Saturdays, volunteers work in groups, each making 50 lunches for residents in the Morehead Hills or JJ Henderson
Stephen Ministry is a ministry at St. Francis of Assisi in which trained and supervised laypeople, called Stephen Ministers, provide one-to-one Christian care to individuals facing life’s challenges, whatever those challenges may be. The USCCB highlights the seven themes of Catholic Social Teaching on its website. Of these seven themes,
The St. Vincent de Paul (SVdP) Conference at St. Francis of Assisi (SFA) continues its devotion to those in our society experiencing poverty. It supports those in need by providing financial assistance for rent or utilities to those experiencing a temporary, acute economic crisis.
Franciscan Friars in Philadelphia saw that many people struggled with homelessness, drug addiction, abuse, and other concerns, but the one thing most of them had in common was a lack of food. This need is what inspired three of these friars to found the St. Francis Inn as a way
At St. Francis, we follow the tradition of many faith organizations in the United States of sponsoring scout troops. Cub Scout Pack 352 is open to boys and girls in grades kindergarten through 5th grade. For those in 6th grade through the age of 18, the Scouts BSA program, Troop
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