In July 2017, the Mission Society awarded a $5,000 grant to the Brunswick County Homeless Coalition (BCHC), located in North Carolina. BCHC supports families in their transition from homelessness to a place of security, identity and a sense of...
Bringing God’s Light to Others “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.” – John 8:12 “When a crystal is touched or struck by the...
In Loving Memory – Sr. Alma Glenn, OSF May 25, 1931 – April 12, 2018 Sr. Alma was a Franciscan Sister of Allegany for 66 years. She spent 31 years as a missionary, teacher and principal in Jamaica,...
In Loving Memory – Sr. Celestine Fruscione, OSF Mar. 15, 1925 – Jan. 18, 2018 Sr. Celestine was a teacher and principal, and worked in formation and regional leadership during her 72 years as a Franciscan Sister of...
An Easter message of self-sacrifice… “The way we came to know love was that He laid down his life for us…Let us love not in word…but in deed.’” – 1 John 3:16-18 Dear Friends, This verse in 1 John...
In Loving Memory – Sr. Teresa Sweeney, OSF Dec. 13, 1930 – May 11, 2017 Sr. Teresa was a missionary, teacher, administrator, program innovator and General Minister during her 68 years as a Franciscan Sister of Allegany. Closest...
70 Years of Supporting the Missions! We thank YOU! By Laura Whitford, President, St. Elizabeth Mission Society “He said to them, ‘Go into all the world and preach the gospel to all creation.’” – Mark 16:15 In January 1879,...
The Dwelling Place of NY celebrates 40 years of ministry By Laura Whitford, President, St. Elizabeth Mission Society Behind an unassuming door on West 40th Street in Manhattan is a ministry that has led 3,000 women from homelessness to...
A Mission Society grant helped Sr. Grace’s organization, Franciscan Ministries, feed 12 very poor families in Jamaica through monthly distributions of food boxes of simple staples like rice, flour, sugar, cornmeal, oats, milk, tea, sardines, saltfish and laundry and bathing soap. “I...
