Sister Tresa Klein, OSF
Tresa Klein was born to Jacob B. and Cecilia Goebel Klein in Granville, Iowa, on February 28, 1922. Tresa was baptized Helen, but went by the name of Tresa, and had three brothers and five sisters. Tresa attended 1st and…
Sr. Ruth Schock Named Franciscan Federation Honoree
Sister Ruth Schock was named a 2017 Franciscan Federation Honoree at the annual meeting in Buffalo, New York June 16-19. Sister Ruth, and 30 other sisters and brothers of member congregations were honored for “embodying the values of being incarnational,…
Dubuque Franciscans Celebrate Milestone Jubilees
The Dubuque Franciscan Sisters honored their Golden (50 years), Diamond (60 years) and Double Diamond Jubilarians (70 years) at celebrations on June 24 and 25 at Mount St. Francis Center. Golden Jubilarians were honored at a Eucharistic Liturgy on Saturday,…
Sisters Offer Summer Camps for Girls
Huddled together in pairs in the Mount St. Francis Center (MSFC) Dining Room were sisters and their “BFF”: Best Franciscan Friends. As part of the Best Franciscan Friends” camp, 4th and 5th grade students spent June 7-9 at MSFC learning about…
Sisters host shared AmeriCorps team
The Dubuque Franciscans partnered with the Four Mounds Foundation in Dubuque to share an AmeriCorps team in May and June. The team of eight of the AmeriCorps National Civilian Community Corps (NCC) of the North Central Region ranged in age…
Sister Joanne Streck, OSF
Sister Joanne (Mildred Ann) Streck, OSF, 80, was called home peacefully at 10:25 a.m., on Friday, May 26, 2017, at Clare House. To honor Sister's life, The Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 1:00 p.m., on Tuesday, May 30, 2017, in Francis…
Sisters and Associates Gather at Annual CARMA Conference
By Sister Michelle Balek, OSF Lay movements, including the phenomenon of lay associates with religious congregations, is the “single greatest inspired movement in the Church since Vatican II,” declared keynote co-presenter, Sr. Gabriele Uhlein, Wheaton Franciscan, at the 12th Biennial…
Students Celebrate World Water Day with Charism Team
Students and staff at seven schools in Sioux City, Iowa, participated in the “Blue Out Challenge” on Wednesday, March 22, for World Water Day. The “Blue Out Challenge” asked students and staff to wear blue and make a free-will donation to the…
2017 Common Venture Program Seeks Volunteers
The Franciscan Common Venture program is seeking volunteers for its service sites in Dubuque and around the United States beginning in April. The 2017 Common Venture sites include Dubuque; Waterloo, Milwaukee; Winnebago, Nebraska; South Bend, Indiana; Busby, Montana; and Morton and…
Sisters Launch Kindness: Get in the Habit Campaign
The Catholic Sisters of the Upper Mississippi River Valley, including the Dubuque Franciscans, are launching a new campaign this March to encourage people to be kind toward one another. The message – “Kindness: Get in the Habit” – was created…
