The Dubuque Franciscans’ Canticle of Creation Center will host a series of programs about climate change at Mount St. Francis Center, 3390 Windsor Ave., Dubuque. On Monday, February 24 at 6:30 p.m., Education & Communication Coordinator for the Dubuque Metropolitan…
**Due to COVID-19–we have cancelled the 2020 Sister Water Project Trip to Honduras.** The Sisters of St. Francis are seeking volunteers for a service trip to Honduras with the Sister Water Project July 17-25, 2020. Sister Water Project service team…
The Franciscan Common Venture program is seeking volunteers for its service sites beginning in April. The 2020 Common Venture sites include Dubuque, Waterloo, Sioux City, and Des Moines in Iowa; Winnebago, Nebraska; South Bend, Indiana; Busby, Montana; and Morton and…
The Sisters of St. Francis of Dubuque elected a new Leadership Team for the next six years during the community’s Chapter of Elections, which met December 27-31, 2019 at Shalom Retreat Center in Dubuque. Elected to leadership for the congregation…
The Tri-State Coalition Against Human Trafficking and Slavery and the 100+ Good Women Who Care Dubuque are sponsoring a showing of the award winning film “I Am Still Here” on Saturday, January 11, at the Grand Opera House in Dubuque. …
On Friday, December 13, in Gracias, Lempira, Honduras, the Sisters of St. Francis of Dubuque received Katy Meylin Orellana Deras, of El Salvador, as a novice to the congregation. During the ceremony Sister Pat Farrell, who has directed the formation…
Dubuque Franciscan Associate Father George Karnik received the Iowa Governor’s Volunteer Award for his ministry to those imprisoned or jailed on October 31, 2019. From 1974-1999, Father George annually led a team in conducting a Christian Experience Weekend at the State…
For her lifelong dedication to the poor, Sister Helen Huewe, OSF, has been named the 2019 recipient of Divine Word College’s Matthew 25 Award. The Remsen, Iowa, native had a long career in health care, ministering in the field for…
The Canticle of Creation Center (CoCC) will celebrate the Winter Solstice with a drum circle on Wednesday, December 18, at 6:30 p.m. at Mount St. Francis Center. Native drums, being made in a circle, represent the earth and life. The…
On Sunday, September 22, the Dubuque Franciscans commissioned nine new Associates, who completed the two-year Franciscan Way of Life (FWL) process. Linda Crisman reflected on her path to becoming an associate. “Family has always been important to me. I feel…
