Sister Water Project Helps Honduran Villagers
...to the villager’s houses below. The Sisters of St. Francis Sister Water Project was approached this summer and agreed to help with the additional funds needed to complete the project....
Volunteers Reflect on Sister Water Project Trip to Honduras
...Brian. “They collect rain water off the roof of their homes. In the dry season, they rent a truck and buy water at a town two hours away.” So when...
Sister Edwardine Freking
...an educator in Iowa at St. Mary’s Waterloo, St. Mary’s and Holy Ghost, Dubuque, St. Mary’s and St. Catherine’s, Remsen, and St. Michael, Leeds. Sister Edwardine was also missioned at...
Sister Mary Klisart, OSF
...Francis Center at 1:00 p.m. Monday, December 5, 2022. Masks will be required. Guests unable to attend may participate via livestream at: www.youtube.com/dubuquefranciscans. Mary, daughter of the late Gustave and...
Dubuque Franciscans Join Area Sisters to Launch Refugee Billboard Campaign
...Iowa; Sisters of St. Benedict, Rock Island, Ill.; Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration, La Crosse, Wis.; and Sisters of Mercy, West Midwest Community, Omaha, Neb. For more information, visit www.facebook.com/catholicsisters....
Dubuque Franciscans Celebrate Milestone Jubilees
...Jubilarians honored were: Sisters Bonita Fondell, Gwen Hennessey, Elvira Kelley, Mary Kivlahan, Ruth Kleitch, and Eleanor Lambert. The celebrations were livestreamed and recorded. To view them online, visit https://www.youtube.com/dubuquefranciscans. ...
Briar Cliff dedicates Sisters of St. Francis Prayer Garden
...Weekend on campus. If you wish to make a donation in honor of a sister, visit www.briarcliff.edu/PrayerGarden. Photo: Dr. Hamid Shirvani, president of BCU, with the Sisters of St. Francis...
Sister Marlys Becker, OSF
...Clare Chapel. All are invited to attend the service. Visitors will be required to wear masks. The service will be livestreamed: https://www.youtube.com/dubuquefranciscans. Marlys, daughter of the late John and Anna...
Sister Donalda Kehoe, OSF
...February 3, 1927 in Epworth, Iowa. She was baptized at St. Patrick’s in Epworth and confirmed at St. Mary’s in Waterloo, Iowa. She entered the Sisters of St. Francis in...
Sister Rachel Berns, OSF
...Center at 1:00 p.m. Monday, February 7, 2022. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, guests may participate via livestream at: www.youtube.com/dubuquefranciscans. Burial will be in Mount Calvary Cemetery. Sister Rachel was born...
