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Local Establishment Features Motherhouse
The new restaurant/brewery in the City of St. Francis features photos of the motherhouse buildings and grounds. The owner wanted to display images that "spoke of St. Francis (the city)." View...

Sister's Art Is Conference Back Drop
One of Sr. Stella DeVenuta's early watercolors will be the 22 by 16.5 foot back drop for the August Peace Conference. (See article entitled "Global Peace Conference Slated for August.") View...

Sisters Take On Arbor Pruning at Motherhouse
In preparation for precise pruning, Sr. Margaret Kruse got a sister task force together to do the preliminary trimming of the grape arbor on the Motherhouse grounds. View...

Motherhouse Volunteers Honored
113 Sister, associate and community volunteers provide services in 14 departments at the Motherhouse. View...

Global Peace Conference Slated for August
The puiblic is invited to "Creating a Culture of Peace," which is being organized by the Sisters of St. Francis of Assisi, in conjunction with three other congregations of Franciscan Sisters, for August 1 in LaCrosse, Wis. View...

Invitation to Earth Day Event
The congregation will celebrate Earth Day in St. Francis Chapel on April 22, 7-8 p.m. View...

Works of Sister Artists Displayed
Three Sisters of St. Francis of Assisi have recently had their unique works of art selected for area exhibits. View...

Just in Time for Easter...
New Easter cards available now on this website View...

Sr. Edna Lonergan Named Citizen of the Year
Sr. Edna Lonergan, president of St. Ann Center for Intergenerational Care, St. Francis, Wisconsin, was named the city's 2008 Citizen of the Year. View...

St. Francis Medal Redesigned
The St. Francis medal, available to donors of $25 or more, has been redesigned for 2009. View...

Rose Sevenich, OSF, Receives National Award
Sister Rose Sevenich, OSF, a Sister of St. Francis of Assisi for 43 years, received one of three leadership awards at the National Religious Vocation Conference (NRVC) in Louisville, Ky., on Sunday, October 12. View...

OSFs Participate in Walk/Run for Hungry
On Thursday, July 24, 29 sisters, ranging in age from 45 to 87, plus 11 “OSF cheerleaders” participated in the annual St. Ben's Walk/Run for the Hungry, raising $1,475 for the meal program. View...

Sr. Rosalia Recognized
Sr. Rosalia was honored for her work in bringing hope to immigrants to the U.S. and to Mexican nationals working in the "maquiladoras" near the border. View...

Peace Garden Dedicated to Sisters
On June 25, a Peace Garden was dedicated to the Sisters of St. Francis of Assisi by St. Coletta and Cardinal Cushing Schools of Massachusetts. The organization was founded by the sisters and remains a corporate ministry of the congregation. View...

Congregation History Published
Sister Doris Pehowski, OSF, a native of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, writes from a long, in-depth experience of religious life with the Sisters of St. Francis of Assisi, whose history she has recorded in these pages. View...

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