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Catalog of Ministries

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Sisters of St. Francis of the Neumann Communities

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Contact: Michelle Basista Address 2500 Grant Boulevard, Suite #3 Syracuse New York 13208 United States Phone: 412-821-2200 ext 297 Link: http://www.sosf.org
Biography

The Sisters of St Francis of the Neumann Communities is a congregation of women religious comprised of 500 Catholic sisters who serve in the ministries of education, healthcare, pastoral care, mission work, social services, retreat work and prayer in three countries and 15 U.S. states/territories. For more than 150 years, the mission of the Sisters of St Francis of the Neumann Communities has remained the same: to serve the poor and vulnerable. Each day we strive to live out our directional statement: Rooted in the Gospel and energized by the spirit of St. Francis and St. Clare, we seek to be women of vision living in right relationship with God, one another and all creation.

Their 150 year legacy of service includes:

Educating

  • The sisters have founded, and continue to administer and teach in more than 350 Catholic preschools, elementary and high schools, educating more than five million students.
  • More than 12,000 nurses have been trained at nursing schools founded and administered by the Sisters of St. Francis.

Caring

  • Tens of millions of sick and aged have been/are cared for in hospitals, health care and adult-care facilities founded by the Sisters of St. Francis.
  • More than 145,000 children have been cared for in day care centers and former orphanages founded and administered by the Sisters of St. Francis.

Advocating

  • Sisters serving at missions in Brazil, Puerto Rico, Venezuela, Peru, Mexico, Nigeria and Kenya have provided food, shelter, education and prayer to the poorest of the poor.  Sisters continue to minister in Kenya, Peru and Puerto Rico.

Praying

  • Presently, 500 sisters spend countless hours a week in adoration offering prayers of praise and petition to God for the intentions of friends, donors and sisters in the community.
  • Three spiritual retreat centers in New York and Pennsylvania have served tens of thousands of people for a combined 100 years.
  • Sisters have served at hundreds of parishes across the country and around the world.

Leaving a Legacy

  • A special example of the Sisters of St. Francis’ unwavering service to those most vulnerable is our own Saint Marianne Cope.  From 1883 until her death in 1918 she cared for the Hawaiian Islands’ sick poor, especially the victims of leprosy.  A Sister of St. Francis, she was declared Blessed in 2005 and will be canonized a saint in 2012.  Her pending canonization will make her one of only 12 saints in U.S. history.
  • With 22 sponsored ministries, the sisters will continue to have a presence in communities for generations to come.