Praying, Living, & Loving the Franciscan Way
Due to the excessive heat, the Rummage Sale has been cancelled for this afternoon and tomorrow. We will try again on July 20 & July 21, 9am - 3pm.
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A different view of the construction progress from a drone! Click on the video below for a preview! A more comprehensive clip of the construction and the grounds can be viewed at spiritofstfrancis.org – scroll to the bottom of the homepage to find the embedded clip. St. Ann’s is collecting non-perishable food, clothing, shoes, soap and shampoo, etc. at both campuses. The items will be taken to Minnesota, placed in containers and shipped to 100,000 English-speaking Cameroonians who are now refugees in Nigeria. The organization St. Ann’s is working with is the West Cameroon Association of Wisconsin. The collection will continue through the month of June. We will also send funds. The association is trying to raise $50,000. The address is: West Cameroon Association of Wisconsin, 9000 W. Kaul Drive, Milwaukee, WI 53225.
Last week, many sisters and employees gathered for a cook-out lunch to celebrate the retirement of long time employee, Dick. Working for the Sisters for over 44 years, Dick served the community as the Director of Buildings and Grounds. We are blessed to have had him as part of our staff for all these years and he will be missed. Best of Luck to Dick as he enters this next chapter!
The latest edition of Nojoshing Notes is available for your reading pleasure! Read about our sisters' field trip to the Basilica, St. Joseph Altar celebration, and progress on the new Convent Construction!
http://www.lakeosfs.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Spring-2018-Noj-Notes.pdf The Sisters of St. Francis Assisi are wearing orange ribbons in her honor of Hadiya Pendleton’s when she was shot and killed in Chicago at age 15 — one week after performing at President Obama’s 2013 inaugural parade. This is a National Day when we are asked to stand up, speak out, and wear orange to raise gun violence awarenes
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