Joliet Franciscans 2014 Brochure

Where will the journey take YOU?

What do the Joliet Franciscan Sisters do?

Over 800 years ago, St. Francis and St. Clare of Assisi sought to live the Gospel and follow in the footprints of Jesus.

Spirituality Retreat Direction Spiritual Direction Pastoral Care Campus Ministry

Today Joliet Franciscans strive to follow the Franciscan way of life.

We proclaim the Good News of God’s love for all people. We invite

Social Service Jail Ministry & Advocacy Child Care Catholic Charities Senior Services

you to walk with us and share in our mission.

Francis and Clare, Mother Alfred and her Joliet Franciscan sisters walk together in the footprints of Jesus. Where does your passion call you? In whose footprints are you called to walk?

Together, we can do something challenging, meaningful and passionate!

Contact us to find out how together we can share our time, talent and treasure.

Joliet Franciscans 1433 Essington Road Joliet, Illinois 60435

(815) 725 - 8735

www.jolietfranciscans.org

Joliet Franciscans are CEO’s and Administrators, teachers and nurses, artists and therapists, and just about everything in between! Here are a few examples of the work we do:

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Health Service Administration Nursing Chaplaincy Retirement Services Counseling

Education Administration Teaching GED Completion English as a Second Language (ESL) Instruction Library More!

Organizational Consulting Art & Music Ministry Food Service Canon Law Archives Administrative Support Missions Effectiveness

Joliet Franciscans

Joliet Franciscans are...

We Share Community

Our Beginning

Jesus gave St. Francis of

another. We share faith, personal

The Joliet Franciscans were founded in 1865 by Mother Alfred

Assisi: “Rebuild my Church.”

as well as shared hopes, mutual

Moes. Her missionary spirit led her from Luxembourg to Illinois,

For the sake of the Gospel,

love and support. We treasure

where she founded the first women’s Franciscan congregation

we take risks when required,

one another as we share our

in the state. The Sisters

assume new tasks and

possessions, our homes, our

of St. Francis of Mary

devote energy to those

sorrows, our joys, our very selves

Immaculate, also known as

in need. Joliet Franciscan

with one another – and with

the Joliet Franciscans, went

sisters respond to God’s call

others. We welcome others, we

on to establish ministries

with joy, hospitality and

listen to one another, and we honor diversity among us.

throughout the upper

simplicity. We freely give our

We Live in Relationship

Midwest. It was Mother

Joliet Franciscans live as women of peace. We have compassion for

and wisdom, that helped

all peoples. We care for our Mother Earth. We are women of service

them see what needed to be

who believe in the value of networking and collaborating. Our

accomplished and how to

Franciscan HEART is at the center of all of our works.

go about doing so in every

We Minister

instance. Our sisters and lay

Contemporary Franciscan women who accept the challenge

gifts as God has blessed us with much good.

We Pray We rely on the power of a loving God in whom we place complete trust. We respond to God’s call to holiness. Our spirituality is evident in our daily lives. Because Jesus directed his followers to “pray always,” we let the spirit of prayer permeate our whole lives.

We honor spiritual diversity and live as women rooted in hope.

Following the example of St. Francis, we live with and for one

Joliet Franciscans respond to those in need in 14 states in the US and in various towns and cities in Brazil. We teach children, young adults and adults of all ages. We provide pastoral care for the sick and elderly, families and persons living in poverty. We lead prayer, we prepare people for the sacraments, we counsel and support people through all of life’s challenges and joys.

Alfred’s ingenuity, courage

associates carry on her spirit today in our lives, our spirituality and our works.