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Associates
We invite you to join us!
PHILOSOPHY OF THE SISTERS OF ST. FRANCIS
As Sisters of St. Francis of the Neumann Communities we are blessed by the Lord with the charism of St. Francis and St. Clare. In joy and peace we invite our lay sisters and brothers to journey with us in our Associate Program.
Because of our Baptism we share the “Universal call to holiness” (Lumen Gentium) and the mission to make holy our times, our world and our relationship. Faithful to the origins of the Third Order as a lay movement in the thirteenth century, the Associate Program allows the Sisters to share their Franciscan charism and values with and within the church as the Sisters and Associates journey together in faith.
It is our hope that the people of God, lay and religious, will find opportunities together to deepen our faith, our awareness of God’s love for us, and experience the spirit and power of God within us to proclaim the gospel through our lives.
Who is an Associate:An Associate is a person who wishes to responds to Gospel values through Formal commitment with the Sisters of Saint Francis for a specific period of time, while living out her/his own unique personal life style. The Associate shares in the spirit of the Franciscan congregation, not as a vowed member but in association with the congregation for the purpose of personal and spiritual growth through the sharing of prayer, community and/or ministry and Charism.
- Responds to Gospel values
- Makes a formal Commitment to the Sisters of Saint Francis
- Shares in the Spirit of the Franciscan Congregation
- Not a vowed member
- For Personal and Spiritual Growth
Goals:
a) To deepen personal prayer life in Franciscan spirituality.
b) To serve, using personal gifts and talents.
c) To promote justice and confront injustices in the Spirit of Franciscan
Peacemaking.
d) To develop and strengthen bonds among the sisters and Associates.
e) To enhance knowledge and appreciation of Franciscan heritage and
history.
f) To become knowledgeable of the Foundation and the history of the
Sisters of St. Francis of the Neumann Communities.
Requirements:
a) An Associate relationship is open to men and women who desire to
share in the life of the Sisters of St. Francis.
b) Associates should have the willingness and the ability to support the congregation to which they have been called.
c) Associates live independently in response to the lifestyle to which they
have been called.
d) Associates hold values compatible with the spirit and mission of the
Sisters of St. Francis.
e) The Associate must maintain all of her/his own financial and legal
responsibilities.
How to become an Associate:
a) Application
(Download the Associates Application)
b) Acceptance
c) One year preparation
d) Three year commitment (renewable)
Contact us:
Sister Helen Hofmann
2500 Grant Boulevard
Syracuse, NY 13208-1797
(315) 634-7018
hhofmann@osfsyr.org