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This beautiful Novena Prayer courtesy of the Onondaga County Diocese  

Dear Associates, Friends and Benefactors, The Sisters of St. Francis of the Neumann Communities have added their prayers to the many others being said for those impacted by COVID-19 — those who are ill, their families and the professionals providing health care. Your health, and the health of our Sisters, is our highest priority. For [...]

On average, there are 129 suicides each day in the U.S. Sept. 6-8 is the National Weekend of Prayer to Prevent Suicide. The Sisters of St. Francis of the Neumann Communities invite you to join us in prayer and to take these other actions as well: Learn the Warning Signs of Suicide: https://suicidology.org/resources/warning-signs/ Keep the [...]

Sister Jeanne Karp’s fascination with honey bees began the day she was surrounded by thousands of them and didn’t get stung. “I was with a group of college students in Oswego (New York) County on a service project to clean and repair a house for a disabled man,” she recalled. “We were all [...]

As families in two very different communities bury the victims of our country’s latest mass shootings, the Sisters of St. Francis of the Neumann Communities join the thousands across the country who are calling for lawmakers to take action that will bring an end to the large-scale violence. We urge legislators to pass legislation that [...]