Education Archives • Sisters of St. Francis of the Neumann Communities

Helping Others Hone Their English Skills

After serving her fellow sisters as a member of the congregation’s Leadership team for eight years, Sister Roberta Smith was open to a new ministry. When a friend approached her about teaching English as a Second Language (ESL) to adults, she agreed. “There is a Hispanic population down in the Bronx that needs help with

Sister Grace Michael Souza Receives St. Marianne Cope Service Award

Sister Grace Michael Souza has ministered as an elementary school teacher in New York, New Jersey and since 1982, in Hawaii. Later this year she will retire as a preschool teacher at the St. Francis Intergenerational Center of St. Francis Healthcare System and return to Syracuse, New York where she will live at Franciscan Villa.