Global Solidarity – March 2020
March 8 — International Women's Day International Women’s Day (IWD) was first recognized by the United Nations in 1975. The Theme for IWD 2020 is #EachforEqual—an equal world is an enabled world. The theme aims at not only calling attention [...]
Helping “Feed The Need” Worldwide
On Sunday, February 16th, several Wheaton Franciscan Sisters, Covenant Companions, IBVM Sisters, and members of our Worshiping Community joined nearly 1000 other volunteers gathered at North Central College in Naperville to pack mobile food packs for the Feed the Need [...]
Remembering Sr. Kenneth Huelsing
“O God, You in me, I in You, We are one.”December 1, 1930 - February 7, 2020 Obituary:“O God, You in me, I in You, We are one.”This is a prayer-chant that [...]
International Guest – Maiga Muga
By Sister Glenna Czachor On Sunday, February 2nd the Wheaton Franciscans welcomed Maiga Muga a young man from Tanzania who presented a short PowerPoint presentation and took questions about his culture and his learning experience in the US. He is [...]
Congregational JPIC Newsletter
Franciscan Sisters Congregational JPIC Newsletter Vol. 5, No. 1 February 2020 Click here to view the latest JPIC Newsletter.
Global Solidarity – February 2020
February 6—International Dy of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation February 6th is a day to promote the UN’s campaign to raise awareness and educate people about the dangers of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM). Although often thought of as a [...]
Christmas Joy!
By Jeanne Connolly, Covenant Companion More than 280 people filled Our Lady of the Angels chapel on Christmas Eve to celebrate Mass with the Wheaton Franciscans. As in recent years, the liturgy began with a procession to fill the nativity [...]
2020 World Peace Day Interfaith Service
On Sunday, January 7, 2020, nearly 400 people gathered at Wentz Hall on North Central College's campus in Naperville for the 15th Annual DuPage County World Peace Day Interfaith Prayer Service. As in past years, the Wheaton Franciscans were one [...]
Solar Energy Installation
By Sister Beatrice Hernandez On January 22, 2020, the Wheaton Franciscans flipped the switch on a 203-kilowatt solar energy system that will generate 25% of our energy use from the sun. More than 400 solar panels were installed on the [...]
Recent Comments