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In the USA, you can find us
in: New Jersey; Maine; Washington, DC; Texas, New Mexico, and California.
We live in community and share our lives with each other. One of the hallmarks
of Franciscan Life is living the
gospel. For us, this is done in our ministries and our living and
praying together.
 Ministries
Here are just a few of the ministries that we are involved in:
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Sr. Jane
Teaching English as a Second Language
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Sr. Barbara
Support Services
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Sr. Jean
Chaplaincy
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Sr. Andrea
Discernment/Spiritual
Direction
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Sr. Kate
Province Administration
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Sr. Margaret
Nursing Home liaison
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Sr. Mary Jude
Province Secretary
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Community
We live in neighborhoods, here are two of our places of community in Paterson:
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House Emmanuel in Paterson
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The sisters at Emmanuel welcome those who are discerning religious
life and come and stay for a weekend or any other length of time.
Those who through God's inspiration
come to us desiring to accept this way of
life are to be received kindly.
(TOR 2, 4a)
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“Peace and all Good”
St. Francis’ greeting is our sign
of welcome in front of the house.
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Another SMIC house in Paterson, NJ
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Community grows through the constant endeavor of every sister to
participate in
community life and to be responsible for
its development.
(Constitutions IV, 38)
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A prayer space in the back yard.
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Prayer
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Prayer table in one of our chapels in Paterson: The Eucharist, the
candle, the heart with the four Franciscan values of Contemplation,
Humility, Poverty, and Conversion.
As you look at the background of this image, you will notice that it
is a window looking out on the houses of the neighborhood. This is an
image of our community prayer: We embrace our city with its people; we
embrace the world with all its needs and suffering. Our prayer
embraces the Franciscan Life that is lived with undivided hearts. Our
prayer embraces the Eucharist and celebrates Christ’s presence among
us.
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