Where will the journey take YOU?
What do the Joliet Franciscan Sisters do?
Over 800 years ago, St. Francis and St. Clare of Assisi sought to live the Gospel and follow in the footprints of Jesus.
Spirituality Retreat Direction Spiritual Direction Pastoral Care Campus Ministry
Today Joliet Franciscans strive to follow the Franciscan way of life. We proclaim the Good News of God’s love for all people. We invite
Social Service Jail Ministry & Advocacy Child Care Catholic Charities Senior Services
you to walk with us and share in our mission. Francis and Clare, Mother Alfred and her Joliet Franciscan sisters walk together in the footprints of Jesus. Where does your passion call you? In whose footprints are you called to walk?
Together, we can do something challenging, meaningful and passionate!
Contact us to find out how together we can share our time, talent and treasure.
Joliet Franciscans 1433 Essington Road Joliet, Illinois 60435
(815) 725 - 8735
www.jolietfranciscans.org
Joliet Franciscans are CEO’s and Administrators, teachers and nurses, artists and therapists, and just about everything in between! Here are a few examples of the work we do:
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Health Service Administration Nursing Chaplaincy Retirement Services Counseling
Education Administration Teaching GED Completion English as a Second Language (ESL) Instruction Library More! Organizational Consulting Art & Music Ministry Food Service Canon Law Archives Administrative Support Missions Effectiveness
Joliet Franciscans
Joliet Franciscans are...
We Share Community
Our Beginning
Jesus gave St. Francis of
another. We share faith, personal
The Joliet Franciscans were founded in 1865 by Mother Alfred
Assisi: “Rebuild my Church.”
as well as shared hopes, mutual
Moes. Her missionary spirit led her from Luxembourg to Illinois,
For the sake of the Gospel,
love and support. We treasure
where she founded the first women’s Franciscan congregation
we take risks when required,
one another as we share our
in the state. The Sisters
assume new tasks and
possessions, our homes, our
of St. Francis of Mary
devote energy to those
sorrows, our joys, our very selves
Immaculate, also known as
in need. Joliet Franciscan
with one another – and with
the Joliet Franciscans, went
sisters respond to God’s call
others. We welcome others, we
on to establish ministries
with joy, hospitality and
listen to one another, and we honor diversity among us.
throughout the upper
simplicity. We freely give our
We Live in Relationship
Midwest. It was Mother
Joliet Franciscans live as women of peace. We have compassion for
and wisdom, that helped
all peoples. We care for our Mother Earth. We are women of service
them see what needed to be
who believe in the value of networking and collaborating. Our
accomplished and how to
Franciscan HEART is at the center of all of our works.
go about doing so in every
We Minister
instance. Our sisters and lay
Contemporary Franciscan women who accept the challenge
gifts as God has blessed us with much good.
We Pray We rely on the power of a loving God in whom we place complete trust. We respond to God’s call to holiness. Our spirituality is evident in our daily lives. Because Jesus directed his followers to “pray always,” we let the spirit of prayer permeate our whole lives. We honor spiritual diversity and live as women rooted in hope.
Following the example of St. Francis, we live with and for one
Joliet Franciscans respond to those in need in 14 states in the US and in various towns and cities in Brazil. We teach children, young adults and adults of all ages. We provide pastoral care for the sick and elderly, families and persons living in poverty. We lead prayer, we prepare people for the sacraments, we counsel and support people through all of life’s challenges and joys.
Alfred’s ingenuity, courage
associates carry on her spirit today in our lives, our spirituality and our works.