The Center hosts Earth Symposium

Awakening the Dreamer; Changing the Dream will be held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, March 31. The symposium is hosted by Clare Oaks and The Center, located at 801 Carillon Drive in Bartlett, IL.

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Homeless shelter open one year

Benjamin's House Emergency Shelter will celebrate its one-year anniversary on March 4. Learn more about their new executive director and other staff in a recent newsletter. The shelter in Rice Lake, Wisc., is a ministry of the Sisters of St. Joseph of the Third Order of St. Francis.

Welcome!

The Sisters of St. Joseph of the Third Order of St. Francis is an evangelical community of Franciscan women called to observe with loving and generous hearts the holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to The Rule and Life of the Brothers and Sisters of the Third Order Regular of St. Francis. In all that we do, we seek to reveal the Kingdom of God; and in so doing, we reverence all created life.

Our oneness with the human family allows us to open our hearts and our lives to all. It is through the Franciscan value of conversion that enables us to willingly begin again, growing deeper in our relationship with Jesus Christ, and to serve all of God's people.

As Franciscans we pass through life as a servant, pilgrim, and prophetic witness to the poverty of God-in-Christ, not holding onto but generously giving to all with whom we come in contact. Following St. Francis, we strive to 'preach the Gospel at all times, and if necessary, use words.'

A Message from our President

Peace and All Good to each one of you who joins us at our web site. May it be an open door through which you find new friends, spiritual sustenance and an invitation to follow in the footsteps of Saints Francis and Clare who knew the joy of sharing in the spiritual journey. Since our founding in 1901 in Stevens Point, Wisconsin we have shared life with our brothers and sisters throughout the continental United States and in Peru, Brazil, Puerto Rico and South Africa. In every place and in every time we have listened deeply to the Spirit within and to one another in order to give "a fitting response" to the needs of the day.

We believe that together with you and others who like Francis and Clare dream of a more beautiful world we can share in the journey and the dream where all may find a home.

Sr. Jane Blabolil
President, SSJ-TOSF