How Can I Help?

Section: 
support

Your Generosity Helps Further the Mission

How Can You Respond? 

  • Volunteer in one of our sponsored ministries. 
  • Donate to the congregation (a little or a lot) by mail or online (outright gift, memorial, annuity, will, or five-year pledge to the campaign).

Our Current Priorities and Needs

  • "Adopt" a sister for a month at one of our retirement residences: Aston, PA; Ringwood, NJ; Tacoma, WA ($4,500/month).
  • Sponsor a family at St. Mary's Franciscan Shelter:  ($5,000/two months—minimum for working on a plan for independence).
  • Fund counseling for a family at St. Joseph Family Center, Spokane, WA: ($85/session; $340 for couples for sessions adequate for relationship healing).
  • Provide a one-year scholarship for an inner-city child at The Catholic High School of Baltimore, Baltimore, MD: ($10,000/year).
  • Provide funding for a caregiver's respite weekend at the Franciscan Spiritual Center-Aston, PA; Franciscan Spiritual Center-Milwaukie, OR; or Franciscan Spiritual Center at Mount St. Francis-Ringwood, NJ: ($150/weekend).
  • Provide transportation and lunch for school children to visit Red Hill Farm in Aston, PA to learn about foods and the earth: ($275/busload).
  • Contribute to the Canticle Garden in memory or in honor of a friend or relative: ($500 to $1,000).