FSM Join MCE in Holiday Celebration
Category: FSM Updates
Five FSM took part in the Holiday Open House for the Missouri Coalition for the Environment December 8.
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Incarnate Word Foundation’s Evening at the Museum
Category: FSM Updates, Philanthropic Initiatives
The St. Louis-based Incarnate Word Foundation, which is celebrating its 20th anniversary during 2017–2018, offered a special event November 16 at the Missouri History Museum as part of its anniversary observances. The viewing was a step toward reconnecting with the larger history of St. Louis race relations and reconsidering our perspective on them with the…
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FSM and James Beard Foundation Collaborate for Food Sustainability and Availability
Category: Caring for Creation, FSM Updates, Philanthropic Initiatives
On October 30, 2017, five Franciscan Sisters of Mary joined members of the James Beard Foundation for a special gala as the culmination of a day of training for chefs and food advocates. Srs. Judy Bell, Fran Haarmann, Kathy Buchheit, Irma Kennebeck, and Marge O’Gorman celebrated the collaboration of the FSM and the James Beard…
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Sr. Antona Ebo, FSM, Pioneer in Civil Rights, Passes Away
Category: FSM Updates
Sr. M. Antona Ebo, whose courageous words March 10, 1965, in Selma became a rallying cry for the Civil Rights movement, died Saturday, November 11, 2017, at her home at The Sarah Community in Bridgeton. She was 93 and had been a Franciscan Sister of Mary for 71 years.
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Gateway Greening Closes City Garden
Category: Caring for Creation, FSM Updates
Gateway Greening, a St. Louis organization that promotes urban gardening and helps residents and schools establish community gardens, provided a farm-to-table brunch on October 29 to mark the closing of its City Garden.
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EPA Hears Residents’ Concerns on West Lake Landfill
Category: Caring for Creation, FSM Updates, West Lake Landfill
On October 19 Bridgeton residents had the opportunity to express concerns about the West Lake Landfill at a listening session that included Albert Kelly, the EPA senior advisor to Administrator Scott Pruitt, and Cathy Stepp, the new acting regional representative.
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We Are Still In
Category: Caring for Creation, FSM Updates, Investing for Impact
The Franciscan Sisters of Mary are pleased to announce that we have signed the “We Are Still In” pledge.
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New Franciscan Sisters of Mary Website Launches
Category: FSM Updates
Welcome to the new Franciscan Sisters of Mary website! Browse our history and explore how we’re living out our Focus through our philanthropy and impact investing.
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