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Gun Vigil 2015

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT:  Sister Marie Lucey EMAIL ADDRESS:  lucey@franciscanaction.org PHONE:  301-892-0546 THE SISTERS OF ST FRANCIS OF PHILADELPHIA JOINS NATIONWIDE VIGILS ON DECEMBER 11, 2015, TO END GUN VIOLENCE Aston, PA: In commemoration of the third anniversary of the Sandy Hook Elementary School tragedy as well as the more than 90,000 victims of gun violence [...]

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Climate Change: Our Call to Ecological Consciousness

Aston, PA—The Philadelphia Area Coalition for Responsible Investment, a coalition of religious and secular socially responsible investors, are hosting a climate change seminar at Neumann University on November 21. A panel discussion will cover grassroots action and investing in a changing climate—exploring these issues from local, national, and global perspectives. The keynote speaker Sister Ilia [...]

By |2016-04-20T10:17:46-05:00October 19th, 2015|2015|0 Comments

Sisters’ Golf Event Drives Charity

Aston, PA—The Sisters of St. Francis of Philadelphia 21st Annual Golf Tournament is scheduled for Tuesday, September 15, 2015, at the Radley Run Country Club in West Chester, Pennsylvania. Proceeds from the tournament will benefit the sisters’ ministries and lend support for their retired sisters. “Twenty-one years—a lot of time is packed into those two [...]

By |2020-05-04T17:46:32-05:00September 1st, 2015|2015|0 Comments