FSM Join MCE in Holiday Celebration
Five FSM took part in the Holiday Open House for the Missouri Coalition for the Environment December 8.
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December 13, 2017
Gwen Moore at Missouri History Museum giving tour (photo courtesy of Sr. Marge O'Gorman)
Incarnate Word Foundation’s Evening at the Museum
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 goal of coming to a deeper reconciliation.
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November 24, 2017
Local food
FSM and James Beard Foundation Collaborate for Food Sustainability and Availability
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 Foundation at this special dinner and reception at Sardella in Clayton.
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November 21, 2017
Sr. Antona Ebo, FSM, Pioneer in Civil Rights, Passes Away
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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November 16, 2017
FSM attend Gateway Greening brunch at City Garden
Gateway Greening Closes City Garden
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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November 10, 2017
EPA's Albert Kelly and Cathy Stepp at Bridgeton EPA meeting
EPA Hears Residents’ Concerns on 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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November 2, 2017
We Are Still In
The Franciscan Sisters of Mary are pleased to announce that we have signed the “We Are Still In” pledge.
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August 17, 2017
New Franciscan Sisters of Mary Website Launches
Welcome to the new FSM website!
We invite you to browse.
Learn about the Franciscan Sisters of Mary and their ministries—past, present, future.
Explore the innovative ways the sisters have found to use our assets proactively to live out our Focus of compassionate care of Creation through our philanthropy and impact investing.
Find out about our advocacy—especially with regard to the radioactive West Lake Landfill that lies not two miles from where most of our sisters live and work.
We look forward to sharing additional news about our sisters with you as we strive to live out the call of the Spirit!
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April 5, 2017