Franciscan Sisters TOR

Community News

September 2007

New Candidates!

On August 19 we received three new candidates into our community, Libby Beussink from Missouri, Kim Huschka from Kansas, and Sinéad O'Callaghan all the way from Ireland. They have added much life to our community and we are overjoyed to have them! Click on each of their names for their vocation story. They will spend time getting orientated in our community over the next months. They will be taking classes with their sister servant of candidates, Sr. Mary Ann as well as helping out with various responsibilities around the house. For their minstry they visit the soup kitchen as well as the local nursing home

Our new novice !

One of our postulants, Kim Kinker took the novitiate veil on August 14, 2007. She took the name Sr. Zita Maria after St. Zita, a simple lay woman who lived in the 13th century in Tuscany Italy. She began work as a house servant for a family at age 12 and faithfully served them until her death when she was 60 years old. She is known as the patroness of lost things (esp. lost keys!... we need her around here!)

Sr. Zita Maria will be joining three other novices in a time of preparation for first vows in which they have more time for study and prayer and less ministry. Sr. Zita Maria serves us on our maintenance team and is one of our very gifted cooks. We rejoice in this new step she has taken !

Sr. Zita Maria receiving the veil

Upcoming Events

September 28th-30th: Vocation Discernment Retreat. We will be hosting 7-10 women who are discerning their call to religious life here at our Monastery

October 4th: Feast of St. Francis!

November 1st: Sr. Francesca,a transfer sister from another community who has been with us for two years will be making her first vows with our community.

November 3-6th: parish mission in Strongsville, OH

November 8-11th: Come and See Experience here for women feeling called to religious life

Welcome to Franciscan Sisters, T.O.R., of Penance of the Sorrowful Mother