Only together can we bring relief and hope to thousands suffering from hunger and homelessness this Christmas Season. Help the Friars provide the basic necessities of food, clothing, shelter to those in desperate need.
This Christmas season, help our Friars fill our soup kitchens with meals and our shelves with food, clothing, diapers and formula by giving generously to the Franciscan Challenge. Your gift can light the candle that helps eliminate these obstacles in the lives of the poor the Franciscan Friars help daily. Our centers are at a major shortage for basic necessities, and now that the winter is approaching, they are of the utmost importance for survival.You have the power to break the darkness of poverty this Christmas!
Take the Christmas Challenge now!
We promise that 100% of your gift to The Franciscan Challenge goes to ministries providing services to the poor, assisting in the education of young Friars, and care for our elderly Friars who have cared for so many for so long.
Please don’t let the light go out! Help us help the 2 million people who come to us for help each year for the basic necessities of life we so often take for granted. These are children, women, and men who literally have nothing and no one – except the Franciscan Friars and you.
If you believe in the distinctiveness of the Franciscan spirit, help us insure our continued ministry by assisting us in educating the young men who are coming to us with Franciscan vocations.
We need your help to continue our work with those who suffer from the obstacles of poverty, hunger, homelessness and mental illness. Our Friars serve over 2 million children, women and men each year.
In appreciation for what we have now, help us care for sick and elderly Friars have devoted their lives to building parishes and ministries. They cared for us, now we must care for them.
The St. Francis Breadline serves 200 sandwiches, hot cups of coffee and slices of cake to the homeless, disabled, veterans or those just struggling to make ends meet daily since 1930.
The Migrant Center of New York, Inc. is a service, educational & advocacy center. The MCNY welcomes immigrants of all ethnic backgrounds regardless of political or religious affiliation.
The St. Francis Inn serves over 350 restaurant style meals each day to families, young children, the homeless and those struggling to find a place to rest since 1979.
St. Peter Claver Catholic School seeks to educate the mind and open the hearts of students from diverse backgrounds so that they are academically prepared and service oriented.
In appreciation for what we have now, help us care for sick and elderly Friars have devoted their lives to building parishes and ministries. They cared for us, now we must care for them.
The core of our mission is to live out a Gospel life and serve all the people of God regardless of their faith, sexual orientation, ethnicity, or nationality.
The Franciscan Friars have always been thought of as “of the people and with the people.” Living in community is one of our core values and helps the Friars to be a little more down to earth. The Friars never see themselves as better than anyone and are not judge-mental and are very accepting of everyone.
The Franciscan Friars do not beg for themselves but for others and most importantly for the poor and desperate they serve. However, there are times that need a stronger call and that is now. In the tradition of begging, we are asking for money for three very important causes: • one to educate our young men who desire to become Franciscan Friars • for our work with the 2 million poor and desperate men, women and children who come to us each year, a tradition we have been doing for over 800 years • and to take care of our sick and elderly Franciscan Friars who have helped so many for so long and now need care of themselves.
Only together can we bring relief and hope to thousands suffering from hunger and homelessness this Christmas Season. Help the Friars provide the basic necessities of food, clothing, shelter to those in desperate need.
This Christmas season, help our Friars fill our soup kitchens with meals and our shelves with food, clothing, diapers and formula by giving generously to the Franciscan Challenge. Your gift can light the candle that helps eliminate these obstacles in the lives of the poor the Franciscan Friars help daily. Our centers are at a major shortage for basic necessities, and now that the winter is approaching, they are of the utmost importance for survival. Take this Christmas Challenge now. Please don’t let the light go out.
We promise that 100% of your gift to The Franciscan Challenge goes to ministries providing services to the poor, assisting in the education of young Friars, and care for our elderly Friars who have cared for so many for so long.
Please don’t let the light go out! Help us help the 2 million people who come to us for help each year for the basic necessities of life we so often take for granted. These are children, women, and men who literally have nothing and no one – except the Franciscan Friars and you.
If you believe in the distinctiveness of the Franciscan spirit, help us insure our continued ministry by assisting us in educating the young men who are coming to us with Franciscan vocations.
We need your help to continue our work with those who suffer from the obstacles of poverty, hunger, homelessness and mental illness. Our Friars serve over 2 million children, women and men each year.
In appreciation for what we have now, help us care for sick and elderly Friars have devoted their lives to building parishes and ministries. They cared for us, now we must care for them.
The St. Francis Breadline serves 200 sandwiches, hot cups of coffee and slices of cake to the homeless, disabled, veterans or those just struggling to make ends meet daily since 1930.
The Migrant Center of New York, Inc. is a service, educational & advocacy center. The MCNY welcomes immigrants of all ethnic backgrounds regardless of political or religious affiliation.
The St. Francis Inn serves over 350 restaurant style meals each day to families, young children, the homeless and those struggling to find a place to rest since 1979.
St. Peter Claver Catholic School seeks to educate the mind and open the hearts of students from diverse backgrounds so that they are academically prepared and service oriented.
Shaped by its values of compassion, wisdom and integrity- St. Bonaventure is a transformative community committed to academic excellence and civic engagement.
The core of our mission is to live out a Gospel life and serve all the people of God regardless of their faith, sexual orientation, ethnicity, or nationality.
The Franciscan Friars have always been thought of as “of the people and with the people.” Living in community is one of our core values and helps the Friars to be a little more down to earth. The Friars never see themselves as better than anyone and are not judge-mental and are very accepting of everyone.
The Franciscan Friars do not beg for themselves but for others and most importantly for the poor and desperate they serve. However, there are times that need a stronger call and that is now. In the tradition of begging, we are asking for money for three very important causes: • one to educate our young men who desire to become Franciscan Friars • for our work with the 2 million poor and desperate men, women and children who come to us each year, a tradition we have been doing for over 800 years • and to take care of our sick and elderly Franciscan Friars who have helped so many for so long and now need care of themselves.