FrancisCorps announces new volunteers for 2010-2011
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MORE GOOD NEWS Congratulations! To FC Alum Sarah King who married Tim Palitano on August 14th and to FC alum John Gallagher who married Brandi Crawford on August 20th Congratulations! Join us in congratulating the following women and men who have been accepted as FrancisCorps volunteers for the 2010 - 2011 volunteer year. THEY WILL BE COMMISSIONED ON SUNDAY AUGUST 22nd For ministry in Syracuse, NY Amy Aubrecht (Cornell University) - L'Arche Montserrat Corbera (Univeristy of Notre Dame) -Northside Ministries/Pantry Mike Lamanna (Syraucse University) - Refugee Resettlement/Asian Apostolate Molly LeBlanc-Medeiros (Georgetown University) - Dorothy Day House Jeannette Rowland (Catholic University) - Vincent House Tim Smilnak (University of Scranton) - Refugee Resettlement / Northside CYO For ministry in San José, Costa Rica Matt Aujero (Catholic University) - St. Francis School Brittany Buckner (Univeristy of Dayton) - Casa Maria (school) Jordan Differding (St. John 's University (MN) ) - Centeno Guell School Angelique Snyder (University of Notre Dame) - Casa Maria (day care) Tom Robertson (University of Notre Dame) - Albergue San Gabriel Clinic Please remember in your prayers: Sister Claire André, OSC, all of our generous benefactors esp. our FrancisCorps Families Program, Bro. Jim's brother, the families of our current volunteers, the Poor Clares of Chesterfield, NJ, All of our current volunteers who will be transitioning from their ministries in the next couple of months! ___________________________________________________________ Oh, we still got it! Posted on July 21, 2010 by katesaysyesThe following is a blog posting from FrancisCorps Alum Kate Walsh. “Fun, frank, and Franciscan” was our motto for the year. Two short months after my college graduation, I began a new journey with, FrancisCorps for a year of service. Armed with some clothes, books, and lots of prayers, I was off to Syracuse to live with 4 other new graduates. Early in the year, one of my community members came up with that motto. It proved to be a great asset: Be fun- we are gonna deal with some crazy stuff during this year, we might as well find the humor in it. Be frank- cut the BS and say what you need to say. If we all communicate directly, there will be less tension and misunderstandings. Be Franciscan- don’t forget to look to the model of Francis and do a lil’ WWFD. Heck, we were not perfect. We’d be the first to tell you that. Challenges arose, disagreements were heard, but at the end of it all, I’m positive we’d all do it again. Even though we live all across the Eastern Seaboard and Midwest now, we find the time to get together.So, when we got together in the Adirondacks this past weekend, I expected to hit all 3 F’s- and boy did we ever. 
The Crew: Left to right: Ed, Kte, Chris, Erin and Nathan The adventure was the perfect mingling of past and present. Our meals came together and were reminiscent of those we shared the Jeffrey House, as did our prayer. These two daily commitments were our anchors during our year of service. It is what gave us strength and nourishment to continue on. Just like we had in Syracuse, each of us brought what we had, as well as the person we had become in the 2 years since we lived with each other. And, man we still got it!!! We are still a great community, one that laughs just as hard as it prays, one that is joined through our shared experiences and shared faith. Best of all, we are one that loves and connects to each other despite the distance of time and space. My communal living experience is something I still don’t have the fullest or most complete words for. To me, it was joy and struggle all wrapped in one. Two years later, I’m thrilled to feel like it isn’t just a compartmentalized aspect of my life, but one that can be renewed, even if it is in small doses. “For it is in giving, that we receive”. St. Francis
FrancisCorps Volunteers 2009-2010 Below: WHAT A CELEBRATION!! Group photo of FrancisCorps volunteers and alumni (and their families!) following the 10th Anniversary Celebration Liturgy on October 4, 2008
FrancisCorps was named one of one of the from the US Local Business Association
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Mission
The mission of FrancisCorps is Gospel Service. As brother and sisters to those in need, FrancisCorps volunteers share their gifts and talents in a year-long, faith-based community in the spirit of
Saints Francis and Clare of Assisi.
FrancisCorps volunteers share a process of personal and spiritual growth with one another and the local community in collaboration with the Conventual Franciscan Friars in Syracuse, NY and San Jose, Costa Rica, the Sisters of St. Francis, the Poor Clares of Chesterfield, NJ, Catholic Charities, Franciscan Collaborative Ministries, L'Arche and the Asian Apostolate of Syracuse, New York.
"Preach the Gospel. If necessary use words." - St. Francis of Assisi