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"Preach the Gospel. If necessary use words" - St. Francis of Assisi

2008- 2009 FrancisCorps

Celebrating 10+ Years of Franciscan lay volunteer service!

(scroll down to see our Anniversary photo)

Just in!

FrancisCorps was named BEST OF SYRACUSE (Social Services) 2009 by the US Local Business Association! 

This is the second year in a row that FrancisCorps has been honored by the Business Association!

Click here to download the NEW ISSUE of the FrancisCorps Newsletter

You can now read the FrancisCorps Blog detailing the experience of our current volunteers.

Congratulatons to the following students who have been accepted to FrancisCorps for the 2009-2010 year:

For ministry in Syracuse, NY:

Anthony Mangan (St. John Fisher College)

Jeff Muyst (University of Scranton)

Kathy Shuler (University of Dayton)

Meghan Rohrbaugh (The Catholic University of America)

Cathleen Zupan (William Smith College)

For ministry in San Jose, Costa Rica:

Liz Bonner (The Catholic University of America)

John Doughton (University of Notre Dame)

Kelli Finch (University of Dayton)

Kinzie Kiser (University of Notre Dame)

Gabriel Rojas (Fairfield University)

Below:  Our current FrancisCorps volunteers during our Orientation and Traning at Green Lakes State Park just outside of Syracuse, NY

Current FC volunteers First row: Matt Lucci, Mary DeVito, Erin Duquette, Ashlee Downing, and Lara Kinne
Second row: John Miller, Liz Bonner, Emily Martucci, AJ LaPoint and Ed Smith

Below:  Group photo of FrancisCorps volunteers (and their families!) following the 10th Anniversary Celebration Liturgy on October 4, 2008

SYRACUSE HOUSE

  • Mary Devito  (University of Dayton)
  • Matt Lucci  (University of Notre Dame)
  • AJ LaPoint (Siena College)
  • Emily Martucci  (Fairfield University)
  • John Miller  (University of Scranton)
  • Ashlee Downing  (Fairfield University)

COSTA RICA HOUSE

  • Liz Bonner   (Catholic University)
  • Erin Duquette  (University of Notre Dame)
  • Lara Kinne  (Boston College)
  • Ed Smith  (Mercyhurst College)

FrancisCorps was named one of one of the

BEST OF SYRACUSE

from the US Local Business Association
Best of Syracuse   Best of Syracuse


For more information about FrancisCorps, contact Bro. Jim at: francorps@gmail.com

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
FrancisCorps
P.O. Box 11166
Syracuse, NY 13208
315-426-0481 or 315-882-1955
  francorps@gmail.com