Beginning in 1989, the congregation formally recognized the desire of many lay persons to become more closely aligned with our prayer life and ministry. The Franciscan Companions in Mission Program resulted, welcoming interested persons to identify with the Sisters as Companions in Faith, Companions in Prayer or Companions in Ministry. Our Companions are contemporary examples of God's loving providence enabling the journey to continue.
Sponsorship is a vehicle for continuing our ministry journey.
Through sponsorship the congregation places its name and its support behind certain works of the Sisters, allowing us to exercise stewardship responsibilities through mechanisms of influence, responsibility and accountability. While the congregation is considered a sponsor, the sponsorship relationship is exercised in a special way through certain persons and groups. These include the Congregational Minister and Council, the Members of the Corporations, the Director of Sponsorship and Sponsorship Group, sisters who serve as trustees on various boards, committees and advisory groups, as well as sisters who serve in the sponsored ministries. Our Companions are contemporary examples of God's loving providence enabling the journey to continue.