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Sisters of St. Francis of Penance and Christian Charity In the United States since 1874 "Trusting in God and open to risk we walk with courage"
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Stella Niagara Centennial ~ 1908 – 2008 A CENTURY OF SERVICE, EDUCATION, AND PEACE
Stella Niagara was built in 1908 as the North American motherhouse of the Sisters of St. Francis of Penance and Christian Charity. Today there are ten provinces and five missions in eleven countries which follow the way of St. Francis and St. Clare of Assisi, and founder, Mother Magdalen Damen.
April 4, 5, 6, 2008 and April 11, 12, 13, 2008 Friday and Saturday 7:30 PM; Sunday Matinee 2:00 PM Theatre in the Mist Inc. presents “An Enemy of the People” adaptation by Arthur Miller Stella Niagara Theater A drama focusing on environmental issues
Saturday April 26, 2008, 3 p.m. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. - “Our Environmental Destiny” Author and Environmental Activist, Mr. Kennedy was named one of Time magazine’s “Heroes for the Planet” for his success in assisting Riverkeeper lead the fight to restore the Hudson River. He serves as senior attorney for the Natural Resources Defense Council, chief prosecuting attorney for the Hudson Riverkeeper and president of Waterkeeper Alliance. He is also a clinical professor and supervising attorney at Pace University School of Law’s Environmental Litigation Clinic. Reservations Required. For information contact 716.754.2193
Friday &Saturday, June 27 - 28, 2008: Centennial Alumni Celebration Former students of the Sisters of St. Francis. For information contact 716.754.2193
Saturday, Oct. 4, 2008, 2 p.m. Centennial Closing Liturgy Celebrant, Most Rev. Edward U. Kmiec, Bishop of Buffalo. |
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