Franciscan Missionary Sisters Littlehampton

The Franciscan Missionary Sisters of Littlehampton were founded in 1911 by Sister Mary Patrick Brennan, to care for and educate needy and orphaned children in the Sussex area. Today we have eight houses. The Mother House in Littlehampton is also a Nursing Home.

Our Communities are in Burgess Hill, Bradford, Canterbury, Copthorne, Littlehampton (England.) Knock Co Mayo (Ireland.) Lima, Peru (South America.) Mysore, Karnataka State (South India.) Following closure of our second Nursing Home in Littlehampton (St. Francis) we named our new Mission in India, St Francis Convent on 24 November 2005. The outreach from each of these communities is different, for example, teaching, hospitality, parish work, administration, retreat giving, care for people who are homeless, catering, work with other cultures, prison visiting, supporting people in all aspects of life. Sisters are involved in adult religious education, television work, ecumenical work and care for students.

New ministries will emerge, depending on talents and inspirations. Our gifts are always developed and put to use for the spreading of God’s Kingdom. Therefore the Franciscan formation plays a key role in preparing Sisters to meet the challenges of our modern world.

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	The Franciscan Missionary Sisters of Littlehampton were founded in 1911 by Sister Mary Patrick Brennan, to care for and educate needy and orphaned children in the Sussex area. Today we have eight houses. The Mother House in Littlehampton is also a Nursing Home. Our Communities are in Burgess Hill, Bradford, Canterbury, Copthorne, Littlehampton (England.) Knock Co Mayo (Ireland.) Lima, Peru (South America.) Mysore, Karnataka State (South India.) Following closure of our second Nursing Home in Littlehampton (St. Francis) we named our new Mission in India, St Francis Convent on 24 November 2005. The outreach from each of these communities is different, for example, teaching, hospitality, parish work, administration, retreat giving, care for people who are homeless, catering, work with other cultures, prison visiting, supporting people in all aspects of life. Sisters are involved in adult religious education, television work, ecumenical work and care for students. New ministries will emerge, depending on talents and inspirations. Our gifts are always developed and put to use for the spreading of God’s Kingdom. Therefore the Franciscan formation plays a key role in preparing Sisters to meet the challenges of our modern world.
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	This site was last updated on 31 May 2009