The Sr. Kathleen Osbelt Center for Education & Outreach

The Sister Kathleen Osbelt Center honors Sr. Kathleen’s incredible vision, her lasting legacy of service and holds her as a role model for all of our education and outreach. We use our Franciscan values of compassion, acceptance, respect, dignity and relationship to increase awareness, educate, serve and support persons with terminal illness and those who care for them.

Schedule a Speaker

Speakers are available for your group, organization, or classroom.

Some of the presentations we offer are:

  • Francis House, a Social Model Home for the Dying
  • An Introduction to End-of-Life
  • Preparing for the Journey
  • Skills Training for Caregiving
  • Support for Families along the Way
  • Creating a Sacred Space at End-of-Life
  • Spirituality at End-of-Life
  • Volunteering at Francis House
  • Grief and Bereavement

Interested in a talk on a specific topic? Give us a call: 315-475-5422

Tea & Talk: The Book of Hope

Spiritual Renewal Center 1342 Lancaster Avenue, Syracuse, New York

Read through the month and join us as we discuss Jane Goodall & Douglas Abras’s “The Book of Hope.”

"Vibrant with wry humor, scientific fact, grassroots advances, compassion, and spiritual depth, this compelling and enlightening dialogue of hope amplifies Goodall’s mantra: 'Together we can. Together we will.'"
—Booklist, starred review