Latest Past Events

Tea & Talk: The Book of Hope

Spiritual Renewal Center 1342 Lancaster Avenue, Syracuse

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

Founder’s Day 2025

The Gingerbread House 3020 Court Street, Syacuse

Join us on Monday, June 23, 2025, from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. to celebrate the life and legacy of our founder, Sister Kathleen Osbelt. Enjoy a picnic meal, ice cream, and games with the Francis House community on Sister Kathleen’s birthday.

Tea & Talk: Anxiety: The Missing Stage of Grief

Spiritual Renewal Center 1342 Lancaster Avenue, Syracuse

Read through the month and join us as we discuss "Anxiety: The Missing Stage of Grief" by Claire Bidwell Smith, LCPC.

“A useful work… The insight alone, linking anxiety to grief, is worth the price of admission. If Smith’s ideas of ‘resilient grieving’ help even one reader cope with the trauma and fearful thoughts of anxiety, she will have done a great service.” —Kirkus Reviews