The Franciscan Life Center, Franciscan Home Care and Hospice Care, and Franciscan Ever There Care were recipients of funding for their programs and services through the Archbishop’s Annual Appeal Vicariate Outreach Program. Several Franciscan Sisters of the Eucharist, including Mother Shaun Vergauwen, the Center’s foundress, were in attendance at the Archbishop’s Annual Appeal Dinner. The Franciscan Life Center’s mission was acknowledged for the significant contributions made to those in need within the Archdiocese of Hartford.

Franciscan Sisters of the Eucharist join all guests in reverence during the opening prayer at the 2025 Archbishop's Annual Appeal dinner on September 2. Photo: Aaron Joseph