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The 39th Annual Franciscan Sports Banquet was a wonderful success thanks to so many. Our gratitude to our honorees Joe Castiglione, Andrea Hurley, Alan Lazowski, Billy Mecca and Audrey Lefkowitz, M.D., for saying yes to their invitation to be awardee recipients. In addition to the honorees, we thank George Grande, Dan Hurley, Jim Calhoun, [...]

Sister Suzanne Gross, Jeanne and Billy Mecca, Sister Barbara Johnson, and Dan Gooley, enjoy time together at the Franciscan Life Center. Billy Mecca is this year’s recipient of the Dean of Sports Award at the 39th Annual Franciscan Sports Banquet and Silent Auction on June 3, 2025. For more information and to make online [...]

Franciscan Hospice Care Volunteers at the recently celebrated the 2025 Seasons of Hope, a Mass of Remembrance for loved ones who were cared for in Franciscan Hospice Care. Franciscan Home Care and Hospice Care is a faith-based, licensed home health care agency offering nursing care, hospice care, physical, speech, occupational therapy, medical social services [...]

Andrea Hurley, the recipient of this year’s Saint Clare Award at the 39th Annual Franciscan Sports Banquet and Silent Auction to be held on June 3, 2025, recently came for a visit and a tour of the Franciscan Life Center Campus. Andrea met with Sister Mary Elizabeth Endee, FSE, Director, Franciscan [...]

May 6 to 12 is National Nurses Week We are grateful for our nurses, for their dedication to those for whom they care and for their commitment to the mission of Franciscan Home Care and Hospice Care. Sister Suzanne Gross, FSE, is the administrator of the agency serving central Connecticut.

Franciscan Home Care and Hospice Care recently held its Annual Staff Appreciation Luncheon. The agency has been meeting the needs of individuals and families since 1987. Our dedicated staff believes in our Franciscan mission. We are pleased to recognize the following employees for their years of service: Laurie Soule, LPN, Intake Coordinator – 35 [...]

A successful Caregiver’s Well-being Retreat was recently held at the Franciscan Life Center. The overwhelming response to this topic is an indicator of how many individuals are in the role of caregiver and how many are caring for those suffering with dementia. Thomas Finn, Ph.D., Donna Finn, PT, MS, and Sister Catherine Mary Clarke, [...]

Pilgrims of Hope reflection on "You are My Hope." 

Pilgrims of Hope reflection on "Are we welcoming?"