Physical Therapy Month
2021-10-01 04:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York) | CT
October is Physical Therapy Month!
Whether you’re healing from an injury or illness, recovering from surgery, or just learning to move better, our physical therapists can help you get back to your feet. They can also help you to assess the safety of your home and give you quick tips to avoid slips and falls.
We thank our physical therapists for their dedication and true spirit of compassion.

Saint Francis Day
2021-10-03 - 2021-10-04 | CT
Saint Francis entered eternal life on October 3, 1226, but his legacy of joy, love, and humility is still very much alive. As a mission of the Franciscan Sisters of the Eucharist, Franciscan Home Care and Hospice Care strives to embody the compassionate spirit of Saint Francis. This holy man was known to care for the poor and the sick even though his contemporaries scorned him for it.
May we all strive to live in charity and love as St. Francis did.

Franciscan Sports Banquet & Silent Auction OCTOBER 18, 2021
2021-10-18 17:30 - 21:30 | Aqua Turf, 556 Mulberry St., Plantsville, Connecticut

National Home Care & Hospice Care Month
2021-10-31 - 2021-11-01 | Franciscan Home Care and Hospice Care, 267 Finch Avenue, Meriden, CT, 06451
This month we celebrate the dedicated and compassionate professionals who serve home-bound patients. Whether you have worked with us for four days or forty years, we are grateful for your time and unique gifts.
“Home care and hospice nurses, therapists, aides, and other providers who choose to use their lives to serve our country’s aged, disabled, and dying. This noble work deserves our recognition and praise and we celebrate November as home care and hospice month for that very reason.” – NAHC President William A. Dombi

Veteran's Day
2021-11-11 | CT
“On that day let us solemnly remember the sacrifices of all those who fought so valiantly on the seas, in the air, and on foreign shores to preserve our heritage of freedom, and let us reconsecrate ourselves to the task of promoting an enduring peace so that their efforts shall not have been in vain.”
President Eisenhower
Veteran’s Day, 1954

Come to the Franciscan Christmas Fair!
2021-11-20 09:30 - 14:30 | Franciscan Life Center Campus, 267-275 Finch Ave, Meriden, CT, 06451, United States
The Franciscan Christmas Fair will be back “in person” this year!
Take a look what you might expect to find:
Click arrow on red square to start video.

Please help support our services by attending this year’s Franciscan Christmas Fair. You’ll be glad you did!

Thanksgiving Day
2021-11-25 | CT
“If we are bearers of gratitude, the world itself will become better.”
Pope Francis, General Audience 12/3/2020

We wish all of our clients, families and staff a very Happy Thanksgiving!

Advent Season Begins
2021-11-28 | CT
Today we begin the journey towards Christmas. We journey together as clients, healthcare providers, family members and friends.

“The journey of life is precisely this: journeying in order to meet Jesus.”
Pope Francis, First Sunday of Advent Homily 2020

Christmas Day
2021-12-25 | CT
We wish all of our clients, families and staff a
Blessed and Merry Christmas!

Buon Natale – 메리 크리스마스 – Wesołych Świąt
圣诞快乐 – Feliz Natal – Feliz Navidad

Joyeux Noël – Frohe Weihnachten – عيد ميلاد مجيد

February is Healthy Heart Month
2022-02-01 | CT
American Heart Month encourages the public to make heart health a priority and is designed to bring awareness to many factors surrounding heart disease, such as risk factors, symptoms, complications, and new treatment options and tools that arise as further advances are made.
Franciscan Home Care and Hospice Care professionals can give you tips on keeping your heart healthy.

President's Day
2022-02-21 08:00 - 17:00 | CT
Today, Monday February 21st we remember the legacy of our nation’s first president, George Washington.
“But lest some unlucky event should happen unfavorable to my reputation, I beg it may be remembered by every gentleman in the room that I this day declare with the utmost sincerity, I do not think myself equal to the command I am honored with.”
President’s Day was first celebrated in 1879 after an official act of Congress. In some states, Abraham Lincoln is honored on this day in addition to George Washington. In Connecticut, we observe Lincoln’s birthday separately.

Ash Wednesday
2022-03-02 | CT
Last year, Pope Francis called us to “renew our faith, draw from the ‘living water’ of hope, and receive with open hearts the love of God, who makes us brothers and sisters in Christ.”
As we begin this ascent together, may it deepen our unity with Christ and each other and draw us into a deeper understanding of our personal and universal suffering in light of the passion, death, and resurrection.
Resources for Lent:
Message of His Holiness for Lent 2021
USCCB – What Is Lent?

Memorial Day
2022-05-30 | CT
We remember the men and women who have given their lives in service to their country. Since the Civil War we have set aside this day to honor our fallen soldiers. We ask God to give them peace in His eternal presence, and we pray for those who still mourn them.

Franciscan Sports Banquet and Silent Auction
2022-06-07 17:30 - 21:30 | Aqua Turf, 556 Mulberry St., Plantsville, Connecticut
Tickets: $75.00 per seat, a table seats 10.
Sponsorships available.
Donations for the silent auction are tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law.

Flag Day
2022-06-14 | CT
Today we celebrate our nation’s flag and everything it represents.
“I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America,
and to the republic for which it stands,
one nation, under God, indivisible,
with liberty and justice for all.”

Take Out Fundraising Event June 15, 2022
2022-06-15 11:00 - 21:00 | Casa di Roma, 103 Main Street, South Meriden, CT, 06451
Fundraiser host, Bosch Vinca, right and Sister Jilda Marie Chabot, FSE, in front of Casa di Roma promoting fundraising event benefitting the Franciscan Life Center and Franciscan Home Care and Hospice Care Wednesday, June 15, 2022, from 11:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., 103 Main Street, Meriden. Take-out only.
Feta Vinca and his son, Bosch, owners of Casa di Roma, donate twenty percent of the proceeds from the purchases of the day to benefit the Franciscan programs and services.
Call 203-235-0905 and order lunch and dinner!

Happy Father's Day
2022-06-19 | CT
To every father among our clients, families, and staff, we extend a very heartfelt “Happy Father’s Day”. We are grateful for the great examples our fathers are, for their sacrifices and many ways of showing their love. May we each pray for our father on this day, and spend time with them physically or in our hearts.

Franciscan Land-based Summer Experiences for Children
2022-06-27 09:30 - 14:30 | John Lateran Center, 405 Allen Ave, Meriden, CT, 06451
Dates: June 27 to July 1, 2022, 9:30 am to 2:30 pm.
John Lateran Center Campus.
Activities include confidence-building games, gardening, animal experiences, sports, crafts, and more!
Ages 6-12. Cost is $180.00 per child.
Download a Registration Form:

Summer Youth Leadership Program begins
2022-06-27 09:30 - 15:00 | Franciscan Life Center Campus, 267-275 Finch Ave, Meriden, CT, 06451, United States
One Week Only – June 27 to July 1, 2022
Franciscan Life Center Campus
Team building exercises, games, and group discussions build communication skills, teamwork, problem-solving, and self-esteem.
Ages 13-14. Cost is $250.00 per child.
Download a Registration Form:

Franciscan Land-based Summer Experiences for Children
2022-07-25 09:30 - 14:30 | John Lateran Center, 405 Allen Ave, Meriden, CT, 06451
Dates: July 25 to July 29, 2022, 9:30 am to 2:30 pm.
John Lateran Center Campus.
Activities include confidence-building games, gardening, animal experiences, sports, crafts, and more!
Ages 6-12. Cost is $180.00 per child.
Download a Registration Form:

Franciscan Golf Classic
2022-08-15 08:30 | Tunxis Country Club, 87 Town Farm Rd., Farmington, Connecticut, 06032
Click here to register and pay online. Or you may register by calling the Franciscan Life Center, 203-237-8084.
Monday, August 15, 2022
8:30 Registration and Driving Range; 10:00 a.m. start.
Tunxis Country Club, Farmington, CT.
Cost per golfer $185.00. Greens fees, lunch and dinner are included.
Sponsorships available.
Donations for the raffle are tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law.

Casa di Roma Hosting Fundraising Event
2022-09-22 11:00 - 21:00 | Casa di Roma, 103 Main Street, South Meriden, CT, 06451
Casa di Roma, Meriden, is promoting the programs and services of the Franciscan Life Center and Franciscan Home Care and Hospice Care with a fundraising event to help those in need of counseling services, home health care and hospice care. The event will take place on Thursday, September 22, 2022, from 11:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., 103 Main Street, Meriden. Take-out only.
Feta Vinca and his son, Bosch, owners of Casa di Roma, donate twenty percent of the proceeds from the purchases of the day to benefit the Franciscan mission.
Call: 203-235-0905 to order lunch and dinner.

Annual Appeal
2022-10-04 | CT
October 4, 2022 start
The Annual Appeal supports the programs of the Franciscan Life Center and Franciscan Home Care and Hospice Care. To be added to the mailing list, please call 203-237-8084.

Franciscan Life Center

Faith and Blue
2022-10-09 15:00 - 17:00 | Franciscan Life Center Campus, 267-275 Finch Ave, Meriden, CT, 06451, United States
The Franciscan Sisters of the Eucharist, on behalf of their program and services: the Franciscan Life Center, Franciscan Home Care and Hospice Care, and Franciscan Ever There Care, are proud to be part of the National Faith and Blue through the Cheshire Police Department the weekend of October 7-10.
Join us for a gathering and prayer service on Sunday, October 9, 2022, on the campus of the Franciscan Life Center, 271 Finch Avenue, Meriden, CT. Refreshments are from 3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. followed by a prayer service from 4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
All are welcome!

31st Annual Franciscan Christmas Fair
2022-11-19 09:30 - 14:30 | Franciscan Life Center Campus, 267-275 Finch Ave, Meriden, CT, 06451, United States
Date: Saturday, November 19, 2022, 9:30a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Franciscan Life Center Campus.
No entry fee.
Click here to find everything you need to know about the Franciscan Christmas Fair.

Flu Shots Available at Franciscan Home Care
2022-11-23 - 2023-02-28 | Franciscan Home Care and Hospice Care, 267 Finch Avenue, Meriden, CT, 06451
Don’t Wait
Protect Yourself from the Flu
Don’t wait! Now is the time to protect yourself against the flu. Nursing staff of Franciscan Home Care and Hospice Care is giving flu shots at 267 Finch Avenue, Meriden.
Don’t wait! Call and make an appointment or stop in between 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. for your flu vaccination.
Protect yourself and your family.
Call: 203-238-1441 for an appointment.

Advent Season: Prepare the Way
2022-11-27 - 2022-12-24 | CT
During the Advent season, Christians around the world prepare for the celebration of the birth of Our Lord, Jesus Christ. We welcome all of you to ruminate with the words of our Holy Father, Pope Francis:
Advent is the time we are given to welcome the Lord who comes to encounter us, and also to verify our longing for God, to look forward and prepare ourselves for Christ’s return.
Photo: Advent wreath in the Chapel of St. John.

Ion Bank Community Awards Voting
2023-02-01 - 2023-03-17 | CT
If you are an Ion Bank customer, support our community-based services by voting for Franciscan Home Care and Hospice Care. Through your participation in the Ion Bank Foundation’s 14th Annual Community Awards Program, you are helping us care for others.
Voting is Wednesday, February 1, through Friday, March 17, 2023. Franciscan Home Care and Hospice Care will receive $25 for every vote. One vote per person.
Thank you!
Vote here for Franciscan Home Care and Hospice Care.

Casa di Roma Hosting Fundraising Event
2023-05-17 11:00 - 21:00 | Casa di Roma, 103 Main Street, South Meriden, CT, 06451
Casa di Roma, Meriden, is promoting the programs and services of the Franciscan Life Center and Franciscan Home Care and Hospice Care with a fundraising event to help those in need of counseling services, home health care and hospice care. The event will take place on Wednesday, May 17, 2023, from 11:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., 103 Main Street, Meriden. Eat-in, take-out and free deliveries.
Feta Vinca and his son, Bosch, owners of Casa di Roma, donate twenty percent of the proceeds from the purchases of the day to benefit the Franciscan mission.
Call 203-235-0905 for orders and reservations.

Franciscan Sports Banquet and Silent Auction
2023-06-06 17:30 | Aqua Turf, 556 Mulberry St., Plantsville, Connecticut
Reserve your ticket, table or sponsorship now at franciscansportsbanquet.org!
Plan to Attend!
June 6, 2023
Aqua Turf Club

A few scenes from 2022 Franciscan Sports Banquet and Silent Auction.
