Assisi Heights Spirituality Center Events

Dear Friends, Christmas greetings from the Assisi Heights Spirituality Center! We wish you blessings and joy amidst the religious and cultural traditions of this season. We are facing three crises: a…

Sister Charlotte Dusbabek, 90, a Franciscan Sister of the Congregation of Our Lady of Lourdes, Rochester, MN, died at Assisi Heights, December 16, 2020. Charlotte Rosemary Dusbabek was born July…

The following letter appeared in the Rochester Post-Bulletin on October 31, 2020: Original signers include: Sisters Patricia Keefe, Kate Minar, Mary Kay Flanigan, Lorraine Doherty, Dorothy Hansen, Mary Goergen, Lorraine…

We regret to inform you that we are canceling the Christmas on the Hill event  for 2020. We appreciate your support of this event over the past 10 years. It…

Franciscans in the News Sister Ramona Miller was invited to provide a presentation for the Feast of Saint Francis for the website, “Catholic Women Preach.” Here’s a link to view…

Sister Marice Hughes, 93, a Franciscan Sister of the Congregation of Our Lady of Lourdes, Rochester, MN, died at Assisi Heights, August 21, 2020. Margaret Mary Hughes was born August…

Dear Friends, The pandemic has deeply affected all of us. We, at the Assisi Heights Spirituality Center (AHSC), are being asked to step into a tomorrow that will never be…

Sister Valerie Kilian, a Franciscan Sister of the Congregation of Our Lady of Lourdes, Rochester, MN, died at at Mayo Clinic Hospital – Saint Marys Campus, on July 11, 2020. Charleen…

Sister Ingrid Peterson, a Franciscan Sister of the Congregation of Our Lady of Lourdes, Rochester, MN, died at Assisi Heights on June 28, 2020. Janet Peterson was born July 2,…

Sister Monique Schwirtz, a Franciscan Sister of the Congregation of Our Lady of Lourdes, Rochester, MN, died at Assisi Heights, May 7, 2020. Ellen Elise Schwirtz was born May 24,…