The Institute of the Franciscan Sisters of the Eucharist was established by Mother Rosemae Pender, FSE, and Co-foundress Mother Shaun Vergauwen, FSE on December 2, 1973, It emerged from a period of renewal within the Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration of La Crosse, Wisconsin, which led to a divergence of outlook within that Congregation.[1] Mother Rosemae Pender and Mother Shaun Vergauwen served as Mother General and Vicar General, respectively, from the beginning until 2005. In 2002, the Franciscan Brothers of the Eucharist was founded in Meriden as a complement to the Franciscan Sisters of the Eucharist.
Franciscan Life Center, Meriden, Connecticut: provides a variety of services including counseling, education, and youth programs.[4]
Franciscan Home Care and Hospice Care, Meriden, Connecticut: is licensed to provide home health care services including nursing, physical therapy, and home health aides, in almost two dozen Connecticut towns.[5]
In Oregon, the Sisters operate the Franciscan Montessori Earth School, founded in 1977.
The community has twelve different centers around the world, including the United States, Jerusalem, Rome and Assisi. The Sisters teach at universities, work in hospitals, operate a school in Bethlehem and work at the Vatican.[6]
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