The Sisters of St. Joseph of the Third Order of St. Francis is an evangelical community of vowed Franciscan women and associate members who are dedicated to Gospel living. Our mission is to make God more deeply known and loved, thereby drawing all persons to fuller and freer life. We do this with a commitment to our deepest desires: • to build life-giving communities • to empower one another to Gospel living • to bond with others in ever-widening circles of compassion and peace • to speak from our common understanding that there be no outcasts in our experience of life.