Rooted and Ready: Empowering Young Voices Today
From now until December 1, every gift to the Franciscan Federation’s Giving Day Campaign helps make our 2027 National Gathering more accessible to young adults and first-time attendees.
Next June, Franciscans and Franciscan-hearted people from across the country will gather for Rooted as Franciscans, Healing Our World, a time of learning, prayer, connection, and renewal.
As part of our commitment to the future of the Franciscan movement, we are working to ensure that at least 25% of gathering participants are young adults. This year’s Giving Day campaign will help provide scholarships so that cost is not a barrier to participation.
Your Gift Makes Participation Possible
Many young adults feel drawn to Franciscan values of simplicity, peacebuilding, relationship, and care for creation. Yet the cost of travel, registration, and lodging can make participation difficult.
Your support helps remove those barriers and creates opportunities for young adults to gather, learn, pray, and build lasting connections within the Franciscan family.
Scholarship Impact
- $1,000 covers registration and hotel costs for one attendee
- $500 covers registration for one attendee
- Any gift helps make the gathering more accessible and welcoming
Why Young Adults?
The Franciscan movement has always been renewed by new voices.
Young adults bring energy, imagination, questions, leadership, and a deep desire for authentic community. When they gather alongside sisters, brothers, associates, lay leaders, and longtime Franciscans, everyone benefits.
Your gift helps ensure that the next generation has a seat at the table.
Together, We Can Invest in the Future
As we prepare to gather in June 2027, we have an opportunity to welcome new voices, build new relationships, and ensure that the Franciscan charism continues to flourish for generations to come.
Thank you for walking with us.