The Franciscan Girls Club offer young women, ages 10-17, the opportunity to grow in their faith, mature through service to the Sisters and the local community, and establish friendships with other dedicated Catholic young ladies.

If you have been on a retreat in the past, you may have seen the Franciscan Girls performing their primary mission: volunteering their service in the Retreat House Kitchen and Dining Room.  Our motto is to: "know, love and serve God," and we serve God by helping the Sisters and those at the retreat house. 
The Club has occasional activities like community service projects including: attending the annual Pro-Life Rally in January, serving at the Annual Tea & Silent Auction, and in the summer, hosting games at the Annual Family BBQ on the first Sunday in August.  

The Sisters are excited to have the Franciscan Girls Club back in action.  While we are still very cautious about the health and safety of each of the girls and our Sisters, the club is meeting monthly and preparing for a new year of activities.  Some of the activities the club participates in throughout the year include:

• Regular Monthly Meetings
• Concessions at the Roman Catholic Challenge - January 
• Annual Award Ceremony - May
• Service Projects & Retreats - Throughout the year
• Game Days/Fun Outings - as often as possible!
• Organize and lead games booths at Our Lady of Peace Retreat Family BBQ - August

September 15, 1985, the Feast of Our Lady of Sorrows was the opening meeting of the Franciscan Girls Club. The Club was formed when a group of young ladies in their early teens wanted to start a group to support the Franciscan Missionary Sisters of Our Lady of Sorrows at Our Lady of Peace Retreat House in Beaverton, Oregon. The young ladies met once a month on the third Sunday, and took turns going to the weekend retreats to help in the kitchen and dining room.

Over the past 30 years, the Club has grown from the original five members to as many as 40. Today, about 25 young ladies are actively involved in the Franciscan Girls Club. They continue to meet on the third Sunday of each month, September through May, and assist the Sisters by serving weekend retreats. Begun under the guidance of Sister Mary John, today the Club is led by its directress, Sister Mary Agnes Clare, OSF.