We have immense GivingTuesday goodness to share today: together we gave $44,587 for FSPA ministries!

Together, with 129 donors and our matching partners Robertson Ryan Insurance, Borton Construction, Inc. and Hoffman Planning, Design & Construction, Inc., we helped to give ...

• racial, economic, social and environmental equity for a transforming community.
• housing and independence for young immigrant women.
• food security and dignity for families and individuals.
• immeasurable support for our neighbors in communities around the world.

Together, with Franciscan Sister of Perpetual Adoration Therese Wolf and FSPA Partner in Mission Luke Alvin, we shared Franciscan hospitality in celebration of your radical giving.

Together we shared inspiration for GivingTuesday gifts that directly support FSPA ministries.

And together, we thank you for your overwhelming generosity.

Your continued giving to FSPA mission and Franciscan tradition goes well beyond GivingTuesday. As we enter the season of Advent, celebrate the 800th anniversary of the crèche and contemplate the humble beginnings of Baby Jesus, we invite you to support our baby item drive to aid La Crosse-area families, Dec. 4 through 21.

WXOW News 19 shares this story of giving.

If you are in the La Crosse area and would like to give a donation, visit fspa.org for a list of drop-off locations and most-needed items. There are more ways to give: click here or text the word "baby" to 608-650-6464 to make a secure, online donation. Your gift is processed through Yevma, our text-to-give partner delivering a fast and secure payment experience.

"It's a way of telling this story of Christ coming into our lives to our ordinary lives," says Franciscan Sister of Perpetual Adoration Sarah Hennessey about how the crèche made its way from Greccio, Italy, 800 years ago, to our homes today, in the WXOW News 19 feature, "Celebrating the anniversary of the nativity scene." Father Conrad Targonski tells us of the birth of the crèche in 1223 by St. Francis of Assisi, and Franciscan Sister of Perpetual Adoration Meg Earsley shares her favorite Christmas tradition as a little girl: setting up the nativity scene under the tree. "We covered up Baby Jesus until Christmas, because that's when Jesus comes."

Watch the story at wxow.com.

And if you will be in La Crosse on Sunday, Dec. 10, please join us for Franciscan Night at Rotary Lights and experience a live nativity scene.

For more information about this many other events celebrating the 800th anniversary of the crèche, visit fspa.org/centenary.

Text the word "donate" to give:

Make a secure, mobile payment by texting the word "donate" to 608-650-6464. Your gift is processed through Yevma, our text-to-give partner delivering a fast and secure payment experience.