{"id":2232,"date":"2016-08-16T23:47:07","date_gmt":"2016-08-16T21:47:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/siessen.org\/home\/"},"modified":"2024-09-10T10:21:32","modified_gmt":"2024-09-10T08:21:32","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/siessen.org\/en\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\">[vc_row wpex_bg_overlay=&#8221;color&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1724750811081{padding-top: 140px !important;padding-bottom: 140px !important;background-image: url(https:\/\/siessen.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Siessen-Luftaufnahme-2023.jpg?id=4795) !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}&#8221; wpex_bg_overlay_color=&#8221;#f9f1d9&#8243; wpex_bg_overlay_opacity=&#8221;0.1&#8243;][vc_column]<div class=\"vcex-spacing wpex-w-100 wpex-clear\"><\/div><style>.vcex-animated-text.vcex_69e9d5535bc5c{text-align:center;color:#ffffff;font-size:38px;}@media (max-width:767px){.vcex-animated-text.vcex_69e9d5535bc5c{font-size:32px;}}<\/style><div class=\"vcex-animated-text vcex-module wpex-m-0 wpex-text-xl wpex-text-1 wpex-font-semibold wpex-leading-none vcex-typed-text-wrap wpex-text-center vcex_69e9d5535bc5c\"><span class=\"vcex-typed-text-inner vcex-typed-text-css wpex-inline-block wpex-max-w-100 vc_custom_1724406731864\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\"><span>Wir folgen gemeinsam Jesus - We follow Jesus together - Seguimos a Jesus juntas<\/span><span>Wir lieben das Abenteuer mit Gott - We love adventures with God - Amamos a aventura com Deus<\/span><span>Wir tr\u00e4umen von einer neuen Kirche und Welt - We dream of a new church and a new world - Sonhamos com uma nova igreja e um novo mundo<\/span><span>Wir sind Franziskanerinnen von Sie\u00dfen - We are Franciscan Sisters of Siessen - Somos Irm\u00e3s Franciscanas de Siessen<\/span><\/span><span class=\"vcex-animated-text__placeholder vcex-ph wpex-inline-block wpex-invisible\"><\/span><span class=\"vcex-typed-text\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-settings=\"{&quot;loop&quot;:true,&quot;showCursor&quot;:false,&quot;typeSpeed&quot;:110,&quot;backDelay&quot;:1000,&quot;backSpeed&quot;:0,&quot;startDelay&quot;:0}\" data-strings=\"[&quot;Wir folgen gemeinsam Jesus - We follow Jesus together - Seguimos a Jesus juntas&quot;,&quot;Wir lieben das Abenteuer mit Gott - We love adventures with God - Amamos a aventura com Deus&quot;,&quot;Wir tr\\u00e4umen von einer neuen Kirche und Welt - We dream of a new church and a new world - Sonhamos com uma nova igreja e um novo mundo&quot;,&quot;Wir sind Franziskanerinnen von Sie\\u00dfen - We are Franciscan Sisters of Siessen - Somos Irm\\u00e3s Franciscanas de Siessen&quot;]\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;20px&#8221;]<style>.vcex-heading.vcex_69e9d5535c247{width:660px;color:#f8f2f2;font-size:20px;font-weight:400;background-color:#52504a66;}.vcex-heading.vcex_69e9d5535c247:hover{background:#51504a5c;}@media (max-width:479px){.vcex-heading.vcex_69e9d5535c247{font-size:16px;}}<\/style><h3 class=\"vcex-heading vcex-heading-plain vcex-module wpex-heading wpex-text-2xl wpex-text-center wpex-max-w-100 wpex-mx-auto transition-all vcex_69e9d5535c247\"><span class=\"vcex-heading-inner wpex-inline-block\">In our Provinces in Brazil, Germany and South Africa, we want to make the Gospel tangible. We praise, love and serve God in the spirit of St. Francis and St. Clare in simplicity and humility.  We live with people and we love and respect God&apos;s creation. We believe in the power of life that is in every human being. Together we build the kingdom of God.<\/span><\/h3>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;10px&#8221;][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;15px&#8221;]<style>.vcex-button.vcex_69e9d5535c8ee{background:rgba(255,255,255,0.21);padding-block:10px;padding-inline:30px;font-size:16px;letter-spacing:1px;}.vcex-button.vcex_69e9d5535c8ee:hover{background:#ffffff!important;color:#666666!important;}<\/style><div class=\"theme-button-wrap textcenter wpex-clr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/siessen.org\/who\/\" class=\"vcex-button theme-button align-center inline vcex_69e9d5535c8ee\"><span class=\"vcex-button-inner theme-button-inner wpex-flex wpex-flex-wrap wpex-items-center wpex-justify-center\">Learn more<\/span><\/a><\/div> [\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1503184752112{padding-top: 60px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column]<style>.vcex-heading.vcex_69e9d5535ccd2{font-size:36px;}<\/style><h2 class=\"vcex-heading vcex-heading-plain vcex-module wpex-heading wpex-text-2xl wpex-text-center vcex_69e9d5535ccd2\"><span class=\"vcex-heading-inner wpex-inline-block\">Tasks of the Generalate<\/span><\/h2><div class=\"vcex-module vcex-divider-dots wpex-mx-auto wpex-last-mr-0 wpex-text-center\"><span class=\"wpex-inline-block wpex-rounded-full wpex-mr-10\" style=\"background:#748e9e;\"><\/span><span class=\"wpex-inline-block wpex-rounded-full wpex-mr-10\" style=\"background:#748e9e;\"><\/span><span class=\"wpex-inline-block wpex-rounded-full wpex-mr-10\" style=\"background:#748e9e;\"><\/span><\/div>[vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;]<style>.vcex-icon-box.vcex_69e9d5535d4dc .vcex-icon-box-content{font-size:var(--wpex-text-sm);}.vcex-icon-box.vcex_69e9d5535d4dc .vcex-icon-box-heading{font-size:var(--wpex-text-lg);}<\/style><div class=\"vcex-module vcex-icon-box vcex-icon-box-three wpex-block wpex-text-center vcex_69e9d5535d4dc\"><div class=\"vcex-icon-box-symbol vcex-icon-box-symbol--image wpex-mb-20\"><img width=\"1701\" height=\"935\" src=\"https:\/\/siessen.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/KL_DSC_0710web-e1722771268946.jpg\" class=\"vcex-icon-box-image wpex-align-middle\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/siessen.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/KL_DSC_0710web-e1722771268946.jpg 1701w, https:\/\/siessen.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/KL_DSC_0710web-e1722771268946-300x165.jpg 300w, https:\/\/siessen.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/KL_DSC_0710web-e1722771268946-1024x563.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/siessen.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/KL_DSC_0710web-e1722771268946-768x422.jpg 768w, https:\/\/siessen.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/KL_DSC_0710web-e1722771268946-1536x844.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/siessen.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/KL_DSC_0710web-e1722771268946-1200x660.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1701px) 100vw, 1701px\" \/><\/div><div class=\"vcex-icon-box-text\"><h2 class=\"vcex-icon-box-heading wpex-heading wpex-mb-10\">Lead<\/h2><div class=\"vcex-icon-box-content wpex-last-mb-0 wpex-clr\"><p style=\"text-align: justify\">The most important leader of the community is the Holy Spirit who guides us collectively and individually. It is the task of the Congregational Leadership to listen to this guidance and to bring the various movements together.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;]<style>.vcex-icon-box.vcex_69e9d5535de51 .vcex-icon-box-content{font-size:var(--wpex-text-sm);}.vcex-icon-box.vcex_69e9d5535de51 .vcex-icon-box-heading{font-size:var(--wpex-text-lg);}<\/style><div class=\"vcex-module vcex-icon-box vcex-icon-box-three wpex-block wpex-text-center vcex_69e9d5535de51\"><div class=\"vcex-icon-box-symbol vcex-icon-box-symbol--image wpex-mb-20\"><img width=\"194\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/siessen.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Franziskus-Torhaus-2a.jpg\" class=\"vcex-icon-box-image wpex-align-middle\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" \/><\/div><div class=\"vcex-icon-box-text\"><h2 class=\"vcex-icon-box-heading wpex-heading wpex-mb-10\">Be oriented<\/h2><div class=\"vcex-icon-box-content wpex-last-mb-0 wpex-clr\"><p style=\"text-align: justify\">Attentive to the signs of the times and to the movements within the Congregation as well as creatively faithful to our history, we are finding our path forward into the future that God wants to give us.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;]<style>.vcex-icon-box.vcex_69e9d5535e552 .vcex-icon-box-content{font-size:var(--wpex-text-sm);}.vcex-icon-box.vcex_69e9d5535e552 .vcex-icon-box-heading{font-size:var(--wpex-text-lg);}.vcex-icon-box.vcex_69e9d5535e552 .vcex-icon-box-image{width:200px;}<\/style><div class=\"vcex-module vcex-icon-box vcex-icon-box-three wpex-block wpex-text-center vcex_69e9d5535e552\"><div class=\"vcex-icon-box-symbol vcex-icon-box-symbol--image wpex-mb-20\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"vcex-icon-box-image wpex-align-middle\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/siessen.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Abschluss-ao-GK-2019-1-scaled-200x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\"><\/div><div class=\"vcex-icon-box-text\"><h2 class=\"vcex-icon-box-heading wpex-heading wpex-mb-10\">Build community<\/h2><div class=\"vcex-icon-box-content wpex-last-mb-0 wpex-clr\"><p style=\"text-align: justify\">In order for community to grow, we need opportunities for contact, a wide heart for cultural differences and a certain curiosity as to how Jesus wants to meet us through our fellow sister.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;]<style>.vcex-icon-box.vcex_69e9d5535edc6 .vcex-icon-box-content{font-size:var(--wpex-text-sm);}.vcex-icon-box.vcex_69e9d5535edc6 .vcex-icon-box-heading{font-size:var(--wpex-text-lg);}.vcex-icon-box.vcex_69e9d5535edc6 .vcex-icon-box-image{width:200px;}<\/style><div class=\"vcex-module vcex-icon-box vcex-icon-box-three wpex-block wpex-text-center vcex_69e9d5535edc6\"><div class=\"vcex-icon-box-symbol vcex-icon-box-symbol--image wpex-mb-20\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"vcex-icon-box-image wpex-align-middle\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/siessen.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Gemeinschaft-foerdern.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\"><\/div><div class=\"vcex-icon-box-text\"><h2 class=\"vcex-icon-box-heading wpex-heading wpex-mb-10\">Promote contact<\/h2><div class=\"vcex-icon-box-content wpex-last-mb-0 wpex-clr\"><p style=\"text-align: justify\">We do not live on an island. 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