Franciscan Life Process Center

10/14/2026

We couldn’t have asked for a more beautiful morning to celebrate the feast day of St. Francis of Assisi and our annual Franciscan Rhythms Trail Run & Walk. We’re beyond grateful for every runner, walker and volunteer who came to support our music therapy program and land restoration efforts! 🌿🎶🏃‍♀️

Special thanks to our sponsors, Dirt Cheap Excavating, King Milling Company, Kaiser IT Group, Noordyk Business Equipment, Nugent Builders, Inc., Sabo PR, Stretch Lab and The Brothers That Just Do Gutters - Grand Rapids for making this event a success.

If you couldn’t attend but would like to support, online donations can be made at LifeProcessCenter.org/donate.

Photography by Little Ways Photography

10/14/2026

10/02/2026

Join Pope Leo in prayer for the Jubilee Year of St. Francis! Pope Leo has declared this year a special Jubilee Year of grace and spiritual renewal, during which Catholics are called to learn about and imitate the “Poor Man of Assisi.”

The Diocese of Grand Rapids and the Franciscan Life Process Center are offering numerous opportunities to get involved! Visit their websites for more information about this special year (see links in comments).

Or, watch The Life and Times of St. Francis: Access your FREE FORMED subscription available through our parish and search "St. Francis of Assisi" for on-demand video resources for all ages! (link in comments)

10/02/2026

We can’t believe it’s almost race day! Thanks, FOX 17 Morning Mix team, for inviting our Center Director Sandy Koteskey to talk about the Franciscan Rhythms Trail Run 5K Run and Walk. Learn all about the race and how it benefits our music therapy and land restoration projects at fox17online.com/morning-mix/franciscan-life-process-center-hosting-5k-trail-run-and-walk.

Sign up for this Saturday’s race at RunSignup.com/Race/MI/Lowell/FranciscanRhythmsTrail5KRunWalk.

10/02/2026

🗓️ Looking for weekend plans? There’s still time to register for the Franciscan Rhythms 5K Trail Run & Walk , happening tomorrow, Oct. 3 at 9 a.m. Register online at RunSignUp.com/Race/MI/Lowell/FranciscanRhythmsTrail5KRunWalk or in person at 8:30 a.m. Saturday.

09/28/2026

🏃‍♀️It’s race week! The Sisters and volunteers are hard at work preparing the course and baking countless loaves of bread and cinnamon rolls.

Invite your family and friends to the Franciscan Rhythms 5K Trail Run & Walk , happening this Saturday, Oct. 3 at 9 a.m. Register online at RunSignUp.com/Race/MI/Lowell/FranciscanRhythmsTrail5KRunWalk or in person at 8:30 a.m. Saturday.

09/24/2026

Run or walk through prairies, wooded areas and gardens during our Franciscan Rhythms 5K Trail Run & Walk on Saturday, Oct. 3. It’s the perfect way to see – and support –several scenic parts of our 230-acre property in Lowell.

Sign up with your family and friends to at RunSignUp.com/Race/MI/Lowell/FranciscanRhythmsTrail5KRunWalk.

The Franciscan Rhythms Trail 5K Run & Walk is on Saturday October 3, 2026. It includes the following events: Franciscan Rhythms Trail Run, Franciscan Rhythms Trail Run - Walk, and Kids Fun Run.

09/24/2026

Join our sisters this Saturday, Sept. 26, for a five-mile Pilgrimage Walk celebrating the Jubilee Year of St. Francis of Assisi. 🕊️

We’ll begin with Mass at St.Mary Church of Lowell, MI, 402 Amity St. SE, then walk together along the Fred Meijer Flat River Valley Rail Trail to the Center’s Lowell campus. Take time to slow down, connect and pray with our community along the way.

• 8:30 a.m. – Mass at St. Mary Catholic Church
• 9:30 a.m. – Walk begins to the Center’s Lowell campus, 11650 Downes St.
• Followed by prayer and homemade cinnamon rolls

The event is free, and no registration is required. Bring water, a rosary and comfortable walking shoes.

09/23/2026

Calling all volunteers! Help us prepare wooden coasters as our giveaway item for participants of the Franciscan Rhythms 5K Trail Run & Walk . Hundreds of coasters need to be tied together in small groups for each race participant by Friday, Oct. 2. Please email Dawn Langenbach at [email protected] to learn more.

Looking for other ways to support the event? View additional volunteer opportunities at RunSignUp.com/Race/Volunteer/MI/Lowell/FranciscanRhythmsTrail5KRunWalk.