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Friday, June 1 marks the last day for Evelyn as a Switchboard Operator at St. Joseph's Motherhouse. Evelyn and the other switchboard operators are our gatekeepers, the first greeters, the first voice. Read the tribute to Evelyn and the switchboard operators by S. Aileen Cassidy Attached are also photos from the retirment luncheon held for Evelyn

During the FOURTH week of MAY, we listen to the heart of the world and hold in our prayer the Sisters of St. Joseph and the people of THE GAMBIA. The Sisters of St. Joseph of Annecy have 7 sisters in the Gambia. They are involved in health care, AIDS programs, women’s promotion, education and parish work.

Join S. Alice Greer as she answers questions from students at St. Paul Catholic School. Click on title for link to the video.

Greg Humbert has compiled a history of Catholic Healthcare throughout Canada. The project is not yet complete for all healthcare systems, but be sure to check out the ones that are done. A huge thank you to Greg for undertaking this amazing project. So many interesting facts!

Read the story of Patricia Kennedy as written by her son Kevin. Patricia was a former member of The Sisters of St. Joseph of Sault Ste. Marie

This week we hold in prayer all the Associates and Sisters of St. Joseph living and ministering in France along with the people of that country. Birth place of our Congregation, our statistics show that presently there are about 1200 sisters and 29 associates in France, from among the Congregations of Annecy, Chambéry, Lyon, St. Vallier, Champagnole and Institut des Souers de Saint Joseph. Their ministries include parish and pastoral work, work in the Caritas Clinic, with asylum seekers, care of the elderly and disabled, education of youth and catechesis, volunteer services with NGO’s and occasional participation in various Associations. We hold also in prayer the staff of our International Centre: Sr. Eluiza de Andrade and Associate Olga Bonfiglio

During the SECOND week of MAY, we listen to the heart of the world and hold in our prayer the Sisters of St. Joseph and the people of EGYPT. This week we hold in prayer the sixteen Sisters of St. Joseph of the Lyon Congregation and the people of Egypt. The Sisters ministries include: education, catechesis and pastoral work. Some work in the Caritas Clinic, and others participate in various Associations. Here is a post by Sr. Patty Johnson: http://sistersofstjosephfederation.blogspot.com/2012/05/first-egyptian-born-sister-of-st-joseph.html

THUNDER BAY - Few things have as rich a history as nursing does in Thunder Bay. Click on title for link for full story.

A special THANK YOU to all those special persons (past, present and future) who are caregivers to those who are most in need. May you be graced with many blessings in this ministry! Click on title to see photos of some of our sisters who were in the nursing profession.

During the FIRST week of MAY, we listen to the heart of the world and hold in our prayer the Sisters of St. Joseph and the people of EL SALVADOR. This week we pray for the one Sister of St. Joseph of Orange, ministering in El Salvador and for the people of that county.

May 1st we celebrate the Feast of St. Joseph the Worker and at our Motherhouse we also celebrate mission day for our Sisters, Staff, Volunteers. We had a wonderful liturgy and luncheon. Congratulations to Bill Milne who won the Mission Award. See our photo album for photos.