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Read MoreStop the Inhumanity — Catholic Day of Action
On September 4, Catholics all over the country participated in the second Catholic Day of Action for Immigrant Children as part of the “Stop the Inhumanity” campaign designed to increase pressure on the U.S. government to end child detention. A third Catholic Day of Action is being planned at the border in El Paso, Texas…
Read MoreSSJs receive Human Rights Award
The SSJ JPIC (Justice, Peace, Integrity of Creation) Team was awarded the Human Rights Award by the Church Women United for leadership; service as mentors and social activists; and for advocating for peace and justice. Thank you to our community partners shown in the photo: the Crime Victim Center of Erie and the Lutheran Women…
Read Moredoing or being?
Do you ever question whether you are doing enough for others, or feeling as if you are not doing as much as others might be doing? Do you compare your actions or good works with those of others? Does it sometimes seem that you fill your calendar with “good works” and then go through the…
Read Moremeet SSJ Associate Joan Fels
With Sr. Joyce Lowrey as her mentor, Joan became an associate in 2017. She is a member of Holy Cross parish in Fairview. She attends daily mass at the CLC and has come to know many of the sisters. She has been a member of a faith-sharing group for more than 10 years. Joan has…
Read MoreGun violence – when will it stop?
2019 is on track to become a year in which there will be more mass shootings in our country than there are days in the year. A mass shooting is defined as an incident in which four people are shot excluding the shooter. According to the Gun Violence Archive which tracks all data for mass…
Read MoreSSJ of Erie leaders among LCWR members calling on President Trump to to stop divisive and polarizing rhetoric
Sisters Phyllis McCracken, SSJ, and Carol Morehouse, SSJ both In Leadership for the Sisters of St. Joseph of Northwestern Pennsylvania, were among more than 660 members of the Leadership Conference for Women Religious (LCWR) assembly who affirmed a letter that was sent to President Trump asking him to end all divisive rhetoric. More Than 660…
Read Morejourneys – summer 2019
Read about the experience of three women who volunteering along the U.S. and Mexico border.
Read MoreGive a gift that grows on Erie Gives Day
A gift to the Sisters of St. Joseph or our ministries on Erie Gives Day is automatically increased through a generous percentage match! August 13, 2019 marks the 9th Erie Gives Day, which was started in 2011 in honor of the Erie Community Foundation’s 75th Anniversary. During this event that runs for 12 hours between…
Read Morepraying together
Belonging to a prayer group can help us connect, not only with each other but with God. This is the SSJ mission. Many of our associates, agrégées, and sisters belong to prayer groups. One such group is the Meadville Associate Prayer Group which has met continuously, each month since it began in 1985 at the…
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