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Holy Ground
“You are here, so this is holy ground.”* These words, about Moses’ experience of God, come to mind during the gift of these summer days. I imagine Moses tending his flock and being caught off guard by what appeared to be a burning bush as he approached it with curiosity. (Exodus 3:1-3) In his noticing…
Read Morewelcome to s’more . . . a new blog for your spiritual journey.
Warm summer days stir up memories of being a child and gathering with family and friends around the campfire. I can almost taste the sugary, chocolatey, toasted marshmallow delights that left us wanting more. One was never enough. Another one, please. Thankfully, my desire for more is much different today. The Sisters of St. Joseph…
Read MoreBE KIND car magnets
Send a message of kindness to everyone you can, including those you don’t know who may be behind you at a stop light or walking past your parked car. BE KIND car magnets make it easy to remind everyone of the importance of being kind, even when it might be challenging or amidst difference. If you…
Read MoreMission Haiti – Educating Girls Out of Poverty
For the past six years, the Sisters of St. Joseph in the U.S. and Canada have collaborated with Mission Haiti to help rebuild the lives of the Haitian people after the 2010 earthquake. We are focusing on educating girls, in particular at Annunciation School in Leogane, Haiti. Each year, the U.S. Federation of Sisters of…
Read MoreGive Someone a Kindness Card!
Sisters of St. Joseph are introducing “kindness cards” which are small cards given to anyone you see doing an act of kindness. “If we acknowledge and reinforce kindness when we see it, we believe it will foster more kind acts,” said Mary Herrmann, SSJ. “We encourage everyone to use the kindness cards to acknowledge and…
Read Morethirty years of thanks and giving
On Sunday, January 13, the Sisters of St. Joseph of Northwestern Pennsylvania hosted a special liturgy and breakfast in gratitude for all those who helped to make the 30th annual SSJ Thanksgiving dinner possible. The 2018 dinner, a collaborative effort by the Sisters of St. Joseph and Gannon University, was the 30th annual dinner. More…
Read Moreacknowledge kindness
While traveling last week, one of our staff members decided to thank the TSA employees for coming to work and she expressed her appreciation, to which they seemed a bit surprised. Then she gave them and the gate agents a few SSJ BE KIND magnets. They LOVED them and put them to good use right…
Read Moreit starts with a gift
During this Holy season, we are reminded that at the very heart of our lives is the gift of Jesus — a gift we have all been given and a gift that gives us hope. At the very heart of our mission and ministry is a gift — our charism. Charism means the extraordinary…
Read MoreThe table is set!
We’re ready to once again serve hundreds of meals on Thanksgiving Day to our neighbors who may be alone, in need, or who might otherwise not celebrate the holiday. Over the past 30 years, we have served more than 25,000 Thanksgiving dinners! Plus, thousands and thousands of neighbors have been fed and cared for beyond…
Read MoreJoin us at the 30th annual SSJ Thanksgiving Dinner
The Sisters of St. Joseph will mark a milestone this year when we serve the 30th annual free Thanksgiving Dinner to anyone who is alone, in need or would otherwise not celebrate the holiday. The dinner will be served from 11 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. on Thanksgiving Day at Gannon University’s Waldron Campus Center, 124…
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