This Lent, Support Mission Haiti

By Sisters of St. Joseph of Northwestern PA | February 25, 2020 |

“Little by little the bird makes his nest.”    Haitian Proverb For the past seven years, the Sisters of St. Joseph in the United States and Canada have collaborated with Mission Haiti to help rebuild the lives of the Haitian people after the 2010 earthquake.  Our program has focused on the education of girls and…

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TAKE ACTION against Human Trafficking in PA

By Sisters of St. Joseph of Northwestern PA | January 17, 2020

PA highway signage is inadequate! Support PA House Bill 1513  “An act providing for the National Human Trafficking Resource Center Hotline Notification Act, imposing duties on the Department of Labor and Industry, and prescribing penalties.”  Please contact PA Representative Jim Cox and ask him to work to hold hearings on House Bill 1513. On May…

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one love . . . shared

By Sisters of St. Joseph of Northwestern PA | December 5, 2019 |

During this Holy season, we celebrate the greatest gift ever – that One Love shared with the world through the birth of Jesus. The gifts we are given, we are given to share. Last year, the love you shared changed thousands of lives. Whether you made a gift, offered a helping hand or held us…

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Erie gave — thank you!

By Sisters of St. Joseph of Northwestern PA | September 3, 2019 |

Records were broken yet again with this year’s Erie Gives Day! Check out this year’s numbers for the 12-hour event: 8,976 donors gave more than $5.5 million to 391 non-profit organizations in our area. Collectively, a total of $113,814 was donated to the Sisters of St. Joseph and our ministries: Sisters of St. Joseph $12,896.54…

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Sisters of St. Joseph become important voice in local human trafficking initiatives

By Sisters of St. Joseph of Northwestern PA | August 19, 2019 |

The hard work of the SSJ Social Justice office and its JPIC Team (Justice, Peace, Integrity of Creation) to increase awareness on the issue of human tracking has spurred local media to reach out to SSJ social justice coordinator, Betsy Wiest, for reaction and comments following a recent multi-state human trafficking raid that included a…

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Holy Ground

By Sisters of St. Joseph of Northwestern PA | August 6, 2019

“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…

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BE KIND car magnets

By Sisters of St. Joseph of Northwestern PA | March 31, 2019

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…

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