Explore the commemorative book published on the hospital’s 100th anniversary in 1975. Click to view the first 100 years.    

Saint Mary’s East is sold; Sisters continue sponsorship of Saint Mary’s at Asbury Ridge.  

Established SSJ House of Blessing.  

In 2016, the Sisters announced that Villa Maria Elementary School, a longtime Catholic elementary school in Erie that the Sisters of St. Joseph founded, would close at the end of the 2016-17 academic year. The announcement was made following thorough consideration and review of several factors, most notably the Erie diocesan pastoral planning process results…

On January 1, the Sisters of St. Joseph began a new ministry: the SSJ Mission & Ministries Foundation. This new endeavor is the fundraising and grantmaking arm of the Congregation with a fundamental purpose of uniting with community members to advance the SSJ mission—today and for generations to come. The ministry was established as a…

On January 17, 2016, nine women pronounced a vow of fidelity to the Sisters of St. Joseph of Northwestern Pennsylvania at the Sisters’ Community Living Center. These women, who are the first agrégées of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Northwestern Pennsylvania, include Cindy Brown, Arlene Chaney, Charlene Kellerman, Jeanne Marie Ryan, Cindy Polesnak, Deb…

Eager to respond to the needs of another neighborhood experiencing many of the same issues that were prevalent 14 years ago in the area served by the SSJ Neighborhood Network WEST, the SSJ Neighborhood Network EAST was established to focus on the needs in an area defined as East 16th to East 26th Streets, from…

To be effective and sustainable, the Sisters of St. Joseph announced the affiliation of Saint Vincent Health System with AHN/Highmark. Most Catholic hospitals nationwide have had to join forces with other providers to build larger, healthier systems. In many cases, this has involved detaching from their founding Congregations, and the time had come for Saint…