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We want to keep you in the loop of what’s happening in the SSJ Erie community. Browse through this section to explore our most recent publications, our Facebook feed, our Jubilarians' bios, and the most recent obituaries of our Sisters who have passed.

Treats, Not Tricks!

| November 2, 2020

“Necessity is the mother of invention.” This proverb means that a need or problem encourages creative efforts to meet the need or solve the problem. Once again, COVID-19 made it necessary for us to do things a little differently. The associates had some creative Halloween fun on October 25 in lieu of their usual …

Wrapping Our Nation in Prayer

| November 2, 2020

Our upcoming election is slated to be one of the most important of our lifetime. As a result, the U.S. Federation of Sisters of St. Joseph is asking all SSJ congregations and communities to join in our 100 Days of Prayer – Wrapping Our Nation In Prayer initiative. The special sheet was sent out via…

The Voice of Hope

| November 2, 2020

by SSJ Agregee and Social Justice Coordinator, Betsy Wiest When Hope Lloyd was four years old, she went with her mother on what she thought was an outing to a park near her London, England residence. She didn’t understand why she needed to take an airplane to get to the park. When the plane landed,…

We remember . . . Mary Joan Beauseigneur, SSJ

| October 5, 2020

Mary Joan Beauseigneur, SSJ, 83, of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Northwestern Pennsylvania, died on October 4, 2020. She was born Jean Beauseigneur on April 24, 1937, in Ridgway, Pennsylvania, to the late Quindon and Dolores Parks Beauseigneur. She graduated from St. Bernard High School in Bradford, Pennsylvania, in 1955 and entered the Sisters…

We remember . . . Agnes Marie Hughes, SSJ

| October 3, 2020

Sister Agnes Marie Hughes, SSJ, age 90, of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Northwestern Pennsylvania, died on October 3, 2020. On November 5, 1929, she was born to the late Joseph and Margaret (Powers) Hughes in Philipsburg, Pennsylvania. She entered the Sisters of St. Joseph from Immaculate Conception Parish in Osceola Mills, PA, on…

Erie’s Sisters of St. Joseph join with other Catholic Sisters in Support of Resolution on Racism

| September 17, 2020

In a joint statement, Erie’s Catholic Sisters expressed support for Erie County Council’s resolution, which declares racism a public health crisis. The resolution also states council’s intent to address the health, education, housing, and economic disparities that exist in Erie County. Members of the Benedictine Sisters of Erie, the Sisters of Mercy of the Americas,…

PHOTO AT THE TOP OF THIS PAGE: (l-r) Eva Mastromatteo of Erie News Now interviews Stephanie Hall, SSJ Associate and Communications Director, and Nancy Fischer, SSJ, as part of a 5-part series during Catholic Sisters Week.