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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.

We remember . . . Ann Patrice Murnock, SSJ

| January 9, 2025

Sister Ann Patrice Murnock, SSJ, age 100, of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Northwestern Pennsylvania, died on January 8, 2025, in the 72nd year of her religious life. She was the oldest living Catholic Sister in the Erie Diocese. Born in Forest City, Pennsylvania, on December 13, 1924, Sister Ann Patrice was the daughter…

An Epiphany Reflection

| January 6, 2025

Looking For a Star to Follow? An Epiphany Reflection by Jessie Badach Hubert, VMA alum and friend of the SSJs My beloved spiritual director once gifted me a watercolor painting of a quote by Rilke: “You must give birth to your images. They are the future waiting to be born….The future must enter you long…

December 2024 petite Journeys

| January 2, 2025

A Reflection for the Fourth Week of Advent

| December 23, 2024

Making Room for Jesus: Preparing Our Hearts by SSJ Associate Margaret Chrymko Over the last few years, how often have we heard that the world is different because of the COVID pandemic? When was the last time we heard that the world is different because of the Incarnation, because Christ came into the world? When…

A Reflection for the Third Week of Advent

| December 16, 2024

Christmas Presents or Christmas Presence? by SSJ Associate Stephanie Hall I recall when my now adult son was preschool age and, as a family, we attended the Christmas Eve children’s Mass at our parish. We often sat up front as it helped hold our children’s attention. A young, newly ordained priest was celebrating his first…

Sisters of St. Joseph, Saint Mary’s Home of Erie, and LECOM Health Begin Due Diligence Process

| December 13, 2024

Erie, PA (December 12, 2024) – Leaders from the Sisters of St. Joseph of Northwestern Pennsylvania, Saint Mary’s Home of Erie, and LECOM Health Institute for Successful Living have engaged in a due diligence process to evaluate the potential sale of Saint Mary’s at Asbury Ridge and the Sisters’ Community Living Center (CLC) to LECOM…

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.