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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.

2023 Erie Gives Day Results

| September 28, 2023

Thank you for your generosity to the Sisters of St. Joseph and their Mission & Ministries Foundation on Erie Gives Day! We surpassed our donor goal of 40 new donors with a total of 112, increasing our 2023 donors by 61%. This increase moved us to the top of the donor leaderboard, ranking us 18th…

Saint Mary’s Follies

| September 1, 2023

The 10th annual Saint Mary’s Follies will be held on Sept. 14 at the Bayfront Convention Center. Join Saint Mary’s Home of Erie and chaircouple Drs. Chris & Caitlin Clark, as we celebrate a Decade of Distinction and honor Mary Jane Koenig, Richard and Diane Quien, and the late William DeWitt as the 2023 Ageless…

Generosity in Full Bloom!

| August 11, 2023

When we give generously, with an abundance mentality, what we give away will multiply. ~Henri J.M. Nouwen…

Sisters of St. Joseph of Northwestern Pennsylvania Elect New Leadership

| July 17, 2023

The Sisters of St. Joseph of Northwestern Pennsylvania are pleased to announce that Mary Drexler, SSJ; Phyllis McCracken, SSJ; and Carol Morehouse, SSJ, will begin serving a second four-year term in Leadership for the congregation on July 1, 2023. Sister Mary Drexler will serve as president, Sister Phyllis McCracken as treasurer, and Sister Carol Morehouse…

Rambler Podcast: Almi Clerkin, Exec. Director of SSJ Mission & Ministries Foundation

| July 3, 2023

Episode 27- Almi Clerkin ’81 VMA Executive Director SSJ Mission & Ministries Foundation Almi Clerkin was a recent guest on the Cathedral Prep Rambler podcast. She was asked to speak about her relationship with the SSJs and VMA and the characteristics of a good leader. Click here to listen.

2023 Appeal: May the Unifying Force Be With You

| June 13, 2023

The mission of the Sisters of St. Joseph — to unite all people with one another and with God by responding to the ever-changing needs of the world and serving the neighbor without distinction — is a unifying force. DO there is no try. Do support the mission of the Sisters of St. Joseph. GIFT…

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.