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Each year, we celebrate Sisters who mark anniversaries of religious life and ministry. These Sisters have answered Christ’s call with courage and joy, and their years of service and dedication are a true blessing to our congregation, our neighbors, and the world. Click the image above to learn more about each of our 2026 jubilarians!

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journeys winter 2020-21

| February 2, 2021

Read about how technology has helped the Sisters and the SSJ community to stay connected through the pandemic.

Meet SSJ Associates Carol and Tom Hoffman

| February 2, 2021

Carol and Tom Hoffman celebrated their 59th wedding anniversary on January 27. They are members of St. Andrew’s Parish where Carol has worked for 42 years as a pastoral associate. She has been the religious education coordinator, liturgical planner, choir director, eucharistic minister, and lector. Tom spends his time with the Bay & Harbor Home…

we remember . . . Mary Kay McNelis, SSJ

| December 21, 2020

Sister Mary Kay McNelis, SSJ, (formerly Sr. Carmelita), 91, of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Northwestern Pennsylvania, died on December 20, 2020. She was born in Altoona, PA, on September 9, 1929, the daughter of the late Atty. Gerald A. and Katharine (Judermanns) McNelis. She entered the Sisters of St. Joseph from St. Andrew…