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SISTERS OF ST. JOSEPH

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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!

LATEST NEWS

Lessons from geese

| February 3, 2020

One day last week on my way into work, I was met by two Canada Geese that were blocking the door to the admin. building. I tried to get them to move but I was unsuccessful.  I was not a happy camper! As I started to go to the front of the building, one of…

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Saint Josephine Bakhita, the Patron Saint of Human Trafficking Victims

| January 27, 2020

Please remember all victims of human trafficking on February 8th, the Feast Day of St. Josephine Bakhita. Josephine Bakhita was born in Darfur Sudan in 1869. When she was seven, she was kidnapped by Arab slave traders and, in the following eight years, was resold five times. She was so traumatized by the brutality of…

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Take Back the Site Vigils

| January 21, 2020

Take Back the Site Vigils were started because of the murder of Anora Manus, a mother of five children.  Since then, the Sisters of St. Joseph, the Benedictine Sisters of Erie, and the Sisters of Mercy have organized numerous vigils.  The three communities work together to reclaim locations where murders have occurred for non-violence.  The…

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