Subseries 04 - Community House, 1230 Pontiac Court

0.3 cm of textual records

This subseries contains the history of the community house at 1230 Pontiac Court, Sarnia, of the Congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph of London, Ontario. The Sisters lived in a three-bedroom townhouse called the Pontiac Court Community House from March 1987 to June 1989. For the first year and a half of the mission at Pontiac Court Community House, the Sisters residing here were involved in various ministries. Sister Marie Annette Poissant worked at St. Joseph’s Hospital as the director of volunteers, Sister Connie Dignan worked for St. Benedict’s Parish as a pastoral assistant, Sister Anne Louise Cape worked for the Lambton County Roman Catholic Separate School Board as a religion consultant, and Sister Kateri Ghesquiere worked at St. Patrick’s High School as the departmental head of mathematics until her retirement. In June 1987, Sister Kateri assumed a new position as elected general assistant to the General Council, and Sister Anne Louise took a sabbatical for professional development. Sister Anne enrolled in the CREDO Program at Gonzaga University in Spokane, Washington, United States, to learn how to assist people to become full members of the Catholic Church. For the last year and a half at the Pontiac Court Community House Mission, the remaining Sisters, Sister Marie and Sister Connie continued in their roles at their same respective workplaces.