Subserie 02 - Correspondence

0.6 cm of textual records
2 photographs: col.

This series primarily contains correspondence of the Congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph of London, Ontario from 1976 to 2001 during their western mission in the Archdiocese of Edmonton, Alberta related to collaborating with social service agencies. There are news clippings, pamphlets, letters, emails, notes, and lists regarding the Sisters’ engagement with primarily three social service agencies, the Boyle-McCauley Health Centre, Crossroads House Too, and the Kirwin-Lucier House. The Boyle-McCauley Health Centre was a women’s health clinic. The Crossroads House Too, opened in December 1994 by Sister Catherine (Kitty) Stafford, was a residence that provided shelter for former female sex workers over the age of 18 some of whom were pregnant or a single mother and were making the transition into mainstream life. Crossroads House Too was overseen by Edmonton City Centre Church Corporation, a partnership of all the inner-city churches which ran various residences for inner city people. The Kirwin-Lucier House was a project by the Edmonton People In Need Shelter Society, an organization referred to as P.I.N.S. It consisted of 15 residences for adults in need of mental health care and guidance, and it was opened on October 5, 1993. There are also issues of Edmonton Newsletters, a newsletter providing personal updates on the activities of the Edmonton Sisters written by Sister Mary Leo Kirwin from 1983 to 1989. Topics include celebrations, retreats, her travels to visiting other western missions in Alberta, renovations at the Sylvan Lake house cottage near Red Deer, Alberta, Christmas preparations, and making food hampers for impoverished families. There is also a 2001 Government of Canada official letter in recognition and appreciation of volunteer work by the Sisters from the Honourable A. Anne McLellan, Member of Parliament. In addition, there are two photographs, one is of a wall plaque hung inside the Kirwin-Lucier House, and the other is of the front of the house.