Subseries 08 - Grosvenor Street

0.3 cm of textual records
3 photographs : col.

This subseries contains the annals of the Congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph of London, Ontario during their ministry at the Grosvenor Community House in London and records the activities of the Sisters who lived there.

On November 28, 1984, Sister Angela Marie, Sister Mary Kevin Moran, Sister Mary Immaculate (Mary Loyola) Drouillard, and Sister Canisius (Bernardine) Uyen moved into a residence across the street from St. Joseph’s Hospital and Marian Villa (a long-term care centre). Sister Angela Marie Gilhuly was the supervisor of care at Ignatia Hall (also refered to as Mount St. Joseph Infirmary). Sister Mary Kevin Moran assisted with pain management as an adjuvant for patients and worked in the Admissions Department at Marian Villa. Sister Mary Immaculate (Mary Loyola) Drouillard was the sacristan at the St. Joseph’s Hospital Chapel. Sister Canisius (Bernardine) Uyen was appointed to work at St. Joseph’s Hospital. Sister Pauline Leblanc moved into the Community House in 1986, she served as the chaplain to Roman Catholic patients at Victoria Hospital, the relief auxiliary minister at St. Mary’s Hospital, and as archivist at Mount St. Joseph. In 1990, Sister Stephanie Rettinger moved to the Grosvenor Community House and worked at the Mount St. Joseph Guest Wing. In 1991, Sister Mary Diane Cahill moved in and commuted daily to teach in Glencoe, Ontario, for the Roman Catholic School Board of London-Middlesex. From 1996 to 1998, Sister Maureen Shearon lived here and taught English as a Second Language at St. Peter’s School in London. In 1998, Sister Margaret Ferris moved in and served as a member of the Congregational Leadership Team and taught at St. Peter’s Seminary in London.

In addition, this subseries contains photographs depicting the exterior of the Grosvenor Community House in London, Ontario, and the first four Sisters who took up residence there.