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This subseries contains a history of activities authored by Sister Claire Marie (Alice) Pageau of the Congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph of London, Ontario, during her ministry with the Blessed Sacrament Parish in London. On July 15, 1998, the Community Townhouse at Gatewood Place, London, Ontario, was opened by Sister Claire Marie Pageau and on July 25, 1998, Sister Kateri Ghesquiere joined her at the residence.

Sister Claire Marie Pageau wrote about their individual and shared pastoral services, including their participation in the Spiritual Discernment Committee. Sister Claire Marie Pageau also recorded the ministry of Sister Kateri Ghesquiere as a Healthcare Consultant and a Board Member of the Catholic Health Alliance of Canada (CHAC) and her own position as the Eucharistic Minister at the Blessed Sacrament Church. In 2004, Sister Kateri Ghesquiere decided to end her ministry with the Blessed Sacrament Parish. Sister Claire Marie Pageau vacated Gatewood Place to move into a new residence at Huron Street on January 6, 2005, and continued her ministry with the Blessed Sacrament Parish until the Blessed Sacrament Church was canonically closed on June 30, 2006.

In addition, there is a photograph contained in this subseries of Sister Claire Marie Pageau standing in front of the Community Townhouse at Gatewood Place.

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.

This subseries contains a short historical summary by Sister Claire Marie (Alice) Pageau of the Congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph of London, Ontario during her resided in a Community Apartment at Huron Street, London, Ontario, from January 2005 to May 2007. She assisted Reverend Father David Furlonger of the Blessed Sacrament Parish and visited the infirmed in hospitals, nursing centres, long term care facilities, and their homes. She recorded the pastoral care, social welfare, and counselling services that she provided to parishioners and her hospitality to other Sisters of St. Joseph who were occasional guests at her Huron Community Apartment. Sister Claire Marie Pageau documented her engagement with Catholic Women’s League fundraising events and being a chauffeur to other Sisters of St. Joseph. In the Fall of 2005, she wrote about attending a series of Town Hall Meetings concerning the inevitable closure of the Blessed Sacrament Church and Parish, which officially closed on June 25, 2006.

This subseries contains the history of the Congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph of London, Ontario during their ministry at Little Grey Street in London. On August 5, 1983, Sister Linda Parent, Sister Johnita Zadorsky, and Sister Judith Souilliere moved into the Little Grey Street Community Apartment. This subseries documents the various activities of the Sisters in the field of healthcare, education, and social justice at their two community apartments on Little Grey Street in St. Mary’s Parish in London.

On August 5, 1983, Sister Linda Parent, Sister Johnita Zadorsky, and Sister Judith Souilliere moved into Little Grey Street Community Apartment, Unit 2. Sister Linda Parent was the Patient Care Coordinator in the Department of Paediatrics at St. Joseph’s Hospital in London, the Choir Director of St. Mary’s Parish, and assisted with the Youth Group from St. Mary’s Parish and Holy Cross-Santa Cruz Parish in London, Ontario. Sister Linda also provided music for the Para-Liturgy to the prisoners at the Elgin-Middlesex Detention Centre (also refered to as London City Jail). Sister Johnita Zadorsky taught in the Conservatory of Music at the University of Western Ontario, was an adjudicator for piano students in music competitions, was a member of the Social Justice Committee, and attended Amnesty International Meetings. She participated in Action Request, a letter writing campaign to government officials requesting the release of innocent prisoners and the abolishment of tactics of punishment and torture. Sister Judith Souilliere was Manager of the Department of Pastoral Care at St. Joseph’s Hospital in London.

The activities and events other Sisters’ who later resided at Little Grey Street are also documented. Sister Sylvia Cust served as the Superior of the Little Grey Street Mission. Sister Marilyn Rosehart attended Congregational Board Meetings, the Catholic Hospital Association Annual Conference, and the XVI General Assembly of the Canadian Religious Conference Sister Margo Ritchie was a Steering Committee member of the London Chapter of the Federation of the Congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Canada, and a facilitator of the Marriage Preparation Group at the Christian Renewal Centre. Her documented activities also include attending the Social Justice-Charism Task Force Meetings and the Women in the Church Conference. On July 14, 1987, the Little Grey Street Community Apartment, Unit 2, closed. On September 1, 1987, the Little Grey Mission continued in Unit 106. This subseries contains a short history of the activities of Sister Margaret Ann Beaudette, Sister Suzanne Wilson, and Sister Donna Quinlan in Unit 106 at the Little Grey Street Community Apartment. From 1987 to 1988, Sister Margaret Ann Beaudette was the Superior, and she taught Grades 1 and 2 at St. Michael Catholic School in London. Sister Margaret was also the Coordinator of the Sacramental Program and Leader of the Children’s Choir in St. Michael’s Parish. From 1987 to 1989, Sister Donna Quinlan and Sister Suzanne Wilson worked as Grade 1 teachers. Sister Donna taught at St. Robert Catholic Elementary School in London and Sister Suzanne taught at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic School in Delaware. The Little Grey Street Community Apartment at Unit 106 closed due to the sale of the property.