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This series contains material created by and collected about Mother Celestine McCarthy. The material in this series includes biographical research, a prayer written by Mother Celestine McCarthy, photographs, a postcard, two of Lena McClure’s autograph books, an exchange of correspondence between the Bishop of London and the Archbishop of Toronto about the extension of incorporation of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Toronto, and a financial document written in Latin, dated 1913, and a written history of Catholic Central High School tracing it back to its beginnings at Sacred Heart School.

The series contains photographs, biographical material pertaining to her election to General Council, her MA in Sacred Theology from Regis College in 1983, her Doctor of Ministry degree from Toronto School of Theology in 1990, her employment at Regis College as Director of the MA in Ministry and Spirituality Program, various news-clippings, a hand painted Feast Day album, a hand painted card from the Precious Blood Sisters in 1979, and various Jubilee memorabilia. The series also contains different versions of Sister Cathleen’s curriculum vitae, a report by her about a pilgrimage she made to Europe and the Holy Land, and a paper written about Sister Cathleen by her grandson, Brandon Graham, in 2017.

Much of this series is made up of reports to the General Chapter from various Sisters in 1979. There is extensive material on the topic of catechetics, religious education and the future for Sisters in parish ministry. In a letter to the Secretary of State, Vatican Apostolic College, Mother Mary Brendan reported on the success of literacy programs provided to Portuguese immigrants in London. A report from the Archdiocese in Edmonton describes the need for a five-year National Religion Program consisting of teams of Sisters providing instruction in Catholic schools, and the involvement of lay people to provide instruction to adults.

A report on the activities of the St. Joseph’s School of Music 1975-1979 discusses the renovation of the Recital Hall, instruction in piano, singing, violin and music theory for 390 students annually, participation in the Royal Conservatory of Toronto and the Western Conservatory, a scholarship fund, professional development for the Sisters and the hosting of and participation in local music festivals. A report by one Sister in April, 1979 expresses uncertainty as to the future of the music school.

In early 1979, Mother Mary Brendan wrote to Sisters across the country seeking their views in response to the promulgation of Vatican II, the Pastoral Constitution of the Church in the Modern World. One Sister wrote with concern for the socio-economic interests of the Third World and rising tensions within the Christian communities about how to respond. In another report, Sister St. Patrick Joyce outlined what were novel recommendations for the treatment of alcohol addiction and the concept of detoxification centres. Sisters committed to the continuation of work of the Boulee Street mission which served the needs of a low income neighborhood in London and support for those in jail. In another report, a Sister wrote on the topic of evangelization and Christian renewal in a climate of diversity, pluralism and the attraction to Eastern spiritual disciplines. In another report, one Sister called for an increased commitment to youth and adults through solid religious instruction and the teaching of prayer. There is also a survey, report, and recommendations prepared for the Most Reverend J.N. MacNeil by the Ad Hoc Committee for Pastoral Assistants in the Archdiocese of Edmonton, February 1979 outlining the scope of work and hiring of pastoral assistants to aid priests in their work.

On the topic of the higher incidence of divorce and the Marriage Tribunal, Sisters recommended that more women study, teach and write about the Canon law conventions and procedures in jurisprudence. There are several reports outlining emergent changes within the healthcare system related to governance, administration, funding, personnel, medico-moral issues, medical treatments, and technology. Sisters confirm there was a common need for continued pastoral care at the hospitals in London, Sarnia, and Windsor. It was observed that there were increasing needs for retreats for Sisters and lay volunteers offered by the Medaille House in London and for societal formation, or a reorientation to religious life.

This series contains sixteen speeches written by Mother Mary Brendan and a paper she wrote for the Synod on the role of religious women in the community through teaching, hospital care, administration, and social work. Certificates of her educational achievements and professional memberships dating from 1947 to 2001 are included along with a certificate she received with a medal from Queen Elizabeth.
 

The series consists of records kept by the General Superior office for use in the administration of the community in London, Ontario. Material is primarily from the period during which Sister Margo Ritchie held the office, but it also contains material from when Sister Mary Diesboug and Sister Valerie Van Cauwenburghe held the position. This series contains twelve subseries relating to the operations, missions, and activities of the congregation. This includes the Medaille Retreat House, Josephs’ House, the Detox Centre, My Sister’s Place, St. Joseph’s Hospitality Centre, Elizabeth Place, St. Stephen’s House, the Southdown Project, Holy Rosary House in Windsor, the Goderich convent, and the Sisters of St. Joseph in Alberta. There is also material related to the hospitals in London, Sarnia, and Chatham administered by the Sisters and the transfer of operation of said hospitals to the Chatham-Kent Health Alliance and St. Joseph’s Health Care Society. There is material related to the construction of a new residence, especially concerning the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) standards of the new building, and relocation of the Sisters from Mount St. Joseph to this new residence.

There is also material related to the various meetings of the congregation, from the more informal Community Days to the more formal Assemblies and Chapters. Chapters are formal congregational meetings where major decisions, such as amalgamation and leadership positions were voted on. There are voting records from the 2011 Special Chapter and the 2009 Oneness Project in this series. There are also reports from the Leadership Circle, Chapters, and committees within the congregation. There is also material from the Federation of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Canada, an organization made up of all the Congregations of the Sisters of St. Joseph in Canada. There is material from the Federation and the London congregation’s systemic justice efforts and the Sisters’ efforts towards concerning the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. There are various newsletters from the Federation and the London congregation. The series also includes administrative correspondence and speeches presented by the General Superior to the congregation.

In summary, the series contains letters, reports, speeches, minutes, voting records, newsletters, pamphlets, prayer books, agendas, meeting minutes, memorandums, postcards, photographs, correspondence, timelines and schedules, inventory lists, legal documents, meeting minutes, executive summaries, budget reports, reports, newspaper and magazine clippings, bursary reports, histories, bulletins, designs for stained glass windows, and property appraisals.

This series contains the records of the committees, meeting minutes and newsletters. Newsclippings on social justice issues, particularly poverty and human trafficking but also including the London Housing crisis, women’s rights, refugee rights, indigenous rights, the 2001 September 11th terrorist attack, the 2003 War in Iraq, The 1997 Kyoto protocol, and the Israeli occupation of Palestine. It also includes intercongregational correspondence, photographs, correspondence with government and protest groups, fliers, brochures, and information leaflets on events and campaigns in London, Canada, and abroad.

This series is primarily about the general history of the St. Joseph’s Convent Regional House in the Archdiocese of Edmonton, Alberta which was a Motherhouse of the Sisters of St. Joseph of London, Ontario during their mission in Alberta. St. Joseph’s Convent Regional House was also referred to as the Edmonton Regional House or just Regional House. This series contains historical summaries of the Sisters’ western mission in Alberta, with an emphasis on the planning and closing ceremonies of the Regional House. There is correspondences concerning the preparations and closing ceremonies of the St. Joseph’s Convent Regional House, from June 29 to July 2, 2001, including Minutes from the Committee for Closing of Regional House from March 13 to June 11, 2001. There are also Minutes of the Regional House Council Meetings from 1922 to 1992 covering topics such as the balloting and the results of Community elections, the search for, purchase and sale of the property of the Regional House, as well as the inaugural opening and farewell closing, and the various building construction and renovation projects. There are several lists including a timeline of historical milestones, donated items for the opening of the Regional House, Sisters stationed in the Edmonton Archdiocese, those who took Final Vows, and others who are deceased. This series contains architectural drawings, layout illustrations of the interior and exterior of the Regional House, maps, closing souvenir programs, brochures, and newspaper articles about the closing events at the Regional House. In addition, there are signed guestbooks of visitors to the Regional House, photographs of the Sisters and invited guests celebrating the closing ceremonies, and material related to the creation of In the Spirit of the Sisters of St. Joseph: A Tribute to the Regional House in Edmonton, Alberta, a “Memory Brochure” created by the Lashbrook Group of London, Ontario for the closing of the Regional House. This series has one photo album and two scrapbooks that contain photographs, correspondence, brochures, and prayer cards related to the history of the Sisters from 1961 to 2001, in Edmonton.

This series documents the activities of the Congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph of London, in Le Puy-en-Velay, France. There are correspondences from Sister Mary Diesbourg and Sister Mary Zimmer, both of the Sisters of St. Joseph of London, Ontario, from 2004 to 2007. There are also news leaflets with updates about the projects of the Centre International St. Joseph. The records concern Sister Mary Zimmer’s arrival in Le Puy-en-Velay in 2004 to help prepare for the opening of the Centre International St. Joseph, the planning of a international program for young adults for 2008, the Spring 2007 meeting of the French Federation Leadership, the Spring Sabbath sabbatical month, a new contemplative experience program called Radical Grace, jubilees, and daily activities of the Sisters. There is also a photograph album with French text from the Sisters of St. Joseph of Lyon with photographs of people, places, and objects related to the founding of the order.

This series contains historical summaries of the Congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph of London, Ontario during their western mission in the Diocese of Nelson, British Columbia from 1970 to 2010. There is a chronicle of the activities of Sister Mary Lillian Kuntz in her role of administering the Marriage Tribunal in the Nelson Diocese from 1983 to 2010. She documents her academic pursuit to gain a degree and license in Canon Law at St. Paul’s University in Ottawa; tasks such as acting as secretary in meetings; and her travels, both for leisure and to attend retreats and conferences, to British Columbia, Alberta, and Ontario, Canada as well as in Montana, Utah, and Washington, USA. She also includes accounts of celebrations, the purchase of replacement cars, weekly potluck dinners and card playing referred as the Bridge Club, watching the Grey Cup games and the Winter Games in Nelson, and observing salmon spawning at Kokanee Park in British Columbia.

This series also contains a historical summary from 1994 to 1998 of the activities at the Anawim House of Prayer in Nelson, British Columbia. Sister Lynn Rouleau, Director, and Sister Mary Zimmer, Assistant Director operated a property complex of seven buildings that comprised the Anawim House of Prayer. The topics in the summary include managing the programs and groups of people who used the premise for meetings, workshops and conferences such as Spiritual Direction for personal contemplation, Youth Groups, Children’s Day Camp and Beach Campfires, Catechetical Workshops, Senior’s Health Rights Information Sessions, and retreats. There is also a short summary of the activities at St. Theresa’s Parish in Kelowna (Rutland) from 1970 to 1985, with a focus on the development and implementation of the Canadian Catechism Series, a teaching aid book for catechists.

This series has a list of Sisters who served in British Columbia, Nelson from 1985 to 1998, Kelowna (Rutland) from 1970 to 1992, and in Osoyoos, Oliver, and Trail, from 1975 to 1980. There is material related to the passing of other religious figures in the area. There is a printed program in memory of Nelson Bishop Wilfred Emmett Doyle, who passed in 2003. There is also correspondence, newspaper clippings, and obituaries on Reverend Edward Clement Doyle, who was passed in 1980. Finally, there is a May 14, 1980 program in memory of Reverend Edward Clement Doyle.

In addition, there are panoramic photographs of the Anawim House of Prayer and the Chapel in Nelson in 1994, and a photograph of Bishop Wilfred Emmett Doyle, two Sisters, and children in a church in Trail, British Columbia.

This series contains the history of the Congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph of London, Ontario in the Parish of Belle River in Belle River, Ontario. There are historical summaries about the activities and events at the Convent of St. Joseph on Charles Street in Belle River, including the Sisters’ contribution to education as teachers and administrators at the Sacred Heart School and St. Jean Baptiste School in Belle River. There are also 1891 and 1893 land deeds within the Village of Belle River and various newspaper clippings documenting the Sisters’ long service in the Parish of St. Simon and St. Jude in Belle River. The Belle River Mission was operated by the Sisters of St. Joseph of London when it was first established in 1889 until its closing in 1985. In addition, there are photo albums of the Sisters at St. Joseph’s Convent in Belle River. Photographs in the albums also document the Sisters participating in events such as the school choir and fair at St. John Baptist School in Belle River, and going on outings to Niagara Falls, Banff, and Lake Louise.

This series contains the history of the Ingersoll Mission in Southwestern Ontario by the Congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph of London, Ontario. The Sisters contributed to the field of education, social care, and faith formation in the Sacred Heart Parish of the London Diocese. There is a handwritten chronicle in a notebook from 1933 to 1939, and a typed chronicle on loose-leaf paper from 1933 to 1986. There are printed photographs of Reverend Mother Ignatia Campbell, Saint Joseph with Child, and a Monsignor, and various lists of Sisters stationed at St. Joseph’s Convent, the Religious Vocation of Sisters from Sacred Heart Parish, Pastors, Associate Pastors, and Parish Priests who served at Sacred Heart Church, inserted within the pages of the chronicles. Topics in the chronicles include the general history of Ingersoll, the activities of the Sisters at St. Joseph’s Convent (as well as it’s rebuilding and refurnishing), the purchase of a new convent-residence on Canterbury Street in Ingersoll, and events and teaching at the Sacred Heart School in Ingersoll. There are also short biographical sketches of the resident priests and pastors who served the Sacred Heart Mission. There are also short historical summaries, drafts, and notes on the research and background information on the chronicles of St. Joseph’s Convent. In addition, there is correspondence from 1881 to 1936 and newsclippings from 1968-1997 relating to Eighth Grade graduation, the retirement of Father Augustine Fuerth, and the historical milestones of Sacred Heart Parish. There is a pamphlet titled Church of the Sacred Heart - Centennial Programme from 1979 and a 1985 directory of the Sacred Heart Parish that has printed pictures of parish families engaging in activities like gardening, picnicking, and playing games. In addition, there are photographs of the Sisters of St. Joseph who were stationed in Ingersoll: Sister Sheila Collins, Sister Audrey Dunn, Sister Mary James Finucan, Sister St. Jude Finucan, Sister Mary Leo Kirwin, Sister Innocentia O’Meara, Sister Mary Catherine McSherry, Sister Mary Louise McSherry, Sister Julita Monkel, Sister Teresa Shannon, and Sister Maureen Shearon.

This series primarily contains the written chronicles and photographs captured of St. Joseph’s-on-the-Lake, a summer house in Kingsville, Ontario, that belonged to the Congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph of London, Ontario from 1953 to 1998. There are short histories of the lake house before it was owned by the Sisters, gathered recollections from Sisters who vacationed at St. Joseph’s-on-the-Lake to form a souvenir book for the closing ceremonies of the cottage, and a list of directives and codes of conduct for the Sisters while at St. Joseph’s-on-the-Lake. There are photographic panoramas of the Sisters at the summer house, photographs taken by Sister Claire Marie Pageau on the closing of the cottage, and a photographic collage of St. Joseph’s-on-the-Lake created by Sister Simone Batte. In addition, there is correspondence, news clippings, and brochures related to the history, heritage, and closure of St. Joseph’s-on-the-Lake.