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This series contains studies and reports on St. Mary’s Hospital and Marian Villa. This includes a role review, an annual report, Mater Programs, Functional programs, and a study on the care of the aged.

This subseries contains reports and questionnaires which include statistics on the Congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph in the diocese London, Ontario, most of which were prepared for the Holy See and Vatican City.

As part of the Sacred Congregation of Religious, the Sisters prepared reports for the Holy See. An annual report and quinquennial reports are present. Accompanying these reports is a publication explaining the questions to be answered and the required statistical data. Topics in these reports include the religious institute and its government, the religious and the religious life and discipline, works and ministries, and a conspectus of the conditions of the houses noting how many members are present at each ministry. There are also reports and correspondence concerning the canonical visits of the Bishops of the diocese of London to the Sisters of St. Joseph of London’s institutes.

Women’s Institutes of Perfection of Pontifical Right annual questionnaires on the statistical data of the congregation are also included. These questionnaires are for the Central Statistics Office of the Church in Vatican City to create the Annuario Pontificio and the Statistical Yearbook of the Church. There is correspondence with the Vatican City Secretariat of State and the diocese of London concerning the Sisters’ statistics accompanying these questionnaires.

There is also correspondence with St. Joseph’s Hospital, London, and with the diocese of London reporting statistics on the hospital’s activities.

In addition to the reports, there is a guide for authority in governance of the religious community which lists when a decision must have the approval of the Holy See, deliberate vote of the General Council, and consultive vote of the General Council. The role of local ordinary,power of the Mother General, duties of the General Chapter, and the canons which govern the Sisters’ constitution are also included.

Copies of "The Views of the Board of St. Joseph's Hospital with respect to the Role Study Report dated April 27, 1971" and "Official Statement on St. Joseph's Hospital Contribution to the Health Care System in London -- Present and Future."

This subseries includes leadership reports for the corresponding Assembly days. It includes brochures with the final plans and summaries of the discussions. The years and the corresponding topics discussed are as follows: the notion of power over others (1990); results of the committee work on examining the present and future needs of Mount St. Joseph; reports on the Chapter 1999 and what they learned in the previous years; as well plans for the next years (2001); and discussions on decision-making and collaborating with others (2005).