This subseries contains records related to projects of the Peru mission of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Pembroke, Ontario. This includes collaboration with outside organizations. There are newspaper clippings, pamphlets, meeting minutes, reflections, reports, a booklet, and correspondence related to the Oblates of Mary Immaculate’s history, the Peru mission, and collaborative efforts with the Sisters of St. Joseph of Pembroke. There is also a pamphlet from the 50th Jubilee of the Very Reverend Joseph R. Birch as well as his obituary. There are twelve issues of Oblate Missions, a publication by The Missionary Association of Mary Immaculate, from 1963 to 1985. Regarding the Home for Homeless Seniors project, there are agreements, correspondence, and application for funding with the Roncalli International Foundation. There is also a write-up by Sister Pauline Coulterman outlining the collaboration with the Archdiocese of Lima. There is also a program from a reunion of Mothers of Saint Joseph in Lima, 1966, which lists all the Sisters of St. Joseph missioned in Peru and a request for missionaries in Argentina.
From the Sisters’ own projects, there is correspondence, financial records, and records of assigning duties. These records relate to the creation and operation of Colegio San Jose, San Martin Clinic, and the Sisters other ministry in the area, such as relief to those impacted by natural disasters. There are six architectural drawings of Colegio San Jose and one map of the parish in Chincha Alta. There are also statistics on families in the area, the use of the facilities, and ailments of those who came to San Martin Clinic.
There are also mass mail letters of gratitude to Canadian benefactors with information about the Sisters’ efforts in Peru and meeting minutes of the Peru Mission Committee regarding the requirements for distributing donations. In addition, there is a photograph from the Family Centre and two 1978 issues of Marka: actualidad y analisis.
This sub-series consists of material related to Sister Margaret Ferris’s career as an instructor at St. Peter’s Seminary in London, Ontario. It includes a request for approval of instruction, a formal request for promotion to Associate Professor, and correspondence from Bishop J. M. Sherlock, Bishop of London, approving her promotion. With this material is a letter of recommendation for Sister Margaret from Reverend John J. O’Flaherty, Sister Margaret’s resumes, and lists of her publications, education, accomplishments, and experience. There is also a course and teaching evaluation of Sister Margaret from King’s College.
Sister Marie Angela Aubert was the Coordinator of R.C. [Roman Catholic] Jail Ministry Volunteers to Elgin-Middlesex Detention Centre in London, Ontario. She gave communion services and lead-ins to readings to the men at this detention centre. This series contains annotated scripts for communion services and lead-ins to readings. Some scripts are typed while some are handwritten.