This subseries primarily contains two historical summaries of the events and activities of the Peruvian mission of the Congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph of London, Ontario. The first summary covers from 1962 to 1994, titled “The Sisters of St. Joseph of London – Peruvian Missions,” which includes a list of 18 Sisters who worked in Perú with the priests of the London diocese. The second summary covers from 1868 to 2005, titled “History of the Sisters of St. Joseph in the Diocese of London.” The documents were for Reverend Father Thomas Francis (Frank) O'Connor, who served in the parish of Oyotún in northern Perú from 1971 to 1978, to be included in the Perú history for the Diocese of London. There are also correspondences from March 2004 to May 2005 from the Diocesan History Committee to the Religious Communities in the Diocese of London, email letters from June to December 2005 between Sister Margot Ritchie and Louise Mauffette-Leenders, Sister Mary Zimmer, Sister Kitty Stafford, and Sister Loretta Manzara. As well as there is a list of 23 Sisters who served in Perú from 1962 to 1994.
Subseries contains information on the Mount St. Joseph and Ignatia Hall chaplains and priests in residence, Diocesan and Eucharist correspondence and University Parish Chapel liturgies for services at Mount St. Joseph chapel. There are bulletins, programs, news clippings, and song sheets related to religious ceremonies and events.
This series consists of committee reports by the Religious Education Program’s committees, of constitutions for the Sisters’ Council, of correspondence to and from the Sisters’ Council, of two newsclippings, and one agenda with hymns and prayers, and correspondence related to the Diocese of London’s 150th anniversary, of the treasurer’s report presented to the Sisters’ Council, of a study on the use of Chapels of Reservation, of membership lists for the Sisters’ Council, of newsletters created by the Council as well as by the Sisters’ Committee of the Essex Deanery, of questionnaires and correspondence related to the planning of the Study Days planned by the Sisters’ Council, and of the minutes, agendas, and surveys and questionnaires to aid event planning during the Sisters’ Council’s meetings.
Congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph in Canada (London, Ont.)