The 1947-1957 newsletters are addressed to Sister-Superior and Sisters and signed by Reverend Mother and the Sisters. They are from either Sacred Heart Convent or Mount St. Joseph Motherhouse. The subseries contains news of congregational activities and community events as they relate to education, St. Joseph’s Hospital, the House of Providence, nursing student graduations, and local high school sporting events.
The 1998-2000 newsletters contain news of Sisters’ activities and social justice initiatives. There are also invitations for Sisters to share the story of their ministry, and a pamphlet on Project Millennium, which was a series of television programs presented by The Catholic Religious Communities of Canada. The project’s purpose was to use television as ministry to share the rich heritage of religious communities with all Canadians. The purpose of the pamphlet was for Stephanie Vincec of the Hamilton congregation to notify others about the episode on the Hamilton congregational story that she authored.
The series contains booklets, information sheets, and newsletters related to Catholic prayer, rituals, and services in both independent and guided forms.
Congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph in Canada (London, Ont.)This subseries contains typed lists of Sisters by their residences which include the heads of each residence. Earlier lists contain the addresses for each of the residences and later lists contain direct contact information for each Sister including phone numbers with personal extensions. This subseries also contains a list of name changes for both active Sisters and Sisters who withdrew. This list reflects the religious names given when Sisters took their vows as well as changes back to baptismal names after the Second Vatican Council.