This series contains short histories, minutes, first house meetings, and the quarterly and financial reports of Theophany, an experimental community group of the Congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph of London, Ontario, from 1972 to 1983. Various Sisters who were members of Theophany lived first at a house on Grosvenor Street then at Wellington Street in London. They sought personal growth through a communal life of daily group praying and by the spontaneous sharing of their prayer experience. There is a list of Sisters who were stationed at the Theophany Community House from 1972 to 1983 and priests who celebrated Mass for the Sisters at the house from 1972 to 1974. There is correspondence from Mother Mary Brendan, Superior General. One letter is to Sister Loretta Janisse related to her appointment as the Co-Ordinator of the Theophany Community, from 1974 to 1975, and other letters encourage the Theophany Sisters to have co-responsibility and accountability to each other, and to the Community. In addition, there is a printed picture given by Sister Elaine (Marie Noel) Cole in 2020. The printed picture is a photograph of the first group of Sisters who resided at the Theophany Community House that was taken on September 23, 2006, at a social gathering in anticipation of the closing of the Mount St. Joseph Motherhouse in London. In addition, there is a scrapbook that contains photographs with slogans and text cut-out from magazines. Photographs in the scrapbook depict Sisters, priests, and guests at the Theophany Community Houses at Grosvenor Street and at Wellington Street.
Congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph in Canada (London, Ont.)This series contains the records from the Sisters of St. Joseph of London, Ontario's ministry in Tillsonburg, Ontario. Tillsonburg is located on the traditional territory of the Anishinaabek, Haudenosaunee, and Attawandaron. The Sisters of St. Joseph of London came to Tillsonburg in 1937 and opened a religious vacation school to teach catechetics. Later that year, construction began on converting a church into a school and the Somer family sold their home on Venison Street to become a convent. In September 1938, the Separate School of Tillsonburg, later St. Mary’s School, opened with two teaching Sisters. In 1961, a Mr. G. Livingston sold his home on Rolph Street to the Sisters who turned it into a convent and school of music. The Sisters were involved in education in Tillsonburg and would commute to schools in the surrounding area, such as Woodstock and LaSalle, as teachers and principals. The Sisters also taught music and catechetics and did various other parish ministries. The Sisters closed their last residence in Tillsonburg in 1987. The records present in this series include annals, news clippings, photographs, sheet music, event programmes, histories, lists of Sisters and pastors, correspondence, and a booklet on Gerry Livingston.
Congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph in Canada (London, Ont.)This series contains the personal accounts of the following Sisters of St. Joseph of London, Ontario who moved to Toronto, Ontario for their ministries: Sister Patricia Hogan, Sister Mary Margaret (Mary Assumpta) Talpas (1933-2021), Sister Faith Anne Sherlock (1947-1997), and Sister Cathleen Mary (Mary Brendan) Flynn (1933-2020). Toronto is located on the traditional territory of the Mississaugas of the Credit, the Anishnabeg, the Chippewa, the Haudenosaunee, and the Wendat Peoples.
Congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph in Canada (London, Ont.)This file contains the bound typed version of the annals of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Hamilton, Ontario from 1650 to 1887.
This file contains the bound typed version of the annals of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Hamilton, Ontario from 1887 to 1936. It also includes a list of General Superiors and deceased Sisters.
This file contains the bound typed version of the annals of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Hamilton, Ontario from 1936-1951.
This file contains the handwritten annals of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Hamilton, Ontario with news clippings pasted within. There is also a list of General Superiors.
This file contains the handwritten annals of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Hamilton, Ontario. There is correspondence related to the annals within.
This file contains the handwritten annals of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Hamilton, Ontario.
This series contains the records of the Congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph of London's ministries in West Lorne, Ontario. West Lorne is within McKee Treaty 2, 1790, and is on the traditional territory of the the Mississauga, Anishinabewaki, and Neutral Peoples. On August 31, 1957, at the request of Rev. J. B. O’Donnell, the Sisters of St. Joseph of London, Ontario came to West Lorne. A white frame house beside St. Mary’s Church was converted into their convent. While there, the Sisters were teachers and principals at St. Mary’s Elementary School and taught Catechism on Saturdays. The convent was closed June 30, 1972. The Sisters returned to London and the convent was sold and moved to a new location to accommodate the construction of a new St. Mary’s Church. The records present include chronicles, historical summaries, news clippings, photographs, correspondence, an invitation, and an information booklet on St. Mary's Parish, West Lorne, and St. Helen's Mission, Wallacetown.
Congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph in Canada (London, Ont.)