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1984-2011 (Creation)
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7 cm of textual records
1 photograph : col.
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This subseries includes material related to the life of the Sisters at Mount St. Joseph, the closing of Mount St. Joseph, the new residence on Windermere Road, the care centres at Mount St. Joseph and Windermere Road, and the various concerns of the community during these times.
Notable content in this subseries about the Sisters’ residences includes minutes from a meeting on May 19, 1998 concerning potential renovations at Mount St. Joseph, an agenda from a motherhouse strategic planning meeting featuring a brief history of the motherhouses in London, a speech from the closing of the guest wing at Mount St. Joseph, speeches from the sod turning ceremony at the new residence on Windermere Road, the House Blessing for the new residence, tour scripts and a presentation about the construction and LEED standards of the new residence, material related to the decoration of the new residence’s chapel including designs for stained glass windows by Ted Goodden Stained Glass, and the Crossing Into Our Future newsletter concerning the transition between residences. Also included is material from the 2006 reunion with former members of the congregation held at Mount St. Joseph (which includes a copy of the reunion newsletter from 1984.) There is correspondence concerning the Sisters’ donations to the Thames Talbot Land Trust. There are minutes from the meetings of the Leadership Circle with the Community Life Co-Ordinator concerning the operation of the Sisters’ residences and the Sisters’ activities. Related to the care centres, there is orientation material, procedural guidelines, proposals, and reports regarding the operation of the facility and medical services (including Sister Nancy Sullivan’s report Leisure and Recreation in the Care Centre of the Sisters of St. Joseph of London), a job description for a chaplain, and meeting minutes.
Additionally, there are minutes, summaries, and notes from the Contact Group, a group to communicate the concerns and thoughts of the community to the Congregational Leadership. Also found is “What is Rising From the Rubble,” a reflection by Sisters on the trial of Father Charles Sylvestre for sexual abuse in 2006.
Material includes participant (Sisters, volunteers, and staff) lists, event schedules, pamphlets, histories, memoranda, correspondence, invitations, a poem, scripts for ceremonies, presentation slides, clippings, meeting minutes and outlines, newsletters, notes, and reports.
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Mount St. Joseph was the motherhouse of the Sisters in London and opened on June 20, 1954. The main section of Mount St. Joseph served as the Sisters’ residence. From 1958, the facility also housed Mount St. Joseph Academy, a school for girls that the Sisters operated until 1985. In 1968, Ignatia Hall wing was opened as an infirmary and residence for
the senior sisters. It also housed Generalate offices and the Medaille Program Centre, which was located on the ground floor. In 1975, guests from the transplant program at University Hospital were given accommodation at Mount St. Joseph. After the Academy closed in 1985, more rooms were available for families of patients and transplant patients in this wing who had come to London for medical care. The wing also was used for St. Joseph’s Health Care Centre. Immaculate Conception Chapel at Mount St. Joseph was planned and designed by Mother Margaret Coughlin, the Sisters of St. Joseph of London, and Philip Carter Johnson. The architect was Peter Tillman of Watt and Tillman of London, Ontario. It features stained glass by the Guido Polloni company of Florence, Italy. The Sisters decided to sell the Mount St. Joseph property and build a new residence at 485 Windermere Road in London. The sod turning ceremony for the new residence was held at the property on June 20, 2005. This new residence was designed by Richard Hammond of Cornerstone Architecture as a green building following Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) standards. The new residence was also designed to include a care centre. The new residence featured 70 suites for Sisters, six suites for guests, 24 suites for Sisters in the care centre, a chapel, dining space, kitchen and laundry facilities, a therapeutic pool, and administrative offices.