Subsérie 19 - Queens Avenue and Upper Queens Street

0.3 cm of textual records

This subseries contains a short historical summary of the Congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph of London, Ontario, during their ministry at the Queens Avenue Community Apartment and at the Upper Queens Street Community House in London. From November 2003 until December 2006, Sister Esther Lucier of the Sisters of St. Joseph lived in an apartment on Queens Avenue in London, Ontario. Sister Esther drafted a summary about her ministry which included providing social interaction, spiritual guidance, and serving at St. Joseph’s Hospitality Centre (also known as the Soup Kitchen and St. Joe’s Café). Sister Esther also wrote about attending meetings of the London Intercommunity Health Centre, tutoring students at Lorne Avenue Public School, and bringing the Holy Communion to seniors at Queens Village Retirement Home.

This subseries also contains a record of the ministry of Sister Barbara Hughes and Sister Ann Marie (Judith Ann) Purtill from 1989 until 1990, when they took up residence at a community townhouse on Upper Queens Street. Sister Alice Marie (Margaret Loretta) McDonald was the Liaison Superior, who did not live on-site. The apostolic focus of the Upper Queens Street Community House was hospitality by inviting other Sisters, family members, friends, and neighbours for a meal. Sister Barbara Hughes worked at Comcare Health Services in London and was assigned to home and occupational health cases. Sister Ann Marie Purtill was employed as a Family Mediator, Lay Counsellor, and driver for Family and Children Services in London, Ontario.