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1972-1997 (Creation)
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2.5 cm of textual records
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This series contains a historical summary of activities at Santa Maria Senior Citizens Home in Regina, Saskatchewan, as well as correspondences, newspaper clippings, and photographs of ceremonies at Santa Maria. These records primarily relate to day-to-day activities, visits, celebrations, weather observations, facility maintenance, social justice reports, local community council meetings, and evaluations, goals, and objectives at the Santa Maria Senior Citizen’s Home as well as its 1968 founding and opening.
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In May 1965, Archbishop O’Neill of Regina, Saskatchewan, Monsignor Kinlin, Committee of the Knights of Columbus, and Mr. Al Poirier, representing the Archdiocese of Regina, Saskatchewan, approached the Sisters of St. Joseph of Pembroke, Ontario to request they assume the responsibility of operating a long-term care home with hospital facilities for retired Priests and senior citizens. There was a sod-turning ceremony in April 1967, and the construction of the home proceeded to be planned with assistance from the Sisters. The Santa Maria Senior Citizens Home in Regina was officially opened on Columbus Day, October 12, 1968. The Sisters named the care facility after Santa Maria, the leading Spanish ship once captained by Christopher Columbus. Regina, Saskatchewan is on Treaty 4 territory, which is the traditional lands of the Nehiyaw/Cree, Saulteaux, Dakota, Lakota, Nakota and formerly Blackfoot.
The Sisters resided at Santa Maria, administered the home, directed the Pastoral Care Department, and served as pastoral workers. The last Sister working at the home returned to Pembroke in April 1998, concluding 30-years of health care ministry at Santa Maria.
As of now, May 22, 2024, Santa Maria provides a holistic family centered, spiritual, emotional, and physical care in the Catholic tradition, for up to 147 male and female residents.