Subsérie 21 - St. James Street

0.6 cm of textual records

This subseries contains a history of the Novitiate House on St. James Street of the Congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph of London, Ontario. There were thirteen groups of Sisters who resided at the St. James Novitiate House during its operation from October 15, 1974, to September 1987. A novitiate is a home or wing of a building specifically for those wishing to become women religious but have not professed full vows. This subseries provides a glimpse into the various events that document the preparation process for to become a Sister. This subseries contains a record of the Sisters’ apostolic activities such as taking higher education degree courses at universities, attending Faith Formations and American Novitiate Conferences, participating in social justice and music workshops, and going on spiritual retreats. In addition, this subseries documents a spectrum of the Sisters’ community outreach ministries in the field of healthcare, education, social welfare, and pastoral care in their various roles such as a registered nurse assistant, administrator, executive secretary, coordinator, teacher, social worker, prison ministry counsellor, and resettlement assistant for refugees.