Gianna House, a Pregnancy and Parenting Center that helps new and expectant moms who are in need of baby clothing and other essential parenting items, hosted a holiday baby shower on December 19th for 25 area women. Located inside the former St. Veronica Convent in Eastpointe, Michigan, sisters from our founding community of Nazareth in […]
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100 Days of Prayer
Together with the Sisters of St. Joseph of Orange, we offer you the calendars below called 100 Days of Prayer. Each day, we invite you to say and reflect on a daily prayer during the new presidential administration’s first 100 days in office. The content encourages unity and reconciliation and offers support to people who […]
Sisters Stand in Solidartiy at Women’s Marches
Over 80 sisters and associates from our founding communities of Cleveland, Wichita, Nazareth (in Kalamazoo, Mich.), and LaGrange Park (just outside of Chicago) participated in the Women’s Marches on January 21st, to stand with and for all marginalized populations. While the reasons for attending were as varied as the women who participated, to paraphrase Father […]
Congregation Celebrates Founders Day in Service to the Dear Neighbor
Sisters, associates, staff, friends and supporters of the congregation gathered to serve in a day-long celebration of our Founders Day by serving and volunteering in many different ways in cities and communities where we live and minister around the country. Over 800 volunteers participated by working in food pantries, nursing homes, soup kitchens, animal shelters, […]
Sisters of St. Joseph Issue Post Election Statement
Calls for Unity, Reconciliation and a National Post-Election Day of Prayer The Congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph are calling for all Americans to come together in the spirit of unity and reconciliation and build relationships based on respect. We are also encouraging participation in a National Day of Prayer for Unity and Reconciliation […]
Nazareth Center Welcomes Three New Associates
Three new Associates joined the Nazareth Center community on Sunday, October 30, 2016 during a Mass at Holy Family Chapel. They join over 450 active associates living out the mission and spirituality of the Sisters of the Congregation of St. Joseph. Erma Chastine is a member of St. Gerard Catholic Parish in Lansing. She […]
CSJ Associates Share the Love with Flint Shelter
CSJ associates belonging to the On Eagle’s Wings Conversation Circle delivered 245 new pairs of socks to the Catholic Charities Center For Hope homeless shelter in Flint, Michigan, along with snack treats and a homemade flannel blanket. Although associates Terry Blundell, Evelyn Mazzola, Jeanne Worden and Connie Ozanich didn’t plan this project, it certainly […]
LCWR Calls for a Return to Civil Discourse
The Leadership Conference of Women Religious has issued a statement urging a return to civility and decency during this presidential campaign in order to promote positive and productive dialogue You can read this Call for Civil Discourse for the Public Good here. In addition, thousands of women religious have signed a letter to the candidates […]
WELCOME SARAH!
On Saturday, September 3, 2016, the Congregation of St. Joseph joyfully and officially welcomed Sarah Simmons (center) as a candidate for vowed membership in an Entrance Ceremony at our Nazareth Center in Kalamazoo, Michigan. Sister Christine Parks, CSJ, a member of our Leadership Team (left), welcomed and blessed Sarah as Sister Sandra Melanson, CSJ, Sarah’s […]
Join Us for Brunch with the Nuns!
Have you ever driven by the Congregation of St. Joseph’s Nazareth center on Gull Road in Kalamazoo and wondered who lives there or what we do? Would you like to find out? The Sisters of St. Joseph in Nazareth invite you to brunch with the nuns! Join us for a meal and learn more about […]
