| Calling for an End to
Gun Violence
The Congregation of St. Joseph shares in the communal heartbreak of our nation as together we face another unthinkable and senseless act of violence. Moved by deep sadness and compassion for the victims, families, and witnesses of the shooting at Robb Elementary in Uvalde, Texas, we join with them in prayer. However we acknowledge that thoughts and prayers are not enough. We call for the passage of laws that ban assault weapons, require universal background checks for all gun sales, provide funding for gun violence prevention research, and makes the trafficking in weapons a federal crime. Read our full statement, and find actions you can take, here.
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Associates Serve the
Dear Neighbor
Seven associates in Cleveland recently volunteered at the Greater Cleveland Food Bank. Associates (from left) Mary Zavoda, Ed Zavoda, Jan Henderson, Michelle Tarr, Catherine Bailey, Joanne Kalynchuk, and Renee Brickman (in front), filled and taped dozens of boxes of non-perishable food items which will be distributed to people in Northeast Ohio. The Food Bank provides food to more than 1,000 local food pantries, hot meal programs, shelters, mobile pantries, programs for the elderly and other nonprofit agencies.
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Photo courtesy of Community Health Center of Southeast Kansas
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| Sister Ann Meyer Celebrated for Service in Health Care
Recently, Sister Ann Meyer's retirement was celebrated by Community Health Center of Southeast Kansas. Sister Ann had spent 14 years working in the Medical Records department before her retirement. “I don’t look at myself as retiring," said Sister Ann. "I’m moving to Wichita, I am going to have more time to paint, I can be with our sisters in the nursing home. It’s a new chapter of my life.”
Sister Ann's departure is especially poignant as she represents the last of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Wichita to serve in Pittsburg, Kansas, where the sisters first opened Mount Carmel Hospital in 1903, in the same spot where part of the clinic sits today.
Read more about Sister Ann, and the congregations legacy of healthcare in Pittsburg, here.
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Celebrating Earth Every Day!
On Sunday, May 15th, sisters, associates, friends, and neighbors all joined the St. Joseph Retreat Center in Wheeling to celebrate Earth! The event included information on recycling, the importance of monarch butterflies, a children's play area with the Fun-Raiser Urban Mobile Playground, local music, and more! Thank you to everyone who came out to learn about ways we can care for the environment. Read more in this article from WTRF 7News
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Laudato Si' Week and a Prayer for Our Common Home
From May 22-29th we celebrate Laudato Si' Week, a time to learn, reflect, pray and take action for our common home. Find ways you can take part in the week here, and then join us in prayer for Earth.
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