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We are a group of Roman Catholic women, operating 6 ministries in the Roc area. Our works focus on healthcare, educ, social services, & pastoral care.

Rochester, NY
Joined November 2011
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#Tbt: Sr. Anne Mary Dooley at the United Nations headquarters in NYC, where she worked for 2 years ('96-'98). In her role as NGO Rep for the Federation of the SSJs, Sr. Anne Mary advocated for SSJ values on global issues including human rights, health care & the environment. #tbt
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#ThrowbackThursday to Sisters Raphael Lyons & Agnes Patricia Breen, two of the founding Sisters of Nazareth College, posing in the cloister walk with two students ca. 1943. The student on the right is Elizabeth Battersby who later became Sister Agnes Catherine, SSJ @Nazuniversity
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#ThrowbackThursday to Sister Suzanne Wills greeting a child of the Myky Indian community, indigenous people among whom she lived during 36 years of missionary work in Brazil. #tbt
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RT @News_8: Greece honored the late Father Eugene Weis with an Arbor Day tree planting. A fitting tribute to a man who spent over 60 years….
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#ThrowbackThursday to four of our Sisters enjoying a beautiful summer day on Conesus Lake., ca. 1990s. Left to right: Sisters Catherine Mary Masten, Elaine Theresa Mulcahy, Julianna O'Hara, and Mary Fatima Matrachisia. #tbt #summertime
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#ThrowbackThursday to Sisters Marie Alice Schauseil and Herman Joseph Murphy enjoying summer blooms at St. Mary's Convent, Elmira, ca. 1940. Sister Herman Joseph devoted 57 years of service to St. Mary's Parish, from 1906 until 1963, as a teacher and school principal. #tbt
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In loving memory of #ChuckMangione: Here's a 1964 photo of him presenting Sr. Florian Reichert (SSJ music supervisor) with $900 from a benefit concert he organized for our instrumental music program. His generosity & passion for music education will always inspire. #FeelsSoGood
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#Tbt: Sisters Elaine Hollis, Joana Dalva Alves Mendes, Ireny Rosa da Silva & Kay Foos at the Congregation's Summer Event, July 2010. Sisters Joana & Ireny are Brazilian women who continue to serve in our Brazil Mission today. Sisters Elaine & Kay lived/worked in Brazil for years.
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#Tbt: A group of our Sisters behind our SSJ Rochester banner at the 2000 SSJ Federation Event in St. Louis. These Events give SSJs from the US & Canada a chance to meet, share, plan & pray together. A group of our Sisters are traveling to Kansas City for the 2025 event tomorrow.
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#Tbt to 1956: Sisters Rose Gonzaga Newton & Jeanne Troy display their diplomas from DePaul University--master's in Music & bachelor's in Music Education. Our Sisters often studied for their college degrees during the summer because they were busy teaching during the school year.
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#ThrowbackThursday to this summer school class for farm children living in a rural area near Selma, Alabama, in 1960. Our Sisters taught in the summer program in addition to their work during the academic year at St. Elizabeth's School in Selma. #tbt
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#ThrowbackThursday to Elmira Catholic High School's 1949 commencement ceremony, traditionally held at St. Patrick’s Church. Graduates, seated up front, were joined by teachers, proud family members, and friends. #tbt
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#ThrowbackThursday to members of St. Agnes High School's Class of 1963 gathering to receive bouquets of red roses prior to their commencement ceremony. #tbt
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#Tbt: One of the beautiful gardens at Holy Childhood Convent on Beach Ave in Charlotte, tended by Sr Seraphine Herbst. Those who walked by would stop for a quiet prayer at the statue of Our Lady, which originally stood on the campus of Holy Childhood School on Andrews St.
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#ThrowbackThursday to the foreman in charge of construction of the new convent at Nazareth Academy showing Sister Agnes Cecilia Troy and a group of students the site of the building in 1958. Sisters moved into the spacious new convent on Lakeview Park in August 1959. #tbt
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#Tbt to Sisters Josephine Louise Weber & Helen Daniel Malone showing Nazareth College students a model of the planned campus expansion in 1965 which included the opening of the Arts Center two years later, adding to its offerings in theater, music & visual arts. @Nazuniversity
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SistersofSt.Joseph
4 months
Sister Patricia Schoelles shares her reflection on today's election of Pope Leo XIV.
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Sister Patricia Schoelles shares a reflection on the election of Pope Leo XIV.
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SistersofSt.Joseph
4 months
With prayer and thanks, we welcome our new Pope Leo XIV! #pope #prayers.
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4 months
Habemus Papam! We have a Pope!. The Cardinals gathered in the Vatican’s Sistine Chapel have elected Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost as the 267th Pope, who took the name Pope Leo XIV.
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RT @BBCBreaking: There's a new pope - white smoke emerges above the Sistine Chapel. Follow live as we wait to find out who has been chosen….
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#ThrowbackThursday to the First Communion procession at St. Elizabeth's Church in Selma, Alabama (May 1941). Our Sisters, who began work in Selma the previous fall, provided religious instruction and prepared the communicants for this special day. #tbt
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