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Pembroke centennial

This year marks one hundred years since the Sisters of St. Joseph formed a community in Pembroke, Ontario. This slideshow celebrates their century of service in the Ottawa Valley.

Sisters of St. Joseph – celebrating 100 years in the Pembroke diocese from Congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph in Canada Archives

The 100th anniversary of the Pembroke Sisters

This year marks the 100th anniversary of the foundation of the Sisters of St. Joseph community in Pembroke, Ontario. The Sisters departed their second Motherhouse in Pembroke in 2019, after faithfully serving Pembroke and the nearby rural communities for one hundred years. During their time in the Ottawa Valley, the Sisters served as music teachers, elementary and secondary school educators, and healthcare workers. They administered St. Francis Hospital in Barry’s Bay for many years. They established a Normal School, later St. Mary’s Teachers’ College, in Chapeau, Québec. They also branched out from Pembroke and administered hospitals and long-term care facilities in Barrhead, Alberta and Radville and Regina, Saskatchewan. They established a mission in Chincha Alta, Peru serving as nurses and educators. While the Sisters no longer live in the Motherhouse in Pembroke, they are still actively involved in serving the “dear neighbor” where ever they still reside – whether in Pembroke, Barry’s Bay, Ottawa, or Peru.

  • Pembroke original motherhouse
    The farmhouse which was the first Motherhouse
  • St. Joseph's-on-the-Lake Motherhouse
    Additions to the first Motherhouse
  • The first Motherhouse of the Sisters of St. Joseph Pembroke, Ontario
    St. Joseph’s-on-the-Lake
  • Pembroke second Motherhouse
    Pembroke second Motherhouse. Photo credit: Lowe’s Studio
The first and second Pembroke Motherhouses

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