Congregational News

Peace and Justice Grants for UK Based Projects
The Sisters and Associates in our United Kingdom region are offering grants (up to £5,000) for Peace and Justice projects.

140th Anniversary - Community Day of Thanksgiving
Each year the Congregation celebrates the 7th of January as our Community Day of Thanksgiving, remembering the day in 1884 when the first Sisters of St. Joseph of Peace professed vows at St. Barnabas Cathedral in Nottingham. This year our celebration also marks the beginning of our 140th year as a religious institute. As we commemorate our heritage on this special day, we invite you to join us in reflecting on these words from and about our founding persons.

Peace and Justice Grants for UK Based Projects
The Sisters and Associates in our United Kingdom region are offering grants (up to £5,000) for Peace and Justice projects.

Congregation Welcomes Two Candidates for Vowed Life
Cheruto Cynthia Bundi and Jessica Sun were welcomed as Candidates for vowed membership during the Eastern Region Autumn Assembly liturgy on Saturday, September 24, 2023.

Celebrating Jubilees in the UK in 2022
It was with great delight the Sisters in the UK Region were able to gather on Tuesday 12 July at Rothley Court Hotel in Leicestershire to give thanks and celebrate with our Jubilarians of 2022.

Sisters of St. Joseph of Peace Fully Divest from Fossil Fuels
The Congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Peace (CSJP) announced today that their investment portfolio is 100% fossil-free.

Prayer for Juneteenth
God of all peoples and nations, on this day of freedom, we celebrate with all people of goodwill that we might walk arm in arm towards justice for all.

Jubilees in Western Region
On Saturday, June 4, 2022 we celebrated the 2020, 2021, and 2022 Jubilarians in the Western region with a beautiful Eucharistic Liturgy.

Resisting Every Form of War and Violence - The Killing Must End
In the spirit of our recent Chapter commitment to resist every form of war and violence as we answer our call To Be Who We Say We Are, we join our voices to those of the Leadership Conference of Women Religious and Catholic Health Association calling for action to end to gun violence now.

Statement on Violence and White Supremacy
We join our voices to those of LCWR leaders in the wake of the horror in Buffalo by pledging to raise our voices and act to end the violence and white supremacy.

Two Groups of Jubilarians Celebrate in the East
Finally, on April 30th after two years of rescheduling and altering plans for the 2020 AND 2021 jubilees, the day to celebrate arrived!