Hawaii Vice Province

Then

In 1938, the Sisters of St. Joseph, at the request of Bishop Alencastre of Honolulu, arrived to staff St. Theresa’s School on the Island of Oahu. Subsequently, in response to the growing need of education for the young, the sisters opened more schools and catechetical centers in the Hawaiian Islands.

Now

As the state of Hawaii continues to expand with its multi-cultural population, the sisters strive to respond creatively to the complex and unique needs of its people. At present they serve in education as administrators, teachers, and advisors, as religious education directors, and as volunteers in parish settings.

Hawaii Vice Province

Peru Vice Province

Then

In 1962, the Sisters of St. Joseph responded to the request of Pope John XXIII that religious communities send ten percent of their members as missionaries to Latin America. They began as nurses in a military hospital in Lima, but being drawn to the poor of Peru’s cities and mountains, the sisters established themselves in ministries basic to human survival—daily food programs, health care, sewing classes and education at all levels.

Now

Sisters of St. Joseph in Peru today live out “the option for the poor” as teachers, school administrators, catechetical ministers, social workers, and pastoral assistants.

Peru Vice Province