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The congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Wichita is a community of approximately 160 vowed women religious. The Sisters of St. Joseph of Wichita can be found working in the Midwest and western United States and in three cities in Japan.

The mission of the Sisters of St. Joseph is unity and reconciliation: the unity of neighbor with neighbor and neighbor with God.

Mount St. Mary Convent, located in Wichita, is the motherhouse for the congregation. The motherhouse serves the congregation in many different capacities: the administrative offices of the congregation, the novitiate, the archives for congregational records, the retirement center for sisters who are elderly or in need of long-term health care, and as home for other sisters whose ministries are located both inside and outside the motherhouse. Approximately 75 Sisters live in the motherhouse complex. Other sisters live in residences near their place of ministry.

The 31 Sisters of St. Joseph of Wichita who live and work in Japan sponsor the following ministries: a hospital and school for severely handicapped children; a kindergarten; a retreat center; and a nursing home, retirement center and day service center for the elderly.

In the United States, the Sisters of St. Joseph of Wichita participate in a wide variety of ministries: education, health care, parish ministry, social work, service to the elderly, service low-income people with disabilities, and prayer and prayer. Many sisters are involved with more than one ministry. Additionally, many sisters are semi-retired and work part-time in a ministry. The following is a brief description of the various ministries in which the Sisters are involved:

• The sisters minister in elementary, secondary and post-secondary schools, as administrators or teachers in elementary, secondary and higher education.
• The sisters are involved with health care through Via Christi Health System, its member facilities and at health care institutions sponsored by other organizations.
• The sisters are part of ministries that reach into the heart of American life:
  
  • Parish ministry
  • Beginning and end-of-life care
  • Work with abused women and their children
  • Direct social ministries to people in low-income neighborhoods

Experience the beautiful and historic locations where the Sisters of St. Joseph are involved every day. Take a look at our chapel and the sites that make up CSJ.

We're based in Wichita, but we cover the globe. From California to Japan and back to Wichita, CSJ is actively taking the Gospel of Christ to the world.

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