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St. Joseph Retreat Center

Please join us in prayer to St. Joseph. Our Sisterssay this devotion every day in honor of him during this special year proclaimed by our Holy Father.

 O Saint Joseph our Guardian dear, this house and its members keep in your care;  that the grace of God and blessings without end may from heaven upon us abundantly descend. 

Grant that unity we may possess and love and peace and happiness.

And may the spirit of the fear of God at all times with us abide.

May our every work a virtue be leading us onward to God and to you.

With fervent prayers for this we sigh that you, with us, will always abide.

The key of this house to you we give, grant we may always in happiness live.

Sin and the spirit of darkness, lock out from the hearts of your devoted flock.

Into the Sacred Heart of our Lord enfold us and our dear ones; we you implore, that our home and life may always be like unto Nazareth with Jesus, Mary and you.             

Amen.                      

An update regarding our Reopening Plans

Dear Friends of St. Joseph Retreat Center,

I hope and pray that all of you are well as we progress to a somewhat safer stage of Covid 19.
Our empty Retreat Center has been missing all of you, and so have I and all the Staff. We think of you often, pray for you and hold you in our hearts. 

It has been a long and quiet 6 months, and we are so sorry to tell you that it is necessary for us to extend the closure of SJRC in these still uncertain times. If all goes well and we feel it is safe, we are hoping to reopen in March, 2021. Help us pray that our dreams will become a reality.

All of the cancelled programs will be rescheduled and of course some new ones will be added.

In the interim, we would like to offer a few sessions via Zoom. We will be sending another communication shortly with some possibilities including time, dates and fees. We will ask you to indicate if you are interested and able to participate in this manner.

Thank God, that due to our quarantine, all of the Sisters have been free of the virus, so we want to continue to keep them safe and all of you safe, as well.

We have not forgotten you…we do miss you and continue to pray for all of you and your loved ones.May God and St. Joseph continue to protect each of you, your homes, our country and our world in these crucial times.

Sincerely yours in Christ,
Sister Josita DiVita, FDC

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It is with great sadness we share with you that

Sister M Charlotte entered eternal life November 25th, 2020 at 10:30am.

Sister was a member of the Daughters of Divine Charity for over 70 years and earlier this week celebrated her 96th birthday.

Due to the covid pandemic, no arrangements have been made at this time.

Please keep Sister and all the Sisters in your prayers.

With a heavy heart, we share the following news…

Sister M. Hyacinthe Vamos, F.D.C. passed away peacefully November 26th at 5:45 at Western
Reserve Hospital in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio.

Sister Hyacinthe was 97 years old and would have celebrated
her 98th birthday on December 5th. She faithfully serves as a
Daughter of Divine Charity for 78 years making God’s Love
visible to the many families and students that she served.

May she rest in eternal peace.

We invite all our friends to share their experiences with Sister on our Facebook page, with an email to [email protected] or with a submission through our website.

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