Meet the new SSJ General Council and Angelique, our 2014 SSJ Mission Corps Volunteer!

The summer has been a time of great transition for the SSJ Mission Corps and the SSJ community. June wrapped up the Sisters of Saint Joseph of Philadelphia's Chapter gathering. This event, held every five years, provides a space for the SSJs to gather together as a community and create new "generous promises" and elect new leadership. If you would like to read more about the SSJ's general promise and the incredible accomplishments of their Chapter gathering, click the following link:

http://ssjphila.org/new/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/NEWS-RELEASE_SSJ_Chapter2014_web.pdf

We are proud to share with you the new SSJ General Leadership Council for 2014-2019 (pictured below).

Additionally, we are excited to announce that we have taken on a new SSJ Mission Corps volunteer, Angelique Bradford. Angelique will be living in community with another volunteer program, ACE: SJU, and working with our Sisters at the SSJ Welcome Center in Kensington.

We are thrilled to have Angelique with us for half the year. She will simultaneously be wrapping up a Bachelor's Degree in Sociology with a concentration in Justice, Peace and Human Rights at Haverford College. She is an incredible singer, participating in a newly created A Capella group as well as cantoring at St. Dominick's in Holmesburg, where her community resides.

Angelique Bradford, our newest SSJ Mission Corps participant!

During the upcoming year, I will also be spending some time at the SSJ Welcome Center, helping out with Grant Writing and communication needs for the upcoming year. It is a time of many new beginnings and we are excited to continue to report as things progress and develop!

In Peace,
Becca
SSJ Mission Corps Director