ST. JOSEPH'S PROVINCIAL HOUSE Jobs and Profile

St. Joseph's Provincial House, located in Latham, NY, is the center and headquarters of the Albany Province of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet.

The Provincial House serves the congregation in many different capacities. It provides space for the administrative offices of the congregation; the Carondelet Music Center; the Carondelet Hospitality Center; the province archives; the residence for retired sisters, sisters who need long-term health care, and sisters whose ministries are located both inside and outside the complex. Approximately 180 sisters live in the Provincial House.

The Provincial House, a structure rich with historical associations, was built under the guidance of Sister M. Athnasia Gurry and dedicated on June 20, 1963. The focal point of the structure is the chapel whose mosaic of the Resurrected Christ is one of the largest inside stone mosaics in the United States.

Community Living

As Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet, we are called to live a life in common, a life in which we support one another, pray with and for one another, encourage one another, love one another—all to strengthen us as we work to continue the mission of Jesus in our world today. Our Constitution best expresses our call to community life:

“The Spirit calls us together to become one heart and one soul in responding daily to the command of Jesus: ‘Love one another as I have loved you.’ Our response demands continuing conversion which authenticates our life together as women of unity and reconciliation.”
 
“In community living, we share responsibility to create an atmosphere conducive to personal and communal growth in God. Through our mutual, lifelong support and prayer, we grow toward deeper love. We express this love to which we are called by sharing who we are and all that we have:
Trusting in one another’s goodness
Bearing one another’s burdens and weaknesses
Rejoicing in one another’s joys and strengths
Being compassionate and forgiving
Consoling and strengthening one another.”
 “We strive to live in the joy and peace that is the sign of Jesus’ presence among us.”

 
The call to religious life is a call to joy.