Photo Gallery

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Sr. Mary Elizabeth Gintling, founder of the Joseph House and the Little Sisters of Jesus and Mary.
Sr. Mary Elizabeth as a Little Sister of the Poor, 1949.
Sr. Patricia Guidera and Sr. Mary Elizabeth, Foundation Day of the Little Sisters, July 7, 1974.
Sr. Mary Elizabeth receiving the Lumen Christi Award from Cardinal Joseph Bernardin, Chicago, 1989. On the left is Fr. Edward J. Slattery, President of the Catholic Church Extension Society (the organization that sponsored the award). On the right is the Most Reverend Robert E. Mulvee, Bishop of Wilmington, who nominated Sister.
Sr. Mary Elizabeth and a friend at the Joseph House Crisis Center.
Sr. Connie Ladd, Vicar General, and Sr. Marilyn Bouchard, Superior General.
Our convent in Salisbury.
Our convent life is rich in tradition, such as having a May Crowning each year.
The life of Nazareth is the spirit of our community — seeing God in the ordinary as contemplatives in action.
Our novitiate in Princess Anne, MD.
Chapel of Divine Mercy at the novitiate.
Interior of the chapel.
“Sing to the Lord a new song; sing to the Lord, all the earth.” Psalm 96
After a vow ceremony with Sr. Ann David Strohminger, OSF, Delegate for Religious for the Diocese of Wilmington and Rev. John Solomon.
The Joseph House Crisis Center.
Collecting turkeys for Thanksgiving. The Joseph House depends on volunteers and free-will donations.
We share with the poor what we receive, whether it be money for emergencies, food, or in this case, shoes.
Trucks for our Food Pantry.
Distribution of new winter coats.
Treasures abound in our Christmas toy giveaway each December.
The Joseph House Workshop.
The men from the Workshop stopping by for a visit at Christmas.
Residents of the Workshop enjoying a cookout.
Art classes at the Workshop are a fun way to explore creativity.
Our programs to help the less fortunate depend on support from the community.
A few of our volunteers at the annual Golf Tournament.
Mass in honor of the 50th Anniversary of the Joseph House, October 2015. Pictured are the Little Sisters, resident volunteers, our chaplain and parish priests.
“Let us love not in word or speech but in deed and truth.” 1 John 3:18