Membership:

If you are thinking about religious life and...

...believe that it may be time for you
to seek a path that leads to a life of loving and serving;

...are a single woman in good health with an active prayer life;

...are committed to ministry with God's people;

...believe the Gospel of Jesus and desire to live in community with other women who share your beliefs;

...desire to serve the people of West Virginia;

Then, the Congregation of St. Joseph-Wheeling Center
invites you to come and visit.

If you are a woman between the ages of 19 and 45 considering a religious vocation, contact:

Judith Minear, CSJ 
110 15th Street 
Wheeling, WV  26003
304-232-7733
jminear@csjoseph.org

Pre-novitiate 

A woman is in the pre-novitiate stage from her day of entrance until she is received into the novitiate.  This is generally no longer than two years.

During this time she lives in a house of the congregation and ministers in a work for which she is qualified.

Novitiate 

This stage is generally two years.  The first year is a time of intensive prayer and study.  During this time a woman lives in the novitiate house.

At the end of her novitiate a woman may request to make temporary vows of poverty, celibacy and obedience.

Temporary Commitment 

A woman is in the stage of temporary commitment from the time of her temporary profession until she makes final vows.  

This stage generally lasts between three and six years during which time she is involved in ministry and lives in community.