The Pope's Stay at Morrow Park
- Morrow Park, the Motherhouse of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Toronto, will host the Pope, along with his immediate entourage, from Saturday, July 27 until Monday, July 29.
- On July 27, he will receive visits from political leaders, Church leaders and of the Sisters of St. Joseph
- The site has room for helicopters to land and is located at a reasonable distance from WYD sites where the Pope will appear.

The Pope's Area
- The Pope will be staying in a renovated area on the first floor of the Morrow Park Motherhouse.
- The Pope will have a private chapel where he will be able to say Mass, as well as pray with the Sisters.
- Minor renovations have been done to accommodate the needs of the Pope.

Morrow Park and the Sisters of St. Joseph
- Morrow Park opened in 1960 at 3379 Bayview Ave., in northern Toronto.
- The property was donated to the congregation by Frederick Morrow. The site has an infirmary, retreat centre, residences and a Catholic girls' school, St, Joseph's Morrow Park Catholic Secondary School.
- Before 1960 the Morrow Park location was undeveloped forest land.
- The previous Motherhouse of the Sisters of St. Joseph was at Bay and Wellesley, but the current location offered room for needed expansion.

Frederick Morrow
- Frederick Morrow was born in Ontario in 1886. He was a financier who founded the Essa Securities Company and amassed a large fortune during his lifetime. He was also on the board of St. Joseph's Hospital, operated by the Sisters of St. Joseph.
- In 1944 he created the Morrow Foundation to distribute money for charitable purposes.
- Morrow was the first president of the Morrow Foundation. He requested that the Sisters of St. Joseph sit on the board of the foundation. Two sisters have been presidents, including Sister Margarite Walters, the current president.

History of the Sisters of St. Joseph
- The congregation was founded in 1648 in Lepuy, France, by six women and a Jesuit priest. What unites the Sisters through time is the desire to 'commit to God all that we are and all that we are capable of becoming, in readiness to be sent, as Jesus was, in the service of others.'
- The four first Sisters of St. Joseph arrived in Toronto in 1851 in order to take care of an overcrowded orphanage on what is now Jarvis St. among the typhus and cholera-stricken poor.
- The Sisters of St. Joseph have been involved in founding many hospitals in the Toronto area, such as St. Michael's, St. Joseph's, Our Lady of Mercy, and the House of Providence. They have also founded homes for the aged.
- Health facilities have been founded by the Sisters in many areas in Canada, including Winnipeg and British Columbia.
- They have also been highly involved in education in the Toronto area, including St. Joseph's College, St. Joseph's College School, St. Joseph's High School Islington, and Morrow Park High School.
- Many Sisters have also taught at the University of Toronto where they operate a women's student residence.
- In recent years, the Sisters have reached out in new ways, founding missions in developing countries, becoming involved in pastoral activities and through Nazareth House, a transitional home for women founded in 1985.
- The Sisters are also currently building a drop-in centre/low-income housing building for single women that will build on outreach programs that are run at Mustard Seed, a nearby community services centre.
- There are 205 sisters in the congregation, at their maximum they were between 600-700 sisters.

www.wyd2002.org June 2002