SISTER CHRISTINA STRAUS

Sister Christina was born in 1932 and grew up in a large and hard- working family. Before entering religious life, she used her organizational gifts as a secretary. After entering the congregation, she trained to become a teacher. Sister brought to Ministry a deep faith, great dedication, caring and self-giving. Sister Christina ministered for 23 years as a teacher in Stoney Creek, Kenilworth and Guelph, Ont., and Fort St. John and Dawson Creek, B.C. Her quiet, gentle spirit and warm smile endeared her to the primary students who especially enjoyed the bunnies and baby chicks brought into the classroom, as well as the yearly trips to the maple sugar bush.

Sister Christina shared her gifts generously for 20 years as Parish Minister in Guelph and Elmira. Sister Christina returned to the Motherhouse in Hamilton where she continued her favourite hobby of rug hooking. In 2019 Sister Christina was welcomed into the London Residence.

SISTER CHRISTINA STRAUS

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

The congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph in Canada is situated on the Traditional Territories of:

the Mississauga Anishinaabeg adjacent to Haudenosaunee Territory and in the territory covered by the Williams Treaty, and Rice Lake Purchase Treaty 20

the Algonquin Anishnaabeg in the area covered by the Rideau Purchase or Treaty 27 and 27 ¼

the Anishinaabeg, the Haudenosaunee, and, the Lenape in the territory covered by Treaty 6 and Treaty 2 and,