1. Sister Frederica Lalonde
The Sisters of St. Joseph of Sault Ste. Marie (csjssm.ca)
Sister Frederica Lalonde - A Life of Service

2. Sister Frederica Lalonde - A Life of Service
1915 North Bay
Frederica Lalonde (later to be known as Sister Frederica) was born June 12, 1915 in North Bay, ON.
Sister Frederica Lalonde - A Life of Service

3. Sister Frederica Lalonde - A Life of Service
CP Station – North Bay
As a major exchange for the CP/CN Railway, North Bay was known as “The Gateway to the North.”
Sister Frederica Lalonde - A Life of Service

4. Lalonde Family Tree Frederick Lalonde Fred David Donald Lochlan Mary
Frederica
Alice
(She also entered the CSJ Community)
Margaret
Theresa
Anne
Susan McKee
Sister Frederica Lalonde - A Life of Service

5. Sister Frederica Lalonde - A Life of Service
When Sister Frederica was born in 1915, Bishop Scollard was the Bishop of the
newly established Diocese of Sault Ste. Marie. The Sisters of St. Joseph of Peterborough,
who served in the new Diocese, would have taught Sister Frederica and her family in
the North Bay Catholic School system. At the age of 18, Sister Frederica entered the
Peterborough Sisters of St. Joseph.
David Joseph Scollard - September 20, September 7, 1934 
Prior to 1904, Catholics in Northern Ontario were under the jurisdiction of the Diocese of Peterborough. Faced with an ever-growing Catholic population, Bishop Richard Alphonsus O’Connor saw the need to divide the territory and create another diocese.  The idea was presented to Pope Pius X and in September 1904 the Diocese of Sault Ste. Marie was officially founded.       The city of Sault Ste. Marie, geographically situated in the middle of the diocese, seemed the ideal place for the new cathedral.  The new diocese would cover all the land east of the Nipissing region and stretch west to Thunder Bay.  With this new diocese came the need for a new Bishop.  Bishop O’Connor submitted the names of three candidates while favoring one of his friends, Father David Joseph Scollard, whose family he knew very well.  Father Scollard, well known for his qualities of leadership was, in Bishop O’Connor’s opinion, the most suitable candidate for undertaking the huge responsibilities awaiting the first Bishop of this new Diocese.  The newly appointed Bishop spent considerable time visiting and getting acquainted with the faithful of his diocese.  His means of transportation were primitive and often, while travelling, he contended with other difficulties.  Fortunately, Bishop Scollard was assisted in his ministry by six diocesan priests, thirty-eight Jesuits priests, eighteen Jesuit coadjutor brothers and the relentless dedication of various other religious orders.  A person of Irish descent, Bishop Scollard was a true man of his time.  One must also acknowledge that Bishop Scollard was a man of vision who foresaw a bright future for Northern Ontario.  For twenty-nine years he worked diligently for the people of this Diocese, continually building and nurturing the Catholic faith.
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6. Called to Serve God’s People
Sister Frederica entered the Sisters of St. Joseph of Peterborough
On July 8, 1933, and pronounced final vows on Aug 29, 1939.
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7. North Bay Teacher’s College
Sister Frederica had her Permanent Standard 4
Teaching Certificate as well as her High School
Certificate.
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8. Sister Frederica Lalonde - A Life of Service
Bishop Dignan founded a new congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Sault Ste. Marie in Sisters from the Peterborough congregation serving in the North were asked to consider moving to the new northern mission Diocese. One hundred and twenty one Sisters from the Peterborough Sisters of St. Joseph, signed on to serve in the Sault Ste. Marie Diocese. Ten of these new recruits died within ten years of their transition to the new congregation.
Sister Frederica was one of those founding Sisters of the new congregation.
Ralph Dignan - December 22, November 22, 1958
Throughout Bishop Ralph Hubert Dignan’s episcopate, Northern Ontario was to experience great economic development: steel factories in Sault Ste. Marie, uranium exploitation in Elliot Lake and nickel in Sudbury.  North Bay soon became the industrial hub of Northern Ontario.  Bishop Dignan was a man of principle.  While one might rightfully criticize his political convictions, one must also recognize his many qualities, in particular, his management skills.   During his entire episcopate, Bishop Dignan enriched the diocese with an impressive number of hospitals and schools of which many still exist today.  Toward the end of his episcopate, Bishop Dignan became sick and retired in London where he died on November 22nd, 1958.  His coadjutor, Bishop Alexander Carter, who had come to the diocese in 1957, became his successor and for the next twenty five years, the diocese would acquire a whole new momentum.
Sister Frederica Lalonde - A Life of Service

9. Sister Frederica Lalonde - A Life of Service
St. Mary’s Academy, circa 1936.
Sister Frederica would have been stationed here when Bishop Dignan invited Sisters serving in the north to remain in this new Diocese.
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10. Sister Frederica Lalonde - A Life of Service
Sisters of St. Joseph of the Diocese of Sault Ste. Marie (Founded in 1936)
1936 – Sisters of St. Joseph of Sault Ste. Marie: In 1936 the Diocese of Sault Ste. Marie began its own Congregation, again drawing from the members of the Peterborough Congregation. Carrying on the tradition of all Sisters of St. Joseph, this youngest group, with its Motherhouse in North Bay, began to reach out to the small communities around Lake Superior and on Manitoulin Island. See  more information.
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11. Sister Frederica Lalonde - A Life of Service
Sister Frederica’s Education Ministries
St. Aloysius School, Sudbury, ON
( )
St. Joseph’s College, North Bay, ON
( ; ; )
St. Thomas School, Sudbury, ON
( )
St. Patrick’s High School, Fort William, ON
( ; )
Marymount College, Sudbury, ON
( )
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12. Sister Frederica Lalonde - A Life of Service
From Elementary and High School to PhD
Bachelor of Arts
Master of Arts
PhD
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13. Sister Frederica Lalonde - A Life of Service
Sister Frederica joins CUSO International to Serve in Congo Mission (1970)
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14. Sister Frederica Lalonde - A Life of Service
Congo ( )
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15. Sister Frederica Lalonde - A Life of Service
Congo Mission
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16. Ministry with First Nations (1972-1979)
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17. Nazareth House of Prayer, Sudbury (1979-1980)
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18. Sister Frederica Lalonde - A Life of Service
Pastoral Assistant, St. Kevin’s Church, Val Caron, ON
( )
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19. St. Vincent de Paul, Val Caron, ON
The Thrift Store adjacent to SVdP
was named Sister Frederica House,
in honour of this tremendous
woman who did so much for the
needy families in “the Valley.”
Sister Frederica Lalonde - A Life of Service

20. History – St. Vincent de Paul Society
THE SOCIETY OF SAINT VINCENT DE PAUL
The Society of Saint Vincent de Paul (SSVP) figures prominently among those apostolic institutions which owe their beginnings to the free decisions of lay people.
It is an international lay organization, founded in Paris in 1833 by Frédéric Ozanam and his friends. A Catholic Society, it is open to all those who desire to live their faith in love and service of their neighbour.
Under the patronage of Saint Vincent de Paul, it draws its inspiration from his thoughts and his works. Members strive, in a spirit of justice, charity, mutual help, and solidarity with the poor, and by personal commitment, to ease the hardships of those who suffer.
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21. St. Vincent de Paul Society Founder Frédéric Ozanam
Frédéric Ozanam was born on April 23, 1813, in Milan.
As a twenty-year-old university student, Ozanam was profoundly Christian and pursued his studies assiduously, attending all the lectures of the history conference where literature and philosophy were given equal appreciation.
In 1822, Frédéric began his classical studies and in 1831 he enters Sorbonne to study law. He married and was soon established both as a family man and as a successful professor at the Sorbonne. In Paris, he was haunted by the misery of the poor, and his dream was to see harmony among social classes. He campaigned for justice and charity. His faith enabled him to see Christ in the poor, and in the evening of his life, he repeated very clearly: "Our aim is to keep the faith and to spread it among others by means of charity."
In 1833, anxious to respond to the attacks formulated by his colleagues - followers of Saint-Simon - Ozanam and some of his friends founded the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul.
Ozanam was encouraged by the revered Joseph Emmanuel Bailly de Surcy, founder and former director of the "Société des Bonnes Études" (society for good studies). Ozanam made a pact with his friends to follow their lead, but "to help the poor materially, and after a certain time, perhaps to help them to return to the practice of religion."
The first meeting of the new Society was held April 23, 1833.
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22. St. Vincent de Paul First Female Collaborator
From the very first, the members decided on visiting the poor in their homes, but this could not have been done without close collaboration with the Daughters of Charity, particularly that of Sister Rosalie Rendu, who initiated them into the care of the poor by actual practice.
This woman wielded a deep influence on the nascent Society of Saint Vincent de Paul and no one was better fitted to help them in the apprenticeship of charity.
For two years Sister Rosalie directed the young Vincentians to the homes of needy people, showering them all the time with good advice and wise suggestions.
When it came to forming a second conference (as the group called itself), it was very difficult for them to think about breaking the bonds of friendship that had grown among them; but the unassuming Sister of Charity was able to convince them that a second conference must be formed. It became the starting point for the expansion of the Society.
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23. Society of St. Vincent de Paul in Canada
The first conference of the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul (SSVP) in Canada was founded by Doctor Joseph Painchaud in 1846, in Quebec City.
During this period in Quebec, the members did not have far to look for needs that must be met. The most serious were the epidemics that broke out in the city from the waves of immigrants. To this were added the frequent economic depressions which called for the establishment of savings banks or banking co-ops to encourage the poor to save money. Two such were founded at that time.
In 1848, a few days after the foundation of the Society in Montreal, the members visited a prison and immediately afterward prepared a report for the government on reforms that they considered should be introduced into the management of the prison.
Throughout its history, the Society has always been able to adapt to new needs and has developed programs, either permanent or temporary, to assist families; to aid the poor; to help drifters and derelicts, the homeless the elderly and the orphans.
In 2018, Canada has 781 conferences, 88  particular councils, 13 central councils, as well as 5 regional councils: BC & Yukon - West - Ontario - Quebec - Atlantic. The poor can count on receiving help from our 14,771 members, who made 226,485 visits last year, thus helping 325,410 needy people, from sea to sea, across Canada.
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24. Sister Frederica Lalonde - A Life of Service
Sister Frederica returned to St. Joseph’s
Motherhouse in March 1990, where she
remained until her death in 1995.
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25. Sister Frederica Lalonde - A Life of Service
Mass of Christian Burial was held at St. Joseph’s Motherhouse,
North Bay, on Tuesday, June 13, 1995, for Sister Frederica
Lalonde who died on June 11, The celebrant was
Fr. V. Amadio.
Sister Frederica will be known for her love of learning, her love
Of nature and art, and her care for the underprivileged.
Honorary pallbearers were: Sisters Mary Comerford, Dorothea
Harcourt, Mary O’Neill, Louise Rioux, Sheila O’Loughlin, and
Mary Sheridan.
Internment was in St. Mary’s Cemetery, North Bay, ON.
May Sister Frederica Rest in Peace.
Sister Frederica Lalonde - A Life of Service