Sister Profile

Sister Janice Ostrowski

Formerly Sister Joachim

Biography

Sister Janice is a native of Berwyn, Illinois. Currently, she ministers as a volunteer at Gottleib Hospital in Melrose Park, Ill.

Sister Janice entered the Congregation in 1963, professing first vows in 1966 and final vows in 1973.

She graduated from Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College with a bachelor’s degree in education while earning her master’s in curriculum and instruction from National Catholic University. She also has an Associated of Applied Science degree in business management/information systems from Triton College in River Grove, Illinois.

Of her ministries, Sister Janice served as a fifth grade teacher at St. Genevieve in Chicago from 1968-1974, while also ministering as a fifth grade teacher at St. Juliana School in Chicago from 1979-2000.

From 2007 to 2016, she ministered in various capacities at Guerin College Preparatory High School in River Grove.

Photographs

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Sister Janice Ostrowski with General Superior Sister Dawn Tomaszewski.
The 2023 60-year Jubilarians included (front, from left) Sister Elizabeth Koressel, Sister Janice Ostrowski, Sister Jeremy Gallet and Sister Denise Wilkinson. They are pictured with General Councilors (back, from left) Sister Carole Kimes, Sister Anne Therese Falkenstein, General Superior Sister Dawn Tomaszewski and Vicar Sister Jeanne Hagelskamp. Not pictured: Sister Patricia McGlynn and General Councilor Sister Laura Parker.
Providence Associate Cynthia MacWhorter and Sister Janice Ostrowski catch up
Love and home: Sister Janice Ostrowski shows her love for Sister Margaret Wilson in her excited greeting to see her again when Sister Janice was recently home at the Woods for a gathering.
Sister Patricia McGlynn, Sister Barbara Ann Zeller, Sister Janet Ostrowski