Ministry of the Arts

Ministry of the Arts is a ministry sponsored by the Sisters of St. Joseph of LaGrange, IL. We came into being a few years after our annual Calendar was first advertised on a one-page flyer in 1986. By 1994 there were cards, music and sculptures published in a "catalog" format, and we began to experience the beginning of our growing ministry.

Our Call Center is located on the 5th floor of the Motherhouse/Ministry Center where the staff enjoys taking your calls and helping you with information. Fulfillment (Shipping) is housed on the lower level where the staff also does all the matting and framing,– be assured that your purchase receives great care. Many of our staff are local folks who felt drawn to what was happening here and decided this was a good place to be. We are also blessed to have retired Sisters collating cards and assembling products such as our Prayer Jars with skill and care.

Joseph's Corner, our gift shop, has been expanded and is staffed by volunteers who we so much appreciate – they too are part of this family. They've courageously learned computers and offer friendly, helpful service. We have just added a new book section. Our address is 1515 W. Ogden Avenue in LaGrange Park, Illinois.

Current hours of operation
Monday – Friday 9 AM – 5 PM
Saturday 9 AM - 3 PM
Closed Sunday

Art and music studios are on the 6th floor and a beautiful interfaith-intercultural center, The Well, has opened on the 4th floor – you'll find programs that help to balance body, mind and spirit. Request a brochure!

Within this workplace we are blessed with a "circle of unity" – all the parts work together to gift our ministry: artists, writers, editors, coordinators, operators, shippers, finance, administration, volunteers, printers and You, our customers. For you see, everyday we speak with you, read your letters, share your dreams and know a little of how this ministry is being used in your life, and we are filled with gratitude.

We encourage and affirm creativity in ourselves and all persons.
Our mission of unity brings us in our time to a deeper awareness of our communion with God and all creation.

Through the arts we contemplate and express the unity and holiness of all creation, and the heights and depths of the human heart in response to the great mysteries of existence. We affirm the power and prophecy of the arts and believe the arts to be an important ministry for hope and healing in a critical moment of world transformation.