St. Joseph Family Center, Spokane, WA

Many Spokane residents don't know about the St Joseph Family Center let alone the history it has in the with the city. Being a committee member I believe it is my job to spread the word about this amazing facility and would like to share a little history of the organization and show what it offers today.

St. Joseph's began as an orphanage in the early 1890s. Sisters from the Order of St. Francis of Philadelphia. They traveled west by train to care for children who had nowhere else to call home.

The Sisters struggled to care for the children with little or no funding, but always managed to provide food, shelter, and caring.

In 1981, the state of Washington moved to a foster care system, and orphanages became obsolete. In 1987, St. Joseph Family Center began serving the community as a counseling and whole body wellness center, offering counseling, body therapies such as massage and yoga, and spiritual services like spiritual direction and contemplative prayer.

Although much has changed about St. Joseph Family Center over the last century, one thing has always been true. SJFC continues to offer services to the Spokane area with the purpose of developing the whole person to build healthy relationships, families, and communities.

St Joseph Family Center - Today http://www.stjosephfamilycenter.org/

Today St Joseph Family Center offers individual, group, couple, marriage, child and family therapy; family mediation services; educational workshops/classes; healing arts and body therapy; spiritual direction; retreats and outreach workshops. Their work is holistic, focusing on integration of self (mind, body and spirit) in relationship to others. They nurture individuals in a healing environment of personal growth. SJFC is a non-profit professional counseling center embracing a 'Family Systems' orientation.

St. Joseph Family Center offers a wide variety of classes and programs specifically developed to meet the needs of the Mind, Body and Spirit.

Body Therapy

Foot Reflexology

Hatha Yoga

Healing Touch: Self Treatment & First Aid Kit
Qi-Gong

Reiki Therapy

Reiki Training

T'ai Chi Chih®

Therapeutic Massage

Mind

Blended Families

Hypnotherapy and Holistic Lifestyle

Men and Anger
Pre-Marriage Workshop

Parenting Children of Divorce
Parenting Class

Women and Anger

Spirituality

Contemplative Prayer

A Day to Relax, Refresh and Renew

Journal to the Self: Paths to Personal Growth

Heart Films: Short Films Which Touch the Human Heart

Meditations for Heart and Mind

Spiritual Directors' Peer Supervision

Spiritual Direction

Still Your Soul: Sabbath Tea

Spiritual Retreats

Embracing Advent's Night

God's Extravagant Love

A Virtual Pilgrimage to the Land of Francis and Clare Assisi

Meetings and Retreats

Are you looking for...

•· A space for your team to escape the pressures of the office and prepare an annual plan?

•· A place to meet that your board will actually thank you for choosing?

•· A place of serenity and renewal for the parish council retreat?

You can find all this and more at The Franciscan Place at St. Joseph Family Center

Peaceful Surroundings ~ The Franciscan Place at St. Joseph Family Center is located on three beautifully landscaped acres bordered by the Spokane River and Centennial Trail. It is an oasis of peace just minutes from the city center of Spokane.

Personal ~ Your needs will be catered to with the traditional Franciscan hospitality of welcome and caring. The facilities include a well-appointed board room, meeting space, two classrooms, a beautiful chapel, and two 10-bedroom retreat houses with kitchens, a meditation garden, and spacious grounds.

Professional ~ Many corporate, civic, and service organizations rely on The Franciscan Place at St. Joseph Family Center to meet their needs for meetings or retreats. A full array of business services and planning expertise are at your service.

Successful events have included:

•· Corporate planning retreats

•· Student conferences

•· Annual club meetings

•· Parish council retreats

•· Organizational meetings

•· Personal/group retreats

Why The Franciscan Place at St. Joseph Family Center?

"St. Joseph Family Center has the most gracious and willing staff and a comfortable and homey space in which to meet...the atmosphere has a peaceful, positive energy conducive to focusing on getting work done."

Kateri Caron, Executive Director, Interfaith Council

Check out their website and learn a little more at http://www.stjosephfamilycenter.org/