Wellspring Centre

Wellspring

Wisdom is a wellspring

of life to one who finds it.

~ Proverbs 16.22

Wellspring

The Sisters of St. Martha and St. F. X. University provide a unique “home away from home”, for our campus community. Students, staff and faculty are invited to enjoy Wellspring’s resources:

A warm spacious living room with tables, sofas, chairs, a piano, stereo, small library of periodicals and books;

Kitchenette facilities including complimentary tea, coffee and juice;

A seminar room where up to 10 can gather;

A comfortable quiet room for reflection and prayer;

Access to television and VCR;

A friendly, helpful staff.

Mission

To enhance the life of the St. F. X. community through a

welcoming Martha presence conducive to the development of persons.

Wellspring offers an oasis experience to students, staff and faculty, who come for quiet reflection, study, to eat lunch, to make and meet friends etc. All events and activities held at Wellspring are in light of its mission to serve the Xaverian family in the Martha tradition of hospitality to all.

The Marthas

The Sisters of Saint Martha were founded in Antigonish in July 1900 to meet the domestic needs of St. F. X. College. Beginning with a small group of fifteen young women, the Sisters grew in number expanding their services across Canada and abroad. The pioneering dedication of the Marthas is noteworthy in the fields of Health Care, Education, and Social Work, as well as household management. From the turn of the century to 1994 Saint Martha's convent on St. F. X. campus was home to many Marthas. Today the former, "Home of the Marthas," opens its doors daily as a Centre of hospitality. Here the Sisters carry on their tradition of service to the Xaverian family through a welcoming Martha presence to all who come.