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Miracle Place – Fiesta Friday! Big Announcement!
Published on October 14, 2013
On Friday, Oct. 4, Miracle Place, a ministry of the Sisters of Providence, celebrated the 13th Annual Fiesta Friday Benefit Event with nearly 500 friends in attendance. A big announcement made that night was met with much enthusiasm.
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Providence Associate: a name for a calling
Published on October 11, 2013
Last Saturday 21 women and men came together at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods for our initial gathering as Providence candidate-associates. Underlying the stories we shared was a commonality of each of us being called by God to a stronger relationship with the Sisters of Providence
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The Providence journey begins for new Candidate-Associates!
Published on October 8, 2013
A new group of Candidate-Associates began their journey with the Sisters of Providence as they explore the Providence Associate relationship on Saturday, Oct. 5, in the Church of the Immaculate Conception. Providence Associates is open to women and men of all faith traditions who desire a closer relationship with the charism of Providence and the sisters.
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Wherever one Sister of Providence is … we all are!
Published on October 7, 2013
On Wednesday afternoon, Sept. 25, a large number of Sisters of Providence gathered in St. Joseph’s Chapel in Owens Hall to share in a simple prayer of “missioning” and blessing for Sisetr Arrianne Whittaker as she transitioned into her mission novice year.
Sister Arrianne shared these reflections:
“When I reflect on my experience of the missioning prayer ritual, it can be summed up in two words — sacred connection — a sacred time, in a sacred place, with a community of women who share a sacred spirit.
As we began the prayer service with our Prayer of Reunion I felt that sacred spirit surround me. I felt connected in a way I had not noticed before. Maybe it has slowly, unassumingly seeped into my bones over the past two and a half years, but this day it was very clear to me … I am a Sister of Providence!
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“Don’t be afraid” Sister Marilyn Baker advises women considering religious life
Published on October 4, 2013
In these video segments Sister of Providence Marilyn Baker speaks about being called to religious life, changing out of the habit and more.
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It takes a village, a caring village, to put an end to hunger
Published on October 3, 2013
Writer and management consultant Margaret Wheatley says, “There is no power equal to a community discovering what it cares about.”
This line came into my mind as I was scurrying around the Saint Mary-of-the-Woods campus last Saturday taking pictures of a community caring about the fact that people in their neighborhood are hungry. Officially called the Hunger Bust Fun Run/Walk, the event was sponsored by St. Mary’s Village Parish with all proceeds going to support Providence Food Pantry, a sponsored ministry of the Sisters of Providence.
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Saint Mother Theodore’s feast day
Published on October 3, 2013
Happy Feast Day! How wonderful to celebrate once again and with one another our very own saint! We here at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods are so fortunate to walk where she walked,…
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Saint Mother Theodore Guerin’s feast
Published on October 3, 2013
Happy feast of Saint Mother Theodore Guerin! Here at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods we will celebrate the feast with Mass at 11 a.m. (EDT) in the Church of the Immaculate Conception. All are invited!
Pope John Paul II described Mother Theodore as the perfect blend of “humanness and holiness.”
Today, we invite you to reflect on her niece, Marie-Thérèse’s, memories of Mother Theodore and those two qualities. After all, who knows us better than family?
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Care of Earth in everyday life: Sisters Ellen Cunningham and Rosemary Nudd
Published on October 2, 2013
Sisters Rosemary Nudd, Ellen Cunningham and Dorothy Rasche walk the talk by living and demonstrating care of Earth in their everyday lives.
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Vowed for love, mercy and justice
Published on October 1, 2013
Four recently perpetually vowed Sisters of Providence reflect what it is to live the mission and service of a Sister of Providence in the world today.
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Sent to serve through the years
Published on October 1, 2013
For the Congregation’s first 120 years in Indiana, Sisters of Providence learned of their assignments for the year by hearing the Obedience List read aloud on August 15, the day before sisters began to leave for the assigned missions.
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Community from afar
Published on October 1, 2013
Sisters living far from the SP motherhouse still feel a deep connection to the community.
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