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Photos! Providence Associate retreat 2017

Last weekend brought nearly 70 Providence Associates and Sisters of Providence together for the Providence Associate spring retreat at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. Enjoy these photos from the weekend retreat!

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Providence Associate spring retreat 2017

Last weekend brought nearly 70 Providence Associates and Sisters of Providence together for the Providence Associate spring retreat at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. Those on retreat took time away for rest, reflection, prayer and conversation. They reconnected with God, each other, sisters at the Woods, Saint Mother Theodore Guerin, Earth and themselves. Enjoy these photos from the…

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Sister Editha Ben

All her life, Sister Editha Ben has been a risk taker, working to break boundaries in her own life and in society. From running away to join the convent, to being blacklisted by the Filipino government for teaching social justice, to transferring to the Sisters of Providence after more than 30 years in her former congregation, Sister Editha has proven herself willing to follow the Spirit’s lead even in the face of opposition.

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HOPE winter 2017 — bearing the light in unbearable times

Our sisters live and serve among the marginalized. We serve people in need. People without a voice. People easy to overlook. In this issue of HOPE we invite you to take a look at some of our stories. At how we and you our partners are helping and advocating for people and a planet in need. We invite you to join us in bearing the light. Be with us a light for someone else. Together, we can make this world a brighter place.

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Saint Mother Theodore Guerin: bearing the light still today

Saint Mother Theodore’s story is still very relevant today. She was an immigrant. She came to a foreign land where she didn’t know the language and where there was a lot of prejudice and bias toward Catholics and toward women. There are just so many parallels to what she faced and what she endured that are still around today. She’s a great model and mentor.

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Sister Dina Bato

Get to know Sister Dina Bato! In these video clips she shares some of her vocation story in coming to the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods and some of what has brought her joy since.

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2016 Providence Associate first commitment ceremony

Welcome to 30 women and men made their first commitments as Providence Associates of the Sisters of Providence in a ceremony Nov. 12, 2016, at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. Enjoy these photos from the day!

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New Providence Associate candidates share what brought them here

“A friend told me ‘You are looking for the feminine face of God, and you’ve caught a glimpse of it in the Sisters of Providence.”
“Even as a child I was always in awe of the spiritual feeling you get here.”
Providence Associate candidates share what brought them here.

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Providence Associate candidate orientation Oct 8, 2016

32 new Providence Associate candidates began their journey of prayer, discernment, sharing and learning together with their companions at the orientation day for new Providence Associate candidates on October 8, 2016. Enjoy photos from that day as well as the meet-and-greet and evening prayer with the Sisters of Providence the evening before.

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Reminders of the beauty of God

“The beauties of nature were continual reminders to her of the beauty of God; it was a thought she loved to put frequently before our minds. The luxuriance of the foliage suggested the bounty and infinite power of the Creator; the beauty of winter in its snowy mantle, purity of soul and the splendor of that spotlessness. ”
Mother Anastasie Brown shares her first-hand memories of Saint Mother Theodore Guerin and her connection to nature.

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Photos: Welcome Emily! A new Sister of Providence postulant

The Sisters of Providence welcomed a new young woman to the Congregation on Wednesday. Emily TeKolste of Carmel, Indiana, officially entered the Congregation with a knocking prayer ritual. Enjoy the photos!

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Meet Emily TeKolste, new Sisters of Providence postulant

The Sisters of Providence are excited to welcome Emily TeKolste of Carmel, Indiana, as the newest postulant to join the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. On Wednesday, September 7, 2016, she officially entered the Congregation during a meaningful tradition in which she knocked on the door of Providence Hall to seek entrance. There she…

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Amy Miranda is a Providence Associate of the Sisters of Providence and a staff member in their Mission Advancement office. Amy is a 1998 graduate of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College. After serving in marketing and communication for the Sisters of Providence for nearly 25 years, Amy now serves as the Congregation's annual giving manager.