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Providence Associates: addressing the needs in our backyards

We asked Providence Associates from around the country to tell us about an issue in “their own backyard” that they are passionate about. Here several Providence Associates share about a need and how they are responding.

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Celebrating our senior jubilarians!

On Tuesday, Dec. 17 the Sisters of Providence celebrated the sisters who had been Sisters of Providence for 75, 70 and 60 years with a special Mass. We are so blessed to have such wise and holy women among us.

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Get to know Providence Associate Gerri Baum

Mostly, being a Providence Associate keeps me connected to the past and the future. The Sisters of Providence were my teachers, academically and by example. Sisters are now employed in areas that focus on leadership in areas benefiting the common good and loving by example. Who wouldn’t want to be associated with the faith, courage and intelligence to go forward into the ever-changing world?

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Blessing the new columbarium at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods

On Nov. 9, 2019, the new columbarium was blessed and the first cremains interred at Providence Community Cemetery at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. Providence Associate Heather Tetzlaff Smith was the first person interred in the new columbarium. Sisters of Providence, Providence Associates and members of Heather’s family gathered for the blessing and iterment.

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Providence Associate first commitment and renewal 2019

17 new Providence Associates joined the Providence community Nov. 9, 2019. We welcome these women and men as together we live out a mission of love, mercy and justice.

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Becoming a Providence Associate: the journey begins

Providence Associate candidates share a bit about what brought them to seek a deeper relationship with the Sisters of Providence.

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Spiritual companions in the Woods: Providence Associate candidate orientation 2019

On Saturday, 24 new Providence Associate candidates gathered at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana. Here they met the Sisters of Providence and Providence Associate companions who will walk with them in the coming year. The Oct. 19 orientation day began a year for them to spend time reflecting on their lives and their faith and getting to better know the spirituality and mission of the Sisters of Providence. Enjoy these photos from the day.

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HOPE fall 2019 — A matter of hope: the future of religious life

In the fall 2019 issue of HOPE magazine we explore the future of religious life and our hopes for that future.

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Sister Delan Ma at ease with God and others

“Just trust God. God will provide. Even tomorrow what will happen we don’t know. Believe there is God. God doesn’t always give happy feelings. But in the end we are looking to eternal life. Cooperate and trust and believe,” advises Sister Delan Ma of Taiwan.

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Get to know Providence Associate Diane Estringel

I find being a Providence Associate the best decision I have made.

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Get to know Sister Joni Luna, SP

Sister of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods Sister Joni Luna, SP, shares of her search for something that was missing in her life which led her to find first God and then a vocation as a Catholic woman religious (sister).

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Get to know Providence Associate Debra Prieto

What does being a Providence Associate mean to you?
It means walking with God in my life journey, leaning on Providence for support.

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Amy Miranda is a Providence Associate of the Sisters of Providence and a staff member in their Advancement Services office. Amy is a 1998 graduate of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College. She currently manages the SP publication HOPE and works on marketing support for Providence Associates, new membership and Saint Mother Theodore Guerin.