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In this month’s podcast, Sarah Christopherson and Sister Emily Tekolste’s conversation includes a discussion of billionaires and how money grows quickly when it starts as an inheritance and/or property. Since most of us are not billionaires or even millionaires, we may not realize that tax codes are written for the wealthiest to benefit – not…
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Are you as amazed as I am by how much you learn as part of this Providence Community?
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A first-hand account
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Fast forward to today and a new signature style. I use it regularly now and love it when someone asks what it means. I use it when I sign in as a volunteer, when I complete a guest register, and when I share my name and contact information.
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I began thinking that Ash Wednesday and Lent is the time that will begin my preparation for “after the dust.” I will use this time of Lent to think about being with the Creator now. Before my dust settles.
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Providence Associate, Jane Fischer, highlights an exciting activity to happen at the FEST!
The Sisters have been Jane's teachers and motivators since first grade with Sister Anne Clementine in the 1900s. After retirement, Jane graduated from SMWC’s MSL program. She lives in Jasper, Indiana, with her husband, Chuck, and their exceptionally intelligent Scottish Terrier, Doc, named after Dr. Fauci.