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We look to you to keep us on the path Providence chose for you and for us
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‘We rejoice with her that she is now with the source of this loving kindness.’
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Someone once described her as ‘the conscience of the community’
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‘I am so grateful to have had Sister Lois in my life and for all the memories we shared.’
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She began at The Woods in 2002 as an assistant professor of mathematics
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Congratulations to Sister Anna (Tsai Ping) Fan, SP! She said forever yes to life as a Sister of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods by professing her final vows in a ceremony on May 1, 2023 at St. Joseph the Worker Church in Hsinchu County, Taiwan. We are so blessed to have Sister Anna as part of our community!
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Providence keeps sending blessing upon blessing. And those blessings have your names on them. Thank you. Whether or not we know the untold story of your generosity, we are grateful for your support and, most of all, for your love and friendship.
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In this summer issue of the Sisters of Providence HOPE magazine, we share about the gifts of God’s mission, the loving benefactors who keep our mission alive with their gifts, retired Sisters who continue to give of themselves and much more, including our annual report.
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Volunteers stitch their way into our hearts Charla Evinger and Cheryl Murphy are co-owners of Mamas Mending in Marshall, Illinois, and also volunteers extraordinaire for the Sisters of Providence. When the Congregation’s faithful mender and alteration expert Sister Margaret Heese could no longer assist, a big need arose among the Sisters of Providence. Charla and…
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‘I admired the warm, funy, genuine person you were, and my life will be enriched because you were a part of it.’
The Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana, are a congregation of Roman Catholic women religious (sisters) who minister throughout the United States and Taiwan. Saint Mother Theodore Guerin founded the Sisters of Providence in 1840. The congregation has a mission of being God's Providence in the world by committing to performing works of love, mercy and justice in service among God's people.