Features
Welcome to our features page. Here, we will share with you updates on what is currently happening within our Congregation. Feel free to take time to explore the area.
Get to know Providence Associate Brad Crites
The Providence Community, for me, is three things: a breath of fresh air, a bringing of my faith journey full-circle and a calling toward future mission. It is wonderful to find an open-minded group that shares the command of Jesus to love God and neighbor in a vibrant and joyful way.
Oral History: Sister Gloria Memering looks back on more than 60 years as a Sister of Providence
Sister Gloria has found music to be a tremendous way to relate to people, from kindergartners through all ages of people in a parish. It has afforded her the experience of ministering to wonderful parishes and communities.
Newsnotes
Catch up on news from the Sisters of Providence, from COVID-19 to Earth Day to a new alumni association.
My Indiana! Meet our new director of Mission Advancement
Experiencing the Woods in person the first time assured us we made the right decision. We were called here for God’s purpose, to the right place, at the right time. I imagine Saint Mother Theodore Guerin felt that way too.
Face-to-face with a pandemic: Sister Arrianne Whittaker
“I am so grateful that I am in the ministry I am in because I have been able to work and feel like I’m contributing to our resolution to fight this disease.”
100+ year old sisters survive COVID-19
“She has a strong determination to live and has never let anyone do for her what she can do for herself.”
Take a deep breath: spiritual direction during pandemic
“Having Sister Marsha sit, listen, pray and offer her gentle guidance brings the matter up into the light. And once the struggle has been shown the light, the resolution begins.”
Virtual opportunities a silver lining to a pandemic
Virtual programming and livestream are here to stay. This will just be another way we can continue to connect with people and take our mission into the world.
Can you hear me now?
Through a generous donation of a donor, we have begun to provide needed equipment for sisters to have the technology they need, but we will need even more.
“Be cheerful, kind to one another” Mother Theodore’s response to epidemic
“Keep your house, the yard, and also your persons clean. Change your linen often and have your children clean also, if they are still with you. Finally, my dear daughters, pray.”
Sisters of Providence struggles and wisdom amidst pandemic
For many sisters, extended time in prayer has been both a coping mechanism and a time of real growth for them during the pandemic. Sister Joni Luna put it this way: “I find that if I fill my cup a few times a day by entering into this God space, it helps get me through the chaos and unpredictable events of my day.”
2019-20 Annual Report
Truly, you have made our mission your own, at a time when the world is so in need of hope and of the love, mercy and justice that our Providence God calls us to share. In gratitude for a remarkable…