News Releases
These are official news releases from the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. For downloadable logo files, members of the press can visit our Media Center.
Sisters who served in Civil War to be honored
Dedication celebration set for 1:30 p.m., Saturday, May 2
Twenty-eight Sisters celebrate Jubilees
Sisters celebrated for their years with the Congregation
Anna Fan enters Sisters of Providence as postulant
On Thursday, Nov. 13, Anna Fan, a native of Taiwan, was received into the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana, as a postulant. According to Director of Postulants Sister Marsha Speth, Anna was welcomed to the postulancy through the…
Historical museum exhibit features sisters, college
In celebration of 175 years, the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana, and Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College (SMWC) have created an exhibit which is currently on display at the Vigo County Historical Museum. The exhibit features various artifacts from the…
Shrine for Saint Mother Theodore Guerin opens
The Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana, welcomed hundreds of visitors from all walks of life on Saturday as the Shrine for Saint Mother Theodore Guerin was officially opened, giving people the opportunity to “Journey with a Saint.” An…
Authors to sign books during shrine opening
Those who attend the official opening of the Shrine of Saint Mother Theodore Guerin on Saturday, Oct. 25, will also have the chance to have some books signed. Mary K. Doyle, author of “Saint Theodora and her Promise to God,”…
Immaculata High School time capsule from 1955 to be opened Saturday
The discovery of a time capsule will draw alumnae from Immaculata High School, Washington, D.C., at 2 p.m., on Saturday, Oct. 11. The Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana, will host alumnae from the school to open the capsule…
‘Journals and Letters’ of Saint Mother Theodore gets digital treatment
In 1937, the first book of “Journals and Letters of Mother Theodore Guerin,” was printed. Since then, the book has been re-printed four times and has sold thousands of copies. And now, the book can be purchased electronically. Sisters of…
Sisters of Providence transfer saint’s remains
For the seventh time, the remains of Saint Mother Theodore Guerin have been moved. On Friday, the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana, transferred her remains from their resting place in the Church of the Immaculate Conception to the…
Providence Self-Sufficiency Ministries: Celebrating 20 years of success
GEORGETOWN, Ind. – More than 20 years ago, Sisters of Providence Sister Barbara Ann Zeller developed a few ideas to help youngsters in her area of ministry. “All I wanted to do was take care of the little ‘street urchins’…
New postulant enters Sisters of Providence
On Monday, Sept. 8, Tracey Horan, a native of Indianapolis, was welcomed into the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods as a postulant. Director of Postulants Sister Marsha Speth recently said the process of entering the postulancy begins with a…
Dioramas receive ‘makeover’
Dioramas tell story of Saint Mother Theodore Guerin and the Sisters of Providence in 12 steps