The Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods are a community of vowed Catholic women religious. Inspired by our foundress Saint Mother Theodore Guerin, we are passionate about our lives of prayer, education, service and advocacy.
Reconnect or find new opportunities with the Providence Community. Volunteer in one of our many ministries, be an intern on the farm, explore job opportunities or reminisce about your alma mater.
Live joyfully! Single, Catholic women ages 18-42 are invited to explore a fulfilling life as a Sister of Providence. All women and men of faith are invited to join the family of Providence as Providence Associates.
A virtual alpaca adoption makes a great gift for yourself or for a loved one. It’s perfect for animal lovers and for those people who seem to have everything. And when you adopt an alpaca with us, you are also supporting a great cause by helping to care for the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods White Violet Center alpacas. We so appreciate your support.
How to adopt your alpaca
The cost to adopt an alpaca for one year is $100. Your donation helps provide for the upkeep of our animals and sacred grounds. It’s a unique opportunity to support the Sisters of Providence and our ministries.
Each adoption includes:
a 5″ x 7″ photo of your alpaca
a personalized adoption certificate
a thank-youletter that explains the impact of the program.
When you adopt an alpaca (or two), you can choose to send your gift directly to the lucky recipient or have it delivered to you, to deliver personally. For best chance of delivery by Christmas, please order by Dec. 4.
Choose the alpaca that’s right for you to adopt, today.
Which alpaca loves snacks? Who is the biggest love bug? We’ve included some information about each of our alpaca’s personalities as well as their birth dates, so you can pick the one that’s perfect for you or your lucky gift recipient.
Born 10/09/23 Perfect gentleman. He is smart, curious and kind
Basilide
Born 6/14/2009 (Pronounced Baa-Suh-Leed) Guardian of the young alpacas, a fearless leader who doesn’t put up with shenanigans
Bella (Isabelle)
Born 9/3/2021 Independent, resilient and cute as a button
Danny
Born 10/16/2016 Highly food motivated and enjoys being the center of attention
Flower
Born 8/15/2018 Early health issues left her with a limp, but she has proved a strong, sweet and goofy girl
Howie
Born 4/17/2019 A unique alpaca. Spends a good deal of time chewing on fences. “Howie is going to Howie.”
Iggy (Ignatius)
Born 5/22/2019 Dazzling blue eyes and a winning attitude. Being deaf doesn’t stop him, especially with his best pal Monte’s help!
Jean (Jeannie)
Born 5/7/2019 Our Jean-Bean is sweet, soulful and gives the best alpaca kisses.
Justice
Born 9/18/2020 Spunky, curious and very clever (just like her mom, Lilah.)
Lilah
Born 6/10/2016 Quirky, vocal and our wild child. Loves the water and taught all her offspring to step into water buckets to cool off
Monte (Montaro)
Born 6/26/2019 Loves playing in water, getting treats and is a great best friend to Iggy. A gentle giant.
Pax
Born 6/6/2023 Captain Chaos. He is adorable and he knows it. He is always up to something.
Ruth
Born 9/9/2018 Independent and has lots of energy, just like her daughter Bella.
Sully (Sullivan)
Born 5/18/2016 She stands out from the crowd, is very enthusiastic about eating and very headstrong.
Tony (Raphael Anthony)
Born 4/26/2020 Has a lot to say — he hums a lot. Can win over a crowd with his cute face and love of treats
Tracy
Born 5/21/2019 Funny and a little on the dramatic side but can very sweet with her bestie Jean
Note:As a non-profit, we are unable to ship gift packages via tracked mail, and we cannot guarantee shipping times. We are unable to delay or expedite shipping so that the adoption package arrives on a specific date. We ship our items for our valued supporters via first-class or priority mail as a special thank you. All items are sent out as expeditiously as possible once a donation has been made. Estimated delivery time for your adoption(s) is 2-3 weeks from the time you made your donation, depending on the United States Postal Service.
Your support of the Adopt an Alpaca experience is truly a blessing to the Sisters of Providence. Every adoption helps to sustain and grow our ministries.
Your adoption can include one up-close visit with your alpaca for you and a guest during the adoption year. (Additional guests can be added for $5 each.) Adoption visits last around 20 minutes. During this time, we will do our best to get you up close to your alpaca – as long as they are willing and able. This is a great time to take photos, give them a pet and feed them a few treats that we will provide. Because we are a working farm, advance notice is required. We suggest at least 10-14 days to ensure we have staffing available to accommodate your requested date and time. We may not be able to accommodate last minute requests. Additionally, we may host other VIP events with our alpacas so be sure to keep your information updated so we can contact you. Reserve possible times for your alpaca visit here.
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