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Former Sisters of Providence General Superior passes away

Published on December 23, 2020

…Sister. I know I was influenced by the Sisters who taught me. That is important because my two sisters joined the Community before I did, but I remembered I wanted to join before they did.” Sister Nancy earned a bachelor’s degree in education from Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College, a master’s degree in education from the University of Illinois and another master’s degree in pastoral studies from Loyola University in Chicago. Her teaching ministries took her to schools in Indianapolis, Chicago and…

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Newsnotes from summer 2022 HOPE magazine

Published on May 12, 2022

…tuned. … Final resting place in the Woods To date, 110 individuals have reserved niches for cremains burial in Providence Community Cemetery at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. Small plaques reserved were recently placed on the reserved niches. Learn more about availability and pricing at CommunityCemetery.SistersofProvidence.org Cook County Board of Commissioners honors Congregation, Guerin College Prep High School The Cook County, Illinois, Board of Commissioners recently approved a resolution honoring the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana, and Guerin College Prep High…

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The joy of community: Providence Community Annual Meeting 2023

Published on June 27, 2023

Praying, playing, planning and growing deeper in mission and community were some of the many joy-filled events on the docket for this year’s Sisters of Providence and Providence Associates annual meeting. The heartfelt gathering began Saturday, June 24 and continued through Wednesday, June 28. Providence Associates traveled from near and far to join us for the first three days. We are so thankful for the gift of community! Are you being called to be a part of this community? Join…

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Centenary of St. Anne Chapel, 1876-1976

Published on December 21, 2009

The cover of the St. Anne (Shell) Chapel, 1876-1976, brochure In 1976, the 100th anniversary of the St. Anne Chapel — or St. Anne Shell Chapel as it is commonly known — was celebrated. This small chapel is located in Providence Park near the cemetery. In thanksgiving for a safe journey during an arduous crossing of the Atlantic Ocean in 1843, Mother Theodore Guerin built a log chapel to honor St. Anne, patronness of sailors in her native Brittany, France….

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Obituary

Sister Margaret Ellen O’Connor

Published on December 3, 2006

…alert’ … to be ‘on guard’ and ‘to watch and pray’ because ‘we do not know the hour when our God will come.’ During the final weeks of Sister Margaret Ellen’s life on Earth, she heard those ‘end time’ readings. Early last Sunday morning, the first Sunday in Advent, she experienced the coming of her saving God; she transitioned from ‘end time’ to ‘everlasting time’ as she drew her final breath. She left us quickly and without fuss in the

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Mother Theodore dioramas

Published on July 8, 2010

…Prizes are awarded during commencement exercises July 31, 1848. Before. Original title/caption: Mother Theodore’s Sturdy House for Her Daughters Looks Down on the St. Anne Procession Which She Established. Second Providence. July 25, 1875. “Saint Anne Procession”. After: additional colors and landscape added. The annual July 25 procession makes its way to the Saint Anne Shell Chapel, built in thanksgiving by Mother Theodore for safe passage in a raging storm. “Fire of 1889”. No original. A fire completely destroys all…

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Prayer

A Parent’s Prayer to Our Lady of Providence

O Lady of Providence, my mother, surround the children God entrusted to me with your loving prayer. May God keep them safe in body, soul and mind. Through their struggles and burdens, their triumphs and joys, stay with them before God as their loving mother. Pray for my children each day of their lives and in the hour of their death that they might join you in praising our loving God forever. Amen….

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Women’s History Month: Mother Theodore and the Blessed Sacrament

Published on March 26, 2010

Once Mother Theodore Guerin and her sister-companions were safely on land at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Ind., the sisters wanted to visit the Blessed Sacrament. The following is what Mother Theodore writes about this experience: “We had agreed among ourselves that our first visit would be made to the Blessed Sacrament, and that we would not speak to anyone before having satisfied this longing of our hearts. The priest preceded us and we followed in silence to the church. The Church! I…

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Treasures from Archives: Father Goossens

Published on March 20, 2012

…sisters described his death in this way: “With his unvarying promptitude and fidelity, Father Goossens came over as usual at six o’clock to distribute Holy Communion to the sick before saying the Community Mass. When the clock struck six, he was at the altar and apparently tried to open the Tabernacle, but as he said afterwards, he was dizzy and could not see. The Sisters at the altar railing waiting to receive Holy Communion and those in the church who…

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Winter Storm Nemo: Anticipation, beauty, community and reflection from Sister Jane Iannacone

Published on February 12, 2013

…are blocked by huge snow drifts. Thank God I did not shut the door behind me. I went over to church to set up for 8 a.m. Mass. Walking is a challenge. I had to leave the convent door ajar, tied to the railing to it does not fly complete open. We have an 8, 10 and 12 o’clock Mass on Sunday. I was completely amazed at the number of parishioners who showed up for liturgy. Most of them had…

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Grandma’s rituals: Holy Week & Easter 2013

Published on March 21, 2013

…sisters in death, because I just returned from a funeral in my extended family, I am most aware of the comfort brought to us by our faith in that life that never ends. We know, in the very deepest part of ourselves, that “life is changed, not ended.” That conviction, that belief, that gut-knowing defies words, explanations. We just know. As stream of consciousness thinking does, these thoughts led to remembering the celebration of the Triduum (not that I called…

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Nuns on the bus; nuns in the desert

Published on June 8, 2013

…fields and who want very much to learn English but who are afraid to travel to where our current beginners’ class is located. They are afraid of “la migra” (immigration police.) This breaks my heart! Let’s pray that the coming of the Nuns on the Bus will shed new light on all of us about the need for immigration reform that is realistic, just and compassionate. Read more about the Nuns on the Bus visit to Providence in the Desert….

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