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Sister Frances Joan Baker
...and my sister Etta were my godparents. One of my greatest joys was welcoming my family to Saint Mary-of-the-Woods and being with them at family celebrations. In July, 2012 my family was here to celebrate my 80th Anniversary!” Sister Frances Joan Baker volunteers tutoring a student after school in 2005 at Educational/Family Services, an SP ministry that provides free tutoring to those in the West Terre Haute area. Sister Frances Joan was born Rosemary Baker on Feb. 23, 1916, in...
8th Day Center for Justice celebrating 40 years in September
The 8th Day Center for Justice, based in Chicago, will recognize its 40th anniversary with a celebration from 2 to 5 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 20. The event, “Revel in the Revolution: We Who Believe in Freedom Cannot Rest,” will take place at the Jean Marie Ryan Center, Misericordia Campus, 6300 N. Ridge Ave., Chicago. The Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Ind., were one of the six founding congregations of 8th Day Center for Justice in 1974. The Sisters of...
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’ who were abused and neglected,” Sister Barbara said. “That’s how it started.” And on Friday, Sept. 19, the successes of Providence Self-Sufficiency Ministries (PSSM) were celebrated during an open house on the 28-acre campus. The theme for the 20-year anniversary...
Sister Barbara Ann Zeller: modern-day foundress
...by Providence Self-Sufficiency Ministries (PSSM), a separately incorporated Sisters of Providence ministry, marked its 20th anniversary by celebrating its past, present and future, including the capital campaign to fund the new memory care unit that is now underway. PSSM, Inc., is the managing agent of the properties owned by Guerin, Inc., and The Meadows of Guerin, Inc. Sister Barbara serves as CEO of all three corporations and collaborates with a skilled team of directors, professional staff, and volunteers in providing...
Mel Marino Wolff: “Thank you for bringing us together!”
This Rooted for Tomorrow story was contributed by Mel Marino Wolff for the 175th anniversary of the Sisters of Providence arriving in Indiana. There are so many ways in which I have felt the legacy of Mother Theodore and the Sisters of Providence. So rather than naming one or two experiences, I must say that the influence of Mother Theodore and her charism is a thread which runs throughout my life. This started when my parents moved to Our Lady...
Rosaline Secrest: Prayer, support and social justice
This Rooted for Tomorrow story was contributed by Rosaline Secrest for the 175th anniversary of the Sisters of Providence arriving in Indiana. Rosaline Secrest (pink shirt, back row) with her Pax Christi group of Sisters of Providence, Providence Associates and friends. For more than 30 years, I have been blessed to join with Sisters of Providence in a local Pax Christi group. We get together monthly to pray and support each other with our various social justice concerns. In this...
Stephanie Salter: “When you’re drawn, you’re drawn”
This Rooted for Tomorrow story was contributed by Stephanie Salter for the 175th anniversary of the Sisters of Providence arriving in Indiana. Drawn. That is the word that keeps coming back when I think of my relationship with the Sisters of Providence and Mother Theodore. I am continually drawn to them. It’s more than an answered call, it’s a magnetic pull, sometimes subtle, just as often compelling. Although I grew up a 10-minute drive from The Woods, I did not...
Saint Mother Theodore’s welcome: a foundation day reflection
...Aunt Sallie.” Maybe they, with whom the sisters lived for five weeks, said it first: “Welcome, Mother Theodore. Thank you for coming. How can we help?” And, in this 175th anniversary year of the arrival of Mother Theodore and her sisters, we ourselves can break the bonds of time and space. Our faith, “evidence of things not seen,” (Hebrews 11:1) assures us that Mother Theodore is just as present to us now as she was on that first Foundation Day....
Bernadette Scala: “Will always be in my heart”
This Rooted for Tomorrow story was contributed by Bernadette Scala for the 175th anniversary of the Sisters of Providence arriving in Indiana. I was taught by the Providence Order for 12 years and I have stayed connected with them since my cousin the late Sr. Norene entered the order over 60 years ago. I was lucky to have gone down to the woods many times and also had a teacher Sr. Mary Magdalen who taught me in high school. Sr.Mag...
Mary Ann Simpson: “Strong, loving, and well-educated women are hard to find”
This Rooted for Tomorrow story was contributed by Mary Ann Simpson for the 175th anniversary of the Sisters of Providence arriving in Indiana. I remain so very grateful for the education as well as for the spiritual and moral formation that the sisters at Immaculata provided. Strong, loving, and well-educated woman are hard to find, and I was blessed with a building full of them....
Sandra Scroggins: “Thank you Mother Theodore”
This Rooted for Tomorrow story was contributed by Sandra Scroggins for the 175th anniversary of the Sisters of Providence arriving in Indiana. In November 2006 I was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia and was near death. So began a year of treatment and trials. Also that month Mother Theodore Guerin was canonized in Rome. In the months that followed I was the recipient of many prayers for healing by the Sisters of Providence. In fact, a dear friend who is...
Lois Garrett, Christiana, TN: “Thank you for the memories”
This Rooted for Tomorrow story was contributed by Lois Garrett, Christiana, TN, for the 175th anniversary of the Sisters of Providence arriving in Indiana. Oh my gosh! I got so excited when I opened my new calendar from you. There on the first month is my first grade teacher, Sister Cyril. She didn’t change all through the years. What a precious lady. I had her in 1944-45 and one of my five brothers had her in 1954-55. Our family visited...