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Sister Evelyn Ovalles reflects on Saint Mary-of-the-Woods and home
...home to you? The Woods, in a way, is my haven, my security, my sanctuary. It is a place where I can relax, be rejuvenated; in short, a place where I can let my hair down so to speak. I feel relaxed and inspired as my creative spirit is immersed and enfolded in the beauty and serenity of the Woods. I enjoy spending time with the sisters, sometimes playing cards or scrabble with them or visiting them in health care....
Sisters of Providence honor elder sisters
...Sister Denise. Father Daniel Hopcus provided a blessing before all sisters and guests in attendance sang songs together. All 31 sisters who attended were then recognized through their birthdays and the corresponding seasons. Sister Marianne Mader and Sister Donna Butler also recited poems for each season. Sister Donna wrote both poems she recited. The 31 sisters sat with a sister companion at 14 tables situated in dining hall. For Sister Rose Marita Riordan, who has been a Sister of Providence...
Newsnotes
...day included shared stories, getting to know one another and the Sisters of Providence better, and prayer together. At its conclusion, candidates and companions, shown here, bless one another. Learn more at ProvidenceAssociates.org. Providence Associate honored Congratulations to Providence Associate Lorrie Scheidler for being named Indiana’s 2016 School Counselor of the Year. Lorrie, right, is a counselor at Otter Creek Middle School in Terre Haute. She is shown here with school principal, Sarah Gore. Sandy Scroggins retires Sandy Scroggins who...
Day of Departure
...sanctuary of the Church of the Immaculate Conception on Sept. 29, 1920, the feast of Saint Michael the Archangel. “Wednesday, September 29, 1920, was for Saint Mary-of-the-Woods one of the greatest days in the eighty years of its history. That day marked not only an era in the annals of the Sisters of Providence in America, but of the Catholic Church in America, and in the religious history of the world, for it was the day of the departure for...
Sisters of Providence celebrate Jubilees
...art education. She also earned a master’s degree in religious studies from Mundelein College. Her ministries include: Terre Haute, Indiana: Teacher, St. Ann (1973-78), Freeport, Illinois: Campus Minister, Sauk Valley College/Highland Community College (1979-81), Freeport, Illinois: Campus Minister, Highland Community College (1981-83), Freeport, Illinois: Associate Diocesan Director of Campus Ministry, Highland Community College (1983-86), Rockford, Illinois: Associate Diocesan Director of Campus Ministries, Rockford College and Rock Valley College (1986-88), Rockford, Illinois: Co-Director of Campus Ministries, Diocese of Rockford, Rockford College...
HOPE winter 2019 — small blessings, BIG impact
...everyday care giving: Don’t take any behaviors personally.** Build trust by spending time with each person.** Learn to read the cues of a person. A non-verbal person may ordinarily smile as a greeting; but if there’s no smile, she’s having a bad time of it. Sister Marilu Covani, passing on the spirit of Encuentro As Sister Marilú reached official retirement, she was invited to coordinate the V Encuentro effort for the Diocese of San Bernardino. “What a gift! I really...
Sister Cecilia Carter (formerly Sister Mary Cecilia)
...for a few months, we set about looking for a suitable empty convent where we could establish a house of prayer. As Providence would have it, we got sidetracked and ended up visiting every Mexican Restaurant in the San Fernando Valley, always sharing a carafe of burgundy wine with a taco or two. Celia served as a counselor at Camp Teresita Pines in the San Bernardino Mountains before she entered community. In 1972, the Sisters of Providence were invited to...
Newsnotes: the latest from the Sisters of Providence
...Mitchell, Eugene Marie Howard, Marie Patricia Shortall, and Winifred Patrice O’Donovan. The sisters left the Woods on Oct. 29, 1920, and arrived in Kaifeng on Nov. 24. The Sisters of Providence were the first American women’s religious Congregation to start a mission in China. Mother Theodore Guerin had always wanted to start a mission in China and the six sisters who were chosen made her dream a reality. Diocese of San Bernardino honors Sister Mary Jo Piccione Sister Mary Jo...
Sister Ann Miriam Zell
...the scope of our friendship. Together we told jokes, sent cards, made cards, read, sang, prayed and reminisced. She truly cared for me and was my faithful prayer partner. And she considered me a funny friend who made her smile,’” said Sister Alexa. The Mass of Christian Burial for Sister Ann Miriam was celebrated Aug. 17, with the Rev. Daniel Hopcus presiding. She is survived by both her siblings, Norma Oster of Sacramento, Calif., and Harry of San Gabriel, Calif....
Sisters of Providence celebrate Senior Jubilees
...Meyers and General Councilor Sister Mary Beth Klingel. (Back) General Councilor Sister Lisa Stallings, Sister Arlene Knarzer, General Councilor Sister Jenny Howard, Sisters Mary Catherine Keene and Susanne Gallagher, General Superior Sister Dawn Tomaszewski, Sister Elizabeth Smigla and Sister Sharon Richards. Sister Susanne Gallagher is a native of Chicago. Currently, she ministers as the Assistant Director for the Archdiocesan Special Religious Development Agency in Chicago. Sister Susanne, formerly Sister James, entered the Congregation on July 22, 1957, from St. Mary’s,...
Conscience, Candidates and Discipleship in Voting – Part One
During a recent gathering with women and men Religious, Cardinal Blaise Cupich was asked, in light of the coming elections, what resources were available to address the deep divisions within our nation as well as divisions in our Church. His immediate reply was to mention an address given by Bishop Robert W. McElroy at the University of San Diego on Feb. 6, 2020. In this talk, Bishop McElroy moves from Pope Francis’ “Evangelii Gaudium” to relevant issues of Catholic Social...
Coming home and going forth: Providence Associates annual meeting 2014
...in her Journal and Letters. We come home to renew our commitment to the Providence Circles, a quiet movement among us that unites us in prayer and small community wherever we may be. We come home to hear the good news about the growth of the Candidate- Associates, thoughtful strategic plans and the dedication of a board whose passion is to build up the relationships among us. Blog post author and Providence Associate Susan Weber, center, chats with those at...