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...first row: Kathy Sternal, Gloria Morgan, Josephine Carbonaro, Michelle Barrentine, Kay Hassan and Providence Associate Co-director Sister Sue Paweski.Second row from left: Karen Maynard, Wanda Barney, Jan Showalter, Carol Sloan and William OkeyThird row from left: Mary Catherine Chlipala, Jessica Claycomb, Kathy Shickles, Jane Moss, and Stephen Modde.At back: Co-director of Providence Associates Debbie Dillow. Not pictured: Debbie Fornefeld New Providence Associate Stephen Modde carries the cross in the entrance procession Flowers and candles lit in memory of 2019 deceased...

...also on display! Santa Claus also made an appearance at the North Pole Zone at White Violet Center for Eco-Justice and everyone had an opportunity to meet with the alpacas. Providence Associate Karen Sagraves leads the sing along Sister Mary Lou Ruck helps leads the sing along Sister Mary Beth Klingel helps lead the sing along Sister Patty Wallace dressed as an elf sings and reads with children Sister Rose Virginia Eichman shows off a craft to Providence Assocaite Donna...

...brittle scrapbook that I found in Regina’s file which her mother entitled Donna’s Doings, it is evident that she was a much-loved child. Her mother records meticulously the events of Donna’s first years, including the fact that Donna was born at Aunt Louise Keasling’s house in Bruceville, Ind. In this book are the lyrics of a song that her father wrote for her and sang to her when she was a baby. Its title is Red-Head: Days were so dreary,...

With 138 Sisters of Providence age 80 and older, now is a very real moment of need in caring for our elder sisters. Above, Sisters Joann Quinkert and Jane Michael Dwyer work on a painting project at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. My mom was a great one for singing in the car. She knew all the verses to every song we sang (or she only sang songs she knew all the verses of). One of our favorites was “Side by Side.” The...

...Campbell, Executive Director, NETWORK Lobby for Catholic Social Justice Margaret Conley, Director, Sisters of Mercy of the Americas, Justice Team Rev. Dr. Susan Henry-Crowe, General Secretary, General Board of Church and Society, United Methodist Church Lawrence Couch, Director, National Advocacy Center of the Sisters of the Good Shepherd Rev. Paula Clayton Dempsey, Director of Partnership Relations, Alliance of Baptists Melanie Roth Gorelick, Senior Vice President, Jewish Council for Public Affairs Pablo DeJesus, Executive Director, Unitarian Universalists for Social Justice Susan...

...They asked him, “Why then do you baptize if you are not the Christ or Elijah or the Prophet?” John answered them, “I baptize with water, but there is one among you whom you do not recognize, the one who is coming after me, whose sandal strap I am not worthy to untie.” This happened in Bethany across the Jordan, where John was baptizing. Reflection Imagine yourself standing in the crowd waiting to be baptized. The religious leaders send scouts...

...for 67 years. Sister Jody continued: Ellen Susan Doane was born on April 19, 1936, in Jasper, Indiana. Her parents, Bert C. Doane and Lilian Fehribach, welcomed her as their first born. Roger, Paul, Mary, Joyce (Joy) and Mark followed. Ellen entered the Congregation on January 4, 1954, from St. Joseph Parish in Jasper and professed Permanent Consecration on August 15, 1961. Her brother, Paul, says: “I was 6-years-old when Ellen left to attend Saint Mary’s and become a nun....

Gospel: Mark 6: 7-13 Jesus summoned the Twelve and began to send them out two by two and gave them authority over unclean spirits. He instructed them to take nothing for the journey but a walking stick—no food, no sack, no money in their belts. They were, however, to wear sandals but not a second tunic. He said to them, “Wherever you enter a house, stay there until you leave. Whatever place does not welcome you or listen to you,...

...During the month of October, we continue reading the gospel of Mark – and Jesus continues his teaching and healing ministry. As I reflected on today’s gospel, it appears Jesus’ teachings are all about relationships. In the first section, Jesus converses with the Pharisees about the sanctity of marriage. He echoes the words of Genesis when he confirms that in marriage a man leaves his family (as does the woman!) to be joined with one’s spouse to become one flesh....

...Providence Associates 2021. From front left: Jennifer Christos, Michael Booth, Erin Gick, Kathleen Ly. Second row from left: Tanya Pongracz, Michael Rausch, Jonnee Western, Gloria Urrea, Mary Lou Kiesle. Back row from left: Providence Associate Co-Director Sister Susan Paweski, Robb Farris, Marci-Alvis-Slinski, Mary Beth Tribble, Marcia (Skitz) Everard and Providence Associate Co-Director Debbie Dillow. (Not pictured: Karen Chuan-Chaun Hung, Lou Carbonaro, Ashley Poff and Daniel Torrence) New Providence Associates join the entrance procession, including Michael Booth, front. Providence Associate Gloria...

...Malekani chats with her companion Providence Associate Jenny Nowalk Sisters and associates bless the new candidates. Candidate Geneveive Costello waves for the camera during the orientation. Candidate Catherine Baldessarini chats with Sister Anne Therese Falkenstein during the orientation. Candidate Kay Smith with her companion Adrienne Bates-Brown Candidate Sandra Chappell laughs with her companion Providence Associate Mickie Lane Fredericks Candidate Merrilinda Nichols sings during the blessing Blessing of the companions during orientation Candidates and companions gathered during the blessing Sister Rosemary...

...I will use Rosemary’s own summary of her ministry experience from her autobiographical sketch because it is SO Rosemary: “When I was reviewing my life in preparing my application for a sabbatical year at St. Meinrad’s, I realized that I could separate it into sections of 13 years each – 13 in elementary teaching, 13 in secondary teaching and administration; 13 in diocesan service and 13 in Congregational ministry. … I became conscious of the fact that I am now...