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SPs through the years
...of the Immaculate Conception. Prior to 1964, young women who were entering the novitiate dressed in wedding dresses and received the holy habit during the liturgy of entrance. Opening of New Dining Room in Providence Hall, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. Left to right: Sisters Marie Angela Bannon, Francis Eileen Bannon, Agnes Carolyn Willwerth, Ann Healy. Sister Martha Rojo ministers as a director of religious education in a parish in San Antonio, Texas (1984). Mother Mary Pius Regnier and Sister Loretta Schafer, both...
Sister Florence Norton (formerly Sister Thomas Ann)
...was 94 years old and had been a Sister of Providence for 77 years. Sister Denise continued: However, when Florence celebrated her golden jubilees with her partners in ministry, the parishioners and staff of Our Lady of Grace Parish in Chicago, she herself chose the gospel just proclaimed. The central character of today’s gospel is Thomas, forever labeled as Doubting Thomas. Of all the gospels Florence could have chosen, why this one? It seems an unlikely choice for the woman...
21 new Providence Associates! Rite of first commitment 2022
...Providence Associates 2022! Front row from left: Susan Yochum, Theresa Stinson, Kara Wilson, Cynthia Chapa Garcia, Ann Clem, Marilyn Antonik. Second row from left: Della Gunning, Tara Ronda, Tracy Van Auken, Laura Tucker, Lisa Collins, Janet Roth and Michael Tosick. Back row from left, Co-Director Sister Susan Paweski, Brenda Kyle, Martha Pluckebaum, Felicia Tiritilli-Davis, Sheila Lauck, Diane Orr-Schafer, and Co-Director Debbie Dillow. At top, Mary Ellen Savage and Elyse Turula. Providence Associate Alice Shelton, left, has companioned newly committed Providence...
Santa is coming to the Woods!
...lot of pictures! We’ll start the fun at Providence Spirituality & Conference Center. Cost: $7; children 3 and under free. Pre-sale of tickets is encouraged and may be done online here. Santa will also visit Saint Mary-of-the-Woods again from 10:30 a.m.-1 p.m., on Sunday, Dec. 18, during Sunday Brunch at the Woods with Santa! Bring your children or child-minded self with your family and friends to enjoy the brunch with Santa in a beautifully decorated O’Shaughnessy Dining Hall. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xYO1uO8inz0 https://www.youtube.com/shorts/EIrvqc-bZ5E https://www.youtube.com/shorts/NDvKtQSjokg...
Sisters of Providence celebrate 2023 Senior Jubilarians
...of Worship, Diocese of San Bernardino, San Bernardino, Calif. (2015-22). Sister Elizabeth Koressel, formerly Sister Mary Andrew, is a native of Elberfeld, Ind. Currently, she ministers as a volunteer in the Ministry of Care at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. Sister Elizabeth entered the Congregation on Sept. 12, 1963, from Corpus Christi Parish in Evansville, Ind. She professed perpetual vows on Aug. 15, 1971. She has a bachelor’s degree in education from Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College as well as a master’s degree in elementary...
Sister Marilu Covani, passing on the spirit of Encuentro
...gradually expanding circle of friends was Sister Susan Dinnin, SP, who introduced her to the Sisters of Providence. Sister Marilú entered the Congregation in 1987. Her unique background was well-suited to her work in directing diocesan liturgy offices in Los Angeles and San Bernardino, where she ministered for 25 years. As Sister Marilú reached official retirement, she was invited to coordinate the V Encuentro effort for the Diocese of San Bernardino. How could she turn down this offer? “What a...
8th Day Center for Justice celebrating 40 years in September
...Providence are now a sponsoring member. The celebration will feature Jose Lopez, the executive director of the Juan Antonio Corretjer Puerto Rican Cultural Center. Lopez will share his thoughts and views on how social movements and communities can continue to harness energy to move toward true justice and equality. In addition, 8th Day Center will honor Rasmea Odeh as its fourth Mary Elsbernd, O.S.F., award winner. Odeh is a lifetime activist in the Palestinian community. She was born in Palestine...
Sister Donna Marie Fu: Called by God to serve a global church
...20 is the golden year of your life. You should give it to God.” Mother Marie Gratia wrote to the motherhouse at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods to request that Madeline enter. Because of the Korean war and worsened political situation, Congregation leadership told her to wait. Madeline’s spiritual director, Fr. Juan Goyoaga, SJ, was worried that she would enter another congregation. He interceded for her. After hasty passport arrangements, Madeline and a friend left Taiwan on Christmas Day in 1953 flying to...
Reunion updates – fall 2021
...members of the Marywood alumnae Class of 1970 to join them for their “50+1” reunion the weekend of Sept. 17-18. Alumnae/i gathered Friday for a mixer at O’Neill’s Bar & Grill at the Arroyo Trabuco Golf Club in Mission Viejo. The fun continued Saturday with a reunion celebration — dinner, dancing and live music — at an alum’s home in San Juan Capistrano. Alumnae from Marywood School in Evanston, Illinois, enjoy the Oct. 2 reunion. From left, Toni James Maloney...
Being a Providence Associate has made a difference
...special advocate (CASA) in Vigo County for several years. My soul was growing weary seeing so much suffering of children in our area and experiencing firsthand a broken system. After pleading a case desperately requesting that a child I was representing not be sent back to her parents’ house and being overruled, I decided to take a break…. I was looking for something to heal my broken heart and re-fill my lost soul. I kept seeing and hearing about Providence Associates....
Sisters of Providence presence expanding at the border
...one foot on the Nogales, Arizona, side of the border and the other foot on the Nogales, Sonora, Mexico side. KBI fosters “bi-national solidarity through humanitarian assistance, education and research/advocacy.” In short, Sister Tracey’s ministry with KBI allows her to “perceive wholeness in brokenness and design in chaos.” Needing support The Arizona Providence Community. From left, Sisters Nancy Bartasavich, Marilú Covani and Tracey Horan prepare a dinner together in the new house. The house (Casa Teodora) where the new Sisters...
Sister Suzanne Brezette
...Friendship Centers in Florida where she ministered six years in public relations and as an administrative assistant. After a brief time as a pastoral associate at the Church of the Epiphany, Venice, Fla., she became the administrator of Casa Marta Apartments in Sarasota, a retirement facility for senior citizens. In all of these ministries she made lasting impressions and friendships. When she returned to Indianapolis, she worked on the St. Gabriel provincial staff as director of ministry research where she...