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Nancy Vandenbergh-Kremer, Chicago, IL: “Friendship and love”
This Rooted for Tomorrow story was contributed by Nancy Vandenbergh-Kremer, Chicago, IL, for the 175th anniversary of the Sisters of Providence arriving in Indiana. My story goes back to my infancy, when as a newborn my grandmother (then living in Immaculate Conception Parish in Chicago) brought Sisters Ann Michael ( IC grammar school principal), Mary Elise Angermeir, Mary Loretta Henry, Sadie Marie Burns, and Emily Marie Bryant to visit her new granddaughter! My mother was always quick to announce that...
Mike Eck, West Chester, OH: “This changed my life”
This Rooted for Tomorrow story was contributed by Mike Eck, West Chester, OH, for the 175th anniversary of the Sisters of Providence arriving in Indiana. While traveling from Cincinnati to St. Louis two or three times a month on business, I noticed a billboard on I-70 near Terre Haute, Indiana. This gentle and appealing image of a nun in habit extended an invitation to visit Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. One or two trips later – I ventured off the highway to look...
Letter: Jan 18. 1856
...watching her grow. There is nothing like that kind of love, and yet one day at the store she wants a piece of candy and you tell her no. She throws a temper-tantrum and shouts, “I hate you!” and doesn’t speak to you for a full day. She is now cold and she is staying away from the warmth of her parent. During this “cold” time of tension, she’s so upset she won’t even talk to you about other things,...
Lori Strawn, Wichita, Kansas: “Into these Woods”
This Rooted for Tomorrow story was contributed by Lori Strawn, Wichita, Kansas, for the 175th anniversary of the Sisters of Providence arriving in Indiana. Only Providence could have propelled a young girl from California who had never met a Sister of Providence, let alone set foot in Indiana, to a decision that changed her life: Accepting a scholarship to a small, Catholic school called St. Mary-of-the-Woods. This is my story. I came to The Woods knowing no one. But quickly...
Mary Ann Valentino, Chicago, IL: “Many fond memories”
Sister Agnes Rose Cook (St. Mel’s School) This Rooted for Tomorrow story was contributed by Mary Ann Valentino, Chicago, IL, for the 175th anniversary of the Sisters of Providence arriving in Indiana. I went to St. Mel’s Grammar School and was taught by those wonderful Sisters of Providence. At the time the girls were in one building and the boys were in another. I received my First Holy Communion there at the time when a 24-hour fast was required, not...
Cards and Christmas carols
Once again, I send you news of Sri Lankan adventure. My days remain fairly routine, but interesting things emerge fairly often. For example, a number of weeks ago, I mentioned to the novices that I brought decks of cards with me. One night they asked to borrow them. I offered to join them and found out that ONE of them knew ONE game, kind of a four handed version of War. The others didn’t know the suits, the order of...
Susan Riley, Galesburg, IL: “They worked magic”
This Rooted for Tomorrow story was contributed by Susan Riley, Galesburg, IL, for the 175th anniversary of the Sisters of Providence arriving in Indiana. I’m convinced the Sisters of Providence who staffed Costa School in the 1970’s were the most dedicated, devout, creative and resourceful group of religious to ever assemble. They ran the school on a shoestring, looked for donations from whomever was willing and worked magic within the walls. My classmates and I gained a solid foundation in...
Twenty-eight Sisters celebrate Jubilees
...include Sisters Mildred Giesler, Ann Jeanette Gootee, Florence Norton, Kathryn Koressel, Rita Clare Gerardot, Kathleen Mary Gay, Dorothy Hucksoll, Anne Krause, Marie Victoria Podesta and Miriam Clare Stoll. Several Sisters of Providence celebrated Jubilees in December. They were honored at a celebration with the Sisters of Providence General Council. The sisters celebrating Jubilees included (front, seated) Sister Ann Jeanette Gootee, (second row) General Council member Sister Mary Beth Klingel, Sisters Mildred Giesler and Kathryn Koressel, General Superior Sister Denise Wilkinson,...
Sister Dorothy Gartland: neighborhood ministry making a difference
...been a joy and a blessing. I thank her for the opportunity I had to work with children, parents and volunteers of the after school program. The program continues to grow under the directorship of Sister Virginia Jung, OSB. Each year groups of children come and are helped by young dedicated college students who continue to inspire me with how joyfully they serve those in need of the mentoring. Thank you, Providence Family Services, you continue to bring me joy....
How will you live out her words?
...Now, I’m no angel! It will be very hard for me to give up many things that I have control over and live, breathe, and operate off of Providence. However, I am going to do my best to remind myself of this quote and its true meaning each day. When I am afraid of facing tomorrow’s problem, I’m going to close my eyes and take a big breath and tell myself, “Put yourself gently into the hands of Providence.” ...
‘But I won’t get any supper …’
...the student volunteer that she needed supper. “Oh honey, you are too late for the meal,” the volunteer replied. The child crawled up on her lap, crying loudly, “But I won’t get any supper! I won’t get breakfast! I won’t get anything until lunch tomorrow (at school)!” Nearly 16 million children in the United States – one in five – live in households that struggle to put food on the table. Providence Food Pantry in West Terre Haute feeds an...
Kay Sisk, Linton, IN: “Sister made a great change in my life”
This Rooted for Tomorrow story was contributed by Kay Sisk, Linton, IN, for the 175th anniversary of the Sisters of Providence arriving in Indiana. Sometime around 1986, I was diagnosed with Crohn’s disease. I had been ill for over a year and in and out of hospitals with uncontrollable vomiting and no answer to why it was happening. On one of these hospital stays I was in a semi private room and so ill I vomited most of the night....