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...2016 Indiana State University Human Rights Day event on March 8. Former head of the United Nations in Sudan, Dr. Mukesh Kapila, served as the keynote speaker of the event, which also featured three sessions of multiple speakers for students and others to attend. Sisters Donna Butler, Mary Montgomery and Marsha Speth all attended the event. Sister Marsha represents the SPs on the Human Rights Day Committee. Sisters Ann Casper (left) and Ann Sullivan during the 2016 Women...
Sister Marilyn Therese Lipps
...want to express thanks to all who prayed for her and/or sat with her during her final days before being called home to God. Marilyn loved to play games, especially Scrabble with the Sisters at Owens – Marge, Mary Beth and Donna. More recently, she and Sister Mary Ann Lechner enjoyed many a game of Scrabble on the porch at Lourdes. Marilyn was also an excellent Rummikub player, winning as often as she lost games with the group that gathered...
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...Providence in Taiwan (from left) Mary He, Donna Marie Fu, Delan Ma, Celeste Tsai and Sophia Chen with the cremains of Mother Marie Gratia Luking In 1919, then Sister Marie Gratia Luking (1885-1964) was chosen to lead a group of sisters on a mission to China. In 1920, the group of sisters arrived in Kaifeng, China, and began a ministry, eventually settling in Taichung, Taiwan. Sister Marie Gratia was bestowed the title “Mother” in 1960 because of her role as...
The cat’s meow
...two people present, she’s off.” Sister Donna Butler has been lucky to enjoy some rare encounters with Hazel as of late, and so was I, when I first visited White Violet Center to take photos of the cats. Visitors to the center are usually surprised to see Sage and enjoy lavishing attention on her. Several sisters also enjoy the company of the cats, and regularly visit the center to get a dose of cat therapy. Life at White Violet Center,...
2016 Providence Associate first commitment ceremony
...pray the Sisters of Providence pray of reunion together before the ceremony. Sister Peggy Lynch, left, with her Providence Associate companion Christine Boyle. Some of the 40 Providence Associates who renewed their commitments at the ceremony renew for another 1, 3 or 5 years. Providence Associates who made their first commitment on Nov. 12, 2016, are from front left: Donna Kida, Joan Haugh-Beatty (backset), Amy Langham, Dinah Vasbinder, Sandra Wickware, Linda Masesso, Sara Bennett, Valerie Esposito, Louella Dalina with Providence...
Justice commission focuses on eco-justice
...Congregation, the JCC suggested these areas be addressed through the lens of three filters: racism, women and children and investments. Members of the Justice Coordinating Commission include Andrea Beyke (Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College); Providence Associates Barbara Cottrell, Ben Kite, Marsha McCarty, Jeanne Rewa, and Susan Weber; and Sisters of Providence Donna Butler, Kathleen Desautels (justice promoter), Jeanne Hagelskamp (general officer liaison), Tracey Horan, Rosemary Schmalz (secretary), Barbara Sheehan, and Rosemary Ward. (Originally published in the Winter 2017 issue of HOPE magazine.)...
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...Nov. 12, 2016, at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana. New Providence Associates are, from front left, Donna Kida, Joan Haugh-Beatty (backset), Amy Langham, Dinah Vasbinder, Sandra Wickware, Linda Masesso, Sara Bennett, Valerie Esposito, Louella Dalina with Providence Associate Director Sister Diane Mason and Assistant Director Debbie Dillow. Second row from left: Benjamin Kite, Jeanie McElwain, Joyce Smith, Kathleen Hamilton, Theresa Vaughn, Jeanne Rewa, Christine O’Connor, Elizabeth Kolar Malone with Sister of Providence General Officer Jeanne Hagelskamp. Back row from left: Ericia Pruitt,...
Gathering in solidarity, respect and unity
...thinking along the same lines,” she says, “that this event [the election] has really kind of mobilized folks to think about what they really value.” Sister Donna Butler, who spends much of her time advocating for justice, says, “Two of the things I’m very grateful for are that I am a Sister of Providence, that we have a commitment to bring peace and justice to this world. And I’m very grateful that I’m in the place doing the ministry that...
Providence Associates photo highlights 2011
...next to Mary Kay is Sister Dawn Tomaszewski, general officer liaison to the associates. Father Dan is also a Providence Associate. Seven Providence Associates renewed their commitments during the Rite of Commitment and Renewal on Nov. 19, 2011, at St. Malachy Catholic Church in Brownsburg, Ind. They are (left to right): Nancy McClaskey, Indianapolis; Sue Hyland, Kokomo, Ind.; Kathy Newport, Beech Grove, Ind.; Donna Gilmore, Indianapolis; Mary Carroll Blocher, Greenville, Ohio; Debbie Dillow, Lizton, Ind.; and Judy Meyer, Plainfield, Ind....
HOPE winter 2018 — The bonds that unite us
...the 10 year celebration A new perspective on assisted living “The question of being in assisted living took me to a more profound level. Suddenly I realized that every one of us is in assisted living,” writes Sister Donna Butler Elegance on display: Saint Mary-of-the-Woods added to National Register of Historic Places “I thought, ‘it looks like a little piece of Europe was plunked down in the backwoods of Indiana.'” Visit the Woods Whatever it is that draws you here,...
Sister Ann Jeanette Gootee
...lovely, mischievous, a leader and a challenger, and as having a great sense of humor, said Sister Donna Butler in her commentary for Sister Ann Jeanette Gootee, who died Tuesday, January 16, 2018, at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana. She was 91 years old and had been a Sister of Providence for 74 years. Margaret Jeanette was born on June 21, 1926, in Indianapolis, to Roy Gootee and Veda Pearl Owens. She is now united with her brother Robert, her twin brothers...
Providence Associate spring retreat 2018
...Paweski, backset, as the new co-director for the Providence Associate relationship. Candle table decoration Chuck Neuman visits with Providence Associate Co-Director Debbie Dillow before the retreat. Providence Associate Donna Watzke laughs while visiting with sisters and associates at the retreat. Providence Associates Jennifer and Duane Drake check out the schedule and materials for the retreat. A prayer moment at the retreat. Providence Associates Sara Bennett and Kathryn Martin. Providence Associates Sandra Wickware and Regina Hartman at prayer. Blessing of the...