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Sister Marilyn Rose Ginder
...School in Loogootee, and St. Roch School in Indianapolis, and graduated from St. John Academy in Indianapolis in 1947. She entered the Sisters of Providence in 1949, and was given the name Sister Marilyn Rose. She took her first vows on Aug. 15, 1951, and final vows on Aug. 15, 1956. Marilyn earned her bachelor’s degree in Latin from Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College, and taught for several years in elementary schools and high schools in Indiana and Illinois. One of those...
Sisters share memories of the ‘Greatest Spectacle in Racing’
This is a photograph of Sister Marianne Mader (back, right) with her family taken in the early 1990s at the Indianapolis 500 Museum. With Sister Marianne are her mother Frances Ley Mader, her nieces Jenny – who is a Providence Associate – and Abby, and (back, left) her now-deceased sister Jeanette. In 2015, the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods celebrated their 175th anniversary as a Congregation. As the sisters advance into year 176, other organizations are celebrating milestones in...
Meet Emily: Sister of Providence postulant introduces herself
...with other justice-minded individuals in Indianapolis. Little did I know that through Catholic Worker I would meet Tracey Horan, who was discerning becoming a sister at the time. Tracey re-introduced the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods into my life. This deeply captured my attention and brought me to the beginning of my own life as a Sister of Providence. I grew up in the Indianapolis suburb of Carmel. I attended Cathedral High School, where I took a class with...
Sister Anita Bechert
...with excellent teachers. Sister Anita Bechert Teacher for 37 years in schools in Indiana, Illinois, Maryland and California In Indiana: Saint Mary-of-the-Woods Village School, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods (1947-48); St. John the Baptist, Whiting (1953-57, 1975-79); St. Andrew, Indianapolis (1961-65); Holy Trinity, New Albany (Principal, 1965-69); St. John, Fort Wayne (1969-73); St. Luke, Indianapolis (1973-75, 1979-85). In Illinois: Saint Joseph Academy, Galesburg (1952-53). In Maryland: Ascension, Halethorpe (1948-52). In California: Saint Therese, Alhambra (1957-60); Saint Joseph, Hawthorne (1960-61). When Betty graduated in...
Throwback Thursday: Remembering Sister Therese Berry
...For this week, we will take a look at the life of Sister Therese Berry, formerly Sister David Jean Berry. Therese Ann Berry was born on February 1, 1930, in Indianapolis. She entered the Congregation in 1948 from St. John Academy, located in Indianapolis. She received a bachelor’s degree in education from Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College and a master’s degree in education from Indiana State University. Her teaching ministry began in 1950 at St. Andrew, Chicago. She also taught at St....
Sister Patricia Fillenwarth (formerly Sister Joseph Monica)
...in Indianapolis, on September 1, 1940, to Henry J. and Catherine Mary Dierkers Fillenwarth. Patty was one of eight children. Her Sister of Providence sister, Sister Joseph, and brother Johnny survive, while Jeannine, Bernard, Jim, Barbara Ann and Ann Therese preceded Patty in death. Her sister Barbara Ann died at the age of 11; Ann Therese when she was only 3 days old. Patty often spoke of how she admired her mother who spoke often of the two young daughters...
Disrupting apathy and injustice: Sister Tracey Horan and World Meeting of Popular Movements
Indiana delegation to the U.S. Regional World Meeting of Popular Movements. The group includes members of grassroots movements, organizers and people in church leadership from the Indianapolis Archdiocese and the Diocese of Fort Wayne, Indiana. Sister Tracey Horan is at front left. “Now, we must all become disruptors.” Bishop Robert McElroy of San Diego addressed a crowd of nearly 600 clergy, women religious, and grassroots activists at the first regional meeting of the World Meeting of Popular Movements. Bishop McElroy...
Sisters serving their country
...The first of these was Monsignor Augustine J. Rawlinson, a veteran of World War I. Born in 1877 in Ithaca, New York, Monsignor Rawlinson served with the American Army for both the United States and in France. Monsignor died in December 1939 at the age of 62. A veteran of World War II, Monsignor James P. Galvin was born in Indianapolis in 1914. A captain in the United States Army, Monsignor served as chaplain in England, Belgium, Germany and France....
Reflections on 50 years
...a journey these past 50 years. I started out teaching primary grades in Indianapolis. During this time, I studied for my Master’s in Library Science with a medical certification. I went from teaching little children to working as a reference librarian for doctors and nurses at both Community hospitals in Indianapolis, as well as working as the research librarian for a group of hand surgeons in a private practice. This was quite a leap of faith! “My highest point in...
Sisters profess first, perpetual vows
...part of that journey, and I was so aware of that when I looked around the church on vow day.” She added she looks forward to continuing her ministry. “I will continue to live and minister in Indianapolis with Indianapolis Congregation Action Network, the first time a transition in formation has not meant a physical move,” she said. “After six moves in seven years, I’m grateful to stay in one place for a while!” Sister Anna said professing first vows...
Sister Madeline Therese McCann
...St. Philip Neri, Indianapolis (1944-47); Teacher, Holy Spirit, Indianapolis (1954-56); Teacher, St. John, Loogootee (1956-57); Teacher, St. Joseph, Jasper (1957-61); Teacher, St. Catherine, Indianapolis (1966-67); Teacher, Corpus Christie, Evansville (1967-68). In Illinois: Teacher, St. Genevieve, Chicago (1926-29); Teacher, Our Lady of Sorrows, Chicago (1929-33); Teacher, St. Joseph, Downers Grove (1936-37); Teacher, St. David, Chicago (1937-39); Teacher, St. Mel, Chicago (1939-41); Teacher, St. Agnes, Chicago (1947-49); Teacher, St. Columbkille, Chicago (1961-62); Teacher, Maternity BVM, Chicago (1962-64; Teacher, St. Mel, Chicago (1964-66)....
Sisters of Providence sponsored institution dedicates new facility
...Indiana. The school’s mission statement reads, “A Catholic, coeducational, college and career preparatory high school serving Indianapolis, Providence Cristo Rey High School offers a transformational educational experience to students with economic need.” Sister of Providence General Councilor Sister Laura Parker. SP, (from left) along with Providence Associates Marilyn Webb, Donna Watzke and Jude Magers, former Providence Cristo Rey board member Sister Jenny Howard, SP, and Sisters of Providence General Councilor Sister Carole Kimes, Vicar Jeanne Hagelskamp and General Councilor Sister...