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Elegance on display: Saint Mary-of-the-Woods added to National Register of Historic Places
Western Regional Office for Indiana Landmarks representative Tommy Kleckner (left) with SP General Superior Sister Dawn Tomaszewski and Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College President Dr. Dottie King. When Tommy Kleckner stepped foot on the hallowed grounds of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, he couldn’t believe his eyes. Tommy had just started working in the Western Regional Office for Indiana Landmarks. His then-superior took him to Saint Mary-of-the-Woods to take a look at the architecture. The classical and renaissance styles, the Beaux-Arts designs of the buildings,...
Forest Bathing
...in the Woods The Woods is such a place for me and, I suspect, for countless other Sisters of Providence, Providence Associates, ministry partners, family members, students, alumnae/i … the list goes on! The Woods becomes integral to who we are. Once instilled in us it is hard to separate us from the experiences – it is ingrained for a lifetime. And for some, it becomes so integral to who they are that they choose to be buried here, surrounded...
Sister Charles Van Hoy
...Anthony, Indianapolis (164-70); Teacher, All Saints, Indianapolis (1970-71); Teacher/Librarian, St. Charles, Peru (1973-75); Bookkeeper/Adult Education Teacher, United Southside Community Organization, Indianapolis (1975-83); Pastoral Associate, St. Patrick/Holy Rosary Parish, Indianapolis (1983-93); Director of Activity Department, Sisters of Providence, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods (1994-96); Coordinator of Activities, Sisters of Providence, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods (2006-14); Volunteer, Helping Hands/Providence Food Pantry, West Terre Haute (2014-17); Residential Services, Sisters of Providence, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods (2014-18); Prayer, Sisters of Providence, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods (2018-2021). In Maryland: Teacher, St. Clement, Lansdowne (1971-73)....
Sister Thomas Jeanne Doriot
...Sentinel, Fort Wayne (1971-72); Public Relations/Journalism, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods (1972-75); Prayer, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods (2019-2022). In Illinois: Teacher, Marywood, Evanston (1964-66); Journalist, Pioneer Press, Evanston (1969-71). In California: Teacher, Marywood, Orange (1978-79); Associate Editor of Catholic Herald, Sacramento (1987-92); Director of Health Services/Director of Religious Education, Bakersfield Catholic Charities, San Clemente Mission, Bakersfield (1992); Director of Religious Education, San Clemente Mission, Bakersfield (1993-97); Paralegal, Archdiocesan Tribunal of Los Angeles (1998-99); Administrative Assistant to Executive Director, Conrad N. Hilton Fund...
Sister Patricia McIntyre (formerly Sister Elaine)
...(1965-66); Teacher, Holy Family, New Albany (1966-70); Teacher, St. Malachy, Brownsburg (1969-70); Teacher, Nativity, Indianapolis (1973-77); Teacher, Holy Cross, Indianapolis (1980-84); Assistant Director, Shalom Community, Indianapolis (1985-89); Library-Media Assistant, Indianapolis Public School No. 93 (1990-91); Teacher, Sacred Heart School, Terre Haute (1991-96); Local Coordinator, Health Care Services, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods (1996-2001); Secretary/Receptionist, Woods Day Care/Pre-School, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods (2001-2009); Volunteer, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods (2009-2018); Prayer, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods (2018-2020). In North Carolina: Teacher, Blessed Sacrament, Burlington (1959-60). In Massachusetts: Teacher, St. Patrick, Stoneham (1960-62)....
The Other Five: A brief look at the lives of the sisters who came from France in 1840 with Saint Mother Theodore Guerin
...yet was placed in charge of the Academy, the forerunner of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College. Her first mission away from Saint Mary-of-the-Woods was at Jasper, where she traveled with Saint Mother Theodore to open a parish school in March, 1842. She later took over as superior in Madison (1847-1848), a community that was not welcoming to Catholics at the time. She returned to Terre Haute to build St. Vincent Academy, then on to Fort Wayne, and back to Saint Mary-of-the-Woods Village...
Sister Kathleen Dede (formerly Sister Marie Arthur)
...Village School, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods (1968-69); Social Worker, Katherine Hamilton Mental Health Center, Terre Haute (1978-79); Social Worker/Instructor, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods (1979-80); Instructor/Social Work/Sociology Department Head, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College (1980-82); Substitute Teacher, Indianapolis (2011-13); Nursing Home Visitor, Indianapolis (2013-15); Volunteer/CBO and Administration Building Receptionist, Sisters of Providence, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods (2016-17); Volunteer, Administration Building Receptionist, Sisters of Providence, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods (2017-20); Prayer, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods (2020-25). In Illinois: Teacher, Our Lady of Mercy, Chicago (1958-59); Teacher, St. Sylvester, Chicago (1959-64); Social Worker/Social Service Director,...
‘Be unafraid to follow in her footsteps’: a reflection on the Feast of Saint Mother Theodore Guerin
...all the woods. And the wilderness is our only cloister, for our house is like an oak tree planted therein.” Carrying the Woods inside In my thinking, she didn’t just love nature and these Woods. Somehow, she carried these Woods inside her. The Woods shaped her, deepened her love of God and of her sisters and other companions. The Woods fortified her belief that all would be well. She took to heart the message found today in the reading from...
Sister Marie David Schroeder
...(1965-66); Teacher, St. John, Vincennes (1966-69); Teacher, St. John the Baptist, Fort Wayne (1969-71); Teacher, Catholic Central, New Albany (1971-72); Teacher, Sacred Heart, Whiting (1973-81); Assistant, Providence Medicare Service SHP, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods (1988-89); Medicare, Central Business Office, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods (1989-92); Retired/Providence Center Gift Shop Service, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods (1993); Retired/Gift Shop Service/Owens Hall Local Treasurer, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods (1994-2004); Residential Services, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods (2005-2017); Prayer, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods (2017-2020). In California: Teacher, St. Elisabeth, Van Nuys (1962-65); Teacher, St. Elisabeth, Van Nuys (1981-88)....
Sister Ann Brendan Burget
...on projects, cutting decorations for bulletin boards, etc. Actually, even before that, I lived with Sister Ann Brendan at Nativity Convent. I was really impressed that she could actually make serre tetes! I could hardly pin mine on right, and she could make them! In 1987, Sister Ann Brendan began working on opening Woods Day Care here at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. She realized the need for a day care for the children of people living and working in the area, especially...
Sister Winifred Mary Sullivan
...Holy Family, New Albany (1958-60); Teacher, St. Joan of Arc, Indianapolis (1966-67); Teacher/Principal, Terre Haute (1967-69); Teacher, Tenth Street School, Jasper (1969-76); Teacher, Jasper Middle School, Jasper (1976-91); Teacher, Greater Jasper Consolidated School, Jasper (1991-93); Tutor/Community Service, Diocese of Evansville (1994-2003); Volunteer, Diocese of Evansville (2003-08); Residential Services, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods (2008-12); Residential Services/General Administration Volunteer, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods (2012-14); Residential Services, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods (2014-16); Sewing for Linden Leaf Gifts and Prayer, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods (2016-2021). In Missouri: Teacher/Principal, Annunziata, St. Louis (1960-66)....
Being a Providence Associate has made a difference
When you become a Providence Associate, you join in mission and community with the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods by serving as you are able in your day-to-day life. We asked several of our Providence Associates to share how being an associate has made a difference in their lives. Read here as they share how they have been touched by the Community and the Woods. Learn more about how you could become a Providence Associate at ProvidenceAssociates.org. “It is...