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Newsnotes
...at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College. A natatorium was added in 1919. The new residence building is designed to house ten Sisters of Providence and was completed in mid-December. New administration building in former day care now open The Sisters of Providence officially opened their new administration building in the fall. The building is located at the site of the former Woods Day Care/Pre-School at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. A blessing of the building took place Sept. 30, with members of the General Council...
Earth Day should be every day
April has snuck up on us and while we are so close to embracing a return to normalcy, we’re just not quite there yet. It was a hard decision but for the second year in a row the Sisters of Providence have decided to cancel our annual Earth Day Festival & Craft Fair that would have been scheduled for Saturday, April 24. But although we may have canceled the event, we have not canceled what it stands for each year:...
Rejoice with us: A Silver Jubilee Reflection
...certain they have encountered more than one challenge along the way. That is good reason to rejoice. But I think we all know that this celebration is NOT just about marking time or having a party. This jubilee day gives witness to the love and lure of a Provident God. As Jesus reminds us in our Gospel reading from John today: “It was not you who chose me; it was I who chose you to go forth and bear fruit.”...
Creating hope for the elderly and their family members in Taiwan
...and family members who care for the elderly. Many ways to serve Outdoor games for elders. Today, through collaboration with county and township governments, their services include homecare services, respite care, Meals on Wheels, daycare services, and community services for the elderly and those with disabilities. In 2017, the staff of social workers, nurses and caregivers provided 53,220 hours of homecare for approximately 275 elderly and/or disabled persons. Additionally, they provided respite care service to 87 people for over 27,670...
Sunday, February 20, 2022: Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time
...Give, and gifts will be given to you; a good measure, packed together, shaken down, and overflowing, will be poured into your lap. For the measure with which you measure will in return be measured out to you.” Reflection Jesus doesn’t use the Mary Poppins approach. “A spoonful of sugar makes the medicine go down.” Nope – no sugar coating for Jesus. This Sunday’s gospel is proof positive of that. Even so and maybe because I’ve heard and read it...
White Violet Center: To market, to market jiggity jig
...plants, fibers, eggs, and other goodies that we’ve grown or produced ourselves. Luckily, we’ve made it easy! Everything listed under the “From Our Farm” tab is approved for Saturday market. Make sure to type “Farmers Market” in the “comments” section when you check out. Preorders can be made up to noon on the Friday before the Saturday market. For those who will be shopping, we are bringing lettuce, arugula, green onions, kale, mixed greens, flowers, eggs, White Violet Kitchen Creations,...
Sister Denise’s “expert” Father’s Day reflections
Paul Beel (right) hands out popcorn at Family Day 2011, with Sisters Joann Quinkert and Rosemary Borntrager. I usually accept whatever web assignments I’m given from Diane Weidenbenner, our director of marketing and communications. I always regret that I say “yes” to writing the Father’s Day reflection. I feel it’s like me, a never-married, celibate person commenting on marriage. What do I know about marriage or fatherhood? So, I went to three fathers on our SP staff and asked for...
Language barriers, smiles and unexpected gifts: Sister Denise Wilkinson reflects from France
...looks just like theirs.) Did I expect that these otherwise wonderful women don’t have the custom of celebrating St Patrick’s Day? What? No shamrocks? No Irish soda bread? No wearin’ of the green? Nope! And they are as interested in why we do as I am in why they don’t. Now I know that having waded into the water, I am enjoying whatever each day brings. Smiles as comfort I am getting to know each sister by paying attention to...
The Practice of Homemaking and Community Shaping
...because that is what every Sister of Providence calls it. But their lived experience of Saint Mary’s is different. Today we continue the practice of spending a foundational year of canonical novitiate at the Woods surrounded by the wisdom and care of many of the elders in community. And we have initiated the practice of gathering at the Woods in the summer for several days of meeting, reflection, prayer, and sharing with one another the deep meaning of our lives....
Celebrating our many foundations this Foundation Day
...mission was necessary. And now, three sisters are in the process of establishing a mission in Arizona near the border. Yes, we continue the ministry of the first Foundation Day in 1840. We stand in humble gratitude for all that our sisters, associates and benefactors who continue to honor Divine Providence through works of love, mercy and justice as we bring our gifts to the needs of the world. Let us celebrate all our foundations on this Happy Foundation Day! ...
Sister Carole Kimes
...Providence at the age of 20 in 1970. She left in 1974. In 1980 at age 30, Sister Carole entered the Congregation again. This time she didn’t look back. To speak with Sister Carole today at age 65 is to recognize a person grounded in spiritual wisdom. A person intent on using what she has been given for others. She will tell you that she has been given much. Sister Carole grew up in Fort Wayne, Indiana, the third of...
2025 Reflection for Providence Associate Commitment Liturgy
Note: The following is the reflection that was authored by General Superior Sister Dawn Tomaszewski for the 2025 Providence Associates rite of first commitment and renewal Mass and Ceremony, which took place on Saturday, October 11, 2025. The 2025 incoming Providence Associates were welcomed by the Providence Community during the Rite of Commitment and Renewal Mass and Ceremony on Saturday, October 11, 2025. New Associates include (front, from left) Jessena Goddard and Beth Purcell, (second row) Katherine Ryan, Molly Burke...