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Sister Merry Marcotte
...counselor and foreign student advisor. Her ministries in Indiana were many and varied. She served as the director of adult education at United Southside Community Organization, Indianapolis. In Terre Haute, she was a pastoral associate at St. Ann Parish and later served as a coordinator of volunteers at the Council on Domestic Abuse. In the late 1990s, Sister Merry ministered in New Albany at Providence Self Sufficiency Ministries and later as the director of alternative sentencing in the Floyd County...
Sister Ann Michele Kiefer
...happiness. We will not regret the past nor wish to shut the door on it. We will comprehend the word serenity and we will know peace. No matter how far down the scale we have gone, we will see how our experience can benefit others. That feeling of uselessness and self-pity will disappear. We will lose interest in selfish things and gain interest in our fellows. Self-seeking will slip away. Our whole attitude and outlook on life will change. Fear...
The 2011 installation of the General Officers
...the Sisters of Providence who participated in our General Chapter this past summer, these words of our foundress capture the spirit we carried into our Chapter and that shaped our decisions during that time. Without a doubt, these words of hers express the joy and determination we carry into our immediate, shared SP future. But what Scriptures to proclaim today to reflect that theme of hers? I was hard pressed to find any – so I wrote a note to...
Oral history: Sister Ann Sullivan
Sister Ann Sullivan, SP What if the world is holding its breath — waiting for you to take the place that only you can fill? – David Whyte “We had an old bright yellow Minneapolis Moline tractor with a hand clutch. We’d sit in Dad’s lap or stand on the side bar when he was hauling hog sheds between pastures to ensure all livestock on our farm was on fresh grass or alfalfa or doing other farm jobs. He’d stop...
Sisters to take part in historical marker dedication
...Promoter Sister Barbara Battista, SP, said. “We, along with our entire nation, have work to do. Our nation is in the midst of a racial awakening.” Terre Haute NAACP President Sylvester Edwards said the historical marker will help area residents further understand the history of Vigo County. “The marker for George Ward will enrich our community in knowing about our past, the good, the bad or the indifferent,” Edwards said. “It has to be known. We’ve taken responsibility of educating...
Sister Joan (Ruth Cecile) Klega
...at Holy Family, Jasper, Ind. In Illinois, she ministered as a music teacher at Our Lady of Sorrows, Chicago; St. Athanasius, Evanston; and St. Francis Xavier, Wilmette. After receiving her CPE, Sister Joan ministered as a chaplain at Methodist Hospital, Indianapolis; Lutheran General Hospital, Park Ridge, Ill.; and Children’s Memorial Hospital, Chicago. She spent two years as an insurance policy writer in Park Ridge, Ill., before serving as a pastoral minister at Catholic Indian Mission, Fort Yates, N.D., from 1981...
Sister Monica (Patricia Ann) Withem
...the States, until 1974,” said Sister Margaret. After returning to the United States, Sister Monica served as a receptionist for one year in the Archdiocesan Office of Education in Indianapolis. She then spent four years at the United Southside Community Organization in Indianapolis. “In 1980, Sister Monica attended the Credo Program at Gonzaga University, then became pastoral associate at Assumption Parish in Indianapolis. There she and Sister Mary Frederick Fields (RIP) replaced the pastor, who had died. They were among...
Sister Rita (Veronica) Lechner
...at Our Lady of Sorrows, Chicago. During her years at Holy Cross and Holy Spirit Sister Rita also served in prison ministry. In 1982 and for the next 13 years, Sister Rita ministered as the pastoral associate at St. Jude Parish, South Bend, Ind. From 1995 to 2007, Sister Rita served as a pastoral associate at Immaculate Conception, Hawesville, and St. Columbia Parish, Lewisport, Ky. In 2007, she returned to the Woods and ministered at Woods Day Care/Pre-School and Providence...
Sister Ann Kathleen Brawley
Sister Ann Kathleen Brawley “Sister Ann Kathleen said that her greatest joy had been her opportunity to assist those who came to the Archives seeking materials in order to tell the story of the Congregation.” Preserving the Congregation’s history was extremely important to Sister Ann Kathleen Brawley. “As archivist, Sister Ann Kathleen renewed the presentation of Community History classes, enriching the newer members of the Congregation in their knowledge and appreciation of our past,” said Sister Mary Roger Madden in...
Providence Associates: addressing the needs in our backyards
...will go without. My past work experience has been, among other things, benefits management. I follow the news and plan to attend a meeting to understand how the state intends to administer block grant money. Frankly, I’m about over trying to write my representatives because my experience with the three Republicans in the U.S. Congress has resulted in nothing but letters telling me how great Trump is or what else they have done, never addressing my specific questions. I do,...
Sister Elizabeth Clare Vrabely
...with the Rev. George Vrabely still serving as pastor of the parish in La Porte, Ind. Elizabeth attended Sacred Heart Grade School and Whiting Public, both in Whiting, before entering the Congregation Feb. 2, 1944. She professed first and perpetual vows Aug. 15, 1946, and 1951, respectively. She earned a bachelor’s degree in English from Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College and a master’s degree in business administration from the University of Notre Dame. Sister Elizabeth Clare began teaching at St. John the...
Sister Eleanor Bussing
...Sister Ruth Eileen shared about the camaraderie enjoyed by the Bussing family. “Here at the Woods, we enjoyed the witness of Sister Eleanor’s openness to others as she, with Sisters Francis Eugene and Richard, shared the presence and generosity of brother Frank with all of us. As you know, Frank resides at Maryvale and works tirelessly as a volunteer driver and respondent to any request for assistance. One of Sister Eleanor’s greatest joys over the past months since Frank joined...