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Ten years ago, on Nov. 17, 2007, the Sisters of Providence formally welcomed its first group of 54 Providence Associates to the Congregation. In the past 10 years, 268 women and men have followed their call to become Providence Associates. They “further the charism of the Sisters of Providence by co-creating a hope-filled world, building relationships, cultivating community, and living lives that challenge them to embody the face of Providence as they seek to be love, mercy, and justice in...

...Art and Camille reside in Fort Wayne, Ind. Providence Associate Father Daniel Hopcus blesses the Providence Associate pins held by Shawn Shamsaie and Providence Associate Janice Lilly during the Rite of Commitment and Renewal on Nov. 13, 2010. Shawn and Janice also serve on the Providence Associates Advisory Board. The new Providence Associates are blessed during the Rite of Commitment and Renewal on Nov. 13, 2010. Providence Associate Beth Kyle (left) served as cantor during the Rite of Commitment and...

...greets Providence Associate Diann Neu. Providence Associate Donna Watzke (left) catches up with another associate. Winner! Providence Associate Diana Estringel celebrates winning the fundraising raffle for Providence Associates. Behind her at left are Providence Associates Sara Bennett and Duane Drake who helped organize the auction and raffle. Providence Associate Ezra Kyle Meadors reads during a reflective time at the joint meeting with the sisters on Monday. Say cheese, Gary! Posing at the sign-in table are Providence Associates Kaitlyn Willy (with...

...and new Providence Associate Jessica Claycomb New Providence Associates from front clockwise Jane Moss, Wanda Barney, Karen Maynard and Jan Showalter prepare the altar cloth The Providence community applauds the new Providence Associates Sisters of Providence and Providence Associate companions rise to present the new Providence Associates Sister companion Sister Barbara Bluntzer and new Providence Associate Kay Hassan Associates and companions, including Kathy Sternal, center New Providence Associate Mary Catherine Chlipala carries the lectionary during the entrance procession Sister Marlyn...

...Sharon Woods visits with two Providence Associate friends Diane Gardner carries in the book of readings Pearlette Springer, right, with her companion Providence Associate Lynda Parker Richard Kennel during the commitment litrugy. The new Providence Associates make their first commitment Providence Associate Co-Directors Debbie Dillow and Sister Sue Paweski call the new Providence Associates forward New Providence Associates make their commitments. Providence Associate advisory board member Mel Marino Wolff passes out the Providence Associate pins New Providence Associates are pinned...

...left, Terry Urban and Marilyn Rausch make their commitments as Providence Associates. Sisters of Providence Companions extend their arms in blessing over the new Providence Associates. New Providence Associate Susan McDowell, center, offers those around her the sign of peace. Providence Associate Marilyn Rausch with her Sister of Providence Companion Sister Susan Dinnin. Sister of Providence Sister Rosemary Borntrager declares her companion Jennifer Calvert, seated, ready to become a Providence Associate. Sister Lisa Stallings pins the Providence Associate pin on...

...but only that which we can do.” Associates extend the mission beyond SP reach. They are fantastic companions on our Providence journey. Providence Associates and Sisters of Providence join hands in prayer during the 10-year anniversary celebration. Associates give me hope. They give us hope for fresh energy and prophetic wisdom. They give hope for all of us now and into the future united for mission. Providence Associates give us all a greater appreciation of what Providence means. They give...

...Ann Evans MTG 1970 – Returned to Chicago, IL in the 90s, and am currently a consultant in Illinois schools. Served in PC 1993/96 in D.R., and received a Masters in Public Health from Yale Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health. Served on the board of American Cancer Society in Illinois and as a board member of Cisco and Cisco Production-CCP, an organization which assists underserved populations and others with cancer prevention. Also serve on the board of American...

...time. You may reach her at 812-535-2807 or email cpritchett@spsmw.org. Class notes Marie Therese Walsh March 9, 1927 – January 27, 2025 With great sadness, we announce that Marie Therese Walsh, nee Merker of Northbrook, passed away on January 27, 2025. Marie was a proud Chicagoan who grew up with a loving Irish family on Diversey Pkwy. Her love for the Sisters of Providence began as a boarding school student at Marywood Academy in Evanston (Class of ’44) and continued...

...three graduates from St. Agnes were May Reaume, Adelaide Thale and Mary Helmer. Each graduate gave an oral essay the day they graduated. After each essay was given, other students played instruments. St. Agnes was a boarding school from 1893 until 1932. The boarders could only have Saturday visitors and no phone calls were permitted except from parents or guardians. Their extracurricular activities were projects planned from Sodality. In 1909, students began wearing uniforms. St. Agnes also became a grade...

...in Rennes and asked the Sisters of Providence to set up a school which was to offer religious and academic instruction and prepare the children for manual jobs. The hope was that this would improve the whole area. For four years before Sister St. Theodore’s arrival, the Sisters of Providence had attempted without much success to run a school there. In her first biography of Saint Mother Theodore, Sister Mary Cecilia Bailly writes, “It was certainly the hardest mission of...

...St. Gabriel Province, Indianapolis (1975-76); Province Staff, St. Gabriel Province, Indianapolis (1976-78); Bookkeeper, Continental Convalescent Center, Indianapolis (1976-78); Bookkeeper/Secretary, Continental Convalescent Center, Indianapolis (1979-80); Assistant to Business Manager/Motherhouse Operations, Sisters of Providence, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods (1980-82); Payroll Account Plant Business Office, Sisters of Providence, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods (1982-84); Finance Clerk/Cashier, Central Business Office, Sisters of Providence, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods (1994-96); Staff, Central Business Office, Sisters of Providence, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods (1996-2002); Residential Services/Treasurer for Owens Hall, Sisters of Providence, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods (2002-18); Providence Food...