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Providence Associate orientation 2018
Welcome to 20 new Providence Associate candidates who began their year of sharing, growing and discerning with a Providence Associate or Sister of Providence companion on Oct. 20 at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. Enjoy photos from the day. Learn more about Providence Associates here! Providence Associate candidates gather with sisters and other Providence Associates for a blessing ceremony during the orientation. Providence Associate Candidate Mary Catherine Chlipala and her Providence Associate companion for the coming year Sheila Galvin get to know each...
What it means to be a Providence Associate
“No, not me!” About nine years ago, Sister Carol Meyers, SP, invited me to become a Providence Associate. I responded, “Oh no, not me. I’m a man, older and gay.” A few days later, director Debbie Dillow called me saying, “We have other people like you who are associates.” Providence Associate Stephen Modde with Sister Carol Meyers in 2019. Being close to some Sisters of Providence for several years, I had been hearing about the growing Providence Associate relationship. After...
Annual gathering of Providence Associates 2014
...Dillow, associate director of Providence Associates, at left, greets candidate-associates arriving at the log cabin chapel Monday morning for a candidate discernment retreat. Candidate- associates pictured are, from left, Lorrie Scheidler, Tara Lane and Jane Fischer. Visiting during Sunday’s social with sisters and associates are from left: Sisters Claire Hanson, Jeanne Hagelskamp, Anji Fan and Providence Associate Gene Majewski. Sister Diane Mason, left, director of Providence Associates, visits with Providence Associates William Seth Adams and Amy Donohue-Adams during Sunday’s social....
Welcome to the family of Providence! Providence Associates candidate orientation
On Saturday, Nov. 12, we welcomed Providence Associate candidates for an orientation at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. Over the coming year, the 29 candidates will journey with a Sister of Providence or Providence Associate companion as they reflect on Providence spirituality and the mission of love, mercy and justice. Are you seeking something more? Maybe becoming a Providence Associate of the Sisters of Providence is for you! ProvidenceAssociates.org Providence Associate Candidate Mary Beth Mullen and her companion Sister Marsha Speth Candidate Christine...
Welcome Providence Associate candidates of 2014
...Guerin. Sister Ellen Kehoe, companion to Providence Candidate-Associate Betty Sloan of Indian Head Park, Illinois. Candidate-Associates pause to pray at the tomb of Saint Mother Thodore Guerin in her new shrine at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. Sisters Dawn Tomaszewski and Diane Mason lead a sneak-preview tour of the nearly completed shrine of Saint Mother Theodore during the Providence Candidate-Associate orientation. Providence Candidate-Associate Wallene Swentko of Hammond, Indiana, begins the year-long journey toward becoming a Providence Associate with her Sister of Providence companion...
Seeking something more with the Sisters of Providence
Why are this year’s group of Providence Associate candidates seeking out something more with the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods and the Providence Community? Providence Associate Candidate Paula Fike-Daum chats with another candidate during orientation. Here is what some of the 23 new candidates who started their process with the Providence Community shared at orientation this November: Called One said she felt a calling. Members of her church encouraged her to pursue the Providence Associate relationship. She said she...
What brings you here? What are you searching for?
...coming as a Providence Associate candidate seeking to feel complete herself. Providence Associate candidates and married couple Frank and Valerie Esposito with their Sister of Providence companions Sister Deborah Campbell and Sister Jeanne Hagelskamp at the Providence Associate orientation Oct. 10. Many, many candidates had life-giving relationships with Sisters of Providence. One candidate, who is also a staff member of the Sisters of Providence, said the sisters have become her family. They help her take pride in who she is....
Frequently Asked Questions
...of Providence were the first American women’s Congregation to establish a mission in China? We’ve also previously had missions in Peru and Antigua. Our motherhouse, our community’s home, is located at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana, which is 77 miles southwest of Indianapolis. How many Sisters of Providence are there? Currently, there are more than 250 Sisters of Providence and 10 women in formation in the United States and Asia. Why don’t the Sisters of Providence wear habits anymore? When our foundress...
Providential Connections: Sisters Abroad
...Woods in mid-October, Providence Associate Director Debbie Dillow traveled to Taiwan to receive four women from Taiwan as Providence Associates. Sister Delan Ma had walked with these four women through their year of discernment and learning about the mission of the Sisters of Providence. A fifth associate was welcomed in November. This marks the first time that the director has personally traveled to Taiwan to receive Associate candidates into the Associate relationship. It was one way to personify/manifest the Associate...
Providence Associates annual meeting festivities
...Magers clarifies a point. Providence Associates Jane Fischer and Marilyn Webb have a fun discussion during a break. Sisters of Providence, Providence Associates and other guests join hands for the Lord’s prayer during the celebratory Mass. Sisters of Providence and Providence Associates during a prayer moment on the first day of Chapter. Providence Associates greet Sister Emily Walsh as she arrives and the Providence Associate/Sister of Providence social supper. Providence Associate Diann Neu presents during the annual meeting. Associate Director...
Sharing joy and togetherness: Providence Associate annual meeting 2019
...with a sister during Monday’s meeting. Providence Associate and liturgy staff member Karen Sagraves plays the piano during a prayer time at Monday’s meeting with sisters and associates. Providence Associate Marilyn Webb laughs with some sisters during Monday’s meeting. Providence Associate candidate Kay Hassan joins table conversation during Saturday’s meeting. Providence Associate Kim Knoblock during a prayer moment at Monday’s annual meeting with the sisters. Providence Associate Ann Henderson during a reflective moment at Saturday’s meeting. From left, Providence Associates...
What brought you here?
Sister Rosemary Nudd with Amy Penne, the Providence Associate candidate she will companion over the next year. Twenty-nine individuals recently began their year-long journey toward becoming Providence Associates of the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. On Saturday, Nov. 12, many of these candidates attended an orientation at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. These candidates will spend the next year meeting with a Sister of Providence or Providence Associate companion and delving deeper into Providence spirituality and what it means to live out...