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HOPE winter 2022 — Creating space for new light
...believer in the power of prayer, so I’ll ask anyone who cares enough to pray for someone. Storm the heavens!” Let the Sisters of Providence pray for you! Here are some of the many ways to request prayers from the Sisters of Providence. A new leadership team for the Sisters of Providence The Chapter meeting culminated in the election of the Congregation’s Leadership Team of the next five years. And now, a brief word from O’Shaughnessy Dining Hall I am...
Treasures from Archives: Providence Press
...She ran the office until 1988. It was on May 1, 1988, that Providence Press ceased operations, and Providence Printery, as the office is now known, was opened June 7 on the first floor of Owens Hall. Today, the Printery is managed by the very capable Roberta King, a staff member of the Congregation since 1987. Roberta is also a Providence Associate. In the stacks in Archives there is a plethora of information about Providence Press/Printery. Included in the files...
Sent to serve through the years
...go out on Mission. In this undated photo, Sisters of Providence leave for missions via the Saint Mary’s train station. Many Sisters of Providence left for mission via the Saint Mary’s train station, which was right across the street from the main Saint Mary-of-the-Woods gate. Here Sisters of Providence leave for their missions on August 17, 1940 Many Sisters of Providence left for mission via the Saint Mary’s train station, which was right across the street from the main Saint...
Sister Therese Whitsett
...impossible.’ I think about Mother Theodore. She spoke French, learned English, and was able to work with people, start schools and accomplish many other things,” Sister Therese said. Trust in God Sister Therese says being a Sister of Providence has enriched her life. She has been able to grow in and share Providence spirituality and touch the lives of many. And along the way, she’s learned to always stay open. “You never know where God’s Providence will be leading you...
Faces of our future: a new generation of Sisters of Providence
The Sisters of Providence are blessed to have eight women in initial formation and temporary profession here in the United States. Statistically, the Sisters of Providence rank in the top 8% of religious communities across the US in the number of women entering religious life. We are thankful to have such fine women discerning life as a sister with this community of Providence. You may already be familiar with these women. However, let me share with you what they are...
Come and See Retreat – Fall 2024
...as you focus on prayer and your own discernment. Saint Mary-of-the-Woods is a perfect place to slow down and listen to the voice of God. Experience life as a Sister of Providence Learn more about what the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods have to offer: faithfulness to prayer and total trust in Providence a lived legacy of love, mercy and justice from our foundress Saint Mother Theodore Guerin a close-knit community that has called Saint Mary-of-the-Woods with its classified...
Oral history: Sister Patricia Geis, a life of adventures and little ones
...which Patty replied, “I’m not entering your community. I’m entering Sisters of Providence.” Sister Patty works with a child in 1984. “Put yourself gently into the hands of Providence.” Saint Mother Theodore Guerin Entering religious life “It’s something, to know what you want to do when you’re 17.” It was time. In her heart Patricia Jane Geis knew it was time to enter a religious community. Patty’s beloved Uncle Stanley drove her to Saint Mary-of-the-Woods on July 21, 1952. Her...
Providence Food Pantry goes mobile!
For one housing unit in West Terre Haute, Providence Food Pantry has stepped up its game. After discussions with Providence Housing Corporation, Inc. Director Lynn Holloman, Providence Food Pantry Director Sister Maureen Fallon, SP, agreed to install a mobile food pantry for residents of the senior affordable housing unit. Residents of Providence Housing Corporation, Inc. at one of the Providence Food Pantry mobile drops. “A lot of the people who live there do not have vehicles,” Sister Maureen said. “While...
Pray with Our Lady of Providence, Queen of the Home
Jacqueline Fischer places a flower at the painting of Our Lady of Providence. We invite you to join with the Sisters of Providence, starting Thursday, Nov. 8, in praying the Novena to Our Lady of Providence leading up to her feast day on Nov. 17. The Our Lady of Providence ministry of the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods offers spiritual support and guidance for the real needs of families today. The National Shrine of Our Lady of Providence in...
Volunteer college students #Represent @theWoods!
...mornings at Providence Food Pantry, as sales assistance at Linden Leaf Gifts and the White Violet Farm Store, as CDL drivers to accompany sisters around town for special events, as Eucharistic ministers during Mass, as White Violet Center farm workers, with office assistance, with help delivering flyers around town and much more! For more information on volunteering for the Sisters of Providence, contact me at volunteer@spsmw.org or call 812-535-2878. Learn more about volunteering with the Sisters of Providence at Volunteer.SistersofProvidence.org...
Remembering Providence High
Providence High School Last year, many alumna were presented a short questionnaire asking about their experiences with the sisters. On this questionnaire were some questions recalling experiences students had while in school. The following reflection recalls Madelynne Wavak-Wayne’s time at Providence High School with the Sisters of Providence. Madelynne graduated from the school in 1962. What connected me to the Sisters of Providence? I was sent to Providence because my mother, Phyllis Tanny Wavak, graduated from Providence and I was...
Gifts to Foley Legacy Fund support the underserved, SP mission
...the higher education of sisters. The Academy became Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College and the first group of American sisters was sent to establish a mission in China. Caring for each other Staff members of Providence Cristo Rey School in Indianapolis, Amanda Murphy, theology teacher, left, and Erica Terry, school social worker, right, help run the school’s food pantry. Providence Cristo Rey is a sponsored ministry of the Sisters of Providence and the Foley Legacy Fund helps provide for Erica’s salary as...