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Community prayer via Skype™
...at 10 a.m. “We begin by sharing with each other about our day and what is going on in our lives. This is a time of spiritual and social renewal for us,” commented Sister Mary. Sister Eileen explains, “Our prayer includes the necrology (a listing of sisters and Providence Associates who died on that date) and then we pray for all the Sisters of Providence, our associates, benefactors, and all who have asked for our prayers. We say Morning or...
Our Letter to President Biden
Note: Just prior to the 2021 Inauguration, we sent a letter to President Biden, which was signed by many others, including Providence Associates and other women religious, that explained our climate position and congratulated him not only for his presidential victory but for his climate platform. Here is the letter in its entirety: Dear President Joseph R. Biden, The Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana, Providence Associates, and our Partners in Mission congratulate you on your election and offer...
Steeped in tradition: The Saint Anne Procession
...chapel. It was lined with shells from the Wabash River. The traditional procession took place on Friday, July 24, as sisters, Providence Associates, Sisters of Providence staff and others took part. All gathered in the Providence Community Room and following introductory prayers and readings, separate processions began. One, an inside procession, proceeded to the Wall Shrine of Saint Anne in the Church of the Immaculate Conception, while the other proceeded to the Saint Anne Shell Chapel. After both processions reached...
Sister Laurette Bellamy
...to stay up to watch late night TV with her: Wheel of Fortune and Jeopardy, of course, along with Dallas and Falcon Crest. In her later years and to the present, Laurette lived with Adrienne and her family who welcomed her. They were both very involved in the Providence Associates, being responsible for nine or 10 women becoming associates at the parish, St. Francis and Clare. Adrienne always took Laurette to her SP Local Government Unit meetings and they were...
Volunteers find friendship, inspiration, joy
Three friends and Providence Associates spend down time during a volunteer week at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods at St. Joseph’s Lake. From left, Deanna Ruston, Ann Kevin Thesing and Connie Schnapf. When you give, it can be amazing what you receive in return. This is what three Providence Associates of the Sisters of Providence have found. The three spend a week at a time at least twice a year volunteering at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. Deanna Ruston of Evansville, Indiana, explains that as she...
Anti-Racism: the Providence Community’s justice focus for 2021-2026
The Providence Community holds up green cards during the Chapter meeting in October with nearly everyone affirming anti-racism as the justice focus for the Community for the next five years. A sea of green yes cards filled O’Shaughnessy Dining Hall. During the recent General Chapter, the Sisters of Providence and Providence Associates voted to affirm antiracism as the justice focus for the coming years. The process leading up to the vote began many months prior. Sisters and Providence Associates provided...
The Sisters of Providence reflect on the Year of Mercy
...Sister of Providence, for our Providence Associates and this Congregation of Providence, I believe is our Litany of Nonviolence, where we beg for the grace of a non-violent heart. We humbly acknowledge our complicity in those attitudes, action and words which perpetuate violence. That can easily be translated to ‘Be merciful to us, O God, for we are in need of conversion all the while devoting ourselves to works of love, mercy and justice.” Please take a moment to read...
Poetry can tickle a funny bone!
Recently our Providence Associates coming to retreat were invited to bring professional clothing to donate to the Well Suited for the Job Boutique. These donations assist the Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College Career Development Office to prepare its students and recent alumni for job interviews and internships. Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College senior Dulce Chavez is a Well Suited for the Job Boutique recipient. In 2015, during a summer fellowship at the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, she wore some of the...
A Reflection for the Feast of Saint Mother Theodore Guerin
I love these days when we are gathered as the ever expanding Providence Community – Sisters of Providence, our Associates, Sisters of Providence and Providence Health Care co-workers, and our friends from Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College. And thanks to the wonders of technology – we can be present with our sisters and associates in Taiwan and throughout the United States, as well as with our sisters in health care. So, truly it is a happy feast as we begin our celebration...
Justice commission focuses on eco-justice
The Justice Coordinating Commission (JCC) is an “umbrella” group comprised of Sisters of Providence, Providence Associates, and others who have actively worked with the Sisters of Providence to address justice issues. The group, which builds on works of previous justice committees, is charged with focusing the justice issues for the Sisters of Providence Congregation. They first met in September to organize their work around a focus on environmental justice in the coming five years. After a process of social analysis...
Why do I love Saint Mother Theodore?
Saint Mother Theodore Guerin Editor’s note: During the month of October, several Sisters of Providence and Providence Associates will be sharing some of what they love about Saint Mother Theodore Guerin. This is our first blog post in the series. Enjoy! Another year, another October, another season of beautiful fall leaves … and, no doubt, in even greater abundance at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. There are many important dates on our calendar. We, the Providence Community, celebrate two major feasts: Saint Mother...
Sister Margaret Kelly (formerly Sister Bernard Maureen)
...in life was the Chicago Providence Women (CPW). Margaret became its coordinator in 2002 and they were called the Associates until our present day Associates came into being. They took the name of CPW and they met monthly with a speaker and time for prayer. Margaret worked very hard to help to coordinate speakers with a variety of justice related backgrounds, and the friendships that developed from these meetings have been very important in her life and in the lives...