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...Paweski, backset, as the new co-director for the Providence Associate relationship. Candle table decoration Chuck Neuman visits with Providence Associate Co-Director Debbie Dillow before the retreat. Providence Associate Donna Watzke laughs while visiting with sisters and associates at the retreat. Providence Associates Jennifer and Duane Drake check out the schedule and materials for the retreat. A prayer moment at the retreat. Providence Associates Sara Bennett and Kathryn Martin. Providence Associates Sandra Wickware and Regina Hartman at prayer. Blessing of the...

Providence Associates joined the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana, March 13-15 for the 2026 Providence Associates’ Spring Retreat. The retreat, titled “Living Our Call Through Changing Times as Modeled by Saint Mother Theodore Guerin,” featured around a program led by Sister Paula Damiano, SP, and Sister Jan Craven, SP. With wisdom and humor, Sisters Paula and Jan encouraged retreat attendees to embody Saint Mother Theodore Guerin’s strength, courage, and character as we live out our calling in an...

...23 Providence Associate candidates and their companions gathered both in person and virtually at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods for an orientation to the year-long journey to becoming a Providence Associate. Over the coming year the candidates and their Sisters of Providence or Providence Associate companions will reflect on spiritual topics and share together. Those who discern this relationship is indeed for them will make their first commitments as Providence Associates in October of 2024. Enjoy these photos from our candidate orientation day!...

...Albany, Ind.: Activities Assistant, Providence Retirement Home (1983-84) New Albany, Ind.: Nurses’ Aide, Providence Retirement Home (1984-85) New Albany, Ind.: Laundry/Housekeeping/Resident Aide, Providence Retirement Home (1985-87) New Albany, Ind.: Resident Aide, Providence Retirement Home (1987-94) New Albany, Ind.: Assistant to Day Care Supervisor, Providence Self Sufficiency Ministries (1994-96) New Albany, Ind.: Child Care Staff, Providence Self Sufficiency Ministries (1996-98) New Albany, Ind.: Housekeeping/Child Care Staff, Providence House (1998-2000) Georgetown, Ind.: Volunteer, Providence Self Sufficiency Ministries and Holy Family Parish (2001-18)...

Providence Associate Jane Fischer leads sisters in song during a social for Sisters of Providence and Providence Associates in the summer of 2014. Providence Associate Jane Fischer of Indianapolis has spent the past year journeying toward becoming a Providence Associate on Nov. 8, 2014. She met monthly with her companion Sister Peggy Nau to share ideas and reflect. Jane shares about her experience here. Why did you decide to pursue the Providence Associate relationship? There were two factors in finally...

...visited their home and her father was always helping the Sisters. She learned early on about Providence from her mother who would often say, “God will provide.” It was only later in life that Providence took on real meaning for her. She noted, “Providence may not provide a lot sometimes, but always enough.” The Dede parents received medals from the Pope celebrating all eight children having entered religious life. From left, Sisters Patricia and Eileen, Father Jim, Sister Mary Mark,...

...wreckage looking for bricks that were not crushed. They wrapped the bricks and sold them as souvenirs to help build the new Providence. In 1962, the new Providence High School was built in New Lenox as a co-institutional school. It was built for a capacity of 800. In 1966, the first co-institutional class graduated from Providence. 1969-1984 By 1969, however, financial problems threatened to close Providence. The number of students was shrinking while the costs of education were raising. The...

...make your gift in honor or memory of a person. Your gift means the world to us! Donate by phone 812-535-2800 Hours: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time Monday through Friday Donate by mail Sisters of Providence Mission Advancement 1 Sisters of Providence Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, IN 47876 Our information Legal Name: Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana EIN: 35-0868174 Please be assured that you and all our benefactors are remembered in daily prayer of the Sisters of Providence....

...Jan Craven, left, before Mass. New Providence Associate Marci Alvis-Slinski, center, at prayer. Providence Associate Adriana Gonzales with her companion Sister Susan Paweski Providence Associate Mary Lou Kiesle during Mass New Providence Associates stand to make their commitments. Providence Associate Robb Farris reads the prayer intentions. General Officer Sister Jeanne Hagelskamp visits with an associte during lunch. Providence Associates Marcia (Skitz) Evrard and Katie Ly bring up the gifts. Providence Associates Jonnee Western and Mary Beth Tribble lead the group...

...Kelly Meyer, Christine Boyle, Anne McDermott, Frank Esposito (backset), Karen Sue Goehl, Carroll Vasbinder (backset), Lynda Parker, Jean Brown, Joan Richards, Will Hine and Katrina Welborn. Not pictured: Catherine Downing King, Kathy DiFede and Kathleen Markey also became Providence Associates during a ceremony in January in California. 32 Providence Associate candidates begin their journey On Saturday, Oct. 8, 32 new Providence Associate candidates and their companions began their year-long journey of learning and growing together with an orientation day. The...

...(1977-79); Instructor/Library Director/Regional Treasurer/Campus Ministry, Providence College, Taichung (1980-85); Instructor/Director Luking Library/Regional Treasurer, Providence College, Taichung (1985-89); Regional Superior/Instructor/Library Director, Providence University, Taichung (1989-91); Director of Formation/Regional Superior, Novitiate, Yuching, Tainan, Taiwan (1991-92); Director of Formation/Instructor/Luking Library Director, Providence University, Shalu, Taichung (1992-93); Instructor/Luking Library Director, Providence University, Shalu, Taichung (1993-2008); Part-time Instructor, Providence University, Taiwan R.O.C. (2008-2010); Translator/Providence University Affairs Consultant, Taichung City (2011-2022); Prayer, Shalu, Taichung (2022-2023). In Indiana: ELI Program/Instructor, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods (1979-80); Translator, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods (2010-2011)....

...event during the past year. This year, our time together — sisters and associates — opened on Saturday, June 30, with the celebration of our Jubilarians. No matter the year, before the jubilee liturgy begins, the church is always filled with the noise of people happy to be seeing each other and joyful to be celebrating women who have spent 50 and 25 years in faithful service as instruments of God’s Providence. Our Providence Associates and Candidate Associates actually began...