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Beginning Spinning with John Salamone – Waitlist Only Available
February 15, 2025 at 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm EST White Violet Center for Eco-Justice 1 Sisters of Providence Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, IN 47876 812-535-2932 View Location Website John Salamone Candace Minster $75.00 Beginning Spinning with John Salamone is now waitlist only thanks to the wonderful response we have received for this event. Learn the basics for spinning your own warm, soft and wooly yarn. You will learn the gentle, easy rhythm of spinning in a relaxed setting. The White Violet...
Volunteer opportunities await at the Woods!
...Violet Center for Eco-Justice Farm White Violet Farm Store Associate Visiting with the Sisters of Providence in long-term care Office Assistance Linden Leaf Gifts Sales Associate The Connecting Link Resource Center Archives Department. And there is so much more! Schedules are flexible — volunteer as much or as little as you would like. Let’s get to work! “I slept and dreamt that life was joy. I awoke and saw that life was service. I acted and behold, service was joy.”...
Care of Earth in everyday life: Sisters Ellen Cunningham and Rosemary Nudd
Sister Ellen Cunningham Many Sisters of Providence are making efforts to walk more softly on Earth in their individual lives, whether they live in a house with one or two other sisters in a city or at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. What does it mean to strive to live more sustainably? Sisters Rosemary Nudd and Ellen Cunningham, both Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College faculty, live together in Terre Haute and share some ways they make conscious decisions when it comes to Earth. “We try...
Beginning Spinning with John Salamone – Second Class Now Available!
March 1, 2025 at 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm EST White Violet Center for Eco-Justice 1 Sisters of Providence Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, IN 47876 812-535-2932 View Location Website John Salamone Candace Minster $75.00 Thanks to the wonderful response we have received for this event, we are now offering a second class of Beginning Spinning with John Salamone. Learn the basics for spinning your own warm, soft and wooly yarn. You will learn the gentle, easy rhythm of spinning in a relaxed...
Growing passion for sustainable agriculture
When I first moved to White Violet Center for my internship, I was so nervous. I’ve never been away from home, and never lived with anyone other than my family. I’ve never lived or worked on a farm, never handled chickens or alpacas, and never met a nun. There were a lot of unknowns, but something drew me to the Woods. My interest in sustainable farming is what brought me here in the first place, but the well-rounded internship program...
WVC to host Alpaca Yoga
Join the staff of White Violet Center for Eco-Justice (WVC), and others as they host the upcoming Alpaca Yoga, scheduled to take place from 11 a.m.-noon, on Sunday, November 2. Join Shannon Hamilton, Athletic Director for Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College and certified Yoga instructor, and the alpacas, during this unique experience. Participants must be 18-years-old or older. Participants are asked to arrive at 10:45 a.m., and meet at the White Violet Center Farm Store. From there, you’ll walk to the female...
Beginning Weaving with John Salamone – Waitlist Only Available
March 22, 2025 at 10:00 am – 4:00 pm EDT White Violet Center for Eco-Justice 1 Sisters of Providence Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, IN 47876 812-535-2932 View Location Website Candace Minster John Salamone $100.00 Beginning Weaving with John Salamone is now waitlist only thanks to the wonderful response we have received for this event. In this special course, you will learn all the basics of threading a 4-harness floor loom and weaving mug rugs (also known as “coasters”). This is a great...
My secret life …
Late in 2014, I found myself retired for the third time and began the process of seeking volunteer opportunities. My first stop was at the Sisters of Providence. OK, it was Providential! I soon found myself caring for a Marian shrine near Providence Hall, but as Providence would have it, I stopped in at the White Violet Center to see about providing a bit of alpaca care and maybe some gardening. I had admired the charm of the alpacas for...
A more colorful existence as a fiber arts intern
...fiber arts program, each intern gets to participate in a series of workshops that builds on our fiber skill set. White Violet Center interns dyed yarn naturally with goldenrod, brazilwood and cochineal at a one-day workshop last September. My absolute favorite workshop day was when we learned how to dye yarn using natural dyes. I remember piling into the van with the other fiber interns to drive to our workshop that late September morning and I was so excited. We...
Welcome Providence Jack Francis!
The Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana, are happy to announce the birth of the newest member of our alpaca herd at White Violet Center for Eco-Justice, a ministry of the Sisters of Providence. Providence Jack Francis was born on Sept. 18. His mother, Spring, is an alpaca the Congregation acquired a few years ago from a nearby farm. His father is Providence Pere. Staff members arrived at the barn in the morning of Sept. 18, to find Providence...
An alpaca adoption: A perfect gift
Gift Giving. There are people who have a real talent for it, who treat it like an art form. For years, I have had the privilege of hearing some incredible gift-giving stories through the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana, Adopt an Alpaca program at White Violet Center for Eco-Justice. Birthdays, anniversaries, adoptions to honor the memory of someone, and of course our most popular, holiday adoptions. Daniel Chang and his wife, Tracy Weyand, meet their adopted alpaca Andre,...
Human Rights Day: ‘I’m grateful I had the opportunity to participate’
...“I think this is an invaluable way for the Sisters of Providence and staff to make a contribution in the community related to our values and mission of social justice, love and mercy,” Sister Mary said. “I’m grateful I had the opportunity to participate.” The Sisters of Providence also host a dinner for the speakers and committee the evening before the event. “I am proud that the Sisters of Providence are one of the sponsors and that our leadership (and...