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From Backyard Gardening to Small-Scale Farming: What a Difference a Team Makes!

Before coming to work at the White Violet Center for Eco-Justice, a ministry of the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana, my passion for growing food and living in reciprocity with the land was sparked as a backyard gardener. With a few years’ experience as an avid home grower, I thought, perhaps naively, that moving on to small-scale farming would be doing much of the same, just … bigger. While the most obvious difference between the two modes is...

21 new Providence Associates! Rite of first commitment 2022

...their Providence Associate companion Adrienne Bates-Brown and Martha Pluckebaum New Providence Associate Susan Yochum at prayer. New Providence Associate Elyse Turula, right, with her SP companion Sister Dawn Tomaszewski, left, and her sister Sister Pam Pauloski, center. Those gathered applaud the new Providence Associates. New Providence Associate Lisa Collins prays during the liturgy. Sister of Providence Rosemary Nudd prays over her Providence Associate companion Tara Ronda. New Providence Associate Janet Roth during the liturgy. Providence Associate Adrienne Bates-Brown pins the...

Providence Associate first commitment 2014

...left, Terry Urban and Marilyn Rausch make their commitments as Providence Associates. Sisters of Providence Companions extend their arms in blessing over the new Providence Associates. New Providence Associate Susan McDowell, center, offers those around her the sign of peace. Providence Associate Marilyn Rausch with her Sister of Providence Companion Sister Susan Dinnin. Sister of Providence Sister Rosemary Borntrager declares her companion Jennifer Calvert, seated, ready to become a Providence Associate. Sister Lisa Stallings pins the Providence Associate pin on...

Margaret Lynch

...Indianapolis (1982-83); Teacher, Indianapolis Scecina High School, Indianapolis (1983-84); Director of Youth Ministry, Diocese of Evansville, Evansville (1986-87); Director of Religious Education, St. Joan of Arc Religious Education Center, Kokomo (1987-92); Pastoral Associate for Adult Formation, St. Paul Parish, Marion (1993-94); Adult Education Teacher/Staff, Providence Self Sufficiency Ministries/Beechwood Center, New Albany (1994-97); Adult Education Teacher/Staff, Providence Self Sufficiency Ministries/Parkview Center, New Albany (1997-98); Parish Life Coordinator, St. Leonard (West Terre Haute), St. Mary Parish, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods Village (1998-2005); Ministry of...

Linda Kaliker

...the manager of the Providence Center Gift Shop, now known as Linden Leaf Gifts. Sister Linda Kaliker (formerly Sister Marie Theodore) Complete Ministry In Indiana: Teacher, St. Ann School, Indianapolis (1962-64); Teacher, St. Joseph School, Jasper (1967-74); Teacher, Holy Spirit School, Indianapolis (1974-81); Residential Superintendent, Riverview Care Center, Fort Wayne (1987-89); Consultant, Sears Telecatalog, Fort Wayne (1989-93); Adult Literacy Consultant, Idea Center, Huntington (1993-94); Manager, Providence Center Gift Shop, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods (1995-98); Gift Shop Staff, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods (1998-205); Assistant Manager...

My journey with Providence

...During that year I was being prayed for by the entire Sisters of Providence and Providence Associate community. And so on Nov. 18, 2017, I became a Providence Associate.  Providence Associate Cathy Dearing prays during a Providence Associate retreat. Over these past four years, I’ve stayed connected to the Woods and with the Sisters of Providence and Providence Associates: praying daily for the Providence mission, attending Providence Associate retreats, attending Sisters of Providence sponsored retreats, Taizé prayer services and continuing...

A Providence Advent Calendar

...care to reach out through us to meet needs of people for generations to come.” –Lisa Stallings, SP How are you helping to re-found the Providence community to meet the needs of the next generations? Thursday, Christmas Eve: “Birthing Providence, the universe is bringing forth God.” – Jeremy Gallet, SP Reflect on how you are bringing forth Providence. Friday, Christmas: Blessings of Christmas to you, your family and friends, the Sisters of Providence, the Providence Associates, and the Providence community!...

Being ‘Stickered’

The pandemic has introduced us to a whole new vocabulary, e.g., who’s in your bubble? And take care to social distance! And for the Sisters of Providence and staff at the Woods, “Have you been stickered yet?” Let me explain. Every day each Sister of Providence or staff member at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods has her/his temperature taken, answers a few questions about their activities and then receives a sticker as proof that they were screened that day. Sister Jenny Howard saves...

Season of Creation 2022: Fair Trade and Climate Change

Note: We are celebrating the Season of Creation (Sept. 1, World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation through Oct. 4, the Feast of Saint Francis of Assisi). The Sisters of Providence Climate Change Task Force will share 10 blogs throughout this time. We hope you enjoy them. Fair Trade and Environmental Sustainability: We Can’t Have One Without The Other Fair Trade and Environmental Sustainability advocates have the same goal: Work toward a safer environment for workers and protect...

Providence Associate annual meeting 2018

...greets Providence Associate Diann Neu. Providence Associate Donna Watzke (left) catches up with another associate. Winner! Providence Associate Diana Estringel celebrates winning the fundraising raffle for Providence Associates. Behind her at left are Providence Associates Sara Bennett and Duane Drake who helped organize the auction and raffle. Providence Associate Ezra Kyle Meadors reads during a reflective time at the joint meeting with the sisters on Monday. Say cheese, Gary! Posing at the sign-in table are Providence Associates Kaitlyn Willy (with...

Lunch and Learn: Native and Invasives of Indiana Woods

May 9 at 12:00 pm – 3:00 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 White Violet Center for Eco-Justice 812-535-2930 View Facilitator Website Sisters of Providence $40 Join us for the upcoming Lunch and Learn: Native and Invasives of Indiana Woods, set for noon-3 p.m., on Saturday, May 9. The workshop will take place at White Violet Center for Eco-Justice, a ministry of the Sisters of Providence of...

Becoming a Providence Associate

Welcome to our newest Providence Associates! Some of the 26 new Providence Associates who made their first commitments on Saturday share some of their experiences here. Each has spent the past year journeying with a Sister of Providence or Providence Associate companion as together they learn more about the Sisters of Providence, each other and themselves. See the photo album of their big day here. Providence Associate Kim Knoblock Kim Knoblock, Terre Haute, Indiana “For me, the process was like...