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Providence Associate orientation 2018
Welcome to 20 new Providence Associate candidates who began their year of sharing, growing and discerning with a Providence Associate or Sister of Providence companion on Oct. 20 at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. Enjoy photos from the day. Learn more about Providence Associates here! Providence Associate candidates gather with sisters and other Providence Associates for a blessing ceremony during the orientation. Providence Associate Candidate Mary Catherine Chlipala and her Providence Associate companion for the coming year Sheila Galvin get to know each...
Updates from the Sisters of Providence summer 2018
New Providence Associate co-directors Providence Associate Co-Directors Sister Sue Paweski and Debbie Dillow The Providence Associate relationship has new leadership. Former Director Sister Diane Mason, SP, retired at the end 2017 after ministering 10 years with Providence Associates. New co-directors have been named to lead the ministry forward. The first is a familiar face. Providence Associate Debbie Dillow has stepped into the new role of co-director after serving as assistant director for the past six years. Sister Susan Paweski, SP,...
Oral history: Sister Ann Sullivan
...“Place yourself gently into the hands of Providence.” – Saint Mother Theodore Guerin Entering the novitiate “Oh, my gosh!” That was Ann’s first reaction when she saw the whole campus. Providence beckoning! They returned when Nancy took her first vows. The Sullivans were graduates of Immaculate Heart of Mary Elementary and Corpus Christi or Costa High School, taught by the Sisters of Providence. Ann really gave little thought to the Sisters of Providence community, other than she had Sister Jean...
A place to belong: Providence Associate Tara Lane
...you individually. You gift us by simply sharing your authentic selves. I thank you for that. (During the recent annual meeting of the Sisters of Providence at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, a panel of five Providence Associates of the Sisters of Providence each shared what drew them to the Congregation and how they live out the mission of Providence. You can find other such reflections here and here. Learn more about the Providence Associate relationship with the Sisters of Providence at www.ProvidenceAssociates.org.)...
Newsnotes from HOPE winter 2024
...welcomed 20 new Providence Associates to our Providence Community on Saturday, Oct. 21, in the Church of the Immaculate Conception at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. We are blessed that these individuals answered God’s call to enter more deeply into our community and into a mission of love, mercy and justice in their daily lives. Those making commitments as Providence Associates in 2023 include (front row, from left) Maureen Dickinson, Mary Beth Mullen, Betsy Simon, Sandra Chappell, Linda Doyle, Jo-Ann Jones, Kathryn (Kay)...
Sisters profess first, perpetual vows
...Ind., which is now listed in the National Register of Historic Places. Saint Mother Theodore Guerin founded the Sisters of Providence at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods in 1840. Today, Sisters of Providence minister in 13 states, the District of Columbia and Asia, through works of love, mercy and justice. More information about the Sisters of Providence and their ministries can be found at SistersofProvidence.org. Sisters of Providence on Facebook @spsmw on Twitter Sisters of Providence on Instagram Sisters of Providence YouTube channel...
Oral history: Sister Kathleen Desautels, change maker
...into action and nonviolence for Providence Associates. Teaching. Helping people learn what is happening in the world beyond the newspaper and ‘Face the Nation.’ It was hard work, but communities relied on the information they shared. Sister Dorothy Gartland, a founding member of 8th Day, had done the same when she was on staff there. Another Sister of Providence, Sister Joann Quinkert, said that in Alabama they relied on information coming from 8th Day that informed them in their own...
Seeking something more with the Sisters of Providence
Why are this year’s group of Providence Associate candidates seeking out something more with the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods and the Providence Community? Providence Associate Candidate Paula Fike-Daum chats with another candidate during orientation. Here is what some of the 23 new candidates who started their process with the Providence Community shared at orientation this November: Called One said she felt a calling. Members of her church encouraged her to pursue the Providence Associate relationship. She said she...
Providence Associate spring retreat 2018
The weekend of March 16-18, 2018 more than 70 Providence Associates and Sisters of Providence gathered for prayer, reflection and community time at the Providence Associate spring retreat. Enjoy photos from the retreat! Want to become a part of this great community? Apply to become a Providence Associate! From left, Providence Associates Eileen Horan, Sabrina Falls and Jude Magers during a prayer moment at the retreat. Providence Associate Mel Marino Wolff joins others in applauding the announcement of Sister Sue...
20 people make commitment as Providence Associates
...Providence.” Providence Associate Co-Director Sister Susan Paweski, SP, said in order to become a Providence Associate, a candidate is paired with a Sister of Providence or Providence Associate companion and goes through a year of study, prayer and reflection. Sister Susan added the 2023 commitments brought the total of Providence Associates to more than 320 in the United States and Taiwan. “The process of becoming a Providence Associate involved a deep exploration of myself and the values and beliefs of...
Providence Associate candidate orientation Oct 8, 2016
...walk. Providence Associates Assistant Director Debbie Dillow introduces General Officer Sister Jeanne Hagelskamp. Providence Associates Assistant Director Debbie Dillow addresses those gathered. Providence Associate Candidate Cindy Montgomery speaks to others at her table. Providence Associate Candidate Cathy Dearing during a prayer time. Providence Associate Candidate Gail Smith and her companion Sister Cathy Campbell talk during orientation. Table sharing with Providence Associate Candidate Bonnie Wilson, center, and her companion Sister Martha Wessel. Providence Associates and companions bless each other during a...
Former Sisters of Providence a gift to the Church and society
...had received with the Congregation in service to the Church and society.” Then Sister Marie Carmelita, today Donna Watzke More recently, Providence Associate Donna Watzke laughs while visiting with sisters and other Providence Associates. Unexpected gifts Former sisters are living evidence of the unexpected gifts those who have been immersed in the Providence Community take with them wherever they go. Donna Watzke, formerly Sister Marie Carmelita, is one example. She became a Sister of Providence in 1955 and left in...