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Sister Barbara Ann Zeller: modern-day foundress
Sister Barbara Ann Zeller is CEO and founder of Providence Self-Sufficiency Ministries in Georgetown, Indiana. Like Saint Mother Theodore Guerin and her companions who sank the roots of Providence into the wilderness of Indiana 174 years ago, Sister Barbara Ann Zeller continues the course of planting Providence. Over the past 20 years, Sister Barbara has founded in Georgetown, Indiana, a multi-faceted campus that serves peoples’ real and complex needs. At Providence House you will find reunification and strengthening homes for...
Sisters of Providence struggles and wisdom amidst pandemic
...of Providence 1966-1972.” They were able to offer a four week Zoom class that apparently helped other Sisters of Providence and Providence Associates cope. (And, of course, Sister Maureen loved continuing to care for the flowers in Providence courtyard.) Sister Anji Fan teaches high school math. Early in the pandemic, education became e-learning, but it has been face-to-face most of this year. She mused that “exceptional courage has been tested in these ordinary life circumstances, as each of us strives...
Sister My Huong Pham celebrating Jubilee
...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...
Saint Mother Theodore’s Legacy Lives: Giving Day 2022
Sharing Love, Mercy and Justice with the poor, the hungry, the imprisoned, the displaced and the unloved is a legacy Saint Mother Theodore began, and which continues today through the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. To celebrate Saint Mother Theodore Guerin and the Sisters of Providence, we will be hosting Saint Mother Theodore’s Legacy Lives: Giving Day 2022 on Oct. 18. The giving day is a special opportunity for friends and supporters of the Congregation, and Mother Theodore, to...
Toward the future: young sisters look forward
...in the Providence that so far has never failed us.’ And we take each step together.” Sister Joni said, “We trust in Providence, Saint Mother Theodore and in the sisters that have walked before us. It is our sisters’ hard work, their faith, trust and labors that encourages me to do the same. The Congregation members also continue the mission of Providence wherever we may be and with all those who share in the mission of Providence. This includes our...
HOPE summer 2019 — A community of hope
...for individuals living with dementia. Resting on holy ground: new cremains burial options at the Woods That seed has blossomed into a new outreach ministry for the Sisters of Providence. We will now receive for inurnment at the Sisters of Providence, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, the cremains of persons other than members of the Congregation. Annual Report 2018 The facts and figures contained in the Annual Report witness once again to the reality that the Providence of God manifests itself in the...
HOPE winter 2022 — Creating space for new light
...believer in the power of prayer, so I’ll ask anyone who cares enough to pray for someone. Storm the heavens!” Let the Sisters of Providence pray for you! Here are some of the many ways to request prayers from the Sisters of Providence. A new leadership team for the Sisters of Providence The Chapter meeting culminated in the election of the Congregation’s Leadership Team of the next five years. And now, a brief word from O’Shaughnessy Dining Hall I am...
Treasures from Archives: Providence Press
...She ran the office until 1988. It was on May 1, 1988, that Providence Press ceased operations, and Providence Printery, as the office is now known, was opened June 7 on the first floor of Owens Hall. Today, the Printery is managed by the very capable Roberta King, a staff member of the Congregation since 1987. Roberta is also a Providence Associate. In the stacks in Archives there is a plethora of information about Providence Press/Printery. Included in the files...
Sent to serve through the years
...go out on Mission. In this undated photo, Sisters of Providence leave for missions via the Saint Mary’s train station. Many Sisters of Providence left for mission via the Saint Mary’s train station, which was right across the street from the main Saint Mary-of-the-Woods gate. Here Sisters of Providence leave for their missions on August 17, 1940 Many Sisters of Providence left for mission via the Saint Mary’s train station, which was right across the street from the main Saint...
Sister Therese Whitsett
...impossible.’ I think about Mother Theodore. She spoke French, learned English, and was able to work with people, start schools and accomplish many other things,” Sister Therese said. Trust in God Sister Therese says being a Sister of Providence has enriched her life. She has been able to grow in and share Providence spirituality and touch the lives of many. And along the way, she’s learned to always stay open. “You never know where God’s Providence will be leading you...
Faces of our future: a new generation of Sisters of Providence
The Sisters of Providence are blessed to have eight women in initial formation and temporary profession here in the United States. Statistically, the Sisters of Providence rank in the top 8% of religious communities across the US in the number of women entering religious life. We are thankful to have such fine women discerning life as a sister with this community of Providence. You may already be familiar with these women. However, let me share with you what they are...
Come and See Retreat – Fall 2024
...as you focus on prayer and your own discernment. Saint Mary-of-the-Woods is a perfect place to slow down and listen to the voice of God. Experience life as a Sister of Providence Learn more about what the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods have to offer: faithfulness to prayer and total trust in Providence a lived legacy of love, mercy and justice from our foundress Saint Mother Theodore Guerin a close-knit community that has called Saint Mary-of-the-Woods with its classified...