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Photos! Providence Associate 10 year anniversary celebration
Sisters of Providence and Providence Associates celebrated 10 years in relationship with a celebration Nov. 17-19, 2017, at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana. Enjoy these photos from the days filled with laughter, prayer, good companionship and fun. Providence Associates Anne Mosher and her companion Jane Fischer enjoy the commitment reception Providence Associate Sarian Bouma and her companion Sister Marie McCarthy pose near a photo of themselves on the new Providence Associate timeline wall...
Celebrating the Providence Associates: 10 years in relationship
...see God’s work than to witness the number of Associates after 10 years? We, Sisters, Providence Associates and others who embrace the charism of Providence, are the ever lengthening shadow of Saint Mother Theodore Guerin. *** AND in the name of all our Sisters of Providence wherever they may be — Thank you! We love you! View photos from the 10-year anniversary celebration below. Providence Associates Anne Mosher and her companion Jane Fischer enjoy the commitment reception Providence Associate Sarian...
News Notes
New Providence Associates New Providence Associates making first commitments Nov. 18, 2017. From front row left: Annette Maggio, Patti Burris, Sandra Powell, Mary Bales, Bonnie Wilson, Theresa Tighe, Laura Dudkowski, Sarian Bouma, Cathy Dearing. Second row from left: Gail Smith, Eileen Horan, John Schleeter, Deanna Schleeter, Adriana Estringel with Director of Providence Associates Sister Diane Mason and Sisters of Providence General Officer Sister Jeanne Hagelskamp. Back row from left, Joe Horan, Ann Henderson, Anne Mosher, Peggy Stewart, Ryan Sheehy, Shawn...
Sister Martha Steidl (formerly Sister Marie Aquinas)
...She believed that the object of education is to develop persons in balance, persons who were fully alive, fully human. Students remember her as a wonderful teacher, dedicated to excellence, someone who made a positive difference for many people and touched many lives. They describe her as kind, patient, sweet, lovely, humble, humorous and compassionate. One recalled, “I just loved seeing her smiling face every single day I had class with her.” Along with her wholehearted commitment to the college,...
Sisters and interns: becoming a little bit of each other
...as well. “I think it’s a two-way street. We also have a reverence for the interns. We respect that young people today have such a commitment to the sacredness of Earth and show it by coming and getting dirty in the garden and getting kicked by the alpacas,” Sister Ruth said. “We have a situation of youth and age. We have the whole gamut of what it means to be a part of a lifetime. We have the experience of...
What is White Violet Center all about?
...land, air, water, plants, and animals. “We’ve also made a commitment to have environment be a focus of our justice efforts,” she says. “All of this work is really part of a spiritual practice for us, it’s what we call Providence Spirituality and it’s based on how we understand God and God’s relationship to all of us.” Sister Dawn shares the importance of educating ourselves and others about the environment, especially global climate change. Advocacy is important work. “We’re certainly interested...
A dementia friendly HOME at the Woods
...with dementia. Designing, building and maintaining a dementia-friendly HOME is challenging. Yet all involved demonstrate enthusiasm and commitment to moving from vision to a living and nurturing HOME. This energy is contagious. HOME is a unique ministry for a special group of people in a setting rich in natural beauty and attentiveness to a person’s spiritual and physical needs. Who wouldn’t want to be part of building this HOME? (Originally published in the Summer 2018 issue of HOPE magazine.)...
Sisters honored at annual Bishop’s Dinner
...that are common to the area; they find resources for survivors of domestic abuse, and they teach music and other subjects to the children. They mourn with the community at funerals and celebrate with them at weddings and baptisms. The ministry of Sister Carol and Sister Loretta provides us with another example of the total commitment and faithful service of our religious women in this diocese. “The total of giving of oneself, indeed.” The bishop’s annual award was first given...
‘We Are Still In’
...which will take place in September, CCC will “gather commitments from signers to the declaration and share those during the event.” During the sisters’ General Chapter meeting in 2016, they established the Justice Coordinating Commission (JCC). From that group, the Climate Change Task Force (CCTF) was birthed, and for the past year, both groups have addressed the issue of climate change for the Sisters of Providence. This summer, the task force intends to present to the public its Providence Climate...
The First Day: Two Presenters Share
...is akin to witnessing the signing of Associate commitments or Sisters of Providence vow cards. “I promise,” they attest, “I vow.” The effect is stirring, bringing surprise tears as those gathered stand up and sign up, pledging to be God’s Providence wherever we are: Making choices for the good of the whole … Committing ourselves to our chosen justice focus on the environment. … (Sisters of Providence General Chapter, 2016). We all join in singing “Holy Ground” then, remembering that...
Meditation on Creation
We, the Sisters of Providence, are inviting you to join us in our commitment to be participants in sustaining life in the care of each other and the Earth. The life of humans is interconnected with the healthy life of the environment and all creation. You may enter into this meditative prayer as an individual or as a community of people with a facilitator. If done in community, the facilitator gives the instructions and invitations that are in bold print....
Growing Earth into the future, from where you are
...each of those signers will reach out to others who may be interested in making a similar commitment to “go on a low-carb(on) diet” with us by joining us in pledging to make daily choices that will have a lasting impact on reducing carbon emissions and by advocating for strong environmental policies. Sister Mary Morley discusses ways to cut carbon emissions with another sister. Readers, we invite you to join us! If you wish to become part of our Providence Climate...