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Celebrations, decisions, being community and the future: SP General Chapter 2021
...commitment as a Providence Associate. From left Sisters Mary Moloney, Marianne Ridgell, Dina Bato, Corbin Hannah, Pat Mahoney, Ezra and Sister Kathleen Desautels From left, Sisters Mary Montgomery, Betty Smigla, Martha Wessel and Therese Whitsett Providence Associates chat at their table on Thursday Sister Martha Rojo at prayer Sister and associate musicians during the Foundation Day Mass. General Superior Sister Dawn Tomaszewski speaks at the Foundation Day Mass Sisters play guitar at Mass Carrying up the altar cloth at the...
HOPE winter 2022 — Creating space for new light
...help provide income needed to sustain the building and ministries of the Woods? Woods Core Class brings students, sisters together I shared with them information about our spirituality, our current ministries, justice efforts and values. I answered their questions about religious life and shared my personal experience of this life. Providence Community commits to develop Laudato Si’ Action Platform The commitment that Sister Dawn signed on behalf of the Providence Community states, among other points, that the Sisters of Providence...
And now, a brief word from O’Shaughnessy Dining Hall
...of a college with an equine program, she held the rank of Lady Commander of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem. Joining the Order of the Holy Sepulcher represented a lifetime commitment to the Christian life and to charitable works. I was honored by my new name. O’Shaughnessy Hall decorated for an event in modern times. Time went on and customs changed. Eventually meal service in my hall became buffet style. Then Foley Hall was demolished in...
The Woods continues to call: Woods Community Cemetery
...he was “overcome by the spirituality of the Church and Saint Mother Theodore Guerin.” Recently deceased Heather Santiago said, “Mother Theodore has been my beloved patroness since I was 14 years old. Two years ago I finally got to visit her resting place and it was just like coming home.” Deceased Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College (SMWC) alumna and Providence Associate Heather Tetzlaff Smith described herself as “an avid lover of Mother Theodore.” Gloria Urrea, who recently made her commitment as a...
Newsnotes from the Sisters of Providence winter 2022
...Ly. Second row from left: Tanya Pongracz, Michael Rausch, Jonnee Western, Gloria Urrea, Mary Lou Kiesle. Back row from left: Providence Associate Co-Director Sister Susan Paweski, Robb Farris, Marci Alvis-Slinski, Mary Beth Tribble, Marcia (Skitz) Everard and Providence Associate Co- Director Debbie Dillow. (Not pictured: Karen Chuan-Chaun Hung, Lou Carbonaro, Ashley Poff and Daniel Torrence.) Oct. 9, 2021, we joyfully welcomed 18 new Providence Associates. Most were able to gather in person to profess their commitments to the mission of...
Cook County Board of Commissioners honors Congregation, Guerin Prep High School
...its extensive academic curriculum, its excellent staff, its wide-range of extracurricular programs, and its commitment to Catholic faith and service; “and WHEREAS, as years progressed, rising educational expenses, declining enrollment, and increased need for financial aid contributed to the closure of Guerin College Prep at the end of the 2020 school year; “and WHEREAS, the close to 20,000 accomplished alumni of three schools in one – Mother Guerin, Holy Cross, and Guerin Prep – know that while the physical buildings...
Sister Mary Ann Lechner (formerly Sister Robert Ann)
...and that “I should try to be like her!” Her niece Jill cherishes her many emails. “She was always so interested in me and my photography. Her loss will be felt in my heart for a long time.” Niece Anne wrote: “The thing I loved most about Aunt Mary Ann was her commitment to her vocation and her approach to life. Her famous line was ‘moderation.’ It’s amazing how powerful the word ‘moderation’ can be to shape thoughts and actions....
‘Act of Consecration to the Immaculate Heart of Mary’
...our hearts is hidden from you. Mother of mercy, how often we have experienced your watchful care and your peaceful presence! You never cease to guide us to Jesus, the Prince of Peace. Yet we have strayed from that path of peace. We have forgotten the lesson learned from the tragedies of the last century, the sacrifice of the millions who fell in two world wars. We have disregarded the commitments we made as a community of nations. We have...
Sister Donna Marie Fu
...an article Sister Nancy Nolan prepared for the 100th anniversary celebration of the SP mission to Asia, she recounts a 1990 trip to Kaifung that led to a desire and a commitment on the part of the Congregation to strengthen the connection between ourselves and that mission to Asia. One of the recommendations coming from the Congregation Council at the time was to explore the possibility of sisters volunteering to go to China as teachers of English. Sister Anna Fan...
In Service to Life, All Life
The Sisters of Providence describe our purpose as honoring Divine Providence and furthering God’s loving plans by devoting ourselves to works of love, mercy and justice in service among God’s people. These works are undertaken in service to all life and care for all creation. Our recent proclamation, to join Pope Francis’s Laudato Si’ Action Platform, expresses the scope of life which we serve: Life of people, plants, animals and planet. It is our commitment to this integrated, or integral...
Forever yes! Final vows ceremony for Sisters Arrianne Whittaker and Tracey Horan
...Sign of the Cross during her vow ceremony. Sister Tracey receives her ring, a sign of her life-long commitment, from Sister Dawn. Sister Arrianne professes her vows. Sister Tracey during the Mass. Sister Arrianne kneeling in prayer Sisters Arrianne and Tracey pray before the altar. Sister Lisa Stallings, SP, plays the piano for the Liturgy of Vows. Sisters Arrianne and Tracey sign as Sister Dawn looks on. All those gathered for the Liturgy of Vows bless Sisters Arrianne and Tracey....
The Season of Creation 2022: Listen to the Voice of Creation
...Each Sunday and Wednesday, the Climate Change Task Force will provide opportunities to journey to care for all of creation. We invite each sister, associate and reader to respond as we move forward in our Laudato Si’ Action Platform commitment to climate justice. The logo for Season of Creation 2022, the burning bush, will appear on all Season of Creation 2022 communications. The bush contrasts the fire of so many unnatural fires that aggravate the climate crisis, with the sign...