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Providence Associates photo highlights 2011
...Chao, left, are joined by Sister Editha Ben after the Rite of Commitment ceremony on June 12, 2011. Orientation: Sister Rosemary Nudd (left) and Lori Strawn of Wichita, Kan., are elated to be with one another again as candidate and companion during the second orientation for 2011-2012 Providence Candidate-Associates on Saturday, Oct. 29, 2011, at the Woods. Lori was one of Sister Rosemary’s students at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College. Mary Kay Powell (left) made her first commitment during the Eucharistic Liturgy...
21 new Providence Associates! Rite of first commitment 2022
We offer a joyful, heartfelt welcome to our 21 new Providence Associates who made their first commitments as Providence Associates of the Sisters of Providence on Saturday, Oct. 8., 2022, at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. Twenty-three other associates renewed their commitments during the ceremony. We are so blessed to have these companions living out the mission of love, mercy and justice with us. Joining us as new associates are, in group photo (front row, from left) Susan Yochum, Theresa Stinson, Kara Wilson,...
Reflection for a Celebration of Commitment
...Dawn Tomaszewski, flanked by General Councilors (back, from left) Vicar Sister Jeanne Hagelskamp and Councilors Sister Carole Kimes, Sister Laura Parker and Sister Anne Therese Falkenstein during the celebration of commitment. As we gather today, for what our leadership team has been calling, “A Celebration of Commitment,” I ask each of you who shares a relationship with us within this Providence Community, “What is your calling now? To what are you committed? And why does that matter?” I believe answering...
2011 Rite of Commitment
...and Renewal in the Church of the Immaculate Conception. Feeling more like spring than autumn, the day began for the candidates with a short rehearsal in the church followed by lunch. Candidates and their companions then gathered in the auditorium in Owens Hall for prayer before walking to the church for the Eucharistic Liturgy. Mass included a reflection by General Superior Sister Denise Wilkinson followed by the Rite of Commitment. Nearly 40 Providence Associates participated in the Renewal of Commitment....
Sister Maureen Fallon
...understand the tie between religious life and prayer and spirituality and ministry, and they’re in high school, that witness value pays off. Favorites Favorite dessert: German chocolate cake Least favorite subject in school: art Favorite Scripture passage: from Jeremiah… “I know the plans I have for you…” Qualities I most admire: energy and integrity Least favorite food: ONIONS Favorite course in school: chemistry Favorite sport: Chicago Cubs baseball Favorite TV program: CSI Favorite animal: kitten Favorite time of day: morning...
White Violet Center earns ‘Real Organic Project’ designation
...of enforcement of some vital USDA Organic standards to protect soil health and animal welfare, organic farmers rallied together to fight to protect the integrity of the organic label. This is what originally motivated WVC Farm Manager John-Michael Elmore to apply for this certification. “We (WVC) are already certified organic, so this became an extension of that. USDA organic certification is getting manipulated by large agri-businesses, and doesn’t fully represent the original intent of the organic movement,” John-Michael said. “While it’s still an important regulatory standard,...
Season of Creation 2022: Fair Trade and Climate Change
...Industry Consider buying second hand clothing, repairing and repurposing clothing, participating in a clothing swap, etc. Some stores that sell Fair Trade clothing include Athleta, Linden Leaf Gifts, Mata Traders, and MarketPlace: Handwork of India, Patagonia. Some brands such as Patagonia have a second-hand label – theirs is Worn Well. Check other stores and buy second hand through them. For tips on being fashionable inexpensively, click here. Read The Conscious Closet: A Revolutionary Guide to Looking Good While Doing Good...
Moving from Bystanding to Upstanding
...the very act of committing adultery. Now, in the law, Moses commanded us to stone such women.*So what do you say?” Jesus bent down and began to write on the ground with his finger. But when they continued asking him, he straightened up and said to them, “Let the one among you who is without sin be the first to throw a stone at her.” Again, he bent down and wrote on the ground. And in response, they went away one...
April 19, 2026: Third Sunday after Easter
...Of course, all those things can be true. And yet … and yet … it is also possible that we have so many moments of seeing “things as they are, not as we are.” Very possible and very likely because “two things can be true at the same time.” Action Write/print (not type) 5 times: Two things can be true at the same time. Write/print (not type) 5 times: We don’t see things as they are, but as we are....
Sister Mary Jeanine Schubert
...My God.” So off to school we went – homework, cleaning the novitiate or whatever our employments were! We were always busy, cleaning, studying, gong to class and one hour after dinner and supper, we had recreation – which meant we could talk! One of my favorite times! As we progressed in religious life and received our ministry assignments, Mary taught primary grades for several years. There was never any doubt how much Mary loved her family. Her twin brother,...
Alumni
In 1841, our Foundress, Saint Mother Theodore Guerin, accepted the first student at the Saint Mary-of-the-Woods Academy. For the decades since and still today, our Congregation continues its ministry of education in all its forms. We have deep love for and cherish the relationships we have with our former students. Learn about some of the schools we have ministered at here. Are you an alum looking for a favorite teacher? Find her here!...
Blog
Welcome to our blog. Here, we will share with you stories of our lives as Sisters of Providence. We invite Providence Associates to write in this space also. We hope you find these posts enjoyable and inspirational.