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Oral history: Sister Joann Quinkert the justice advocate
...Sister Joann Quinkert at far right. 50 years as Sisters of Providence. Sister Joann Quinkert at far left. Sister Joann worked toward equality for all. In Fayetteville, North Carolina, Sister Joann served as teacher and principal at St. Ann Parish School for eight years, arriving the second year after it opened. St. Ann Parish School was the first integrated Catholic school in North Carolina, at a time when segregation was still the standard in the South. At another point in...
Twenty-eight Sisters celebrate Jubilees
...include Sisters Mildred Giesler, Ann Jeanette Gootee, Florence Norton, Kathryn Koressel, Rita Clare Gerardot, Kathleen Mary Gay, Dorothy Hucksoll, Anne Krause, Marie Victoria Podesta and Miriam Clare Stoll. Several Sisters of Providence celebrated Jubilees in December. They were honored at a celebration with the Sisters of Providence General Council. The sisters celebrating Jubilees included (front, seated) Sister Ann Jeanette Gootee, (second row) General Council member Sister Mary Beth Klingel, Sisters Mildred Giesler and Kathryn Koressel, General Superior Sister Denise Wilkinson,...
Sister Mary Lois Hennel
...Becky how Adelyn was doing … because she had prayed for her for all these years! Sister Mary Lois Hennel (right) with Sister Noralee Keefe. Sister Mary Ann Phelan relates that in the spring of 2022, she and Mary Lois were in the Second Floor Tile Hall kitchenette where someone had just put up the 11-by-17 poster of pictures of the sisters 90-and-older. Mary Ann said that Mary Lois, looking at the spread, said with some shock, “Oh, I’ve moved...
Leadership & vision
...Dawn Tomaszewski Sister Jeanne Hagelskamp Sister Laura Parker Sister Anne Therese Falkenstein Sister Carole Kimes Goals for 2021-2026 Proclamation of Direction Mission of Religious Life Diversity Collaboration Resources/Sustainability Justice Focus: Racial Equality and Equity Special Justice Focus: Environment Laudato Si’ Platform Commitment Statement Sister Dawn Tomaszewski Sister Dawn Tomaszewski is a native of Chicago. She is a graduate of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College with a Bachelor’s degree in communications. She also has a Master’s degree in Journalism from the University of North...
History Timeline 1966–Today
...to renew and adapt according to the Gospels, the original mission of their order, and the signs of the times. By 1969, the sisters have new rules for the process of becoming a sister. During these years, sisters begin to wear “street clothing” if they wish. They renovate the Church in the 1980s to meet new liturgy guidelines. 1970 Mother Mary Pius announces she will henceforth be known as “Sister” Finding new ways to teach and serve In the second...
Sister Eileen Dede (formerly Sister Anita Therese)
...too smart,” she said of herself! Eileen’s next application appears to have gone well. In January of 1948, she was accepted as a postulant with the Sisters of Providence and received the name Sister Anita Therese. She professed first vows in 1950 and perpetual vows in 1955, both on August 15. The Dede sisters: (from left) Sister Kathleen Dede, Sister Mary Mark Dede and Sister Eileen Dede. She earned her Bachelor of Science at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College and a Master’s...
Meet some newer members
...lobby in Washington, D.C. Interests and hobbies: social justice, reading, soccer, running, yoga, writing, TV What attracted you to religious life with the Sisters of Providence? Relationship. I got to know the Sisters of Providence while living with Sister Tracey Horan before she joined the community, and through her met many other Sisters of Providence. I saw the life and joy sisters exuded and how much fun they had. I saw many sisters engaged deeply with issues that I also...
Sister Dorothy Gartland (formerly Sister Margaret Eugene)
...He will establish and uphold it with justice and righteousness from this time forward and forevermore. The zeal of the God of hosts will do this. Dorothy was born in St. Joseph, MO. She was fourth in a lineup of eight children – three brothers – Eugene, William, John; and four sisters – Margaret, Theresa (whom we SPs knew as Sister Eugene Therese), Jennie and Mary Ann. Her brothers Will, John and sister Mary Ann survive her. The Gartland family...
Our Future and Land Justice
...Peace, Sisters of St. Joseph, Sisters of Providence, Sisters of Loretto, Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration and Sisters of Charity. Nature Conservancy The Six Nations Iroquois Cultural Center (6NICC) has acquired 600 acres of wooded property in Onchiota, NY, in one of the largest returns of private land to Indigenous people in state history. Groundwater and habitat protection, and public access New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Amanda Lefton today announced the permanent protection of more than...
Sisters of Providence celebrate Senior Jubilees
...ministers as a facilities management volunteer at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. Sister Rose Ann Eaton Sister Rose Ann, formerly Sister Francile, entered the Congregation on Sept. 12, 1960, from St. John Baptist Parish, Vincennes. She professed perpetual vows on Aug. 15, 1968. She graduated from Marian University with a bachelor’s degree in education psychology and also has a master’s degree in elementary education administration from Indiana University. Sister Rose Ann also has a master’s degree in pastoral studies from Loyola University. Her...
Sisters of Providence celebrate Senior Jubilees
...Meyers and General Councilor Sister Mary Beth Klingel. (Back) General Councilor Sister Lisa Stallings, Sister Arlene Knarzer, General Councilor Sister Jenny Howard, Sisters Mary Catherine Keene and Susanne Gallagher, General Superior Sister Dawn Tomaszewski, Sister Elizabeth Smigla and Sister Sharon Richards. Sister Susanne Gallagher is a native of Chicago. Currently, she ministers as the Assistant Director for the Archdiocesan Special Religious Development Agency in Chicago. Sister Susanne, formerly Sister James, entered the Congregation on July 22, 1957, from St. Mary’s,...
Sisters of Providence celebrate Senior Jubilees
Twenty-four Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods celebrated their Senior Jubilees on Saturday, Dec. 8, at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, with eight sisters celebrating 60 years, 12 celebrating 70 years, three celebrating 75 years and one celebrating 85 years. 60-year Jubilarians Sister Brigid Ann Bonner Sister Brigid Ann Bonner is a native of Whiting, Indiana. Currently, she ministers for the homeless at the St. Vincent dePaul Center, Louisville, Kentucky. Sister Brigid Ann entered the Congregation on Jan. 6, 1958, from Sacred Heart,...