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‘Like Mary, you have given birth’
...continue to say with her, “Behold, I am the handmaid of the Most High. Let it be done to me according to your word.” Sister Jane Michael Dwyer during the 2023 Sisters of Providence Senior Jubilee luncheon. Sister Jane Michael is celebrating 75 years of being a Sister of Providence this year. Sister Jane Gibson (right) with her 2023 Senior Jubilee luncheon guest Sister Betty Hopf. Sister Jane is celebrating 70 years of being a Sister of Providence this year....
Sister Gertrude Eileen Getrey
Sister Gertrude Eileen Getrey “Happy those who discover Wisdom, those who gain discernment.” (Proverbs 3:13) “Sister Gertrude Eileen Getrey died last Saturday at the age of 102, the oldest sister in community. During her lifetime, there were 18 presidents of the United States, from President Theodore Roosevelt to President Barack Obama; 10 popes, from Pope Leo XIII to Pope Benedict XVI; and 11 general superiors of the Sisters of Providence, from Mother Mary Cleophas Foley to Sister Denise Wilkinson. That...
Remembering Sisters Marilyn Therese Lipps and Concetta Banez
...in 1960, but after an encounter with a Sister of Providence in Arizona in 1976, Sister Virginia Marie Cashion, she transferred her vows in 1980. During her 36 years as a Sister of Providence, Sister Concetta ministered as a teacher, principal and retreat house supervisor – mainly in California. Sister Denise Wilkinson with Sister Concetta at Marywood, California. In addition, she ministered for three years in Taiwan, teaching two years as an English Instructor at Providence College. In 1996, Sister...
Remembering a ‘Star Teacher’
...local Catholic high school open to all denominations. Sister Helen Rose was born in Indianapolis on April 9, 1911, one of eight children of Arthur Newland and Mary Ann Donohue Newland. Sister’s given name at birth was Helen Elizabeth Newland. In 1927, she joined the Sisters of Providence, a religious community headquartered at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. In 1935, Sister made her “perpetual vows” in the community, thus becoming a fully-professed Sister. She died at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods on March 25, 1996. (Note:...
Sister Carolyn Kessler (formerly Sister Ann Carolyn)
...teacher. Sister Rose Ann Eaton recalls that during her time in the novitiate, there were several other novices who had entered from Marywood and Memorial and she recalls their talking about Sister Ann Carolyn as an influence in their lives and their vocation. Sister Carolyn Kessler (left) and her guest, Sister Joseph Fillenwarth. Sister Maureen Fallon reports that when she was teaching at Memorial 10 years later, family members of Sister Carolyn’s students still asked about her and spoke words...
Eleven Sisters of Providence celebrate Jubilees
...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...
Sister Regina Norris (formerly Sister Regina Clare)
...up. The sum is 52 years, said Sister Rosemary Schmalz in her commentary for Sister Regina Norris, formerly Sister Regina Clare, who passed away on Wednesday, April 29, 2020, at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. She was 84 years old and had been a Sister of Providence for 58 years. Sister Regina Norris Sister Rosemary continued: Donna Regina Norris was born to Donald and Ora Keasling Norris on Jan. 24, 1936. She was their first child, and from the content of a very...
Sister Sharon Richards
...Providence as teachers because we never lived in an area where they ministered. My mother’s sister was Sister Alice Gertrude Bruns and her cousin was Sister Mary Leona Cook. Sister Mary Leona died quite young before I entered community, but Sister Alice Gertrude was my mentor. Throughout my whole life, the sisters were part of our family. No matter where Sister Alice Gertrude was missioned, my mother and father always took us there to visit her. When I was a...
Being ‘Stickered’
The pandemic has introduced us to a whole new vocabulary, e.g., who’s in your bubble? And take care to social distance! And for the Sisters of Providence and staff at the Woods, “Have you been stickered yet?” Let me explain. Every day each Sister of Providence or staff member at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods has her/his temperature taken, answers a few questions about their activities and then receives a sticker as proof that they were screened that day. Sister Jenny Howard saves...
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
Note: We are celebrating the Season of Creation (Sept. 1, World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation through Oct. 4, the Feast of Saint Francis of Assisi). The Sisters of Providence Climate Change Task Force will share 10 blogs throughout this time. We hope you enjoy them. Fair Trade and Environmental Sustainability: We Can’t Have One Without The Other Fair Trade and Environmental Sustainability advocates have the same goal: Work toward a safer environment for workers and protect...
Sister Rosemary Nudd honored with Saint Mother Theodore Guerin Award
...(1966); Sister Jeanne Knoerle (1975); Sister Marie Brendan Harvey (1982); Sister Gilchrist Conway (posthumously in 1984); Sister Alexa Suelzer (1989); Sister Barbara Doherty (1992); Sister Ruth Eileen Dwyer (1997); Sister Helen Vinton (1999); Sister Marie Kevin Tighe (2002); Sister Kathleen Desautels (2010); Sister Denise Wilkinson (2011); Sister Carol Nolan (2016); and Sister Ellen Cunningham (2018). “I feel an enormous honor of being in this Community,” Sister Rosemary added. “The legacy is phenomenal. This award belongs to all of the sisters.”...