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Smile for the camera!
...to five portraits needed and these sisters happened to live in the Chicagoland area. Sister Susanne Gallagher inside the SPRED Chapel and Center. Four sisters joined us for lunch at Maggiano’s Little Italy in Oak Brook, a central location for all. (Casey had the foresight of taking photos as the sisters arrived and before any marinara or Bolognese sauce might ruin the shots.) It was such a fun gathering. We enjoyed bringing the Woods to them. We had a delightful...
Providence Associates spring retreat 2016
Sixty-five Providence Associates, Sisters of Providence and Providence Associate candidates participated in the Providence Associate spring retreat March 11-13, 2016, with presenter Sister Ann Sullivan. Read more about the retreat here and here. Enjoy photos from the retreat below. Get more information about walking with the Sisters of Providence as a Providence Associate here. The retreat opened with participants joining a packed Church of the Immaculate Conception for a concert by liturgical composer David Haas. Providence Associate Director Sister Diane...
Lori Strawn, Wichita, Kansas: “Into these Woods”
...sisters over the years, including Sr. Barbara Bluntzer, Sr. Brigid Bonner, Sr. Teri Grasso, Sr. Carole Kimes, Sr. Kay Manley, Sr. Diane Mason, Sr. Ellen Cunningham, Sr. Connie Kramer, Sr. Marceline Mattingly, Sr. Lisa Stallings and many, many more. Each holds a unique and precious place in my heart. The Sisters of Providence have taught me, but more than that, they have fundamentally changed my life. I am so very blessed that Providence led me halfway across the country, up...
Welcome Providence Associate candidates of 2014
...Guerin. Sister Ellen Kehoe, companion to Providence Candidate-Associate Betty Sloan of Indian Head Park, Illinois. Candidate-Associates pause to pray at the tomb of Saint Mother Thodore Guerin in her new shrine at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. Sisters Dawn Tomaszewski and Diane Mason lead a sneak-preview tour of the nearly completed shrine of Saint Mother Theodore during the Providence Candidate-Associate orientation. Providence Candidate-Associate Wallene Swentko of Hammond, Indiana, begins the year-long journey toward becoming a Providence Associate with her Sister of Providence companion...
Sharing stories, building relationships
...who employed them through the witness of their lives. Sharing the story of Saint Mother Theodore Guerin. From left, Sisters Dawn Tomaszewski and Diane Mason lead a sneak-preview tour of the nearly completed shrine of Saint Mother Theodore during the Providence Candidate-Associate orientation in October. Some have been to Saint Mary-of-the-Woods for retreats and events and in doing so have found a home and a community with the sisters. “I feel like I am most authentically me when I am...
Providence Associates retreat with Saint Mother Theodore Guerin
...was Saint Mother Theodore’s original journal, in her own handwriting. The retreat included time for camaraderie with friends new and old. Here candidate-associate Chuck Fisher laughs with associates Sheila Donis and Peggy Balensuela. These gals were a hoot! Retreat coordinators Sisters Jan Craven, left, and Paula Damiano, right, both of Providence Spirituality and Conference Center, with Director of Associates Sister Diane Mason. Providence Associate Beth Kyle and Sister Rosemary Eyler choose a time to keep vigil through the night at...
Providence Associates Saint Mother Theodore Guerin retreat 2014
...choose a time to keep vigil through the night at the shrine of Saint Mother Theodore. These gals were a hoot! Retreat coordinators Sisters Jan Craven, left, and Paula Damiano, right, both of Providence Spirituality and Conference Center, with Director of Associates Sister Diane Mason. The retreat included time for camaraderie with friends new and old. Here candidate-associate Chuck Fisher laughs with associates Sheila Donis and Peggy Balensuela. On display was Saint Mother Theodore’s original journal, in her own handwriting....
New statue of Saint Mother Theodore Guerin with children dedicated
...in Des Plaines, Ill. Helping Teresa Clark celebrate the dedication of her Mother Theodore Guerin statue at All Saints Cemetery are some Providence Associates and one Providence Candidate-Associate. From left to right are Providence Associates Carol Passmore, Marilyn Neuman, Teresa Clark; Sister Diane Mason, assistant director of Providence Associates; and Providence Candidate-Associate Mel Wolff. This is the back of the statue. This is the front of the statue with Mother Theodore’s famous quote, “Love the children first, then teach them.”...
2009 Rite of Commitment
...the church with energy and excitement. The only missing pieces were Providence Associate Director Sister Mary Alice Zander and Providence Candidate-Associate Sharon Medicis Michaud. Both women were unable to attend because of health challenges. Sister Diane Mason, Providence Associate assistant director, admirably filled the leadership role and welcomed the new associates as well as the 37 Providence Associates who renewed their commitments. General Superior Sister Denise Wilkinson presented the reflection. Providence Associate Father Daniel Hopcus presided over the Eucharistic Liturgy....
2011 Rite of Commitment
Providence Associates Director Sister Diane Mason welcomed 15 Providence Candididate-Associates to the Providence family on Saturday, Nov. 12, 2011. Associates, candidates, sisters, family and friends came from near and very far to participate in this year’s 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...
A Providence Advent Calendar
...came here.” –Mother Theodore Guerin Love someone unconditionally today. Tuesday: “Collaboration is working together with others to do a task and to achieve shared goals . . . Bringing your gift of self, deepening your own spirituality, believing in the God of creation.” –Diane Mason, SP How are you collaborating with the Providence community? Wednesday: “Reflecting on our spirit of re-founding excites me. There is much to be hopeful for in our future. We are ready to allow God’s loving...
Awakening and discovering at the Providence Associates retreat
...to attend the retreat and form a closer bond with the sisters, associates, and candidates as we gathered together in the loving heart of Providence, a memory which will help to ground me in shaky times. Interested in becoming a Providence Associate? We are accepting applications now. Providence Associate Director Sister Diane Mason greets the 65 participants at the Providence Associate spring retreat in March 2016. The retreat opened with participants joining a packed Church of the Immaculate Conception for...