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Novice Sister’s new Ministry: Blessing upon Blessing
...we were able to make that connection.” This is the Art room/music room, which Sister Stephanie will be using on Fridays. Sister Stephanie has an undergraduate degree in business management from Our Lady of the Lake University in San Antonio. She also has a Master’s degree in Early Childhood Education from Texas A&M. Life with the sisters She is also in her third year of formation with the Sisters of Providence. Director of Novices Sister Norene Wu said, “A sister...
Sister Helen Vinton: environmental virtuoso in the bayous
...I heard quotes from Mother Theodore’s Journals and Letters that deepened my love for the land,” Sister Helen said. Sister Helen surveys a field damaged by a hurricane with the farmer. Biology to ecology to stewardship As a biology teacher in the 1960s at Ladywood (later Ladywood-St. Agnes) High School in Indianapolis, encouraged by her principal, Sister Ann Casper (formerly Sister Kenneth Ann), Sister Helen developed an ecology curriculum for her students. From there, Providence led her to the staff...
Meeting needs far and wide
...Sister Josephine. “I was so blessed by my encounter with him.” Accompanying sisters in need Sister Josephine’s current title is Director of Holistic Health for the Sisters of Providence. Her ministry is to companion sisters who are having surgery, a diagnostic evaluation or assessment. She’s a traveling therapeutic partner for the sisters. When not traveling she volunteers two days a week at the St. Clair Health Mission in LaCrosse, Wisc., a medical center for the uninsured, and at the VA...
Connecting hope and assistance to a community in need
...chairs and dining room tables is all part of a day’s work for Sister Dorothy. She never knows what needs will arise for West Terre Haute residents. Sister Dorothy has always had a heart to serve. So it seemed a natural fit more than 20 years ago when then-General Superior Sister Ann Margaret O’Hara, SP, asked her to open The Connecting Link ministry to help give back to the often-struggling community right outside Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. Sister Dorothy, with the help...
Sister Joni becomes who God created her to be as a Sister of Providence
...sister, but I kept coming back.” Eventually, the sacredness of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods grew on Sister Joni and an old thought crept up in her mind. Sister Joni said she believes she thought of religious life while she was in grade school, but initially, chose a different route. But after meeting the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, that thought breezed past everything else and into the forefront. Sister Joni Luna receiving fist bumps from students at St. Patrick School. “I...
News conference and celebration
...Liturgy. Sister Ann Margaret O’Hara, general superior of the Sisters of Providence, proclaims the good news. Sister Diane Ris and Phil McCord carry candles in the opening procession. Sister Diane was the general superior during the beatification of Mother Theodore. Sister Jody O’Neil holds a banner in the procession. The banners first graced the Church of the Immaculate Conception at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana, during the beatification ceremonies. Sister Betty Hopf waves a colorful flag as part of the processional opening...
Sister Rita Clare Gerardot
...she was to go, the chaplain called and said, “Don’t come, he’s been moved to Terre Haute (federal death row). That was in July of 1999. So, she met Sister Diane Ris (former general superior), and Sister Camille said, “I visited a prisoner once and he’s going to be in your area. If I ever came, could I stay at your motherhouse? Sister Diane said certainly. At breakfast with Sister Dorothy Hucksoll she mentioned why she and her friend were...
Meet Emily TeKolste, new Sisters of Providence postulant
...you many joy-filled years as a Sisters of Providence. Emily with two other women in formation with the Sisters of Providence, Novice Sister Anna Fan at left and Sister Joni Luna at right. Emily in quiet prayer before the knocking ceremony. (photos by Diane Weidenbenner) Director of Postulants Sister Marsha Speth presents Emily with the key to her new home in the formation community at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods as Sister Denise Wilkinson looks on. After knocking at the door, Emily is...
Photos: Welcome Emily! A new Sister of Providence postulant
...group poses with Emily after the knocking ritual. Front row from left, Sister Anna Fan, Emily TeKolste, Sister Joni Luna. Second row from left, Sisters Nancy Nolan, Marsha Speth, Nancy Bartasavich, Denise Wilkinson, Mary Beth Klingel, Editha Ben. Back row from left, Sister Carole Kimes, Janice Smith, Jenny Howard, Dawn Tomaszewski, Jeanne Hagelskamp and Lisa Stallings. Emily with two other women in formation with the Sisters of Providence, Novice Sister Anna Fan at left and Sister Joni Luna at right....
Providence Associates photo highlights 2012
...Associates Joann Kennelly and Rachel Ambrose after the California renewal ceremony in September California renewals: left to right – Providence Associates Pat Ruck, Linda McMahon, Sister Cathy White and Providence Associate Jeannie Smith assist in the renewal of commitment for Providence Associates Rachel Ambrose and Joann Kennelly. California: left to right Sister Cathy White with Joann Kennelly and Rachel Ambrose as they renew their commitment to the Sisters of Providence as Providence Associates. Christ Cathedral, Diocese of Orange County, CA...
Providence Associates celebrate first commitments 2018
...Diane Gardner. Second row from left: Donna Liszewski, Sharon Woods, Nancy Olson, Starletta Schipp, Julie Mansard, Nancy Dannels, Sharon Rodriguez, Providence Associate Co-director Sister Susan Paweski. Back row from left: Providence Associate Co-Director Debbie Dillow, Elaine Osborne, Pearlette Springer, Kate Childs Graham, Sherrie Mansfield, Julia Lopez-Kaley, Carri O’Donnell, Adrienne Bates-Brown, Candace Minster. Not pictured, Kevin Buchanan. The entrance procession Sister Joan Slobig spent the year as the companion to Providence Associate Kathryn Martin New Providence Associate Julia Lopez-Kaley leads song...
The Total Eclipse of the Sun: A Celebration of Darkness
...could be seen, the best gathering place for it and where I could obtain safety glasses. In other words, I was ready! When the day of the eclipse finally arrived, I witnessed two of our Sisters, Corbin and Emily, and a Providence Associate, Diane, very early in the afternoon transporting Sisters to the gathering place via golf carts. Others could be seen walking or driving amigos there. It was a genuine pilgrimage to the pasture! Providence Associate and Sisters of...