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Newsnotes from HOPE winter 2024
Sister Marie Brendan Harvey honored with renaming Sister Marie Brendan Harvey On October 27, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College (SMWC) celebrated the renaming of the Conservatory of Music Auditorium to the Marie Brendan Harvey Auditorium, in honor of the late Sister Marie Brendan Harvey, SP. Sister Marie Brendan graduated from SMWC in 1951 and later taught at the college. She also founded the college singing group, the Madrigals. Sister Marie Brendan ministered at SMWC for 18 years, serving as a professor of...
At Providence St. Mel, we believe …
...Saint Mother Theodore Guerin, foundress of the Sisters of Providence, who owned and operated the school from the 1930’s until 1978; and Sister Loretta Schafer, the 13th general superior of the Sisters of Providence, who transferred ownership of the building to Paul Adams in 1978, allowing the school to stay open as a private school after the Archdiocese of Chicago withdrew support. Last fall, the TODAY Show aired a follow-up story with Paul Adams — nearly 30 years after originally...
Fuqua Park evolves
...Inn, our home, and we had to roll them down to the lake with broomsticks.” More such interesting facts abound in an archives-style binder created by Sister Jean. Fact: Sisters contributed to the project every summer by putting coins and cash in “donation cans” placed in strategic places. This practice ended in 1978, when then-General Superior Sister Loretta Schafer added a St. Joe’s Lake line item to the budget. Fact: In 1975, Sister Mary Pius Regnier offered a donation for...
Sister Mary Concetta Banez
...Not one to shy away from a challenge, these ministries were interspersed with responding to calls which took her to other countries. In 1980, she responded to Sister Loretta Schafer’s call for sisters to minister in Taiwan. After a year of intense study of Chinese, she spent two years as an English instructor at Providence College in Taichung. In 1992, she returned to the Philippines for a year to care for her sick mother. In 1996, a call came from...
Coming home and going forth: Providence Associates annual meeting 2014
...group from Kentucky sang their state proud at Sundays social. From left Sisters Marceline Mattingly, Brigid Ann Bonner, Mary Montgomery, Providence Associate Joan Frisz, Sisters Hannah Corbin, Eileen Rose Bonner, Ellen Kehoe and Associate Maria Price. Providence Associate Kaitlyn Willy with Sisters Arrianne Whittaker and Nancy Reynolds. Providence Associates joined the celebration at a festive Mass on Saturday 10 Sisters of Providence celebrated 50 years with the Congregation and one sister celebrated 25 years. Sister Carol Nolan gives an update...
Mission novice blessing 2016
...an elder Sister of Providence. Sisters Arrianne Whittaker, Carole Kimes, Tracey Horan, Joni Luna and Anna Fan. Sister Tracey Horan with Sisters Mirian Clare Stoll (seated) and Sister Nancy Bartasavich. What’s better than a hug from Sister Barbara Doherty? Sister Tracey Horan is congratulated after the blessing. Sister Marie Grace Molloy accompanies Sister Martha Steidl to congratulate Sister Tracey. Sister Tracey is greeted by Sister Concetta Banez after the blessing. Sister Bernadette Mary Carroll congratulates Sister Tracey. Sisters prayer during...
Sister Eleanor Pierce (formerly Sister Reparata Marie)
...Luke 10:38-40 This reading from Luke reminds me that a vocation to the Sisters of Providence is a call to live a balance of Martha and Mary in our lives. The more I talked with sisters who knew and lived with Sister Eleanor the more I heard of the balance of Martha and Mary in her life. Anyone who knew Sister Eleanor saw her devotion to the Eucharist and Mother Theodore, said Sister Mary Ann Phelan in her commentary on...
2021 90’s Party!
...Sister Noralee Keefe. Sister Barbara Ann Bluntzer (left) with special guest Sister Jody O’Neil. Sister Dorothy Gartland (right) with special guest Sister Judith Cervizzi. Sister Dorothy Ellen Wolsiffer (left) with special guest Sister Kathleen Leonard. Sister Eileen Dede (left) with special guest Sister Kathleen Dede. Sister Elizabeth Meyer (left) with special guest Sister Martha Wessel. Sister James Michael Kesterson with special guest Judy Livingston. Sister Joan Mary Schaefer (left) with special guest Sister Maureen Sheahan. Sister Joan Matthews (right) with...
Sister Maureen Fallon
...something was up. When I began the process for entrance into the community, we were in provinces at the time, and the Chicago provincial was Sister Barbara Doherty whom I had for classes three years at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College. So my questions and answers to her were very different than if she had been interviewing a stranger. Q. How did you feel when Sister Margaret told you, “You’re going to be a Sister of Providence”? (Laughs) It was fairly unnerving...
Sister Mary (Mary Agatha) Carlton
...Officially Sister Mary was the volunteer coordinator and in that position interviewed volunteers and supervised their orientation. In addition, according to Sister Pat, Sister Mary assisted with the taking in and labeling of medications, restocking examination rooms, picking up supplies, cleaning the clinic and doing fund raisers. Sister Pat attributes their many returning clients to Sister Mary’s influence. Ever the gracious and generous woman, she did indeed ‘heal the oppressed,’” shared Sister Mary Roger. “Over the last five years, Sister...
Oral History: Sister Gloria Memering looks back on more than 60 years as a Sister of Providence
Sister Gloria Memering Editor’s note: In this piece, Providence Associate Debbie Griffey spent time speaking with Sister Gloria Memering (formerly Sister Cecelia.) Here, she shares Sister Gloria’s story with us. Are you interested in volunteering with the Sisters of Providence, perhaps visiting with sisters and helping share their stories? Learn more about our volunteer opportunities and how you can help. I suspected early in my interview with Sister Gloria Memering that she is either the oldest child in a family...
Annual gathering of Providence Associates 2014
Sister Editha Ben, Providence Associate Joan Frisz and Sisters Kathleen Desautels and Adele Beacham enjoy each others company at the Sunday evening social. Sisters of Providence and Providence Associates enjoy the entertainment at Sunday’s social. Sisters of Providence, Providence Associates and those gathered join hands in prayer during the Sunday Mass in the Church of the Immaculate Conception at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. Providence Associates joined the Sisters of Providence vows ceremony on Sunday in which Sisters Su-Hsin Huang and Arrianne Whittaker...