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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...
Stages of formation as a sister
...as a Sister of Providence, sealing her life-long commitment. Timeframe: 1 year Goal: To prepare a sister to make a permanent life commitment as a Sister of Providence. Recent stories See all posts about becoming a sister. Sisters to host virtual ‘Discernment Lounge’ June 15, 2026 Cathedral High School honors Sister Mary Ann Stewart with honorary diploma May 24, 2026 'He wants me to be here' May 12, 2026 Oral History: Sister Teresa Costello May 9, 2026 Get in touch...
Sister Maureen Fallon
Download All Things Possible – Sister Maureen Fallon Current ministry: math and science teacher, Providence Cristo Rey High School, Indianapolis Years in the Congregation: 35 Contact Sister Maureen at: mfallonsp@fastmail.fm Q. What do you like best about Saint Mary-of-the-Woods? Everything Q. When I am not involved in ministry or officially at work, you are likely to see me … probably at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods Q. I’m passionate about … teaching and learning Q. What is the first thing that comes to...
Moving Ahead: Providence Food Pantry
...But Sister Maureen was still surprised by an increase of more than 5,000 individuals in only two years. Still, she leaned into the precedence set by Saint Mother Theodore Guerin. And she and the volunteers pressed on. “Saint Mother Theodore prioritized service to our neighbors,” Sister Maureen said. “She really cared for the people who were local.” Familiar Faces Sister Maureen said many of the volunteers at the pantry know most of the clients who come through the doors every...
Oral history: Sister Kathleen Desautels, change maker
...Sister Kathleen’s four years of college followed by five years at the Woods steeped her into a spirituality that looked at the needs of the world and the environment. A fire was building. “That time was foundational to all that my life became. I could not get enough.” — Sister Kathleen Desautels A young Sister Mary Colleen (Sister Kathleen Desuatels) Learning care for the poor Sister Kathleen told of Sister Louise who oversaw junior sisters. She knew that they...
History Timeline 1926-1965
...Sisters of Providence begin to talk more with other types of sisters and with other people in the Church about what it means to be a sister. A Sister Formation Conference forms to help sisters have good ways to learn about their faith. The sisters change parts of their habit to be more practical in daily life. In 1962, Pope John XXIII calls for a special meeting called the Second Vatican Council to discuss a renewal of faith among Catholics....
Sister Mary Jeanine Schubert
Sister Mary Jeanine Schubert passed away on Thursday, May 14, 2026, at Providence Health Care at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. She was 84-years-old and had been a Sister of Providence for 64 years. Commentary By Sister Diane Mason, SP Scripture Reading: Luke 9:23 Then he said to them all: “Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross daily and follow me.” Sister Mary Jeanine Schubert, you have picked up your cross of life and followed our...
History Timeline 1840-1926
...her grieving mother and sister. When things settle down, she follows her dream of becoming a sister. She joins the Sisters of Providence at Ruillé-sur-Loir in 1823 and becomes Sister St. Theodore. Because she is a very good teacher and leader, she is chosen to lead a group of sisters to Indiana. Read more about Saint Mother Theodore Guerin’s story. 1840 Mother Theodore and her five companions arrive at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods 1840–1856 Administration of Mother Theodore Guerin Establishing the Academy...
Sisters continue care for neighbors in need
...is time to move on. But these sisters’ retirement does not mean the Sisters of Providence will no longer be serving their neighbors in need. “I will miss all of the people,” Sister Joseph said. “It will be hard to let go.” Food Pantry transition Sister Joseph Fillenwarth, right, is preparing to hand over the leadership of the Providence Food Pantry in West Terre Haute, Indiana, to Sister Maureen Fallon, left, by the end of the year. Sister Joseph will...
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...
SPs through the years
...Regnier; Sisters Edwardine McNulty (standing) Ann Kathleen Brawley and Margaret Kern. Sister Mary Montgomery, a member of the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, in Nicaragua in 1991. Two Sisters of Providence at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana. Sister Mary Joseph Pomeroy, former dean of students at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods college, assists Sister Rosemary Nudd in adjusting her new doctoral garb for a commencement ceremony in 1985. Sister of Providence Ann Brendan Burget in the classroom. Linda Bradley, Saga Director (food services), explains...
Celebrations, decisions, being community and the future: SP General Chapter 2016
...Tomaszewski. (Photo by Sister Joni Luna) Sisters Jeremy Gallet and Peggy Lynch with newly elected General Superior Sister Dawn Tomaszewski. (photo by Joni Luna) Newly elected General Superior Sister Dawn Tomaszewski with Sister Editha Ben. (Photo by Sister Joni Luna) Sister Kathleen Bernadette Smith (left) with Sister Florence Norton. (Photo by Sister Joni Luna) Newly re-elected vicar Sister Lisa Stallings is greeted by Sister Marilyn Herber. (photo by Joni Luna) Sister Paula Modaff (right) congratulates newly re-elected General Officer Sister...