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Photos from our 2023 90’s Celebration!
...Herber. The Dede sisters: (from left) Sister Kathleen Dede, Sister Mary Mark Dede and Sister Eileen Dede. Sister Eileen Dede (left) and her guest, Sister Janet Gilligan. Sister Mary Mark Dede (left) and her guest, Sister Kathleen Dede. Frank Bussing (left) and his guest, Sister Ann Casper. Sister Barbara Ann Bluntzer (left) and her guest, Sister Jody O’Neil. Sister Joan Mary Schaefer (left) and her guest, Sister Maureen Sheahan. Sister Noralee Keefe (right) and her guest, Sister Ann Paula Pohlman....
Familiar faces from near and far: SPs gathered for annual meeting 2014
...books from the recently closed Woods Day Care/Pre-School ministry. Two Sister Cathy’s. Sisters Cathy Campbell and Cathy White with Sister Marie McCarthy chat with others gathered at the Sunday social. Sister Marie Brendan Harvey with Sister Lisa Stallings at left. From left, sister Sisters Eileen Rose and Brigid Ann Bonner with Sisters Mary Frances Keusal and Claire Hanson smile for the camera. Sister Anji Fan. Sister Arlene Knarzer enjoys some entertainment. Sister Jo Paolinelli speaks with those at her table....
Oral History: Sister Carol Nolan
Note: This oral history, written by Providence Associate Debbie Griffey, coincides with Sister Carol’s birthday today. Happy Birthday, Sister Carol! “I didn’t want anything to do with it. I wanted to get married.” — Sister Carol Nolan, SP Sister Carol Nolan never intended to be a Sister of Providence of Saint Mary of-the-Woods. Carol already had one sister who was in the community and another who had decided in fourth grade she would join the Sisters of Providence when she...
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...
2022 Senior Jubilee Celebration
...Whitsett, (center) who celebrated 60 years with the Congregation, along with General Councilor Sister Laura Parker (left) and General Superior Sister Dawn Tomaszewski. Sisters of Providence celebrating 60 years with the Congregation include (front, from left) Sister Therese Whitsett, Sister Martha Joseph Wessel and Sister Marilyn Baker. They are with the General Council, including (back, from left) Sister Carole Kimes, Sister Anne Therese Falkenstein, Sister Laura Parker, General Superior Sister Dawn Tomaszewski and Vicar Sister Jeanne Hagelskamp. Sister Marie Esther...
Sister Joan Mary Schaefer
...and sisters Madeline, Antoinette, Dorothy, Margaret and Betty. According to her dear friend Sister Maureen Sheahan, “For the last five or six years, Joan Mary has been asking God to take her home.” She would say, ‘No one in my family has ever lived this long Why am I still here?’ Sister Joan Mary Schaefer (right) with her companion Sister Maureen Sheahan “She loved her family and they loved her, fondly calling her Aunt Mary or Aunt Mary-in-the-Convent when they...
Four women profess perpetual vows as Sisters of Providence
...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...
Rita Lerner
...years old and had been a Sister of Providence for 79 years. Sister Rita entered the Congregation on Jan. 8, 1938. She professed first and final vows on Aug. 15, 1940 and 1946, respectively. Sister Rita ministered as a teacher at schools in Washington, D.C., Illinois and California. In 1983, she began a ministry in health care at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods before serving as Activity Director. Sister Maureen Abbott said Sister Rita was a lifelong learner, with the pun being intentional....
Sister Loretta Maureen Gansemer
...hold in benediction. Her life was a single canticle of praise in gratitude in her provident God for the gift of her life, her baptism, and her vocation as a Sister of Providence, said Sister Barbara Ann Zeller in her commentary for Sister Loretta Maureen Gansemer, who died on Sunday, May 17. She was 85 years old and had been a Sister of Providence for 66 years. Loretta was born in Missouri Valley, Iowa, in 1930, and was the daughter...
Food pantry volunteers celebrated
...served 7,000 families, 27,018 individuals and distributed enough food for some 620,320 meals!” Sister Maureen Fallon greets those in attendance at the 2025 Providence Food Pantry Luncheon. She explained that the volunteers consist of Providence Associates, teenagers and students from West Vigo High School, Sisters of Providence, individuals through the Vigo County Child and Adult Resources Services (CARS) Program, college students, representatives from the Vigo County Community Corrections Program and others. Sister Maureen added since the inception of the food...
Sisters of Providence struggles and wisdom amidst pandemic
...hours already and who have just been asked to stay on for another shift. Sister Josephine herself has ministered to staff by baking cookies and sending them to the various units of the hospital. she has also assembled pamphlets about coping and stress. History and education Sister Maureen Abbott commented that she and Sister Mary Ryan had been discussing plans to pilot a community history module. The lockdown motivated Sister Maureen to finish writing the narrative piece, “Changing Course: Sisters...
Sisters celebrate 25-, 50-year Jubilarians
...– to leave no one outside your circle of care – to respond to Jesus’ question, “Do you love me?” with a resounding YES! The Sisters of Providence celebrated the 25- and 50-year Jubilarians on Saturday, June 27. Those celebrating included (front) Sister Mary Ann DeFazio (second from left), Vicar/General Treasurer Sister Jeanne Hagelskamp (front, middle), Sister Janice Smith (fourth from left), (back) General Superior Sister Dawn Tomaszewski (second from left) and Sister Lisa Stallings (third from left). They were...