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Reunited joyfully: Annual meeting 2022
...Schmalz listens during table discussion Sister Teresa Costello during prayer The room filled with Sisters of Providence and Providence Associates during Monday’s meeting Sisters Terri Grasso, Kathleen Leonard and Regina Gallo Sisters Marie Denis Lucey and Joan Mary Schaefer enjoy a good laugh Sisters Lucy Nolan and Carole Kimes visit with other sisters Sisters Donna Butler and Susan Dinnin sign the racial justice pledge Sisters Mary Montgomery and Joni Luna ham it up singing along with the music Sisters and...
Celebrations, decisions, being community and the future: SP General Chapter 2021
The 40th General Chapter of the Sisters of Providence may have been delayed by Covid-19, but it wasn’t stopped. Members of the Providence Community gathered from near and far at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods Oct. 21-25. It was so good to be together again! We prayed and played, planned and listened and selected leadership for the next five years. We have so much to be thankful for! Providence Community members from left: Sister Tracey Horan, Providence Associate Ezra Meadors, Sisters Emily Tekolste...
Forty Hours Devotion a solemn tradition for 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...
Honoring the Past, Supporting the Future: Our Educational Mission Today
...have any Sisters of Providence on staff? It goes far beyond the financial support that is given through grants and gifts. The sisters continue to be very involved in the schools, serving as Board members and providing a presence in the classroom and beyond. Building Relationships For example, Sister Joni Luna, Vocations Director for the Sisters of Providence, visits Providence Cristo Rey about twice each month. Sometimes she visits classrooms and gives talks. Often she works with the campus minister,...
Sister Leslie Dao professes first vows
...The Next Steps Following her profession of first vows, Sister Leslie will become a temporarily professed Sister of Providence until she commits to perpetual vows, according to Sisters of Providence Director of Novices, Sister Norene Wu. “Sister Leslie will have a mentor, a Sister of Providence appointed by (Sisters of Providence General Superior Sister Dawn Tomaszewski) with the consent of her General Council, to journey with her during her temporary profession phase,” Sister Norene said. “I will conduct a ritual...
Sister Rosemary Rafter (formerly Sister Rose Claire)
...unity and respect, the sisters learned ways to move from a top down process of decision making to one more inclusive of the thoughts, opinions of all the sisters; then coming together to arrive a communal solution. From the perspective of many of us sisters, the Council couldn’t have assembled a team more diverse in personalities, spiritualities, life experiences. A sense of “if these six sisters can come together in learning and teaching the basics of corporate decision making, then...
Sister Andre Panepinto
...she went. So now it is 1959-60. Genny is a senior at Providence High School and when we weren’t playing basketball during our lunch period, we would talk about her future, her feelings about what and where she would go. She finally said to me, “Di, I am applying to go to the novitiate of the Sisters of Providence.” My response was, “Oh Gen, I am so happy for you that’s what I hope to do as well.” Genny filled...
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...
Volunteer Spotlight: The Sister Volunteers
For nearly two years, the hallowed doors of Providence Hall were closed to the public, leaving many Sisters of Providence saddened because of the lack of communication with visitors from a face-to-face perspective rather than just talking to people on the phone. Prior to the COVID-19, visitors at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods would often find their way to Providence Hall, also known as the Motherhouse, and stop to chat with the several Sisters of Providence who volunteer in the building’s phone room...
Sisters of Providence welcome new postulant
“I knew when I came here for a month’s stay in 2022 and I didn’t want to leave Providence Hall.” Stephanie Rivas finally felt like she was home at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana, when she came to visit with the Sisters of Providence. After a four-year investigating religious life, Stephanie found herself in front of the entrance to historic Providence Hall on Sunday, Sept. 9, 2023. She knocked on the door and was greeted by the Sisters of Providence General Superior,...
Providence Food Pantry going strong
...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...
Sent to serve through the years
...go out on Mission. In this undated photo, Sisters of Providence leave for missions via the Saint Mary’s train station. Many Sisters of Providence left for mission via the Saint Mary’s train station, which was right across the street from the main Saint Mary-of-the-Woods gate. Here Sisters of Providence leave for their missions on August 17, 1940 Many Sisters of Providence left for mission via the Saint Mary’s train station, which was right across the street from the main Saint...