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Our sisters in Asia speak: What it means to be a Sister of Providence
From left, Sisters Celeste Tsai, Delan Ma and Su-Hsin Huang in 2017 as Sisters Celeste and Delan celebrate 50 years as Sisters of Providence Sister Delan Ma: “I am fortunate to have good sisters in the community to accompany, listen and guide me. I came to the Sisters of Providence community to serve God and to serve other people. When there are difficulties or problems, after prayer and meditation, things are easy to solve. I know that this healing power...
Being Providence in a world in need: Sister Dawn’s reflection to new Providence Associates
...commitment today signals your willingness to share your unique gifts in the larger context of the charism of Providence for that common good. What does sharing your gifts demand of you as a Providence Associate? What does being Providence mean for you as a Providence Associate? Here is the answer from the new associate mission statement fashioned during a more than year-long visioning process: Providence Associates, in relationship with the Sisters of Providence, further the charism of the Sisters of...
Providence in a year of pandemic
...have made. Sister Jackie Hoffman with her cookie celebrating 70 years as a Sister of Providence in December. She died of COVID-19 in January. During COVID-19 quarantine, Sister Katherine Francis French wrote and shared via the internet weekly reflections on the Sunday Scripture readings. Sisters and Providence Associates together on Zoom from many remote locations filled multiple pages of the screen Sister Lucy Nolan prays during a partially virtual gathering of Sisters of Providence 90 years old and over in...
Providence Associates spring retreat 2016
Sixty-five Providence Associates, Sisters of Providence and Providence Associate candidates participated in the Providence Associate spring retreat March 11-13, 2016, with presenter Sister Ann Sullivan. Read more about the retreat here and here. Enjoy photos from the retreat below. Get more information about walking with the Sisters of Providence as a Providence Associate here. The retreat opened with participants joining a packed Church of the Immaculate Conception for a concert by liturgical composer David Haas. Providence Associate Director Sister Diane...
Oral history: Sister Patricia Geis, a life of adventures and little ones
...I follow it.” Saint Mother Theodore Guerin Drawn to the sisters “I wanted to learn better how to serve God and that was the way I thought I could do it.” A 1979 newspaper clipping on Sister Patty and her work with pre-schoolers From fourth through eighth grades she attended St. Mark Catholic School taught by the Sisters of Providence. She became very attached to these sisters and began to envision becoming a teacher and working with children. In high...
Leaving a Legacy: John and Sue Heck
...Sue Heck’s legacy is connected with the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana. Their connection, rooted in family and faith, is a testament to their deep bond with the community. John’s grandfather was a German immigrant who worked as a painter for the Sisters of Providence. His grandmother oversaw running the Sisters’ Woodland Inn for many years. Family in Community John and Sue Heck Both John and Sue had aunts who were Sisters of Providence. John’s aunts were Sister...
Historic mural of Saint Mother Theodore Guerin unveiled
...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...
Sister Marie McCarthy awarded first-ever Guerin Outreach Ministries Leadership and Advocacy Award
...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...
We are supported with so much love
...dollars in support of the retired Sisters of Providence. Noreen helped lead the Chicago Providence Women gathering, a precursor of the Providence Associates, for years and is today a Providence Associate. We wholeheartedly thank this “generous, sharing and caring partner.” Saint Mother Theodore Companions Awards Sister Carole Kimes with Bert Richey Bertha (Bert) Richey For 32 years Bert Richey has partnered with us as a compassionate and caring nurse’s assistant at Providence Health Care at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. In the midst...
An Associate’s Associate
...connected to the Sisters of Providence were too great for her to ignore. After being widowed and seeing her daughters blossom into adulthood, she eventually reconnected with the Sisters by becoming a Providence Associate of the Sisters of Providence. Because of Mel and the good sisters, I share their vision of caring for others with love, mercy and justice. I have been fortunate to have performed at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods a few times in recent years. I still get chills up...
News Notes
Three sisters profess vows Three wonderful women made vows as Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana on June 25. Sisters Anna Fan and Tracey Horan professed first vows and Sister Dina Bato professed perpetual vows as a Sister of Providence. We are so blessed! Providence Associates celebrate 10 years The Providence Associates of the Sisters of Providence are celebrating their 10-year anniversary on Nov. 8, 2017. The festivities will include a celebratory anniversary Mass and reception. Providence Associates are...
The call of Providence
What draws people to a deeper relationship with the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods as a Providence Associate? On Saturday, Nov. 13, 28 new Providence Associate candidates began their journey toward becoming a part of the Providence Community. Throughout the coming year each will meet with their Sister of Providence or Providence Associate companion for discussion and prayer about Providence spirituality. Providence Associate candidates and companions meet by Zoom What brings you here? At the orientation, each candidate shared...