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Ask Sister Dina: Two requests for online database of sisters
Dear Sister Dina, A partial list of results on a search for “Mary” on our Find a Sister search at SistersofProvidence.org I’m proud that the Sisters of Providence ran and taught in my grade school, St. Joseph Academy, and my high school, Costa Catholic High School, of Galesburg, Illinois. I know where my excellent French teacher is now, I see her mentioned in your Facebook posts, Sister Denise Wilkinson, and I was so glad she was able to spend extended...
Side by side: our time of need is now
...because we know we, the Sisters of Providence, have been good stewards of your past gifts. Years ago, the Congregation wisely established a trust fund — the Sisters of Providence Community Support Trust. These funds have and still do provide for the needs of all sisters over seventy, our official retirement age. Very generous contributions over the years and wise counsel from our Investment Advisory Board members have provided a steady stream of income for care of our sisters who...
Celebrating our many foundations this Foundation Day
...sisters arrived in damp clothes, hungry and tired. Diorama of the arrival of the first Sisters of Providence at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods in 1840. Father Buteux brought the sisters to Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. He told them they would be staying with Farmer Thralls and his family of eight. Also, four women who were hoping to be the first American postulants were waiting there to join them. With the addition of the six sisters, the house made up of two rooms and an...
Missionary spirit of Saint Mother Theodore Guerin
...Mary’s Academy opened in July of 1841 with one pupil. The next day two more arrived, and by the end of the month there were 10 pupils. The need for sisters in Indiana was great, and many priests were asking for sisters to open a school. Mother Theodore was reluctant to start too soon as the sisters themselves needed to be educated and trained as teachers. In 1841, Mother Theodore agreed to open a school in Jasper, Ind., a growing...
Meet a sister. Be inspired. National Catholic Sisters Week invite
...National Catholic Sisters week, join us for a meal. Get to know us better. Tell others about the Sisters of Providence and the work we do to make the world a more just and loving place. Together with you, our friends and supporters, we can make this world a more hope-filled place. Learn more about becoming a Sister of Providence! Contact Sister Editha Ben 812-230-4771 or eben@spsmw.org. Or walk with the Sisters of Providence as a Providence Associate. Apply today!...
Teen finds happiness in volunteering with the Sisters of Providence
...Volunteering with the Sisters of Providence is one of the most fun ways to serve others. That is why I volunteer. I believe that others should volunteer with the Providence Teen volunteers because it is a very fun, safe and spiritual environment. It also feels amazing to be able to help and spend time with sisters. Volunteering makes me very happy and I’m sure it can make others happy as well. Madeleine, center, is one of three teens who offered...
Come O Wisdom: a reflection on our senior jubilarians
Note: This reflection was given on Dec. 17, 2019 at the Mass celebrating our senior jubilarian sisters for the year who were celebrating 60, 70 and 75 years as Sisters of Providence. See details on the celebrants here and photos from the day here. “I am the woman who was praying to the Most High. For this child (Samuel) I prayed; and God granted me my petition which I asked. Therefore I have lent him to the Most High God;...
Congratulations to the 2016 gold and silver Jubilarians
...became the first Vietnamese Dominican sister to come to Saint Mary-of-the-Woods to live with us in community and to attain your Bachelor of Arts degree from Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College in 2002. That experience led you to seek transferring to the Sisters of Providence. You are in that process now. Yet, how could we not celebrate the 25 years of religious life you have lived with both your sisters of Saint Dominic and your Sisters of Providence? Given the historical times...
Sister Barbara Doherty: A Sister of Providence icon living with dementia
...Barbara was diagnosed with dementia of the Alzheimer’s and vascular types. It has continued to progress. At times she doesn’t remember who she is, let alone the people she meets. She also has very poor eyesight. Living with dementia Sister Barbara lives in Providence Hall at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. A home-health aide accompanies her 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The Sisters of Providence, with the help of the donor-funded HOME (Helping Ourselves Meaningfully Engage) initiative, have worked to...
Feast Day for Our Lady of Providence
November 19, 2025 at 11:00 am – 12:00 pm EST Church of the Immaculate Conception 1 Sisters of Providence Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, IN 47876 Sisters of Providence Free The Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana, and Providence Associates invite persons of all faith traditions to join them in person or virtually for the Eucharistic Liturgy (Mass) at 11:00 a.m., on Wednesday, Nov. 19, to celebrate the Feast Day of Our Lady of Providence. Celebrate the Feast Day of Our Lady...
The Woods continues to call: Woods Community Cemetery
...And Marina was on the Advisory Board for the nursing program at SMWC.” Many inquirers just list their many connections — for example, former member, Providence Associate, graduate of SP schools, Advisory Board member, frequent volunteer. Providence Associate Alice Shelton ended her “list” by stating: “This is a formal way of saying I love the Congregation!” To inquire about cremains burial at Providence Community Cemetery at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, visit CommunityCemetery.SistersofProvidence.org. Originally published in the winter 2022 issue of HOPE magazine....
Sister Joan Mary Schaefer
...to the pastor as her twin, Joan. The pastor fell for it! Mary also recalls visiting Joan Mary in the hospital, whom they had never seen out of the full habit. The youngsters exclaimed in disbelief, “Aunt Mary has hair!” Mary Ann attended Mary, Queen of Heaven grade school and afterwards encountered the Sisters of Providence for the first time at Providence High School in Chicago, graduating in 1947. A year later, on July 22, 1948, she entered the Congregation....