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St. Anne Shell Chapel needs restoration
Water damage to the base of St. Anne Shell Chapel We recently discovered our beloved St. Anne Shell Chapel at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods is in dire need of restoration. Water damage to the foundation has caused the walls to bow outward. Originally built of wood in 1844 and rebuilt of stone in 1876, the beautiful and intricate pattern of shells on the inside of the chapel are something to behold. However, these shells are no longer secure. If we do nothing,...
Sister Suzanne Smith (formerly Sister Louis)
...of Providence, graduating high school in 1951. Sister Suzanne Smith Nearly three years later, she entered the Congregation of the Sisters of Providence, on January 30, 1954, and received the religious name, Sister Louis. She returned to her baptismal name not many years later. She pronounced her first vows on August 15, 1956, and her perpetual vows on the same date in 1961. Suzanne’s former student, Sister Judy Cervizzi, recounts that Suzanne explained to her that her early years in...
Sister Anne Doherty (formerly Sister Dennis)
...treatment of victims and perpetrators of sexual abuse. These encounters gave her a strong sense of human suffering and a deep understanding of the real-life situations which burden so many. Staff members who lovingly and devotedly cared for Anne these last months, strongly felt that at times Anne was reliving some of the difficult cases she had been involved in. As honest as Anne always was, staff also felt that 99 per cent of the time they knew what she...
Sister Marianne Mader (formerly Sister Ann Eugene)
...a librarian. Her sister Kitty writes, “Marianne always loved books. I can remember walking to the library several days a week to get out the latest books and then sitting side-by-side on the glider on the porch and reading together. I also remember playing ‘church’ with Marianne. When we were lucky enough to have a nickel to buy Necco wafer candies, they would play the role of Communion and Marianne was the priest!” Marianne had fond memories of staying at...
Anne Scott
Sister Anne, formerly Sister Anne Loyola, was born Anne Spottswood Scott on March 2, 1929. She died on Sept. 5, 2011. She was 82 years old and had been a Sister of Providence for 64 years. Sister Anne entered the Congregation on July 20, 1947. Her teaching ministry began in 1950 at St. Mary, Aurora, Illinois. She taught at other schools in Illinois, as well as classrooms in Indiana, Maryland, California and North Carolina. She also ministered at the Motherhouse...
The Story on the Walls of Shells
...that were brought from the Wabash River. The designs represent the story of Mother Theodore’s journey across the Atlantic. Mother Theodore sorted and traced out the shells herself. She had also brought with her from France a statue of Saint Anne. This is the statue that resides in the chapel today. With the help of the novices, Sister Mary Joseph Le Fer began to embed the story on the walls of what is now known as Saint Anne Shell Chapel....
Sister Anne (Sister Anne Loyola) Scott
...sense of humor that Sister Anne’s father was convinced that Sister Anne was happy,” said Sister Paula. Sister Anne commenced teaching in 1950 at St. Mary in Aurora, Ill. In Illinois, she also taught at St. Leo and St. Agnes, Chicago. In Indianapolis, her classrooms were at St. Catherine and Holy Cross. Sister Anne spent four years at St. Clement, Lansdowne, Md., and two years at St. Elisabeth, Van Nuys, Calif. She spent several years in North Carolina at St....
Newsnotes from the Sisters of Providence fall 2021
...contribute to the restoration and installation efforts here: https://www.gofundme.com/f/guerin-prepremembered-fundraisersave-the-mosaic Shell Chapel included in Smithsonian Tour Interior of the St. Anne Shell Chapel and Saint Mary-of-the-Woods The Sisters of Providence recently learned that the Saint Anne Shell Chapel at Saint Mary-of-the- Woods will be included in an upcoming Smithsonian Institute traveling tour. The exhibit, “Pearls of the Wabash,” will be on display at the new Vigo County School Corporation Administration Building, formerly West Vigo Elementary School, from Nov. 20, 2021 to...
Jubilee 2025: Thanks for Visiting
Jubilee 2025: Pilgrims of Hope was a fantastic year at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods! Thousands of pilgrims visited the Church of the Immaculate Conception and the Shrine of Saint Mother Theodore Guerin, both of which were designated as official Jubilee Pilgrimage Sites in the Archdiocese of Indianapolis heading into the Catholic Jubilee year. These visitors also had opportunities to visit many more sacred spaces during their stay, seeing the Blessed Sacrament Chapel, Saint Anne Shell Chapel and more. As General Superior Sister...
Sister Jeanne Knoerle (formerly Sister Mary Gregory)
“Sister Jeanne Knoerle has told us she was born at home during a snowstorm on Feb. 24, 1928. She must have come in quickly, just as she left us quickly on Monday, June 10, 2013,” said Sister Jean Fuqua in her commentary for Sister Jeanne. Jeanne was born to Bernedine and Harold Knoerle in Lakewood, Ohio, a part of the greater Cleveland area. She had an older brother, Hal, who preceded her in death. Jeanne’s younger sister, Anne Schram survives....
Suzanne Dailey
Sister Suzanne is a native of Lincoln, Nebraska. Currently, she ministers as the Motherhouse resource center coordinator at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. Sister Suzanne, formerly Sister Suzanne Marie, entered the Congregation on July 22, 1955. She professed final vows on August 15, 1963. She graduated from Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College with a bachelor’s degree in social studies. She also has a master’s degree in United States history from Indiana University, and a doctorate in United States history from the University of St. Louis....
Steeped in tradition: The Saint Anne Procession
...Saint Anne – the patron saint of sailors – into the future. Sister Rosemary Borntrager “Mother Theodore had a great devotion to Saint Anne,” Sister Marianne Mader said. When she returned to Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Saint Mother Theodore had a small log chapel built in honor of Saint Anne because her prayer was answered for safe passage. However, nearly 30 years later, the chapel began to collapse. Consequently, in 1876, a stone structure, which stands to this day, replaced the log...