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A place for neighbors: Providence Housing Corporation
An apartment housing unit at Providence Place in West Terre Haute,Indiana. When Saint Mother Theodore Guerin and her companions arrived at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, strangers in a new land, Sarah and Joseph Thralls welcomed them into their home and shared what they had. To honor that hospitality given to the Congregation, the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods helped create Providence Housing Corporation in 1999. Providence Housing Corporation was formed to provide affordable housing for the Congregation’s neighbors in need. It...
Summer Teen Volunteer Opportunity benefits elders, teens
Are you a teenager looking for an opportunity to meet some amazing new people this summer? If you are, sign up for the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana, upcoming Summer Teen Volunteer Opportunity! The opportunity will take place June 4-6, from 9 a.m.-2 p.m., EDT, each day, at various locations at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. Several teen volunteers enjoy playing a game with Sister Dorothy Larson. West Terre Haute teenager Maddie Targett said she enjoys volunteering with the Sisters of...
From troubled teen to sister in medicine: Sister Barbara Battista
Today Sister Barbara Battista, above, ministers as a physician assistant in Terre Haute, Indiana. She may not be the trouble maker of her youth, but she still is not afraid to go against the grain. When considering who might grow up to be a nun, you might not consider a troubled teenager kicked out of her Catholic high school her sophomore year. Yet Sister Barbara Battista took that route and ended up a Sister of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods (SP)....
Sister Joyce Brophy (formerly Sister Robert Ellen)
...Office, Diocese of Joliet (1983-84); Principal, St. Dennis School, Lockport (1992-95). In California: Teacher, St. Elisabeth, Van Nuys (1955-59). In Indiana: Mistress of Postulants, Sisters of Providence, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods (1965-68); Director of Scholastics, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods (1968-69); Assistant Vice President for Development, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods (1980-82); Teacher, Sacred Heart School, Terre Haute (1995-99); Volunteer for The Connecting Link and Providence Center, West Terre Haute and Saint Mary-of-the-Woods (1999-2012); Volunteer, Providence Spirituality & Conference Center, Providence Health Care, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods (2012-18); Residential Service...
Becoming a Providence Associate
Welcome to our newest Providence Associates! Some of the 26 new Providence Associates who made their first commitments on Saturday share some of their experiences here. Each has spent the past year journeying with a Sister of Providence or Providence Associate companion as together they learn more about the Sisters of Providence, each other and themselves. See the photo album of their big day here. Providence Associate Kim Knoblock Kim Knoblock, Terre Haute, Indiana “For me, the process was like...
Food Pantry receives donation
...pantry – a ministry of the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods – received a $1,500 donation during a check presentation at the Ohio Building in downtown Terre Haute offered by Miracle on 7th Street on Wednesday, Dec. 16. Since 2008, the group has conducted a festival during the Christmas season. Funds raised from the festival are donated to various programs to help those in need. This year, the group gave out $10,000 in donations to the Grumbling Tummies program...
Newsnotes: the latest from the Sisters of Providence
...staff. I thank God for taking me on this journey of ministry in loving life and healing hope.” Providence Food Pantry celebrates 25 years! Enjoying cookies at the Providence Food Pantry 25 year celebration On Sunday, Sept. 22, Providence Food Pantry, a ministry of the Sister of Providence, celebrated 25 years of loving service to residents of West Terre Haute, Indiana. The celebration allowed the public to see firsthand what the West Terre Haute community is providing for those needing...
Counsel and guidance to middle schoolers
Providence Associate Lorrie Scheidler with a student at Otter Creek Middle School in Terre Haute, Indiana, where Lorrie works as a school counselor. Providence Associate Lorrie Scheidler has worked 16 years as a school counselor at Otter Creek Middle School in Terre Haute, Indiana. She wouldn’t describe her work as mercy. But as I listen to her stories of sixth–eighth grade students and situations she encounters each day, that is how I describe it. “I had a student just yesterday...
Sister Barbara Sheehan ushers in new ministry
...Terre Haute United Methodist Church, Pastor Adin Rodgers of Bethany United Church of Christ in West Terre Haute, Senior Minister Rebecca Zelensky of Central Christian Church in Terre Haute, and Martha Starkey, RN, Manager of Lourdes Hall at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. “This is a viable spiritual dimension of life that we wanted to offer,” Sister Barbara said. “I think it’s marvelous and we have the full support of Providence Health Care. This is part of the holistic care for each patient.”...
Sister Dawn Tomaszewski installed as general superior of the Sisters of Providence
...from Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College with a bachelor’s degree in education. She received a master’s degree in liturgical studies from the University of Notre Dame. Sister Mary Beth ministered as a teacher at Saint Margaret Mary School in Terre Haute (1968-1970), and at Tenth Street School in Jasper (1970-72). From 1972-76, she was a member of the Congregation’s renewal team. She then returned to Saint Margaret Mary Parish in Terre Haute, where she ministered as a pastoral associate (1976-2004), and as...
Justice advocates and Providence Associates
...consultant specializing in systems architecture and organizational development. The couple, who lives in Terre Haute, Indiana, has a long history of justice advocacy that led them to the Sisters of Providence. Jeanne spent her early years in rural Michigan surrounded by a large extended family of Polish/German descent. Her family later moved to a suburb of Nashville, Tennessee. Jeanne grew up in a Catholic family of strong faith and a sense of community. Today Jeanne rejects aspects of injustice she...
Newsnotes
Blessings of Our Lady of Providence Guests from the Terre Haute and Indianapolis areas joined the Sisters of Providence in celebrating the Feast of Our Lady of Providence on Nov. 19 at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. The Mass included a special blessing for families in honor of Our Lady of Providence, Queen of the Home. Sustainable Indiana award White Violet Center for Eco-Justice (WVC) accepted a west-central Hoosier Green Light Award from Sustainable Indiana 2016, an Earth Charter Indiana initiative, in September....