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The Other Five: A brief look at the lives of the sisters who came from France in 1840 with Saint Mother Theodore Guerin
...yet was placed in charge of the Academy, the forerunner of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College. Her first mission away from Saint Mary-of-the-Woods was at Jasper, where she traveled with Saint Mother Theodore to open a parish school in March, 1842. She later took over as superior in Madison (1847-1848), a community that was not welcoming to Catholics at the time. She returned to Terre Haute to build St. Vincent Academy, then on to Fort Wayne, and back to Saint Mary-of-the-Woods Village...
Sister Suzanne Smith (formerly Sister Louis)
...West Terre Haute (2005-06); Administrative Assistant Providence Center, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods (2006); Administrative Assistant/Coordinator Our Lady of Providence Shrine, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods (2006-14); Prison Ministry, Terre Haute (2014-15); Prayer, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods (2015-2021). In Washington, D.C.: Teacher, Immaculata High School (1965-68). In Massachusetts: Teacher, St. Rose High School (1968-69); Teacher, Sacred Heart, Malden (1969-70); Finance Manager, Notre Dame Education Center, Lawrence (2004-05). In Maryland: Teacher, St. Clement, Lansdowne (1970-72). In New Hampshire: Teacher, Lady Isle, Portsmouth (1972-73); Teacher, St. Thomas Aquinas, Dover (1973-76)....
Newsnotes Fall 2020
...online and we would bring fresh produce, eggs, meat, cheese and other goodies right to their car. Later we expanded our services and began meeting customers with their orders on Wednesdays in Terre Haute in the St. Patrick’s Catholic Church parking lot. Although the Farm Store officially re-opened to customers on July 15, we continue to offer curbside service and weekly in-town pick up. We also regularly supply produce, flowers and eggs to local businesses including Baesler’s Market, Bar Bosco...
Sister Rita Clare Gerardot
...she was to go, the chaplain called and said, “Don’t come, he’s been moved to Terre Haute (federal death row). That was in July of 1999. So, she met Sister Diane Ris (former general superior), and Sister Camille said, “I visited a prisoner once and he’s going to be in your area. If I ever came, could I stay at your motherhouse? Sister Diane said certainly. At breakfast with Sister Dorothy Hucksoll she mentioned why she and her friend were...
Changing a life can be life changing
Sister Joann Quinkert outside the Federal Correctional Complex in Terre Haute, Ind. For Sister Joann Quinkert, helping someone make a change is a life and death issue as she ministers to a Death Row inmate at the U.S. Penitentiary in Terre Haute, Ind. Sister Joann quickly tells you she is not the only Sister of Providence who ministers to inmates. And, she stresses, prison ministry and social justice have been staples in the Sisters of Providence mission early on. Sister...
Three Sisters of Providence arrested in Georgia for participation in non-violent protest at Army base
...Anne Parish, St. Elizabeth Parish, New Castle, Ind. (1979-1980); pastoral associate, St. Anne Parish, New Castle (1980-1982); pastoral associate, St. Martin de Porres Parish, Syracuse, Ind. (1982-1987); Congregation’s director of development, Saint Mary-of-the-the-Woods (1987-1990); pastoral associate, St. Anthony Parish, Evansville, Ind. (1990-1993); director of religious education, Sacred Heart Parish, Terre Haute, Ind. (1993-1998); wellness ministry staff and Congregation ministries’ volunteer, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods (2001-2002). Sister Rita Clare Gerardot Personal: Native of New Haven, Ind. Entered the Congregation July 21, 1944, from...
Sister Barbara Battista
Current ministry: physician assistant, Family Practice Center, Terre Haute, Ind. Years in the Congregation: 19 My best friend says I’m … high energy, generous and too intense at times. I need help in “taking it easy!” Barbara Battista was working as a pharmacist and leading a good life. “I was an independent woman. I was sure of myself. I was pretty much a wild child. I just didn’t have much room for the Church in my life. I was active...
Sister Connie Kramer
...her for each of these ministerial roles, especially her master’s degree in pastoral ministry from Trinity College in Washington, D.C. Since 1991, Sister Connie has ministered as part of a loving, faith-filled small inner-city parish community of St. Ann Parish in Terre Haute, Ind., where she now serves as parish life coordinator. In this role, she performs all pastoral administrative duties except those reserved to an ordained sacramental minister. In 1997, the Sisters of Providence chose to sponsor a medical...
Providence Family Services Volunteer Sister Dorothy Gartland receives Guerin Outreach Ministries Leadership and Advocacy Award
Sister Patricia Fillenwarth, SP, director of Providence Family Services and president of the board of directors for Guerin Outreach Ministries presents Sister Dorothy Gartland, SP, at left with the Guerin Outreach Ministries Leadership and Advocacy Award in recognition of her 14 years of volunteer service organizing and running the afterschool homework club at Providence Family Services in Chicago. Board member Sue Heck of West Terre Haute at right looks on. What does a woman who spent her life bringing about...
Sister Claretta Burbine
...keeping a pleasant disposition, despite setbacks, was the Burbine way of life,” continued Sister Ruth. Sister Claretta’s first ministry in 1931 was serving in the Infirmary. Her first teaching position was at St. Benedict, Terre Haute, Ind. In Indiana, her elementary school classrooms included St. Joseph, Terre Haute; St. Joan of Arc and Holy Cross, Indianapolis; and St. John the Baptist, Fort Wayne. In Chicago, she ministered at St. Mel, St. Sylvester and St. Genevieve. She also taught at St....
Facing institutionalized racism within myself
...systematic distribution of resources, power and opportunity in our society to the benefit of people who are white and the exclusion of people of color.” My own experience March for CommUNITY in Terre Haute, June 2020 Let me tell about my own personal experience of institutionalized racism. While it’s been a hard truth for me to accept, I realize that I don’t think of black people the same way I do white people. I went on a mission trip a...
Welcome Rochelle Madden!
Rochelle Madden’s journey has taken her to many different parts of the United States, including working and living in Missouri and Virginia for some time. But recently, Rochelle – who was born in Terre Haute – felt the tug to come closer to home and she did so when she accepted the position of coordinator of Well-Being Engagement and Education with the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods – a place she is quite familiar with. When she was an...