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A beacon of hope
This article is reprinted from the fall 2011 issue of HOPE. Sister Betty Hopf (left) prays with Shannon Turner on the last day of her radiation treatments at the Hux Cancer Center. Shannon Turner walked into the Hux Cancer Center in Terre Haute, Ind., as a breast cancer patient to undergo radiation treatments. Six weeks later, on July 18, 2011, Shannon was celebrating her last treatment of radiation. One of the people she wanted to share that milestone with was...
Giving others hope
...of Terre Haute, Ind. Sister Connie is director of St. Ann Dental Services. She also serves as director of St. Ann Community Outreach Services of Terre Haute and is parish life coordinator of St. Ann Parish. It’s all connected not only by programs and goals, but by the humanity served. But don’t think Sister Connie will take credit for all the good that has taken place within these walls. No, Sister Connie passes those accolades on to volunteers — the...
Providence Associates: addressing the needs in our backyards
...Brazil, Indiana “I am passionate about working with children. Children these days, they don’t have the parent training we had as children. Neighbors then were one big family, teaching children to respect especially their elders. The children today don’t respect their teachers and some have a hard time comprehending what the teacher is trying to teach them. I volunteer at Davis Park School in Terre Haute, Indiana, Monday through Thursday 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Then I go to the...
You never know what you’ll discover
You never know what topic will be addressed on the Wabash Valley Visions & Voices blog. Take for instance the latest post. It’s a 1905 photograph of the Allen Chapel AME Choir in Terre Haute, Ind. This photo is part of the private collection of Mark Shepard of Houston, Texas. Mark’s collection of photographs celebrates the heritage and community of African Americans in the Terre Haute area. This document is a Dec. 14, 1920, letter from Mr. and Mrs. William...
Guerin Outreach Ministries: Catholic religious sisters offer English classes, friendship to residents of St. Anthy Trailer Park in rural Mecca, Calif.
...ways at school door; we share one another’s lives. This is really a great treasure for us,” Sister Carol said. For more information about Providence in the Desert, visit www.ProvidenceintheDesert.org or call 760-347-3937. For more information The Sisters of Providence, a Congregation of nearly 400 women religious, have their motherhouse at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, located northwest of Terre Haute, Ind. Saint Mother Theodore Guerin founded the Sisters of Providence at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods in 1840. Today, Sisters of Providence minister in 19...
Four Sisters of Providence celebrate their 50th anniversary
...Holy Cross School (1972-1979); St. Lawrence School (1990-1991); instructor and outreach ministry, Hispanic Education Center (1991-2006). Ministries elsewhere: Arequipa, Peru: teacher, Colegio San Jose (1970). Fort Yates, N.D.: teacher, Catholic Indian Mission (1979-1981). Chicago: teacher, Maternity BVM (1981-1989). For more information The Sisters of Providence, a Congregation of nearly 400 women religious, have their motherhouse at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, located northwest of Terre Haute, Ind. Saint Mother Theodore Guerin founded the Sisters of Providence at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods in 1840. Today, Sisters...
White Violet Center: To market, to market jiggity jig
Just like grocery stores, farmers markets’ have been considered as providing essential services during this global pandemic. We are excited that the summer season is officially starting and that we have yet another opportunity to offer our certified organic produce and other products to our community. The Terre Haute Summer Market begins Saturday, June 6, and will run through the second Saturday in October. The summer market is open from 8 a.m.-noon. It will look a little different this season,...
Sister Joan Zlogar (formerly Sister Joseph Bernard)
...Advancement, Joan’s volunteer ministries included serving as the Sisters of Providence liaison to the alumnae of St. Columbkille High School in Chicago; as receptionist at the Wabash Valley Health Center and at Union Hospital, both here in Terre Haute. Sister Joan Zlogar and Sister Michaela Galvin To say that Joan was a “people person,” would be the understatement of all understatements. No matter what or where, Joan enjoyed and valued people. As the new principal of Guerin High School in...
Why I love Mother Theodore
...do believe in these stories. For me, Mother Theodore transcends our definitions and belongs to everyone. You don’t have to be Catholic to love her. You don’t even have to believe in God to love her. The portrait of Mother Theodore that I printed out and put at my desk is a lovely pen and ink drawing by beloved Terre Haute artist John Laska, who was a Unitarian Universalist, World War II vet, and life-long humanitarian and activist. I can’t...
You can help bring a happy ending to restore St. Joseph’s Lake
St. Joseph Lake at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods in 2018. We’re writing a story about St. Joseph’s Lake here at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. We need your help. We’ve got the beginning and middle written. We just need help with the ending. Would you like to help us now? The beginning Our story begins in 1922. St. Joseph’s Lake didn’t exist, but the Sisters of Providence needed more water for the campus. Sister Mary Cyril relates that Terre Haute Water Works could not supply...
Former Sisters of Providence a gift to the Church and society
...their prison ministry in Terre Haute. “As a Providence Associate my life continues to be enriched with opportunities to serve within our Providence Circle and at the Woods.” Judy, too, continued to remain in touch with the community, visiting the Woods often. Her sense of connection with the Sisters of Providence community led her to move back to Terre Haute after she retired so she could volunteer at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. Her experience as a social worker is especially valuable as...
Sister Ann Denise Reger
...in Indianapolis, St. Margaret Mary in Terre Haute; St. Jude in Fort Wayne; and Holy Spirit in Indianapolis. In Illinois she taught in Chicago at St. Angela, Maternity BVM, St. Sylvester, St. Francis Borgia and St. Andrew. She taught at St. Ann in Washington, D.C. and in California at St. Elizabeth in Van Nuys, St. Ambrose in Hollywood and St. Joseph in Hawthorne. From 1975 until 1993 her ministry focus changed as she worked through the public school system of...