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WVC to host Spring Plant Sale
Plan to come out to Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana, to get a head start on your spring planting by shopping at the upcoming Spring Plant Sale. The event will be hosted by White Violet Center for Eco-Justice, a ministry of the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana. The sale will take place from 11 a.m.-5 p.m., on Friday, May 1, and 9 a.m.-3 p.m., on Saturday, May 2, at the White Violet Center Greenhouse, located off Pomeroy Avenue at Saint...
WVC to host Alpaca Yoga May 24
Join the staff of White Violet Center for Eco-Justice (WVC), a ministry of the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana, and others as they host the upcoming Alpaca Yoga, scheduled to take place from 11 a.m.-noon on Sunday, May 24. Shannon Hamilton, Athletic Director for Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College and certified Yoga Instructor at Common Ground in Terre Haute, will lead this unique experience along with the alpacas in the alpaca pasture. Participants must be 18 years old or older...
WVC to host Alpaca Yoga June 28
Join the staff of White Violet Center for Eco-Justice (WVC), a ministry of the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana, and others as they host the upcoming Alpaca Yoga, scheduled to take place from 11 a.m.-noon on Sunday, June 28. Shannon Hamilton, Athletic Director for Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College and certified Yoga Instructor at Common Ground in Terre Haute, will lead this unique experience along with the alpacas in the alpaca pasture. Participants must be 18 years old or older...
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...Sisters of Providence have a variety of social media options. Find real time updates on ministries, conversation and community on our Facebook pages, stay engaged with our Twitter feeds, and find inspiration on our Instagram accounts. And our YouTube channel has great SP content for you to enjoy. Come find us and join the Providence family online! Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods Providence Spirituality & Conference Center White Violet Center for Eco-Justice Saint Mother Theodore Guerin Linden Leaf Gifts...
Growing at White Violet Center for Eco-Justice
Brandon Query has been nurtured and allowed to grow during his time at White Violet Center for Eco-Justice. Being an important part of the Sisters of Providence eco-justice ministry as an intern or volunteer can be life-changing. Brandon Query was an AmeriCorps volunteer and a seasonal garden staff member at White Violet Center for Eco-Justice (WVC) for about 18 months in 2014 and 2015. “While at White Violet Center, I completely changed myself as a person,” he said. “The education...
Come on out for ‘Alpaca Yoga’
...exercises and you’ve got a whole lot of natural, health self-care! Always looking for ways to give folks in our community an opportunity to disconnect from the daily grind and improve mental and physical health, we were curious at White Violet Center for Eco-Justice (WVC), a ministry of the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana, to see if there was any interest in trying yoga with alpacas. So, in October 2024, we partnered with one of the Saint Mary-of-the-Woods...
About us
...hurting and in need of basic human services. See our justice priorities Spirituality & Prayer Living deeply and intentionally with our God is the root of who we are. Let us support you through prayer and inspiration. Explore our prayers and inspiration White Violet Center for Eco-Justice You’ll find encouragement for living more sustainably through this ministry, while learning more about alpacas, organic food and other educational opportunities. Learn more about our eco-justice center In need of prayer? Let us...
Internships
Do you like to dig in the dirt? Do you dream of befriending an alpaca? If you or someone you know answered yes to these questions, then a farm internship at White Violet Center for Eco-Justice might be the place for you. As an intern you’ll get to work with the amazing people on our team as well as other interns from all over the country, in a hands-on learning environment on our certified organic farm. You’ll also be able...
Climate justice: Laudato Si’
...in responding to Pope Francis’ appeal to participate in a seven-year journey toward sustainability and integral ecology by developing a Laudato Si’ Action Platform. This commitment is made in love, mercy and justice, knowing that we are participating in God’s Providential work of transformation, and trusting in “that Providence that so far has never failed us.” The action platform names seven goals, including: Response to the cry of the Earth, Response to the cry of the Poor, Ecological Economics, Adoption...
Care of Earth attracts new members
...she made a point of learning more about WVC. “I wanted to learn more about how the roots of this center were growing out of the spirituality of the SPs.” Sister Arrianne Whitaker, foreground, then a novice sister, joins other volunteers in planting spring crops at White Violet Center for Eco-Justice in 2012. Called to eco-justice For Sister Corbin Hannah, also a sister still in her early years with the Congregation, a White Violet Center for Eco-Justice banner at the...
Have you Herd? Reflections with Madison
Note: White Violet Center for Eco-Justice Director Mary Riley contributed to this piece. Our animals create connections for us at White Violet Center for Eco-Justice (WVC). Sure we take care of our soil, we grow food for our community, we teach others about how to improve our care for the land and all living things that rely on what the Earth provides. And, that is super important. It is our mission. But, there is a special interconnection that can be...
Sisters of Providence celebrate Senior Jubilees
...Illinois: Teacher, Corpus Christi, Galesburg (1959-62). In Indiana: Teacher, Our Lady of Providence High School, Clarksville (1962-67); Dean of Students, Math, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods (1967-73); Vice President of Student Affairs, Providence, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods (1973-77); Vice President for Development, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods (1977-85); Assistant Professor of Math, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods (1987-98); Coordinator of Natural Resources, White Violet Center for Eco-Justice, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods (1998-2002); Assistant Director, White Violet Center for Eco-Justice, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods...