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SMWC honors legacy of Sister Barbara Doherty
...Studies in 1990. ‘Multiple food stations’ The new dining center — which will seat approximately 200 people — will be opened in the fall of 2021. King added the center will offer food to students throughout the day. “We will also offer a market within the dining center and this will accommodate students who want a snack after the dining center is closed,” she said. “Multiple food stations will provide a variety as well as accommodation of food allergies and...
Sister Constance Kramer (formerly Sister Marita)
...this degree and certification, I returned to Indianapolis and for nine months, participated in the Clinical Pastoral Education Program at Indiana University Medical Center, which was followed by a year as a Group and Individual Counselor at Jackson Clinic in Anderson, Indiana.” Such was her ministry foundation for the years ahead. She continued, “In 1980, I began a period of over 33 years in pastoral ministry as a Director of Religious Education at St. Simon and St. Thomas Aquinas Parishes...
Sisters of Providence ministry founders
...Health Center Wabash Valley Health Center in Terre Haute, Indiana Sister Connie Kramer Sister Connie Kramer, SP, saw a great need for medical services for low income individuals in the area of Terre Haute, Indiana, where she served as a parish minister. So, in September of 1997 she and her parish founded St. Ann Medical Clinic in the former St. Ann School on Locust Street in Terre Haute. Clinic hours and services expanded quickly, so great was the need. In...
2024 Saint Mother Theodore Guerin Donor Dinner Award Recipients
...Theodore Guerin Companions Award from General Councilor Sister Anne Therese Falkenstein (left) and General Superior Sister Dawn Tomaszewski. Providence Cristo Rey High School Executive Board Chairperson Rod Willett (center) receiving his Saint Mother Theodore Guerin Companions Award from General Councilor Sister Anne Therese Falkenstein (left) and General Superior Sister Dawn Tomaszewski. Cindy McKay (center) receiving her Saint Mother Theodore Guerin Companions Award from (from left) General Councilor Sister Laura Parker and General Superior Sister Dawn Tomaszewski. Former Sisters of Providence...
The Sisters of Providence: A history of justice
...also established the Freedom School in Albany, Georgia, teaching youth and adults how to read, write and do mathematics. Sister of Providence Dorothy Gartland, far left, joins other 8th Day Center for Justice staff members in advocating for equality during the Center’s tenth anniversary celebration in 1985. In 1974 the Sisters of Providence were one of six founding religious congregation’s of the 8th Day Center for Justice in Chicago. First Sister Dorothy Gartland, SP, then Sister Kathleen Desautels, SP, ministered...
Sister Loretta Maureen Gansemer
...a big sister to me; she was always good to everyone who came to the Center; my heart is broken.” On leaving Guerin Woods, Loretta went to Saint Mary’s and, while in healthcare, committed herself to the importance of her prayer ministry for the growth and success of our Providence Spirituality and Conference Center. All of us can rest assured that now she can really do grand things for the Center. Sister Loretta Gansemer greeting a Providence Associate during the...
Sisters celebrate 25-, 50-year Jubilarians
...eminent good by sowing seeds for this generation and beyond.” The celebrations helped kick off the Congregation’s annual meeting. Prior to the celebration, each Sister was asked about their milestones. Here are their responses: Sister Janice Smith As I reflect on these last 25 years, I have appreciated all the wonderful opportunities, experiences and life learnings that I have been gifted by my community of sisters. Sister Janice Smith (center) with General Councilor Sister Anne Therese Falkenstein (left) and General...
Oral history: Sister Joyce Brophy, inspiring confidence in others
...Province, 1984-91 St. Dennis School, Lockport, Illinois, 1992-95, Principal Sacred Heart School, Terre Haute, Indiana, 1995-99, Principal/Religion Teacher Saint Mary-of-the-Woods Volunteer, Connecting Link/Providence Center, 1999-2012 Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Volunteer, Providence Spirituality & Conference Center, 2012-2018 Since 2019 Sister Joyce has served out her retirement in the ministry of prayer at the motherhouse. Never alone Sister Joyce pins a corsage on Sister Kathleen Desautels at a community event. “I have worn many hats. As soon as I finished one job then I...
Mother Theodore: Who filled her shoes?
...Mary-of-the-Woods, Ind., serves as a welcoming center for the Sisters of Providence motherhouse and offers outreach to the community through tours, facility rentals, spiritual programs and retreats, and Sunday Brunch. It exists to provide people of all faith traditions, diverse cultures and ages an invitation to gather, to learn, to meet and to share in a spirit of hope and healing. More information about Providence Spirituality & Conference may be found at ProvCenter.org. Providence Center on Facebook @providenceconferencecenter on Instagram...
Sister Mary Rita Griffin (formerly Sister Mary Paula)
...(1984-85); Coordinator of Volunteers, SOME So Others May Eat (1985-90); Director of Day Center for the Homeless, Friendship Place (1993-95); Administrative Director Friendship Place, Community Council for Homeless (1995-99); Haven Resident Manager, Community Council for Homeless (2000-03). In Massachusetts: Teacher, St. Rose High School, Chelsea (1969-70). In Maryland: Teacher, St. Clement, Lansdowne (1964-69). In North Carolina: Principal, Teacher, St. Therese, Wilson (1970-72). In Illinois: Principal, Our Lady of Sorrows, Chicago (1978-84). In Taiwan: Bookkeeper, Teacher, Mother Marie Gratia Center (2003-05)....
Easter 2011
As we enter the final week of Lent, the deep, deep purple of Lenten liturgical environments gives way first to the blazing red of Passion Sunday and Passion week, then briefly breaks into the startling white of Holy Thursday, then back to the blazing red of Good Friday and, finally, to the gentle pastels and pure white of Easter Sunday. This liturgical color-wheel provides a visual procession from the serious Lenten call to individual and communal conversion — to Holy...
Principles of non-violence
...photo of Young accompanying the interview. I have a frozen-in-time mental picture of him. It is an image of a handsome, young, vibrant man – straight from my younger days in the ’60s! The photo showed a white-haired, older, very dignified person – pensive looking rather than ready to march. All this to say – the struggle to end racism in our nation has been going on far longer than we probably care to acknowledge. It continues today … definitely...