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Fall Volunteer Open House
October 26, 2024 at 9:00 am – 12:00 pm EDT White Violet Farm Alpacas barn Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, IN 47876 Sisters of Providence Sarah Knoblock 812-535-2878 View Facilitator Website sknoblock@spsmw.org Free Have you ever wondered what it would be like to volunteer with us? Would you like to put your talents and skills to good use for an organization who will appreciate your gifts? Become a part of the Sisters of Providence volunteer family and join together with a community of...
Sister Emily TeKolste: Continuing to grow spiritually
...Bust Fun Run/Walk event. A Variety of Ministries Upon entering the Sisters of Providence, Sister Emily volunteered in the Congregation’s Mission Advancement Department as well as at Providence Health Care and White Violet Center for Eco-Justice. In her third year with the Congregation, she began a ministry as a high school teacher of theology and sociology at Bishop McNamara Catholic School in Kankakee, Illinois. There, she was able to utilize her bachelor’s degree in sociology from Xavier University in Cincinnati....
Our Providence Community 2024-25 Laudato Si Action Platform Plan
...expressed in love for all of creation, deep trust in the mercy of God for the harm humans have done to Earth, and the social mission of Jesus the Christ who calls us to co-create and care for all of creation. Significant Milestones in Our Care for Creation 1996 Governing Chapter: Established the White Violet Center for Eco-Justice, 2011 Governing Chapter: Adopted Sisters of Providence Land Ethic, 2016 Governing Chapter: Established the Climate Change Task Force (CCTF), 2018 Annual Meeting:...
‘We’re All in This Together: Eat, Shop, Support Local’
With the warmer temperatures, we all welcome with happy hearts the first signs of flowers and buds on the trees, the longer days full of sun and the return of more outdoor activities. For 23 years, White Violet Center for Eco-Justice (WVC) and the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana, have had an annual Earth Day Festival on the campus of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods to usher in spring, acknowledge all that the Earth provides for us and deliver a call...
Sisters Celebrate Volunteers
...Knoblock. During a short presentation, Sarah broke down how vital the volunteers for the Congregation really are. She explained how volunteers help with many events. Among them Christmas Fun at the Woods, the Congregation’s Phonathon, the Winter and Summer Used Book sales, the Earth Day Festival and more. White Violet Center for Eco-Justice is one of the most popular places for volunteers, Sarah said. Six to 12 people volunteer with the ministry monthly, equaling nearly 160 hours per month! Special...
WVC Fresh Produce Program Update
This year, the Sisters of Providence White Violet Center for Eco-Justice (WVC) ministry learned that the grant that supported growing and donating nearly half the produce from our organic gardens to people in need for the past two years would no longer be available to us. Last year, we grew over 11,000 pounds of organic, healthy, fresh produce to feed individuals and families. We were eager to continue this important ministry and anxious about the funding cut. That’s when you,...
It’s All Connected
One of our favorite friends to see at the White Violet Center: caterpillars! We love birds, bugs, and bees! On any given day at the WVC you will run into a variety of things with wings, feathered friends, and creepy crawlies covering the farm. Don’t worry- we invited them to stay! In fact, the Sisters of Providence love our pollinators so much that we have designated several pollinator habitats across our properties! At the WVC farm, we intentionally forgo harvesting...
Ruth Johnson
Sister Ruth, formerly Sister Joseph Maurice, is a native of Cambridge, Mass. Currently, she ministers in Congregational Department Ministries. Sister Ruth entered the Congregation on Feb. 2, 1950. She professed final vows on Aug. 15, 1957. She graduated from Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College with a bachelor’s degree in education and also has a master’s degree in education from Duke University. Sister Ruth has ministered in Illinois, Massachusetts, North Carolina, New Hampshire and Indiana. All Sister Ruth Johnson’s (formerly Sister Joseph Maurice)...
Mary Montgomery
Sister Mary, formerly Sister Aaron, is a native of Bramble, Indiana. Currently she minsters in retreats and minister of presence. Sister Mary entered the Congregation on August 30, 1967 and professed her final vows on October 15, 1977. She graduated from Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College with a bachelor’s degree in education, and went on to acquire a master’s degree in pastoral theology from the Catholic Theological Union/Catholic Graduate School of Theology, Chicago. Sister Mary’s ministering has incorporated her interests in spirituality,...
A Reflection for the Feast of Saint Mother Theodore Guerin
...for Saint Mother Theodore Guerin. Why have these images of Anne-Therese’s childhood so haunted me these last few months? It seems everywhere I turn these days, I see people struggling to find hope in the midst of sorrow and low. I see the faces of immigrant children being held in detention centers. In fact, the faces of the children who have died in these centers were printed with a prayer that we have prayed during liturgy the past several Sundays....
Celebrating our senior jubilarians!
...with General Officers Sisters Jeanne Hagelskamp and Dawn Tomaszewski The Church decorated for Advent Sister Joann Quinkert prayes the Our Father Sister Mildred Geisler joins the sisters in song 75-year celebrant Sister Miriam Clare Stoll, center, with General Officers Sisters Lisa Stallings and Dawn Tomaszewski Sister Margaret Norris at prayer Sister Mary Montgomery leads the psalm response Sister Charles Van Hoy participates in the Mass Sister Ellen Cunningham, center, with General Officers Sisters Lisa Stallings and Dawn Tomaszewski Sister Florence...
Sister Joseph Patrice Shea
...Gardena; Our Lady of the Sacred Heart, San Diego; St. Therese, Alhambra; and St. Ambrose, Hollywood. From 1991 to 1999, Sister Joseph Patrice served as a retreat hostess at the Marywood Retreat Center, Diocese of Orange, Calif. From 1998 to 2005, she cared for her sister, Eulalia, in Redondo Beach, Calif. Sister Joseph Patrice returned to the Woods in 2005. “Sister Joseph Patrice was very faithful to her ministry at the Marywood Retreat Center. She was so gracious and accommodating...