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Kindness matters
Sister Jane Gibson loves being pushed around the Providence Health Care Center Courtyard. In truth, Sister Jane loves most things. In her eyes, every hydrangea, every ray of sunshine, every vine, and every leaf is beautiful. In her eyes, I am beautiful. I know because she told me so multiple times. Sister Jane and Sophia having fun at Christmas Fun at the Woods. I first volunteered with Providence Teen Ministry at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods in the Providence Health Care Center when...
School children’s cards, donation brighten sisters’ day
...January was Catholic Schools Week. Each day the school celebrated a different theme. On “celebrate vocations day” the school decided to support religious sisters. No sisters of any order have taught in the school for 25 years, Principal Scupham said. Most of the students really only know sisters through stories told by their teachers. So the day offered a chance to highlight religious sisters and have the students learn more about them. Each student was encouraged to create a card...
Former Sisters of Providence a gift to the Church and society
...father at her brother’s wedding Judy today, at right, volunteering at Providence Health Care at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods with Sister Loretta Picucci Educated to serve All three are grateful that the education and professional opportunities they received as Sisters of Providence have enabled them to continue serving in meaningful and life-giving roles. As a Sister of Providence, Donna was a teacher, principal, vicar of religious and director of pastoral planning. “During these years I was blessed with educational opportunities that supported...
Chicago Fire star sends birthday wishes to daughter of legendary Chicago firefighter
...Vincent also shared a photo of Estelle from her 95th birthday when she received a very rare original 1940 Providence High School hard copy yearbook. In addition, a digital copy was provided, as well as a birthday card and decal from Providence-St. Mel School. Estelle attended Providence High School because her mother, Mary Alice (Glavin) Busch’s sister, Sister Mary Camilla, was a Sister of Providence. The Congregation managed and taught at the school. Estelle Leinen during her 95th birthday party....
Sister Rosalie Cullen, formerly Sister James Clare
...was baptized at St. Patrick’s Church in Terre Haute. She attended grade school at St. Patrick Elementary and graduated from Schulte High School in 1956. On July 22, 1956, Rosalie entered the Congregation of the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, professing first vows on Jan. 23, 1959, and final vows on Aug. 15, 1964. She earned a bachelor’s degree in education from Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College and a master’s degree in education from Indiana State University. Known as Sister James...
Foundation day through a young sister’s eyes
...good family friend who graduated from Mother Guerin High School (now Guerin Prep High School), a Sisters of Providence school in River Grove, Illinois. Did I mention Dina hadn’t met a single Sister of Providence at this point? This Guerin Prep grad was the matron of honor in her sister’s wedding. Oh, and this same sister also used to live on Providence Lane. Are you getting goosebumps yet? In Dina’s words, “You can’t plan this kind of stuff.” Above all,...
Lucille Lechner
...of Arc (1979-80) Indianapolis: Learning Center, St. Joan of Arc (1980-83) New Albany, Ind.: Dining Room Supervision, Providence Retirement Home (1983-84) Indianapolis: Teacher, All Saints (1984-86) Indianapolis: Activities Director, Holy Trinity Adult Day Care (1987-90) Beech Grove, Ind.: Activities Director, St. Paul Hermitage (1990-92) Indianapolis: Caregiver, Home Health Care Services (1993-2001) Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Ind.: Assistant to Co-Director of Residential Services, Providence Hall, Sisters of Providence (2001-04) Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Ind.: Driver, Assistant to Administrator of Providence Hall, Sisters of Providence (2004-present)...
Mary Lou Ruck
Sister Mary Lou, formerly Sister Mary Lucian, is a native of Wilmette, Illinois. Currently, she ministers in health care at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. “I entered the Congregation from Wilmette, with a six-month living experience on a ranch in Oklahoma,” Sister Mary Lou said. She entered the Congregation on February 2, 1951, taking her first vows on August 15, 1951 and her final vows on August 15, 1958. Of her ministries, Sister Mary Lou has served as a teacher in a range...
Dolores Ann Linhart
...1953, respectively. She began her teaching ministry in 1948 and never left the profession. In 1969, she served as a student counselor at Mother Theodore Guerin High School, River Grove, Ill., and from 1969 to 2007, she ministered in the field of career counseling for both high school students and adults. From 1978 to 1981, she also ministered as Regional Career Counselor for a six-state area of the United States Department of Labor. She returned to the Woods in 2007....
Carole Kimes
...teacher, hospice nurse, formation director, caregiver and in pastoral care in a parish. Currently, she ministers as part of the Congregation’s Leadership Team. Prior to that, she was the Director of Pastoral Care at St. Elizabeth Seton in Indianapolis. Sister Carole said she loved camping and is a vegetarian. At one time, she played the French horn and trumpet. She enjoys watching the Butler Bulldogs and Indiana Pacers as well as the Indianapolis Colts. Her favorite musician is Neil Diamond....
Sister Cecilia Ann Miller
...always percolating in her active mind. And she was totally committed to acting on these ideas. On returning to the US, she taught music to the children in Woods Day Care at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods and began offering music experiences to the sisters in the SP’s Providence Health Care. Even after moving to health care herself, she continued her work with the sisters there. Her bedroom was full of audio and video tapes and CDs that she could not part with....
Sister Barbara Doherty, former SMWC president, passes away
Sister Barbara Doherty, a Sister of Providence for 69 years and past president of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College (SMWC), passed away on Sunday, Aug. 16, 2020, at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana. She was 88 years old. Sister Barbara, formerly Sister Vincent Ferrer, was born on Dec. 2, 1931, in Chicago. She entered the Congregation on Feb. 2, 1951, professing first vows on Aug. 15, 1953, and perpetual vows on Aug. 15, 1958. She earned a bachelor’s degree in Latin from Saint Mary-of-the-Woods...