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Alpaca Encounter: From Farm to Fiber Art
March 29, 2025 at 1:00 pm – 3:30 pm EDT White Violet Center for Eco-Justice 1 Sisters of Providence Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, IN 47876 812-535-2932 View Location Website White Violet Center for Eco-Justice 812-535-2930 View Facilitator Website $25 per person and includes felting project Visit our (almost) famous alpaca herd at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. Learn about the origins of alpacas and why they are so beneficial to our USDA-certified organic farm. See and feel their sheared fiber and go step by step...
‘We’re All in This Together: Eat, Shop, Support Local’
...April to bring in the participation of as many local businesses as possible. Alpacas ready for visitors during the 2024 Earth Day Festival at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. We chose the theme for this campaign as “We’re All in This Together: Eat, Shop, Support Local.” We have been working to line up various events and opportunities for members of our community to attend, which they can then earn prizes from participating local businesses. The goal of our efforts is to raise awareness...
Earth Day Festival 2026
...craft activities for the kids, to spinning, weaving and felting demonstrations and visits with the alpacas that provide the fiber. Be sure to bring your refillable water bottles for our free and eco-friendly water station. Our Providence Community will be hosting their popular bake sale with homemade baked goods of all kinds! The festival begins at 11 a.m. and runs until 3 p.m. Saint Mary-of-the-Woods is located 10 minutes northwest of downtown Terre Haute, Indiana. We will have entertainment like...
Alpaca Yoga
...pasture. Alpaca Farm and Yoga Join Shannon Hamilton, Athletic Trainer for Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College and certified Yoga instructor at Common Ground in Terre Haute, and the alpacas, during this unique experience. Participants must be 18-years-old or older. All who participate are asked to arrive at 10:45 a.m., at the White Violet Farm Store. From there, you’ll walk to the female alpaca pasture for yoga. Cost is $15 per person for those who attend. The registration deadline is Friday, September 5....
WVC to host Alpaca Yoga
Join the staff of White Violet Center for Eco-Justice (WVC), and others as they host the upcoming Alpaca Yoga, scheduled to take place from 11 a.m.-noon, on Saturday, September 6. Join Shannon Hamilton, Athletic Director for Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College and certified Yoga instructor, and the alpacas, during this unique experience. Participants must be 18-years-old or older. Participants are asked to arrive at 10:45 a.m., and meet at the White Violet Center Farm Store. From there, you’ll walk to the female...
Alpaca Yoga
...pasture. Alpaca Farm and Yoga Join Shannon Hamilton, Athletic Trainer for Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College and certified Yoga instructor at Common Ground in Terre Haute, and our alpacas, during this unique experience. Participants must be 18-years-old or older. All who participate are asked to arrive at 10:45 a.m., at the White Violet Farm Store. From there, you’ll walk to the female alpaca pasture for class. Cost is $15 per person for those who attend. The registration deadline is Saturday, November 1....
WVC to host Alpaca Yoga
Join the staff of White Violet Center for Eco-Justice (WVC), and others as they host the upcoming Alpaca Yoga, scheduled to take place from 11 a.m.-noon, on Sunday, November 2. Join Shannon Hamilton, Athletic Director for Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College and certified Yoga instructor, and the alpacas, during this unique experience. Participants must be 18-years-old or older. Participants are asked to arrive at 10:45 a.m., and meet at the White Violet Center Farm Store. From there, you’ll walk to the female...
Our Providence Community 2025-26 Laudato Si Action Platform Plan
...through the growth of alpacas; our chickens provide cage-free eggs. Through the USDA, we have made a 10-year commitment to put large tracts of land into pollinator habitats. Additionally, we continue to protect and maintain our forest for the good of creation. Our land ethic details our commitment to responding to the Cry of Earth. The Providence Climate Agreement/Manifesto was adopted by the Providence Community five years ago — it was a personal invitation and commitment of individuals within the...
The wisdom of Saint Mother Theodore: Letter to Sister Maria
Letter from Saint Mother Theodore to Sister Maria in Madison, Ind. Nov. 24, 1854 “I am sorry, my dear Sister, that you have yielded again to your caprices. You must make another copy of the pieces of music you destroyed. We shall see later what will be done with them. Think no more about these faults, now that you have acknowledged them. If they come back to your mind, humble yourself without falling into discouragement. Do not omit your Communions....
New alpaca cria: Providence Sullivan
Providence Sullivan with her mother, Providence Cecelia Bailly, about 15 minutes after the birth. Tracy Wilson, of Aris Farm, dries off the new cria with a towel. It’s a girl! The Sisters of Providence welcomed a new alpaca cria on Wednesday! Providence Sullivan, born around 11 a.m. weighing 20 pounds 8 ounces, is named in honor of Sister Ann Sullivan to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the founding of White Violet Center for Eco-Justice. Sister Ann is the founding director...
Earth Day: A Holy Day of Obligation
White Violet Center for Eco-Justice’s 19th annual Earth Day celebration will take place from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., on Saturday, April 22. I am considering contacting Pope Francis to ask him if he would declare Earth Day a Holy Day of Obligation. Lest you think I am just being silly, hear me out. Our fragile Earth IS HOLY. The same impulse of God’s love that created the human form created the whole of creation. And I think it is...
