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News Notes
...Rasche and the Connecting Link ministry celebrated 20 years of service to the West Terre Haute community on July 8 with an open house. Community leaders and residents joined sisters and friends for hot dogs, chips, cookies and drinks. The ministry has assisted more than 3,500 people with information, referrals and advocacy, assisting those in need of food, gas, money, furniture, clothing or basic services since it began in 1997. TheConnectingLink.SistersofProvidence.org High School reunion at the Woods Alumnae of the...
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...accepting the Sarah and Joseph Thralls Award from Sister Dawn Tomaszewski. Those added to the Rooted in Providence plaque for having contributed $100,000 or more were: Frank Bussing Family; Viola and Emil Klingenfus; Marywood Alumnae Association, Anaheim and Orange, California; Providence St. Mel School, Chicago; The Sheehan Family; and the Mary Cross Tippmann Family. We offer our deep gratitude to all of you who so generously support our life and mission. You make our work possible! (Originally published in the...
Sisters and Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College: planting seeds of hope in a new generation
...more recent years as alumnae of the college as it has evolved into a coeducational center of learning with new majors and programs. We sometimes found ourselves quoting Mother Theodore. “Lean with all your weight on Providence and you will be well supported.” Preserving Providence Within the past decade, the number of sisters directly involved with the college became fewer and fewer. Leaders of the college wondered how to preserve the energy of Providence within the student community. As Woods...
Making someone’s day just by showing up: Teen shares her experience as a Providence Teen Volunteer
...with the residents, I was in awe. I am glad that I decided to come along on this journey. My name is Amanda Lakstins, and I am currently a freshman at Terre Haute South High School. I had been to Saint Mary-of-the-Woods many times before I joined the Teen Ministry program. It was a place my family came to enjoy Sunday brunches, alumnae dinners, and more. Both my mother and my grandmother are graduates of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College. This campus...
Resting on holy ground: new cremains burial options at the Woods
...now receive for interment at the Sisters of Providence, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, the cremains of persons other than members of the Congregation. Whose cremains may be interred? Persons with significant and long- standing relationships, including Providence Associates, family members of sisters, former members of the Congregation, members of St. Mary’s Village Church, alumnae/i of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College and of other schools where Sisters of Providence taught, our partners in mission (e.g., co-workers, volunteers) and persons in need of proper burial. Spouses...
Sister Ellen Cunningham (formerly Sister Michael Aquinas)
...earn her master’s degree in mathematics and directly on to the University of Maryland for her Ph.D. in mathematics, which she was awarded in 1974. That year, she began her nearly 40 years in the mathematics department at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College – as assistant professor, associate professor and department chair, as full professor and department chair and finally in her later years as adjunct professor. She ended her time at the college in the alumnae and advancement offices volunteering there...
HOPE summer 2020 — The circle of giving
...she is still doing too much, she often responds with the wise words of her friend, Sister Jeanne Knoerle, “What are we saving ourselves for?” So just what is Providence Community Cemetery? Relatives, former members, Providence Associates, benefactors, alumnae/i of SP schools and staff members have chosen the sacred space of the Woods for their final resting place. Sister Barbara Doherty: A Sister of Providence icon living with dementia So many people hold so many great memories of Sister Barbara....
So just what is Providence Community Cemetery?
...of cremains. The criteria for cremains burial is “long-standing relationships with the Sisters of Providence.” These relationships are well represented in the current niche reservations. Relatives, former members, Providence Associates, benefactors, alumnae/i of SP schools and staff members have chosen the sacred space of the Woods for their final resting place. We invite you to find more information about Providence Community Cemetery at CommunityCemetery.SistersofProvidence.org. Or contact Sister Ann Casper at 812-535-2828 or acasper@spsmw.org. (Originally published in the Summer 2020 issue of...
Sister Jacquelyn Hoffman (formerly Sister Theodata)
...of Jackie, “Jackie was the most positive human being I have ever known. No doubt, she knew darkness, but what she always projected was light, grace and God’s love working among us. She could find a silver lining in a tornado cloud. Such a beautiful person.” When Woods Day Care/Pre-School closed, Jackie continued to play in churches and in health care and served as the coordinator of Ladywood alumnae. She continued to play her violin even as her health declined...
Sister Connie Kramer receives Frances Murphy Rumely Award
On March 8, 2021, Sister Connie Kramer, SP, received a call from Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College (SMWC) Director of Alumni Relations, Sarah Mahady, delivering some surprising news. During the conversation, Sarah had informed Sister Connie that she was to receive the 2021 Frances Murphy Rumely Award during the May 22 SMWC Alumni Reunion Banquet. Sister Connie Kramer The awards were handed out on Saturday, May 22, at a banquet. A total of five SMWC alumnae were honored with awards from this...
Forest Bathing
...in the Woods The Woods is such a place for me and, I suspect, for countless other Sisters of Providence, Providence Associates, ministry partners, family members, students, alumnae/i … the list goes on! The Woods becomes integral to who we are. Once instilled in us it is hard to separate us from the experiences – it is ingrained for a lifetime. And for some, it becomes so integral to who they are that they choose to be buried here, surrounded...
Guerin Prep Announces Closing
For alumnae/i information or instructions on how to access your transcripts, please click here. (The following article was released by Guerin College Prep High School on Jan. 16, 2020) After much consideration and prayer, the Board of Directors, with the approval of their religious sponsor the Sisters of Providence, announced the closing of Guerin College Preparatory High School (GCPHS) effective June 30, 2020, at the conclusion of this school year. This is a very sad and difficult decision and one...