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Sisters of Providence ministries honored by community
...the latest example of The Connecting Link’s board and the community working together to meet the community’s needs. “I feel privileged to work with so many good and caring people. The award is a pat on the back for all of us!” Sister Joseph Fillenwarth, SP, receiving the award for Providence Food Pantry, said it’s an honor to be recognized. “The pantry belongs to all of us,” she said. “We are made up of local churches and organizations. We support...
Racism’s infection within American healthcare
Editor’s note: With the piece below, Terre Haute South Vigo Junior Charles McFarland won first place in a racial justice essay contest conducted by the Equal Justice Initiative based in Montgomery, Alabama, in partnership with the Facing Injustice Project, an initiative of the Greater Terre Haute Branch of the NAACP. Local NAACP member and Providence Associate Sandy Wickware received permission that we use Charles’ piece and submitted it for use on the Sisters of Providence blog. Thank you, Charles, for...
Yay for community! Providence Associate Annual Meeting 2022
...Crites visiting with Sister Sue Paweski Providence Associate Mel Marino Wolff steps away from setting up the snack table to hug another associate Diann Neu offers a wave for those tuning in the to annual meeting via livestream offsite. Providence Associate Beverly Adams checks out the Providence Circle informational posters. Candles representing each of the Providence Associate Circles, small local sharing groups Providence Associate Barbara Linton checks in Providence Associate Carol Woodfall enjoys a good laugh. Two associates walk the...
September 11, 2022: Twenty-fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time
...estate that should come to me.’ So the father divided the property between them. After a few days, the younger son collected all his belongings and set off to a distant country where he squandered his inheritance on a life of dissipation. When he had freely spent everything, a severe famine struck that country, and he found himself in dire need. So, he hired himself out to one of the local citizens who sent him to his farm to send...
The Sisters of Providence mission: living the Gospel today
...the hearts and hands of Providence as well. Some assist us at our own ministry sites and others do a variety of ministries in their own locales. Among them, our associates serve as ministers, therapists, scientists, volunteers, counselors, justice advocates, parents, educators, environmentalists and more. And we are blessed with people like you who want to be part of this sacred trust to which we are all called. You have given of your own time, talent and treasure so that...
Archives: telling our story of living the Gospel
...from the Archives, such as Mother Theodore’s sabots (work shoes), her desk and her penknife, add authenticity to the shrine of Saint Mother Theodore. In the Archives itself you can find “obedience lists” of every sister assigned to every ministry from the very beginning of the work of the Congregation. Each year these local communities sent home “Chronicles,” records of their community life and ministry. These records document the Sisters of Providence commitment to living out the Gospel, much as...
Sisters continue care for neighbors in need
For 25 years, Sister Dorothy Rasche, SP, has been the face of Providence for people who come to The Connecting Link in West Terre Haute, Indiana. Here she connects local people in need with available resources. And for 16 years, Sister Joseph Fillenwarth, SP, has been the face of Providence Food Pantry, also in West Terre Haute, serving low income people in need. And after all these years ministering to the community, both Sisters Dorothy and Joseph feel like it...
Newsnotes from fall 2022 HOPE magazine
...and more. Above, Valley Professionals CEO T.J. Warren cuts the ribbon during the open house. Sister Dorothy and local Chamber members join in. Congregation blesses the new Woodhaven Retreat and Guest House There’s a new place for lodging for visitors and retreatants at the Woods! On May 31 the Sisters of Providence officially blessed and conducted a ribbon cutting for Woodhaven Retreat and Guest House. “You bless us with your presence. Our house is your house. You are always welcome...
A reflection for the Providence Associate Commitment Ceremony
...justice – as advocates for victims of domestic abuse and for planet Earth. You are volunteers in food pantries and soup kitchens, at cancer resource centers and your local precinct. Some of you have been tutoring prisoners and persons with disabilities. ‘You Are Enough’ You have companioned children with special needs and taken teens to Appalachia. A good many of you are supportive parents and grandparents. And most of these activities have been done in addition to your day jobs....
Celebrating Pastoral Care Week: Meet Sister My Huong Pham
...providing a pastoral presence at the bedside and praying with and for patients for their physical, emotional and spiritual healing, our chaplains offer advocacy through collaborative work with the hospital healthcare team in order to assist patients to receive the best care they deserve,” she said. “The Spiritual Care team also coordinates with the local church clergies to arrange sacramental services for Catholic patients and religious services for patients of all faiths.” Sister My Huong said she receives joy through...
Sister Regina Ann Lynch
...of you will agree that these were rocky years in the Congregation, and many local communities, including St. John, Vincennes, struggled to live together well. Gloria remembers that some directive came from “on high” that each house should meet and that each sister should share a little something about her spirituality. When it was Sister Regina Ann’s turn to share, Sister Gloria remembers that she quoted Romans: “The love of God has been poured into our hearts by the Holy...
What brought you here?
...another is a local pastor looking to help broaden the spirituality of his congregants. Providence Associate Co-Directors Sister Susan Paweski and Debbie Dillow lead a blessing of the new Providence Associate candidates. One said while working from home over COVID-19 lock down, she had become depressed. So her husband took her on a trip to Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. The Woods drew her in. She said she didn’t know how or why she was supposed to be here, but she felt a...