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What we do
...you looking for your community? You may find it as a Providence Associate! Community is key to the life of the Sisters of Providence. As Providence Associates, we don’t live in community with the sisters, but we do share in and become part of a spiritual community. We grow in community through yearly retreats, annual meetings and Providence Circles (small communities of associates and sisters). Weekly emails with prayer support, updates and opportunities support also help build community within our...
Community Living
Community: a place for sharing, love, acceptance, support. A place to be challenged, to be strengthened. For Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, living in community and being part of a larger spiritual community are integral to life. Are you seeking community? Become a Sister of Providence. Or join the larger community as a Providence Associate....
Saint Mother Theodore Guerin’s Story
...myself firm against all that I believe would change the spirit of our institute and our dear Rules.” Fundraising Mother Theodore remained steadfast in working toward what was best for the young community. Bishop de la Hailandière and Mother Theodore agreed that she should return to France in the spring of 1843. Her mission was to seek prayers, financial assistance, and new members for her community. A decision in Rome made the trip even more necessary. In a letter to...
The process of becoming a Providence Associate
...binder you receive at orientation. These detail spiritual elements important to the Providence community such as prayer, Providence, relationship, mission, etc. The two of you will discuss what you have read and share your life and faith journeys with each other. 8. After your months of learning and reflecting about the Providence Community and about yourself, if you have discerned that being a part of the Providence Community is right for you, you will write a letter of intent stating...
Introducing Providence Community Cemetery
...you honor your loved ones during a difficult time. It is now possible for people with a special connection to the Congregation to have cremains interred at the new Providence Community Cemetery columbarium at the Woods. You and your loved ones can have cremains interred in a naturally beautiful, serene environment that will encourage visitors and families to return time and again to pay their respects. Contents Frequently asked questions about the Providence Community Cemetery Who can be interred at...
Being ‘Stickered’
...have a special message on the back of a label; my label last Saturday was the word ‘GORGEOUS,’ so I looked out at the autumn colored trees and whispered: ‘You are gorgeous; thank you for being you.’” On the opposite end of the question is Sister Janice Smith, “NO! I don’t look forward to being stickered. I am always so afraid that I will forget to go get them that it generally is another stressor to me. But it does help...
White Violet Center earns ‘Real Organic Project’ designation
...farms accountable for their practices. It also sends a message to the USDA that we don’t think they are doing enough to ensure that the organic label is trusted and still represents a better way of farming.” Being a part of this project also helps our community. “We (WVC) set the standard for small/sustainable growing in our area. This benefits consumers by giving them another easy to recognize seal that they can use when making purchasing decisions. It also benefits...
Season of Creation 2022: Fair Trade and Climate Change
...Industry Consider buying second hand clothing, repairing and repurposing clothing, participating in a clothing swap, etc. Some stores that sell Fair Trade clothing include Athleta, Linden Leaf Gifts, Mata Traders, and MarketPlace: Handwork of India, Patagonia. Some brands such as Patagonia have a second-hand label – theirs is Worn Well. Check other stores and buy second hand through them. For tips on being fashionable inexpensively, click here. Read The Conscious Closet: A Revolutionary Guide to Looking Good While Doing Good...
Stages of formation as a sister
...the community and yourself as a new Sister of Providence. 3. Mission novitiate In preparation for taking first vows, the sister moves out of the formation house and into a local community of Sisters of Providence. With her director, she discerns a ministry, where she can be of service to the broader community and contribute financially to the congregation. As “Sister,” she participates in the life of her local community. During this time, she also studies more deliberately what it...
Meet some newer members
...year, I have been serving at Mission Advancement, Providence Food Pantry and visiting the sisters in health care. Apart from receiving instruction in Providence Spirituality, Sisters of Providence Constitutions and education in the Inter-Community Pre-Novitiate about community living, discernment, Second Vatican Council among other themes. Interests and hobbies — I am passionate about catechizing adults, Liturgy, calligraphy and traveling among other interests. What attracted you to religious life with the Sisters of Providence — One of the characteristics that attracted...
Frequently Asked Questions
...How is being a sister different than being a dedicated single person of faith? Sisters of Providence profess life-long vows of poverty, chastity and obedience. We live in community when at all possible and become a member of a community. We hold all things in common, live simply and dedicate ourselves to lives of service and prayer. Do your sisters live singly or in community? Our sisters live in community when at all possible. This includes a variety of living...
Mission in Asia
...simple forms of physical exercise, housecleaning and cooking. Home-based and community-based services In 2022, Miracle Home ministered to 519 families through home-based and community-based services. Those services included home care, respite care, meals on wheels, day care, community holistic care service and more. The Taiwanese government Interior Ministry and the Taipei County Government bestowed awards to Miracle Home to express the appreciation they have for the ministry. Through the Meals on Wheels program in 2022, there were eight volunteers who...