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Keep on being sisterly: school children support sisters with cards and money
This National Catholic Sisters Week, the Sisters of Providence are thankful for students and staff at St. Paul Catholic School in Valparaiso, Indiana. Several weeks ago we received a large envelope with cards, drawings and notes from the students and staff there. It also included a donation of $674 to support the Sisters of Providence! We are so grateful for the financial and moral support. Smiles, exclamations, chuckles and merriment abounded when sisters at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods gathered to view the...
We need their love for God: sisters influence former student’s lifework
Fourth graders at St. Paul School in Valparaiso, Indiana, shown here with their teacher Kathy (Finley) Olson, back center, were just one of the many classes to create cards and send donations to the Sisters of Providence. “I don’t think I would be the woman I am today if I hadn’t had the experience I did with the Sisters of Providence at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College.” Kathy (Finley) Olson teaches fourth grade at St. Paul School in Valparaiso, Indiana. She graduated...
Providence House restores families to wholeness
...a holistic comprehensive menu of services that include housing, on-site therapy and psychological testing, parenting education, one-on-one case management and support services designed to aid participants to plan, set goals and gain self-sufficiency. Your donation to the Sisters of Providence allows our sisters to respond in love to people in need. Families affected by the opioid crisis. Elderly people who are lonely and in need. Immigrants in need of advocacy. People seeking spiritual deepening and guidance. Our earth in need...
Sister Terese Marie Havlik
...companion and medical advocate for her niece, Charmaine, as she battled pancreatic cancer. And finally, became the executor for Renee’s Special Needs Trust that Charmaine had lovingly created for her sister. Aunt Mary had a strong hand in helping this fund grow to become the generous donation to the Sisters of Providence upon Renee’s passing. Education: Aunt Mary loved being a teacher. She was not only an educator in the classroom, but out of the classroom loved to inspire her...
Newsnotes
...art. There is so much life and creativity flooding from the SPs and it resonates with my soul. I also love their social justice.” Thanks to all of you, our supporters, for your generous donations that help us get the good news about life as a Sister of Providence out to women who may be called to join us. Our next Come and See weekend is Oct. 26-28 at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. Help us spread the word! Invite someone you know...
Sandwich and service are part of a larger mission
...community service as a way to serve God. I see this as a blessing.” The ministry stays afloat with support from churches, the Catholic Charities food bank, even donations from volunteers. Having enough funding can be a challenge. Despite challenges, it is the people who keep them coming back, say both Rosaline and Karen. Built on friendship Karen and Rosaline are longtime friends who tend to bring each other along. Karen told Rosaline about the north side food ministry. It...
Newsnotes: winter 2019 updates from the Sisters of Providence
...is an exciting time for us! It allows us to reconnect with you and thank you for past donations, to raise needed funds and to receive your prayer requests. Many sisters, Providence Associates and other faithful volunteers will be reaching out to you. The Phonathon begins on Sunday, Feb. 10 and ends on Tuesday, Feb. 26. We will be calling on Sundays and Monday and Tuesday evenings. If you don’t hear from us, we might not have your number. Contact...
Sister Michaela Galvin
...down time. Concerned about the impression made by the gaudy covers on some of the paperbacks, her friends came up with a slipover book cover to disguise whatever might be the choice of the day. The extent of her reading became legendary, with a constant stream of donations forming the basis of her personal lending library even when she moved back to the Woods. In 2000, Michaela came home to the Woods and volunteered as a companion to sisters on...
Sister Helen Vinton brings hope in an unsteady environment
...decade after hurricanes Katrina and Rita, SMHA recovered 1,064 homes, businesses and churches in 1120 villages with 10.5 million dollars, all in private donations. SMHA responded to the BP oil spill which severely impacted family fishers. SMHA created an “honor loan” program that gave fishers a way to pay their bills in the short term while they could not fish. SMHA established a permanent Fisher Loan Fund for the long-term sustainability of the industry. This fund was started from the...
Providence Food Pantry to celebrate 25 years
...Haute, from 2 to 4 p.m., for an open house. All are invited to come and see what pantry director Sister Joseph Fillenwarth said “what the West Terre Haute community is providing for those needing a helping hand at this time.” Sister Joseph said the pantry served more than 4,000 families and 16,000 individuals in 2018. “This is accomplished by all volunteers and donations from a loving and generous community – especially the Helping Hands, nine local churches and local...
Providence Food Pantry 25th anniversary
...and John Etling. As volunteers and sisters staffed locations, a slide show of the pantry’s history ran in the background. Sister Jody O’Neil, resident artist with the Sisters of Providence, talks with a visitor. Donations from the raffle will go to help fund a new roof for the pantry. This basket is one of the raffle prizes. Over the years, Providence Food Pantry has received a lot of positive press. Cake was offered to visitors, along with information. Sister Joseph...
We are so blessed!
Harve Schlachter (second from right), director of development, and the team posing with the Saint Mother Theodore Guerin statue in Saint-Mary-of-the-Woods, Ind. “We are so blessed.” This was a common feeling over the past two months as we received your gifts in reply to our requests for support and in response to our annual Christmas cards. I shared with many sisters the amazing outpouring of support we were receiving. The Sisters of Providence truly rely on your donations to keep...