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Sisters continue care for neighbors in need
...and Sister Dorothy echoed those sentiments regarding The Connecting Link. “One of The Connecting Link board members recently commented that we are doing the corporal works of mercy — to feed the hungry, to clothe those in need, to care for the sick — by directing persons to agencies that provide the needed service.” Originally published in the fall 2022 issue of HOPE magazine. Your donations support the mission and ministries of our sisters. Make a difference with us! Give.SistersofProvidence.org...
Sister Agnes Maureen Badura
...a Special Religious Development Program in Chicago. Sister Susanne Gallagher says of those years: “Sister Agnes Maureen drove to the SPRED Center in the city of Chicago every week when she was living at Guerin Convent. She was dedicated to helping us with thank you notes for donations received and logging all of the information in the computer program. Besides being so competent, she had a wonderful spirit which everyone in the office enjoyed. Her sense of humor was so...
Saint Mother Theodore’s Legacy Lives: Giving Day 2022
...(182 years ago). Here is a 16-second promotional video for Giving Day created by WTWO. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TUa6B0wraWE Donate HERE and your donation between Oct. 2 and Oct. 31 will count toward this special Legacy Giving Day, uniting you with many other compassionate people who support Mother Theodore, the Sisters of Providence, Providence Associates and our Gospel-inspired ministries. Special Giving Day token! When you give a gift in honor of this special Legacy Giving Day, you will receive a tabletop Saint Mother...
Oral history: The little things with Sister Lois Ann Stoiber
...in 108 years, the whole Sisters of Providence Guerin house in Chicago celebrated with snacks and team towels that friends from Wisconsin had delivered to them. A clipping from the 1992 Community newspaper Sister Lois Ann is also a traveler. “Sister Pat Geis and I would travel a lot in the summer. She’d map it out. Oh, the places we went! She’d get a convent so we wouldn’t have to pay to stay somewhere. We’d leave a donation.” Twice to...
Summer Used Book Sale
July 28, 2023 at 10:00 am – 4:00 pm EDT The Foley Room at Providence Spirituality & Conference Center 1 Sisters of Providence Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, IN 47876 Sisters of Providence Free Browse hundreds of gently-used books at our summer sale in the Foley Room across from Linden Leaf Gifts in Providence Spirituality & Conference Center. Your donation is your price....
Gifts that keep on giving
“And God is able to bless you abundantly, so that in all things at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work.” —2 Corinthians 9:8 Guerin Alum Mary Ellen Olbrisch recently gifted a surprise donation. Dr. Mary Ellen Olbrisch, a psychologist and 1970 graduate of the Sisters of Providence Mother Theodore Guerin High School in River Grove, Illinois, recently surprised the Congregation. She gave an unexpected and substantial monetary contribution in honor of her...
Blooming in the gardens at the Woods
...there are other ways you can be a part of the ministry through volunteering or supporting the work through donations. “A few years ago, we received funds for deer fencing which has really helped protect some of our crops from deer and other wildlife,” Lily said. “This has been really important for the farm, but we still face a lot of challenges.” Volunteers are also a valuable resource that the White Violet Farm could not operate without. And sometimes we...
Sisters, Providence Associates to conduct bake sale
The Providence Community and the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana, are inviting all to come to their annual Providence Community Bake Sale scheduled for December 9. The event will take place from 12:30-4:30 p.m., EDT, on Saturday, Dec. 9, at Providence Spirituality & Conference Center. Find some of those extra special baked goods you crave as well as holiday favorites. All donations will support the life and mission of the Sisters of Providence. The bake sale coincides with...
Summer Used Book Sale
...August 5. Times are 10 a.m.-4 p.m., daily. The sale will take place in the Foley Room of Providence Spirituality & Conference Center. Books are not priced (but specialty books will be priced). We only ask for freewill donations. While at the book sale, check out the savings on many items at Linden Leaf Gifts. For more information, contact Linden Leaf Gifts at 1-866-996-2947 or email provctr@spsmw.org. If you’re interested in volunteering with the setup for the sale, click here....
Our trip to Ruillé sur Loir
...meeting with our own teammates for tomorrow afternoon. (Someone has to check up on them!) Finally, this evening, the sisters who live and work in Madagascar showed their appreciation for the gift our Congregation made to them from the Foley Legacy Fund by sharing a PowerPoint presentation so that we could see what our donation has accomplished. There will be a story about it in the next issue of HOPE magazine, and we hope to bring the PowerPoint home with...
We’re all connected: John-Michael’s story
...at O’Shaughnessy Dining Hall, John-Michael expressed heartfelt gratitude for the support of the Sisters of Providence and their ministries, like the White Violet Center (WVC). He emphasized how this backing has empowered WVC to advance eco-justice through sustainable farming and robust community support initiatives. In 2023, WVC made a significant impact by donating over 4,000 pounds of fresh, organic produce to local food banks. John-Michael announced an ambitious goal for 2024: to increase these donations to 10,000 lbs, nearly doubling the contribution to those in need...
Blessing of new ‘green space’ begins 2024 annual meeting
...“It is also a movement within the communities of the Leadership Conference of Women Religious (LCWR). It really is a movement within a lot of faith groups,” Sister Dawn said. Sister Dawn said many religious communities have already started giving back to indigenous peoples in various ways. “Some have started giving donations,” she said. “And some have given back land. We’re going to figure out something to do. What is Providence calling us to do now?” A ‘Time of Reflection’...