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Hunger Bust Fun Run/Walk nets more than $9,000
...directors of the food pantry. Sister Joseph Fillenwarth (front row, center) and Sister Maureen Fallon display the 2022 Hunger Bust Fun Run/Walk donation from organizers on Thursday, Sept. 15, 2022. This year’s event collected $9,243 for the pantry, the most they have received from the run/walk since its inception. As the food pantry volunteers readied for another busy day, they received some helping hands as the organizers of the run/walk stayed to volunteer by handing out food to those in...
Program to feature life of Saint Mother Theodore Guerin
Sister Jan Craven will make Saint Mother Theodore Guerin come alive during a program scheduled for Tuesday, Nov. 29, in the Providence Center conference room at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. There is no charge for the program, but a free-will donation will be accepted. Sister Jan, the coordinator of the Saint Mother Theodore Guerin Shrine, will offer Mother Theodore 101: Journals and Letters from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. (EST) that day. This presentation will become part of a monthly series on...
First chapel visited by Saint Mother Theodore Guerin on her arrival at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods to be re-created
...ago in Rome by Pope Benedict XVI. “We are so very delighted that this project will become reality. Several people have been involved in moving this project forward and the recent donation from David and Faye Masterson helped us bring it all together,” said Sister Denise Wilkinson, general superior of the Sisters of Providence. “The re-creation of this log chapel will give our friends, companions and all of our visitors an opportunity to learn what life might have been like...
Sister Beth Wright
...volunteer time. We receive a lot of donations and I work with those, but I’m not the only person who does that. We’re in the process of converting to electronic medical records. I’m the main contact for that process. I focus on those three areas, but I also fill in for a volunteer who isn’t able to come. I am the person who will “fill the gap.” Trying to plan my day is hard because I just don’t know what...
Election and inauguration reflections
...for the presidency, it was almost unbelievable. I supported him and even gave a little donation through MoveOn.com. One Saturday I spent a couple of hours calling people trying to get their support for Obama’s candidacy. Some supported him, some were non-committal and others were Republican. When I moved to Uganda in August I sent in the application for an absentee ballot which arrived in Nkozi, Uganda after the election. I had to go on-line to get a ballot to...
Dynamic Providence in the Desert founder celebrates 60 years as a religious Sister
...and her staff put their all into seeing that it continues. “To someone considering donating money to Providence in the Desert, I would say, ‘Education changes people as nothing else does. Think about how your education has changed you and your life; be a part of that change for others!’” Sister Carol said. For more information about Providence in the Desert and to learn ways you can help through donations or volunteering, call Sister Carol at 760-347-3937 or visit www.guerinoutreachministies.org....
Energetic Providence in the Desert founder focuses on education, justice while celebrating 60 years as a Sister of Providence
...and your life; be a part of that change for others!’” Sister Carol said. For more information about Providence in the Desert and to learn ways you can help through donations or volunteering, call Sister Carol at 760-347-3937 or visit www.guerinoutreachministies.org. About the Sisters of Providence The Sisters of Providence, a congregation of 214 women religious, with 300 Providence Associates, collaborate with others to create a more just and hope-filled world through prayer, education, service and advocacy. The Sisters of...
Providence in the Desert opens new doors for student
...learn English, for human services assistance, and, upon hearing of Sister Carol’s lifetime of teaching music, for music lessons for their children. Providence in the Desert was born. A program of Guerin Outreach Ministries and a sponsored ministry of the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Ind., Providence in the Desert is a not-for-profit ministry that depends on grants and donations in order to continue and grow. Last year, Martha’s journey with Providence in the Desert came full circle. The...
Sister Charles Van Hoy helps children find success at EFS
...always in search of further funding and donations in kind to continue to offer free tutoring to children and adults in West Terre Haute and surrounding areas. For more information on Educational/Family Services, call 812-535-4206 or visit www.GuerinOutreachMinistries.org. About the Sisters of Providence The Sisters of Providence, a congregation of 214 women religious, with 300 Providence Associates, collaborate with others to create a more just and hope-filled world through prayer, education, service and advocacy. The Sisters of Providence have their...
Miracle place: it’s more than just a name
...starting the ministry, it’s easy to imagine the faces and thoughts of officials and neighbors who first heard their Pollyanna vision: to do whatever the community needed. It was easier to convince the Sisters of Providence General Council to support their efforts — going where the need is greatest has been a driving force of the SP mission since the Congregation’s beginning. With the council’s blessing, a New Ministries grant from the Congregation and a donation from a benefactor, Sisters...
Saint Mother Theodore Guerin’s original log cabin church nears completion
...date has been set yet. The cabin was made possible by a donation from David and Faye Masterson of Owensville, Indiana, and was brought to life by Terre Haute volunteers Keith Ruble, Max Miller and Earl Rodgers. Funding assistance was provided by the Terre Haute Convention and Visitors Bureau. Also, some of the men from the U.S. Penitentiary camp near Terre Haute provided labor to build the replica. “This is a wonderful opportunity to share an important piece of our...
The power of this place
...where people gave their lives for a greater cause. The place where something happened or where someone lived or encountered God in a special way all become very exceptional and distinct places. It has always been so. As we well know, this is not limited to the world of the sacred. On John Lennon’s birthday visitors come to the Strawberry Fields in Central Park in New York City, set aside with a donation of a million dollars by Yoko Ono....