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Can you help Bella and the alpacas travel more safely?
...Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. I love jumping and running with my alpaca herd members and greeting our many visitors. I have an important job. I teach visitors on the Sisters of Providence grounds here at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods and other friends about taking good care of our earth. We alpacas are special. We are easy on the Earth. We provide a great natural fertilizer for the organic gardens at the Woods. We also provide soft and wonderful fiber that can be made into...
White Violet Center for Eco-Justice: The beliefs have never changed
“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.” – Margaret Mead Thirty years ago, Sister Ann Sullivan, the first Director of White Violet Center for Eco-Justice, a ministry of the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana, and one of the key people in starting White Violet, said during the ministry’s dedication that “education for a sustainable future is a large part of White Violet...
Sisters invite public to Earth Day Festival
...purchase seasonal organic produce from the garden, handmade and locally produced items – such as soaps, alpaca fiber goods, wood carvings, pottery – and much more. Food vendors will be on hand for snacks, beverages and meals. There will also be live entertainment. Make sure to bring a refillable water bottle to use at the free and eco-friendly water station. In addition, the Sisters of Providence will host a bake sale with homemade baked goods of all kinds. Admission to...
Sisters honor past, present White Violet Center directors
...community living?” Sister Maureen Freeman General Superior Sister Dawn Tomaszewski (right) presenting the Laudato Si’ award to former White Violet Center for Eco-Justice Director, Sister Maureen Freeman, CSJ. Sister Maureen, a Sister of St. Joseph, was the second director for WVC. Sister Dawn said during her tenure, the fiber industry continued to expand while Sister Maureen also introduced chickens to the center as well as establishing a business plan to help develop the center’s sustainability. “One of the great gifts...
Booch ‘n’ Blooms
...The event will take place from 6:30-9 p.m., on Saturday, July 18, at the White Violet Center for Eco-Justice (WVC) flower field. The evening will begin with an “amuse booch” hour, a kombucha tasting and tour of the garden before the floral lesson begins. Participants will receive a tutorial from hosts Candace Minster, WVC flower and fiber arts manager, and Tara Elmore, WVC outreach coordinator, on how to harvest flowers, a chance to cut some blooms and then a floral...
WVC to host ‘Booch ‘n’ Blooms’
...receive a tutorial from hosts Candace Minster, WVC flower and fiber arts manager, and Tara Elmore, WVC outreach coordinator, on how to harvest flowers, a chance to cut some blooms and then a floral arrangement demonstration before making your own take-home arrangements. All attendees will receive Ferm Fresh kombucha, instruction and one specialty vase to take home as well as the flowers! There is a maximum of 15 registration openings and the deadline to take part is Wednesday, July 15....
Arts & Music ministries
Did you know that the Sisters of Providence have a long history of art and music ministry? Arts and music ministry has been prominent in the life of the Congregation since the beginning. Postulant Ann Duong playing the piano. Art Prominent sister artists have created sketches, paintings, sculptures and other artwork for nearly 200 years. Today, Sister Su Hsin and Sister Rosemary Schmalz offer art programs through Providence Spirituality & Conference Center at the Woods. Sister Sophia Chen is an artist...
Alpaca Encounter: From Farm to Fiber Art
...about the origins of alpacas and why they are so beneficial to our USDA-certified organic farm. See and feel their sheared fiber and go step by step through each process that occurs after shearing which includes skirting, carding, and spinning as well as a hands-on demonstration on how to weave using a tabletop loom. Learn about other products made from alpaca fiber. There will also be a chance to make your own felted ornament at the end of the experience....
WVC announces personnel changes
...Candace, who previously ministered as the WVC garden manager and fiber projects coordinator, will now serve as garden and fiber arts coordinator. Both John-Michael and Tara served as interns at WVC in 2014-15 and are pleased to be welcomed back into the fold. In fact, Tara has had a relationship with the Sisters of Providence for more than a decade. “I had a job in radio and became familiar with WVC during that time through various events that I attended...
Welcoming our 2021 WVC Summer Interns!
...in Nacogdoches. “I have had a long experience with alpacas,” Alyssa said. “I have helped raise alpacas and llamas, shown them at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo. I have experience using alpaca fiber in weaving, soap making, knitting, felt crafts and paper making. “I am a certified fiber sorter, classer and grader. I am interested in learning more ways to use alpaca fiber. I am enthusiastic about homesteading and organic gardening. I keep my own urban garden and I...
Sisters of Providence celebrate Senior Jubilees
...Stewart, formerly Sister Marie Faith, was born in Terre Haute, Indiana. Currently, she ministers as a teacher at Cathedral High School in Indianapolis. Sister Mary Ann entered the Congregation on September 12, 1965, from Sacred Heart Parish, Terre Haute. She professed first vows on August 15, 1968, and final vows on August 15, 1978. She has a bachelor’s degree in elementary education from Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College and a master’s degree in Department of Curriculum Social Studies from Indiana State University....
The art of hands-on learning
...immersive. I feel like I’ve been surrounded by more knowledge and more dirt than I have in a long while,” she said. Mallory has bloomed in the fiber art program. She was also excited to learn more about farming from a business perspective during her internship. Mallory (right) spins fiber with fellow interns Destiny James and Maren Van Cleave “I think it’s definitely easy to become disconnected from where your ‘things’ come from, and it’s been really awesome to watch...