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Sisters of Providence ministries honored by community
...Savings Bank West Terre Haute branch Melissa Rafter, who resides in West Terre Haute and is a board member for the West Terre Haute Community Center, said both The Connecting Link and Providence Food Pantry are vital for the community. “The Connecting Link is a big part of our community,” Rafter said. “Sister Dorothy goes above and beyond. And Providence Food Pantry has had such a major impact on our community. The amount of food they provide is simply amazing!”...
Sister Margaret Heese (formerly Sister Margaret Bernard)
...told by some of her friends – stories known only to a few. Margaret talked Sister Barbara Bluntzer into getting her ears pierced. Sister Jean Fuqua felt honored that Margaret let her use the best sewing machine in the sewing room. Sisters Margaret Norris and Joseph Fillenwarth still can’t believe Margaret used the sewing machine to sew name labels on her clothes. As the youngest sister in a local community, band member Sister Joyce Brophy was given a pocket watch...
Sister Mary Esther Lane (formerly Sister Francis Gertrude)
...out to be just that. Years later, she wrote “I love being a Sister of Providence. It is truly a gift from God.” Several years ago, the local fire department here said that all the roads in the area had to be named and labeled so that properties could be located in case of emergency. For one little street in Saint Mary-of-the-Woods Village, with maybe eight houses in its total length, the neighbors decided theirs should be named “Mary Lane.”...
Senior jubilarians – 80 years and counting
...with her feelings of being troubled and afraid of what God asks of us. I imagine you jubilarians have known those feelings more than once in your 80, 75, 70, 60 years as Sisters of Providence. Yet Mary’s story, her experience of God, strengthens and fortifies you and us. As Sisters of Providence, we discern God’s will through prayer and dialogue with one another when we make decisions about ministry and living, when we gather in our Local Governing Units,...
Fair Food Campaign: The Super Bowl of Workers’ Rights
...is doing just that. They have created a model of working with farmworkers, growers, major corporate buyers and consumers that genuinely advances the human rights and dignity of those who put food on our table. Beginning in the state of Florida with tomato growers, their incredible success has allowed them to expand to several other states and to strawberry and bell pepper growers. The Fair Food program has released its 2014-15 report online. While I doubt you will read all...
Passionate about food and nutrition
...learn how food can be made into medicine. Her passion for food and nutrition came about when her father was diagnosed with diabetes. When medications didn’t help, the family sought the help of holistic doctors and began learning how to eat healthier. Now an aspiring holistic nutritionist, Destiny hopes to educate individuals seeking to achieve optimum health and wellness. “I think it’s important, before we ever cook food, to know where it comes from.” she said. WVC is a ministry...
Volunteer Spotlight: Meet Sister Hang Tran!
...first led Sister Hang to White Violet Center for Eco-Justice, where she volunteered by skirting alpaca fiber and various other tasks. Sister Hang has also volunteered at Providence Food Pantry, under the guidance of food pantry director, Sister Joseph Fillenwarth, SP. A Necessary Blessing Sister Hang feels her time at Providence Food Pantry has been a blessing. “There are so many happy people at the food pantry,” Sister Hang commented. “They share many things with me and that has enriched...
Born Free: Human Rights and Dignity
...pay attention to in 2025. Emergency Watchlist 10. Somalia Third consecutive year on the watchlist escalating conflict; droughts and floods; 1.6 million children expected to suffer acute malnutrition; 20 percent of Somalis in extreme poverty; 1 million people cut off from aid 9. Mali Escalating conflict United Nations and French military support exited; increase in civilian casualties; armed groups gaining power increase in killings, kidnappings and displacement; severe food crisis; armed groups attacking granaries, blocking food supply...
Joanna Brown
...Sister Joanna ministered in education for 50 years in schools in Indiana and Illinois. She also ministered for 22 years at Precious Blood, Jasper, Ind., as a teacher, principal, confirmation coordinator and volunteer. In 1995, she was honored as diocesan “Teacher of the Year.” She returned to the Woods in 2006 but continued to minister at The Helping Hands and Providence Food Pantry. It was said that one of her favorite songs was Simon and Garfunkel’s “Bridge Over Troubled Water.”...
Mary Eymard Campeggio
Sister Mary Eymard was born Madeline Emma Campeggo on May 21, 1912. She died on Nov. 19, 2013. She was 101 years old and had been a Sister of Providence for 82 years. Sister Mary Eymard entered the Congregation on Aug. 18, 1931. She professed first vows in 1934 and final vows in 1939. Sister Mary Eymard ministered as a housekeeper, cook, dietitian, food service director, receptionist, in community service and as sacristan. Her ministries took her to Washington, D.C.,...
Brendan Harvey
...of teaching in 1939 at St. Athanasius, Evanston, Illinois. She also ministered as a teacher in Chicago, Maryland, St. Louis and many schools in Indiana. From 1977 to 1987, she ministered at Catholic Charities in Terre Haute, Indiana, and helped established the Simeon House at St. Patrick Parish, and in 2000, she established Providence Food Pantry in West Terre Haute, Indiana. Sister Brendan wrote “The Story of Ann Therese,” a children’s book and coloring book about Saint Mother Theodore Guerin....
Catherine Alberta Kunkler
...and had been a Sister of Providence for 68 years. Sister Catherine Alberta entered the Congregation on Jan. 5, 1941. She professed first and final vows on Aug. 15, 1943 and 1949, respectively. Sister Catherine Alberta ministered at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods for 55 years in Providence kitchen, the Infirmary kitchen, the chaplains’ residence and as head housekeeper at LeFer Hall. She also ministered as a cook in New Hampshire and as director of food services at Fatima Retreat House in Indianapolis....