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Twenty-five discoveries at The Woods
...Administration Building is easy – bonus – you get to see your favorite sisters as they come through. 7. Lunch time at Providence Hall Dining Room is fun and so welcoming. And it is not crowded. It is also a great way to meet and talk with sisters you have never met or spent time with. The food and desserts are yummy! 8. If you enjoy photography, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods a great place to take beautiful pictures. 9. A quiet morning...
Teen volunteer excited to share experience with others
...each other. She invited us to think about them spiritually and welcomed everyone to share their thoughts, whether religious or not. She also led prayer in a way that everyone could easily follow or simply reflect. At mealtime, we said prayers of appreciation for the farmers and chefs that brought food to the table. Even those who were not Catholic could share their gratitude. Sister Joni led us through the church where she explained the proper gestures and how to...
Sister Evelyn Ovalles celebrating 25th Jubilee
One Sister of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana, is celebrating her 25th Jubilee this year. The Congregation will honor Sister Evelyn with a celebration on Sunday, August 21. Sister Evelyn Ovalles is a native of Polillo, Quezon, Philippines. Her most recent ministry was as a volunteer at Top Box Food in Chicago. However, she will soon begin a ministry as a pastoral associate at St. Katharine Drexel Parish in Chicago. Sister Evelyn entered the Congregation on Sept. 15, 1997, from...
The Season of Creation 2022: Listen to the Voice of Creation
...Spirit to inflame our hearts with extraordinary love for all creation. Pray that love, mercy and justice will overflow into the lives of all who seek shelter from climate disaster, wildfires, and gun fire. Reflect how the power of fire can generate warmth, cook food and call forth contemplation as well as destroy life. Act to lobby for restoration of forests and wild life habitats. Share your experience of that with the Climate Change Task Force. Contact us at cctflist@spsmw.org....
HOPE fall 2022 — Living the Gospel today
...energy and vision to discern how I might best fulfill the mission you have entrusted to me this day … Sisters continue care for neighbors in need “I just fell into it, but it’s been the most rewarding ministry I’ve ever had,” Sister Joseph said of her ministry at Providence Food Pantry. “We’re all working for God.” Saint Mother Theodore’s guidance among the troubles an blessings of change When we feel overwhelmed by the troubles and blessings of change, who...
Border Stories: Opening the Door to the Kingdom God Wants
...alternative. They had every right to wallow in disappointment or resentment. Yet they chose instead to celebrate the fact that their companions had reached safety. Families in migration have shown me the Kingdom that God wants over and over: Through surprise birthday parties, the way moms care for each other’s children, their joy in sharing foods and traditions from their hometowns and their willingness to speak vulnerably about why they are here. I believe deeply that our decisions not to...
Oral history: the adventures and challenges of Sister Dorothy Ellen Wolsiffer, SP
Sister Dorothy Ellen Wolsiffer “When I look back over the years of the variety of ministries, I see them as challenging but adventuresome. My last ministry of being a pastoral associate was involved with serving older adults: food pantry, ministry of care and visiting the sick, communion services, etc. These were all things I enjoyed tremendously. God’s love throughout the years has sparked my life and made it more interesting. Life flows like a river: smooth, bumps, twirls, spinning on...
Thanksgiving reflection 2022: Grateful in Uncertain Times
...the Providence Community, for a friend, and for yourself. Write a gratitude letter to yourself or someone else once a week. Set a goal for yourself to tell someone every day that you appreciate them. Light a gratitude candle at dinner time, and ask each person to say something they are grateful for that day. Create and give a “Gratitude Basket” to a family – at a food pantry, in your neighborhood, or as part of an outreach endeavor. Blessings...
December 4, 2022: Second Sunday of Advent
Gospel: Matthew 3:1-12 John the Baptist appeared, preaching in the desert of Judea and saying, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand!” It was of him that the prophet Isaiah had spoken when he said: A voice of one crying out in the desert, Prepare the way of the Lord, make straight his paths. John wore clothing made of camel’s hair and had a leather belt around his waist. His food was locusts and wild honey. At that...
Sisters of Providence celebrate Senior Jubilees
...(2004-11), Administrator of Owens Hall/Assistant in Office of Records, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods (2011-15), and Administrator, Owens Hall, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods (2015-16). Sister Therese Whitsett is a native of Indianapolis. Currently, she ministers as a food pantry volunteer and nursing home visitor in Indianapolis. Sister Therese, formerly Sister Timothy Mary, entered the Congregation on Sept. 17, 1962, from St. Anthony Parish in Indianapolis. She professed perpetual vows on Feb. 10, 1974. Sister Therese’s ministries include: Teacher, St. John the Baptist, Fort Wayne (1967-69),...
A Reflection for the 2022 Senior Jubilee
...David, volunteered many years at the St. Vincent de Paul food pantry. God has called me…through David, to serve at the pantry, where there are many Spanish speaking people who need assistance. I can truly say, that all these experiences, have blessed me and I will never be the same.” Thank you, Therese, for your quiet courage and strength in responding to these Summons. The people you have helped will never be the same either. Sister Patty Geis wrote: “...
Advocacy in Action: Walking with Migrants
...to LCWR and the Hilton Foundation for offering the opportunity to visit KBI. The sisters and other volunteers spend their days preparing and serving food to 300-500 migrants, many of whom were hoping to be able to ask for asylum at the border, but due to Title 42, the border “is closed,” with very few exceptions. The volunteers also help with the distribution of clothing and other essentials for many who spend days, weeks, months or years escaping inhumane situations....